Builds BJ 45 restoration Greece (3 Viewers)
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After many days i come back with more photos from the process, starting from the transfer box... All the bearings, gaskets and seals are brand new. As the manufacturer says, all the moving parts are lubricated at the installation, the seals are slightly coated with grease inside and gasket sealant outside, all the gaskets and bolts are covered with gasket sealant and the surfaces were cleaned with acetone before the sealant. At the end all the bolts are tightened at the specified torque.
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...and painted most of the engine block... the funny is, that without searching, i just picked the first grey colour i found that was ideal also for engine applications and when i applied it, saw that is very similar with the factory one as you can see some posts earlier. the engine was working just fine, so i won't open it for piston rings. The things that i will replace (except the oil seals i already have) are the valve stem seals and the top cover seal, because they had opened it and sealed it with gasket sealant and was leaking oil...
Hey mate loving how the resto is coming along. The transfer case came up a treat and looks like the engine will to
. Also cant help but notice small Daihatsu symbol's on the case at the front of the crankshaft and on the manifold, my 1979 Daihatsu F50 obviously has the same symbols all over the engine and other parts to. Show's the motors for the Toyota's and the little brother's where all most likely made int he same factory. What type of engine is it in yours?
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. Also cant help but notice small Daihatsu symbol's on the case at the front of the crankshaft and on the manifold, my 1979 Daihatsu F50 obviously has the same symbols all over the engine and other parts to. Show's the motors for the Toyota's and the little brother's where all most likely made int he same factory. What type of engine is it in yours?Cheer's: 79DaihatsuF50
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Hi my friend. Yes it has 3 or 4 Daihatsu symbols on different spots. I think that these parts were manufactured at Daihatsu's factory back then. I have the 3B engine (3,4lt diesel). In the same series there are the B (3,0lt) series and the 2B (3,2lt I think) that means. Daihatsu F50 is a great vehicle, and i like it a lot. It came up with a diesel engine as far as i know but i don't know the capacity...Hey mate loving how the resto is coming along. The transfer case came up a treat and looks like the engine will to
Cheer's: 79DaihatsuF50
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The clutch and the flywheel were in very good condition, but needed to be sure that they won't bother me for many years after, so i send them to an expert, he polished them, put some new "shoes" on it and here they are like brand new...
Yeah i thought they might have, it would be interesting to see if they were interchangeable with the other similar Daihatsu motors? Could help when restoring one.
Sound's like they came with a decent range of engine's. The Daihatsu's peaked at the 2.5lt DG Diesel engine, that's what mine has in it. Much less room in the engine bay compared to the BJ's hence the small size and displacement.
Some B Series engines (e.g. the B and the 14B) have equipped Daihatsu trucks as the Delta.
Most probably, the 3B has been made by Daihatsu too.
The Deltas that came to Greece (and probably to the rest of Europe in the early eighties) have been equipped by the DG 2,5 litres engine, just as the F50 4WD vehicle (I do not dare to use the word J@@p, Lol).
PS. I have seen Deltas (at the small city of Kiato, Southern Greece) used for local transport that have swapped the little DG for the more powerful, 3,0 litres B engine with great advantage, particularly when driving fully loaded uphill. As the truckers put it: "this is a Daihatsu engine too, after all"!...
Most probably, the 3B has been made by Daihatsu too.
The Deltas that came to Greece (and probably to the rest of Europe in the early eighties) have been equipped by the DG 2,5 litres engine, just as the F50 4WD vehicle (I do not dare to use the word J@@p, Lol).
PS. I have seen Deltas (at the small city of Kiato, Southern Greece) used for local transport that have swapped the little DG for the more powerful, 3,0 litres B engine with great advantage, particularly when driving fully loaded uphill. As the truckers put it: "this is a Daihatsu engine too, after all"!...
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Thanks Greek Criuserhead
Interesting to hear that they got swapped out, and were easily interchangeable between models.
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As i was ready to put the engine and the gearbox back on the chassis. I discovered a gap at the front differential pinion after i torqued the center bolt ( propably needs a shim) and found out that the rear differential pinion after the bolt torqued, wasn't turning normally and softly all way round. So i did the only thing i wasn't intended to do.... I disassemble the axles totally... Of course i would open the bearings to inspect them, but it's something i was planning to do later without opening the differential cone. Starting from the front, i started to inspect everything. The most things are in perfect condition. Except one bearing cone which has some lines and will need replacement...
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And continued by disassembling the rear one. The reason that the pinion was a little stuck sometimes, was a brocken shim. So i definitely did well for opening it, because that would cause a major damage later... But the best of all surprises was the differential.... YES!!!!!!!!!! it's an Toyota LSD... I still can't believe it has one....
