So I've got a happily-running DD 3FE and A440 in my '89 FJ62 with a little more than 235K on the clock these days. But why leave well enough alone??
I've had plans for about a year to swap my A440 with an H42 ('86) from GLTHFJ60. He gave me the tranny last summer, followed by a group of all the parts I needed for the swap (except for driveshafts) from Tonyota. Haven't pulled the trigger on rebuilding the tranny or getting really serious about the swap as I didn't have all the parts, it's my DD for work, and no space to do the swap (except the landlord's driveway!).
Last week, after years of prodding, my buddy decided it was time to buy his own Toyota (originally he wanted a 4runner for a SAS build). He went nuts sending me craigslist postings...10 a day for a week
. Sent me a post for a 60 nearby for parts; we talked about splitting it for parts for my trans swap and axles for his SAS.
Turns out, despite the fact it had been sitting for quite a while the old 2F started up quickly and idled happily for 20 minutes until I shut it down! We bought it, and the whole way home my mind was thinking about all the nice things I could do with parts from my new little baby. I had planned to keep my 3FE until I could do a diesel swap a few years down the road. But then I remembered something about putting a 2F and 3FE together for a 2FE. Looked it up at home and turns out it doesn't sound like a bad swap, and would give me the torque I was looking for in a diesel (or at least more than the 3FE).
So here's the questions:
1) How does this change the parts I've already accumulated? Will my 3F bellhousing happily mate to the 7/85 2F block? How about the '86 H42? And I've wanted to remove the vac-shift function on the transfer case and use the 60s manual mechanisms. Use my t-case with the 60 shifters or just rebuild and use the 60 t-case? ...AND another friend called me this week asking to buy two firearms from my (small) collection- which would cover the cost of a used H55. If I go whole-hog and buy an H55, what parts will change for that? Or none?
2) What pre-pull tests or checks should I do on the 60? I plan on doing a mild rebuild on the 2F, but want to make sure there aren't major problems I don't know about. I was going to do a compression test. Anything else I can look for (outside measurements on the short block) that I shoulld check before pulling the drivetrain?
Any other pre-2FE tips? Or must-have parts I should claim as we split up the 60? Thanks for any help!
Matt
Here's my new baby:
I've had plans for about a year to swap my A440 with an H42 ('86) from GLTHFJ60. He gave me the tranny last summer, followed by a group of all the parts I needed for the swap (except for driveshafts) from Tonyota. Haven't pulled the trigger on rebuilding the tranny or getting really serious about the swap as I didn't have all the parts, it's my DD for work, and no space to do the swap (except the landlord's driveway!).
Last week, after years of prodding, my buddy decided it was time to buy his own Toyota (originally he wanted a 4runner for a SAS build). He went nuts sending me craigslist postings...10 a day for a week
. Sent me a post for a 60 nearby for parts; we talked about splitting it for parts for my trans swap and axles for his SAS. Turns out, despite the fact it had been sitting for quite a while the old 2F started up quickly and idled happily for 20 minutes until I shut it down! We bought it, and the whole way home my mind was thinking about all the nice things I could do with parts from my new little baby. I had planned to keep my 3FE until I could do a diesel swap a few years down the road. But then I remembered something about putting a 2F and 3FE together for a 2FE. Looked it up at home and turns out it doesn't sound like a bad swap, and would give me the torque I was looking for in a diesel (or at least more than the 3FE).
So here's the questions:
1) How does this change the parts I've already accumulated? Will my 3F bellhousing happily mate to the 7/85 2F block? How about the '86 H42? And I've wanted to remove the vac-shift function on the transfer case and use the 60s manual mechanisms. Use my t-case with the 60 shifters or just rebuild and use the 60 t-case? ...AND another friend called me this week asking to buy two firearms from my (small) collection- which would cover the cost of a used H55. If I go whole-hog and buy an H55, what parts will change for that? Or none?
2) What pre-pull tests or checks should I do on the 60? I plan on doing a mild rebuild on the 2F, but want to make sure there aren't major problems I don't know about. I was going to do a compression test. Anything else I can look for (outside measurements on the short block) that I shoulld check before pulling the drivetrain?
Any other pre-2FE tips? Or must-have parts I should claim as we split up the 60? Thanks for any help!
Matt
Here's my new baby:
