Builds 1988 BJ74 “Number 1” (15 Viewers)

[FJBen]

Grabbing a beer before wrestling it back in.

Here where I stopped for tonight. All bolted in. Only thing tomorrow to do is fill the tcase and hookup the drivelines, put the skid plate and hood on then test drive.

I should have been done but ran into a couple of small brain farts.

#1 - tcase High/Low shifter. I forgot how to do that when putting it back together. I didn’t see the notch on the bottom of the selector. That took awhile. Then I figured it out, put it back together and the fork was off…I had just put most of it back, had to pull the back case and 1 more try and got it. That took about an hourish. Lack of sleep…

#2 forgot to replace rear output seal, but caught it before torqueing it down. More sealant mess….only about 30 mins of mistake.

#3 took about 30 mins to stab it in. Not bad with the tools I have, but man would a lift make a world of difference.

#4 man I’m sore

 

[Gun Runner 5]

I could tell you were going to have issues from the get-go. No true craftsman, starts a project with just one beer.

 

[FJBen]

Success

Test drive time.

Does this 4Runner make my @ss look big?

At first it wouldn’t go into 5th. I was freaking out a little for a few shifts. Pulled over wouldn’t go in still. I was having stress flashbacks…why didn’t I drink more beers during the install!

Finally went into 5th and has shifted perfect ever since. Thanks @orangefj45 it works great.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

….. “why didn’t I drink more beers during the install!” …..
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There will come a time in your life when you will look back, and realize the Gun Runner guy gave great advice.

 

[FJBen]

….. “why didn’t I drink more beers during the install!” …..
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There will come a time in your life when you will look back, and realize the Gun Runner guy gave great advice.

Next time:

Of course this vintage hamm’s mini keg was Probabaly standard equipment along with ashtrays in the piedmont airlines cockpit back in the day.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Next time:

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Of course this vintage hamm’s mini keg was Probabaly standard equipment along with ashtrays in the piedmont airlines cockpit back in the day.

I can neither confirm nor deny that ever occurred.

 

[robmobile73]

Next time:

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Of course this vintage hamm’s mini keg was Probabaly standard equipment along with ashtrays in the piedmont airlines cockpit back in the day.

Piedmont airlines....that does bring back some memories.

 

[FJBen]

I saw a post where @FJ73Texas was talking about not using the Koito harness so his bright light indicator worked.
I decided to try and go back to factory wiring and bypass the relay setup.

Not good on mine. Much dimmer and rpm brightness dependant. On the plus side my bright indicator worked!

I know @CruiserTrash was thinking of making a load box for the 70 series like he does for the 60 series at some point…hint hint…nudge nudge


Took the eurovan up to the mountains last weekend.

If you peek through the trees you will find some fun history here…

That would be the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park. Redrum!

For those that might not know…

The Stanley Hotel is a 140-room Colonial Revival hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, United States, about five miles from the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. It was built by Freelan Oscar Stanley, co-founder of the Stanley Motor Carriage Company, and opened on July 4, 1909, as a resort for upper-classEasterners and a health retreat for sufferers of pulmonary tuberculosis.

Said to be one of the most haunted hotels in the US. Lots of history here.

Creepy Colorado: The haunting history of the Stanley Hotel - https://www.cuindependent.com/2018/10/30/creepy-colorado-the-haunting-history-of-the-stanley-hotel/

Also the inspiration for Stephen Kings “The Shining”.

You can stay in all the haunted rooms, have ghost tours, all sorts of fun.


Found this police cruiser:

Also who doesn’t want to eat here?

Top it all off on my way to work I saw one these battery powered 4run250PradoCruiser things…

The BJ74 was unimpressed.

 

[CruiserTrash]

@FJBen Totally forgot about that … and it’s not a load box dammit! my goal isn’t to convert massive amounts of current into heat, it’s simply to make the magical blue light on the dash work.

Speaking of which, do you have the wiring diagram for your truck? I’d love to stare at it for a bit.

 

[FJ73Texas]

I saw a post where @FJ73Texas was talking about not using the Koito harness so his bright light indicator worked.
I decided to try and go back to factory wiring and bypass the relay setup.

Not good on mine. Much dimmer and rpm brightness dependant. On the plus side my bright indicator worked!

I went out to my cruiser in the driveway, turned it on along with the lights to check again to see if my lights are "rpm dependant" but I am not seeing the same symptoms. I am not sure why it happens to you. I know some people have to use that harness though depending on their application requirements.

 

[FJ73Texas]

Sorry...double post. Don't know how to delete this one.

 

[FJBen]

I went out to my cruiser in the driveway, turned it on along with the lights to check again to see if my lights are "rpm dependant" but I am not seeing the same symptoms. I am not sure why it happens to you. I know some people have to use that harness though depending on their application requirements.

You are 24v right?

 

[FJBen]

@FJBen Totally forgot about that … and it’s not a load box dammit! my goal isn’t to convert massive amounts of current into heat, it’s simply to make the magical blue light on the dash work.

Speaking of which, do you have the wiring diagram for your truck? I’d love to stare at it for a bit.

Load box, resistor box, magic smoke box whatever

 

[CruiserTrash]

Load box, resistor box, magic smoke box whatever


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Like I said, ain’t none of those! Not even a single resistor in my magic box haha.

Anyway, this looks straightforward. Let’s whip up a prototype and hand it off to you for testing shall we? Give me … I dunno, a couple weeks.

 

[OGBeno]

Like I said, ain’t none of those! Not even a single resistor in my magic box haha.

Anyway, this looks straightforward. Let’s whip up a prototype and hand it off to you for testing shall we? Give me … I dunno, a couple weeks.

Piiiiiiiiimp.

 

[FJBen]

Big tech day….

 

[FJ73Texas]

You are 24v right?

Yeah 24V here. Sorry I didn’t see the question earlier Ben.

 

[JuanJ]

Big tech day….


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Hello,

Big tech, small details.

You are the only one to ever notice it, but it is satisfying anyway.





Juan

 

[FJBen]

Yeah 24V here. Sorry I didn’t see the question earlier Ben.

Yeah I think 24v is a pretty good setup. Starting especially. I’m not a rocket surgeon but pretty sure it makes a big difference overall for electronics, just not a lot in the US made for it.

 

[FJBen]

Hello,

Big tech, small details.

You are the only one to ever notice it, but it is satisfying anyway.





Juan

I agree sir! It really has been bugging me but I always forget about it. Easy to get distracted when everyone is cutting the tops off their troopies and I’m like watch me put a $5.00 piece of rubber on my winch with a screwdriver