Need 79-on donor 12volt FJ40 for electrical chassis/parts for my money pit dream Landcruiser.
The LONG VERSION:
After enjoying the heck out of my 78 FJ40, I decided to pass on the good times and do my part to restore another TLC. I hated gassing up every 2-3 days with my old 2F. So I was dead set on a BJ. I bought and imported an unmolested but well aged/rusted 82 BJ42 from vancouver to florida 2 years ago. Importing and shipping costed over $3K- the first of many pains in my head and wallet. I happily drove the "Red Dragon" whenever I could while I saved up for the restore.
I want to drive and enjoy this BJ42 when done, so my plan is to do the frame off and modify it with PS, AC. But it is 24volt-I can't even charge my cell phone with it. SOR had some 24v bulbs, but not much else. I thought he could just install some convertors to power the tub... alas it is not that simple. So head/wallet pain #2.
My restoration guy spent hours trying to find the solution with SOR and his qouted recommendation is:
from what Im gathering you have two options, spend 2 years tracking down every single correct chassis pin style for every 12v electrical piece on your truck that may mate with your plugs or we are going to have to build each male and female termination at the harness side to part side individually for every electrical connection for every 12v pieces we get. I dont see anyway around this.
Either way this is going to be a long drawn out heavy research type of deal....Im not too comfortable digging into a chassis electrical systems without knowing them inside and out and I dont want to muck up your truck. So now what really needs to happen is we need to see if we can find a blowed up rusted out donor truck in your year range, we need some type of large source for the 12v parts. I think we can modify your existing harness and make it work. I dont think the voltage issue is going to affect the wire resistance/size such that we create problems with heat buildup...
I can mate the two harnesses together to provide the engine with the power supply it needs and the Apillar back with the stuff it needs.
Please help or advise
The LONG VERSION:
After enjoying the heck out of my 78 FJ40, I decided to pass on the good times and do my part to restore another TLC. I hated gassing up every 2-3 days with my old 2F. So I was dead set on a BJ. I bought and imported an unmolested but well aged/rusted 82 BJ42 from vancouver to florida 2 years ago. Importing and shipping costed over $3K- the first of many pains in my head and wallet. I happily drove the "Red Dragon" whenever I could while I saved up for the restore.
I want to drive and enjoy this BJ42 when done, so my plan is to do the frame off and modify it with PS, AC. But it is 24volt-I can't even charge my cell phone with it. SOR had some 24v bulbs, but not much else. I thought he could just install some convertors to power the tub... alas it is not that simple. So head/wallet pain #2.
My restoration guy spent hours trying to find the solution with SOR and his qouted recommendation is:
from what Im gathering you have two options, spend 2 years tracking down every single correct chassis pin style for every 12v electrical piece on your truck that may mate with your plugs or we are going to have to build each male and female termination at the harness side to part side individually for every electrical connection for every 12v pieces we get. I dont see anyway around this.
Either way this is going to be a long drawn out heavy research type of deal....Im not too comfortable digging into a chassis electrical systems without knowing them inside and out and I dont want to muck up your truck. So now what really needs to happen is we need to see if we can find a blowed up rusted out donor truck in your year range, we need some type of large source for the 12v parts. I think we can modify your existing harness and make it work. I dont think the voltage issue is going to affect the wire resistance/size such that we create problems with heat buildup...
I can mate the two harnesses together to provide the engine with the power supply it needs and the Apillar back with the stuff it needs.
Please help or advise
