Boss Hog's Pig...

[tucker74]

This is the easy way to put front disc brakes on a '69 Pig. You just unbolt the front springs from a '78 and move the axle over...it's, like, 4 bolts.

I agree ... but not 4 bolts . 4 pins, one TRE, one brake line and a whole lot of cussing and busted knuckles. Been there, done that ... well done sir (and madam I'm sure)!

Tucker

 

[scrapdaddy]

Looks like a very productive day. Are you swapping out the rear, also.

 

[Pighead]

Yup, waiting on spring bushings...and we only have 4 of the big jackstands

 

[davegonz]

Are the spring bushings on the FJ55 the same as the FJ40? I'm SOA'ing mine and it would be a good time to do those.

 

[PabloCruise]

Pretty sure the bushings are different btwn 55 and 40.

 

[Boss Hog]

The original bushing is on the left, the ones that came in in the right. The diameter is the same, but different lengths. Shouldn't be an issue, right???

 

[PabloCruise]

Those diameters look different to me...

Do the longer ones bottom out on each other?

 

[nuclearlemon]

i'm with tj...od is larger on the stock one. od and id need to be the same. too long is ok because the others didn't touch in the middle anyways, plus you can always take off, you just can't add on.

 

[Pighead]

Also, shoulder thickness is very important...remember when I told you to order from Mark A.?

 

[Pighead]

Are the spring bushings on the FJ55 the same as the FJ40?

Pretty sure the bushings are different btwn 55 and 40.

Pighead is positive that spring bushings are different 40 vs. 55...

 

[Delancy]

...remember when I told you to order from Mark A.?

........

 

[Boss Hog]

The correct bushings now ordered from $pecter. Damn....should listened to Pighead in the first place. Now I'm paying for O/N shipping.

And I STILL have to call back the guy who used to own the '69...

 

[Delancy]

The correct bushings now ordered from $pecter. should listened to Pighead in the first place.

...remember when I told you to order from Mark A.?

Or second place. Bahaha.

 

[PabloCruise]

Yes, I thought Pighead said to order from Mark A?

 

[thorvald]

Just a minor setback, means replacing the late intake manifold with an earlier '68-74, which we have a couple floating around here, one with a fluid heat-riser already installed. Putting an earlier carb on it, which we have one or two on the bench. Finding a skinny Toyota booster, which I found at the Pick & pull, but couldn't pull without a deep 12mm socket, which was not in my pocket at the time, but will be tomorrow. And the early 80 series non-ABS master, which I got from C.Dan when I was doing rear discs but never needed...still in the original box, somewhere in the garage. Gives me a chance to replace that leaky exhaust gasket, which I really should have done when the engine was out.

Is a cable carb going on? If the linkage bracket on the old carb is going unused, I could use it.

 

[Pighead]

The '69 Pig has a cable pedal...probably easier to fit a cable carb than to change it to linkage. Will put you on the list.

 

[Pighead]

Front axle in...

 

[PabloCruise]

You two don't waste a lot of time!

 

[Pighead]

Yes we do.

 

[bobm]

Shackles

Front axle in...

What are you using for shackles?

Thanks Bob.