Builds Cruisermatt's FJ62 Build-up (3 Viewers)

[cruisermatt]

while waiting on a few things to come in for my steering/suspension, I decided to take more stuff apart.

Turns out my NV4500 is fine-ish.. what I thought was it being broken was the shift tower bolts all having fallen out... no wonder it was shifting so badly and dumping oil everywhere

Still going to put the Tr4050 in. Quite possibly the nicest single item I’ve ever purchased for myself so far. I’m looking forwards to never ever ever ever having transmission issues, noise, or leaks for a long damn time.

 

[cruisermatt]

Next up I decided to do a test fit with the new transmission, Blackbox, and a 100 series HF2A I got from my gracious friend Nathan (@roadstr6 what’s Nathan’s mud name?)

It fits really good. Better than my old setup in a lot of ways which is not what I was expecting.
first impression video embedded for anyone who wants to hear me ramble about nonsense like a lunatic for 6 minutes

 

[cruisermatt]

Shifter handle first test fit and ramble..

 

[cruisermatt]

that was all as of last night .. I think current plan is to run the Tr4050 but with my Np203/split case (will also bolt to my Tr4050, this was my original plan before the Blackbox fell into my lap) for upcoming Fall Crawl trip, that way I don't really have to change anything and I can take my time with designing shifter brackets and redoing the tunnel to accomodate the new setup, and move shifters to driver's side after the trip.
I will also have to figure out shifting the HF2a CDL motor with the FJ62 H4 dash switch, and I want to do a big cooler, remote reservoir and pump for the Blackbox fluid. So a bit of a project and I don't want to slap it together last minute.

 

[cruisermatt]

continuing with small improvements.

Don’t know what I was thinking with this ram hose routing but it was bad. Going through this forwards opening the hoses are completely relaxed. Much better.
This week I’ll have one of my team print me up a nice full-surround edge trim for the opening.

 

[roadstr6]

Next up I decided to do a test fit with the new transmission, Blackbox, and a 100 series HF2A I got from my gracious friend Nathan (@roadstr6 what’s Nathan’s mud name?)

It fits really good. Better than my old setup in a lot of ways which is not what I was expecting.
first impression video embedded for anyone who wants to hear me ramble about nonsense like a lunatic for 6 minutes


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Nathan is @Rushing

 

[Hokie LX]

Next up I decided to do a test fit with the new transmission, Blackbox, and a 100 series HF2A I got from my gracious friend Nathan (@roadstr6 what’s Nathan’s mud name?)

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Glad that HF2A is getting put to use. I picked that up for my LX as a spare and then it went to Nathan and now to you.