Builds 1978 US Market FJ40 Factory Restoration (1 Viewer)

[whitey45]

That takes a lot of force to do that damage?

 

[cruiserboy14]

someone doesn't like you!! you been sacrificing to the Toyota gods yet?? it only takes a quart of oil a week.. there abouts...

 

[Simcoe]

I've never ordered anything large from TPD and after looking at this, I never will. The people loading and unloading the trucks at any of the major shipping companies have little to zero care for boxes especially if they are heavy or awkward. Really boils down to the s***ty pack job that TPD did before they sent these out. Really sorry for your luck man...

 

[dmaddox]

In TPD's defense (even with a sore back side). They don't ship. They have made deals with various Toyota dealers across the country and drop ship from locations closest to you.

In this case for me Grieco Toyota in RI. They are really to blame here. The boxes/packing job is on them. AT LEAST TPD's customer service asked for information, photos, and details to re-order the damaged parts. The relationship between TPD and their drop shipper will suffer a bit, I'm sure.

Still unlucky all the way around, because this sets me back another 2+ weeks - but if I am going to point fingers....

 

[dmaddox]

The dash is boogered up here and I am repairing it.

Would anyone have a second to take a detailed picture of the union of the a pillar and dash, so I can fix this properly?

Thank you.

 

[45Kevin]

My '78 FJ45 Canadian spec.
It should be identical to yours.

 

[dmaddox]

Thanks brother!

 

[dmaddox]

I installed the correct 78 igniter and distributor but the vacuum advance diaphragm hits the oil filter.

I was able to get it to fire...sort of...cough sputter and die. My neighbor helped crank while I moved the dizzy around. And with him giving it gas, it would fire but not idle at all.

My 1980 2F fsm shows an old points distributor in the graphic which has a smaller vacuum diaphragm.

Is this right?

 

[whitey45]

You can simply move the firing order on the cap to get the advance moved clockwise.

 

[dmaddox]

Sure but why does a 78 ignition system in a stock 78 cruiser require plug wires be altered?

 

[whitey45]

Are you at Tdc #1 compression, plug wire on factory #1 location on cap?

 

[dmaddox]

Pretty certain but will triple check!

 

[dmaddox]

Anyone else have a 78/79 that would be willing to share a photo of their distributor to compare orientation?

 

[dmaddox]

Nevermind - in my excitement to try to get it running I left the idle solenoid unplugged. woops. Idling perfectly now, at 7 degrees BTDC, at 650RPM. What a lovely sound. One issue down, 789 to go.

 

[cruiserboy14]

it happens to the best of us.

 

[pigmony]

One issue down, 789 to go.

If your 40 only has 789 issues, you're probably doing okay. I don't know how many individual parts there are in a 40, but I do know that many of my parts have more than one issue.

 

[dmaddox]

You’re probably right, I should have added a zero!

 

[dmaddox]

Well I have corrected a few things. Original springs, wheels, etc. yanked the flares. Looking better?

 

[cruiserboy14]

that's perdy....

 

[SteveH]

Vast improvement! - now, unbolt the windshield wipers and place them horizontal in relation to the hood. It looks like an old Jeep right now!