Builds 1987 fj60 12h-t h55f conversion

[roma042987]

I thought having to buy a recovery vehicle and a 4000 return around trip, the time and effort you have put in makes it expensive, I have had breakdowns before and it's something I hate because it always happens a long way from home?

ahh im quiet thrifty when it comes to things like this. my insurance covered my initial tow bill of 356 Canadian dollars they actually paid me 356 us dollars. The tow rig cost me 2000 dollars. It actually replaced my 6x12 utility trailer which I sold for 640 dollars so the truck really put me out of pocket 1360. By delivering the ford to Arkansas I made 300 dollars which covered 1/2 of my fuel bill for the entire trip. Utilizing the long weekend I only had to take one vacation day to complete my journey the recovery truck if I decide to sell it I think is worth 3500 or so...so I could probably make a few bucks in the end. The storage in at the border cost me 165 dollars also...I offset the cost of my return flight from Canada by renting an eco friendly mazda 2 that averaged 40+mpg

 

[roma042987]

More importantly it has been an adventure my brother reminded me of a great quote when I initially broke down in Saskatchewan. "adventure begins when things stop going as planned" This was my 6th cross country trip in an old land cruiser. The last five journeys were in my 40 which are documented in my refurb thread and I never had anything happen along the way I couldn't fix. That's what makes these old diesels so amazing, catastrophic engine failure or injection pump failure are about the only two things that can stop them which you cant fix on the side of the road. This has by NO means been any kind of lesson for me im headed to Utah in my 40 in just a few more weeks. albeit ive been so impressed with my little Isuzu I may drive it and let the 40 ride on its back since I have some heavy parts to pick up and deliver along the way.

 

[Davaa]

Hey Roma, I am bringing this back up since we haven't heard any updates from you as to what was the reason of the knock. I've been following your thread with great interest and impressed with your work. As a matter of fact I am working on a quite similar project but I am putting a 12ht engine into a hj60 with 2h which is a little easier on fitting side as well same 24v electrics. Did you find out what was the cause of the knock?

 

[inoplanetyanin]

I can attest that the recovery trip was an adventure
Also waiting to hear what the problem was.
Roma can fix it whatever it is.

 

[roma042987]

Hey Roma, I am bringing this back up since we haven't heard any updates from you as to what was the reason of the knock. I've been following your thread with great interest and impressed with your work. As a matter of fact I am working on a quite similar project but I am putting a 12ht engine into a hj60 with 2h which is a little easier on fitting side as well same 24v electrics. Did you find out what was the cause of the knock?

Trust me that no one is more anxious in figuring out what happened to this thing more so than myself. It is currently anxiously awaiting my attention while sitting in a nice garage. Im in the process of building up a full float rear axle for my 40 series and need to do a head gasket job on the 3b in it before I can devote any attention to the 60. Once the 12ht is back out of im going to go ahead and put some other goodies onto the old girl that im super excited about but will hold off on posting about hopefully i'll tear into to it around the first of the year.

 

[absalom]

Ooo, a build thread and ride report all-in-one, love it! But, if you make us wait until the new year for an update on these "goodies", I will eat a small puppy ...

 

[roma042987]

Ooo, a build thread and ride report all-in-one, love it! But, if you make us wait until the new year for an update on these "goodies", I will eat a small puppy ...

Here's a little teaser pic

 

[Michael B]

 

[SuperDuperCruizer]

I bought a complete 60-series setup from Marv Specter a decade ago. I'm currently rebuilding a 40-series full-floater to swap things into. Did you get the harness & dash associated parts? I'm pretty sure I've got the dash with the correct indicator light one if you didn't.

 

[roma042987]

I bought a complete 60-series setup from Marv Specter a decade ago. I'm currently rebuilding a 40-series full-floater to swap things into. Did you get the harness & dash associated parts? I'm pretty sure I've got the dash with the correct indicator light one if you didn't.

nope don't have the dash bits! just the levers. Im doing a 40 full floater at the moment as well for my 40 and elocker to cable conversion on that one. I should have that finished up in another week or so and will jump head first into these axles. I really want to have both axles completely overhauled and ready to roll under before I pull the 12ht out for a rebuild. I figure if the axles and drivetrain is coming out it wouldn't be much more work to go ahead a do a small lift. Well since the axles, springs and drivetrain will be out I REALLY want to get the frame out and refinish it and some undercoating on the tub. Basically want to build this rig from the bottom up. paint job will be last since its rust free.

 

[SuperDuperCruizer]

Due to the obscurity of cable lockers, I was debating on an e-locker or an air locker at first. I managed to spot three 60-series/cable locking axles and jumped. The extra axle gave me the backup cable locking 3rd and an extra long splined rear axle shaft to boot.

I haven't confirmed it 1st hand, but I believe some 40-series full floaters use hubs that have an off-set to accommodate the drum used domestically on the domestic semi-floaters. Let me know if you see something different. I picked up a set of 60-series backing plates to swap with the non-parking brake version that my FF came with. I'll be posting pictures once I've finished gathering everything. Also, the junction for the hardline is on the driver's side of the semi-float axle I'm swapping out. I believe this was to move things away from the passenger's side exhaust routing of the BJ42. So, depending on what the FF came from will determine which side the hard line junction is on.

 

[roma042987]

Due to the obscurity of cable lockers, I was debating on an e-locker or an air locker at first. I managed to spot three 60-series/cable locking axles and jumped. The extra axle gave me the backup cable locking 3rd and an extra long splined rear axle shaft to boot.

I haven't confirmed it 1st hand, but I believe some 40-series full floaters use hubs that have an off-set to accommodate the drum used domestically on the domestic semi-floaters. Let me know if you see something different. I picked up a set of 60-series backing plates to swap with the non-parking brake version that my FF came with. I'll be posting pictures once I've finished gathering everything. Also, the junction for the hardline is on the driver's side of the semi-float axle I'm swapping out. I believe this was to move things away from the passenger's side exhaust routing of the BJ42. So, depending on what the FF came from will determine which side the hard line junction is on.

Check the last couple of pages of the 78 thread in my signature. I just did precisely that. Swapped brake junction/ breathers on one and installed the later backing plates on another. I have 5 full floaters on my hands at the moment two 40 and three 60 series.

 

[SuperDuperCruizer]

Nice write-up... thanks for documenting it (as I've forgotten quite a bit). After 8 years out of the loop, I'm finally in a position to dig my cruiser & parts out of storage. Man, have Cruisers gotten pricey (as if they weren't pricey in the first place). I'll probably just plug up the junction with a bolt for now. Budget & time are forcing me to cut corners.

Since we're talking factory lockers, I did manage to complete the cable locker install on my 40's front axle before it went into a long-term hibernation. Another member here on mud sold me a pair of front long-splined 70-series inner axles. The length was close enough to get the diff to engage and disengage.

 

[roma042987]

Well been super busy with all sorts of projects but still haven't taken the 60 apart yet. I did purchase a set of cable locked axles for it with the intention of rebuilding them before taking the 60 back apart. I also purchased another 12ht h55 combo from an hj61 that I found a great deal on. I converted that h55 to manual transfer and installed a rebuild kit in the transfer. I sold that and with those funds purchased a brand new h55 and terrain tamer rebuild kit. So I dug out the h42 split case that originally came out of my truck and rebuilt the case and installed it on the new trans. This way when the engine goes back in i'll have a new h55 to go behind it as well.

 

[roma042987]

 

[roma042987]

Here it is all finished up. also blasted and powder coated the shift gate, shifter, and rear bearing cover, and blasted and painted the flanges as well. I also picked up a new shifter and shifter knob.

 

[roma042987]

These axles are from a japanese hj61 and have 4.10 gearing. I will be using these housings and installing a set of cable locked thirds with 3.70 gearing that came from a european 60 series. These thirds at some point will probably end up in Tucker's hzj40

These have the latest model 60 series backing plates with the carbon fiber scoop to vent the brake rotors.

I helped a friend of mine develop some armor to weld to full float 9.5 inch axles so i stripped the axle down and welded on the two plates. They are 1/4 thick.

 

[roma042987]

The rusty european third back in the housing and turned the entire housing in for sand blasting. In this picture you can also see this axle housing has the factory reinforcement truss like the U.S. model fj62s had.

axle is getting all koyo bearings and toyota seals with the exception of the inner axle seals on which im using the marlin heavy duty eco seals

All the hardware zinc plated. I ended up turning more stuff in to get plated this was just the first batch.

 

[roma042987]

Marlin eco seals installed

knuckles, steering arms and axle housing all acid etched and then painted with por15

I pulled the third back out and decided to inspect it prior to final install. carrier and inner pinion bearings were all good so i just cleaned it up in the parts washer and reinstalled the pinion shaft with a new crush sleeve from toyota, a new outer pinion bearing and of course new seal and nut. I also had the pinion flange plated so the third is ready to go back in the housing.

 

[roma042987]

Slow progress! Knuckle housings back together. I wanted to replace the wiper seal retainers so i bought the kits from toyota so i ended up with extra felts, rubber wipers and the metal split thing.

steering stops and grease fill plugs as well wiper retainer bolts all replated.

New toyota rotors and inner wheel bearing and seal installed. i blasted the hubs and painted those up as well as plated all the wheel studs