Ever get so into your work that your wife makes you take off all your clothes "before" you enter the house?
Got some done today. Picked up another 60 which took 5 hours so had a start time of 1pm. Was still able to get 7 hours of work out of my fat self.
Pulled the front clip off the 60 and pulled out the interior. The Axles are going to "Marks Toy", the Body is going to Canada. The drivers door to Mass and the dash to Michigan. The frame will go to the back yard with the 4 other FJ60/62 frames. The rest will get catologued and put in bins.
Before I disconnected anything I warmed the engine up, Opened the choke up fully on the webber carb, pulled the plugs and took some compression readings.
It was about 15 off at most. Seems like a good engine. The top end was worked on recently. It drove very strong and shifted nice. I think It needs a new rear main seal though. The tranny 5 spd tranny has 6k on it. The transfer was rebuilt as well and installed when the 5spd was. The guy I got it from was a great guy. His daughter snuck out and wrecked the truck. Doh!
Back on track - Disconnected the drivelines and everything else and pulled the engine out. Put it on a little cart for now up against the wall.
I'm hoping to take my Chia's to the Cruiserheads meeting on Tuesday, stopping by Basher's house so we can bend out that rear sill just before the meeting.
Who said thanksgiving? Now that I have the drivetrain you weren't far off! I should have the drivetrain in within 3 weeks.
Has anyone ever used a 60 Harness in a 40? Seems very possible. Maybe there are too many wires though and not enough dash?
Here are some pictures of today's events.
Brute strength. For a minute I though I was pulling a horse instead of it pulling me.
What I started with today.
Oil leaking out the second plug back
Here is the compression readout
A picture of my grandma
The results of the compression test.
Front clip removed
A little tug - Yes, thats a FJ60 grill screwed to my ceiling. I'm running out of room to put crap
One of the best investments - The adjustable engine chain.
when cranking gets old... hook up a gun to it and call it good
It makes a huge difference. I forgot. You guys all know this crap. I'm in the Hardcore corner. I'm probably doing it wrong
Engine out and placed on Cart
I consider myself very blessed to have picked up this H55f for half what it costs and a truck wrapped around it. Very blessed! It was on craigs for 4 days and no one went out to look at it
Thats it for tonight. Get to head to church tomorrow at 9am and then may squeeze an hour or so in later in the afternoon.
Like I said Matt, you can have those springs under that new Cruiser picked up. There is no bump stop action on them. Just help me pull them and they are yours.
