cruiserbrett
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The FJ45lv I have had for a while is finally getting some attention after waiting in the barn for a few years, and it is minus a drive train. Since I am not restoring it yet, but I wanted to make it driveable and work out other bugs, I needed to build a motor for it... something that looked a bit more at home in the engine bay than a 1985 2F, but ran well and had good power.
A temporary motor, that I could rely on to take it to FJ45 runs, and someday when I find a correct vintage F, it will find a home in another project... most likely an FJ55 of later vintage, so I wanted to be able to swap the intake and a valve cover and make it a 2F again...
So, I started with a horrible 2F I got in trade for some parts a while back. A march of 76 2F that had coffee cans of rust and scale in the cooling system and JUST cleaned up with a .030" overbore from standard. some of the worst ring ridge I have seen. It felt like a full .015" on either side.
The plan:
Bore over .030" (which is the same as .75mm FYI)
ITM domed pistons to fit
Reground Cam and lifters(stock grind)
Balanced rotating assembly
Resized rods
Redone head(76 2F)
Periforals:
late F valve cover
F intake and exhaust(needs to be assembled/surfaced)
70 F carb(rebuilt)
2F waterpump/fan
2F double wide pulley
Vacuum advance early distributor(rebuilt)
F engine alternator mounting setup, with reman beck arnley 45amp alternator
New Kyosan fuel pump
EDIT:
MACHINE SHOP AND MAJOR PARTS PRICING:
Bore/hone: (.030" over)
Surface Block: (.010")
Machine Crank (Mains, Thrust and Rods) 125.00
Resize Rods (6 rods) 66.00
Surface Head
Valve Job 120.00
Replace Vavle Seat
Balance rotating assembly 162.00
A temporary motor, that I could rely on to take it to FJ45 runs, and someday when I find a correct vintage F, it will find a home in another project... most likely an FJ55 of later vintage, so I wanted to be able to swap the intake and a valve cover and make it a 2F again...
So, I started with a horrible 2F I got in trade for some parts a while back. A march of 76 2F that had coffee cans of rust and scale in the cooling system and JUST cleaned up with a .030" overbore from standard. some of the worst ring ridge I have seen. It felt like a full .015" on either side.
The plan:
Bore over .030" (which is the same as .75mm FYI)
ITM domed pistons to fit
Reground Cam and lifters(stock grind)
Balanced rotating assembly
Resized rods
Redone head(76 2F)
Periforals:
late F valve cover
F intake and exhaust(needs to be assembled/surfaced)
70 F carb(rebuilt)
2F waterpump/fan
2F double wide pulley
Vacuum advance early distributor(rebuilt)
F engine alternator mounting setup, with reman beck arnley 45amp alternator
New Kyosan fuel pump
EDIT:
MACHINE SHOP AND MAJOR PARTS PRICING:
Bore/hone: (.030" over)
Surface Block: (.010")
Machine Crank (Mains, Thrust and Rods) 125.00
Resize Rods (6 rods) 66.00
Surface Head
Valve Job 120.00
Replace Vavle Seat
Balance rotating assembly 162.00
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