destins 1964 fj40 FST restore thread

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2K is a great price. With parts and labour I have closer to 4K in mine. Traditionaly these simple inline 6's are not cheap to rebuild. Thus the reason many opt for a V8 conversion. Many times it is a cheaper route. I love my 6. It has more than enough power and torque for me. If you want to hear a rebuilt 6 let me know. Mine has 250 miles on the build. No muffler yet though. Anyway....my .02.
 
Thanks guys

Dman that motor sounds nice :D

OK so quoted a great price to pull and pop the motor in :)
Thanks Shane!

Walked to the engine rebuilders today ( yeah is that not great? They are 9 blocks form me :) )
So with a rebuild you get 3 year unlimited mile warentee :)
Sounds pretty good.
All parts he said he could get in a matter of a few days if he did not already have them, we will see.
Hopefully drop the motor off before the end of the week.

So things i should get...

1) new oil pump? ( what is the part number btw )
2) timing gears?

Found this OEM dist that is said to fit my 1964...

says 2f on the label though... thoughts?

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destin said:
So things i should get...

1) new oil pump? ( what is the part number btw )
2) timing gears?

Found this OEM dist that is said to fit my 1964...
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That's the distributor I have.

I got a new timing gear to go on my new cam. I suppose you'll have to see how yours looks.

You can check your oil pump and see if it needs refreshing. If you get a new one it won't fit your oil pan exactly, I think. You'll have to cut baffles. I just checked the gear lash on mine (was ok) and replaced the grommet and kept it original.
 
IDave said:
That's the distributor I have.

I got a new timing gear to go on my new cam. I suppose you'll have to see how yours looks.

You can check your oil pump and see if it needs refreshing. If you get a new one it won't fit your oil pan exactly, I think. You'll have to cut baffles. I just checked the gear lash on mine (was ok) and replaced the grommet and kept it original.
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Right on :D
Thanks!
 
Cheers! Ill drink to that!
Im in the middle of a cooling system rehab on my 69. It decided to start leaking anywhere it could. Heater cores been rodded, new rad, all new hoses, waterpump, thermo, etc. Hoping I can drive it soon!!!

destin said:
haha :D

Stoked to have a fresh motor, here is to every thing going smoothly :D
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fj404life said:
Cheers! Ill drink to that!
Im in the middle of a cooling system rehab on my 69. It decided to start leaking anywhere it could. Heater cores been rodded, new rad, all new hoses, waterpump, thermo, etc. Hoping I can drive it soon!!!
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Nice man :D

Yeah after I replaced my thermo housing and thermo stat with new hoses etc, my temp gauge never really crept over the warm zone :D
However my engine did take a s*** hehe :D

Hopefully there is nothing left to go wrong hehe :D
 
One thing I learned and that you might want to know. I and my PO had trouble with fresh freeze plugs leaking. I tried all sorts of things but ended up using 3M's the Right Stuff to hold them in without leaks. There may be other stuff that's even better, but it was a big headache pulling and replacing.

It turns out, if you check the 64 engine manual you will see that the pressure rating for the radiator cap is 4 lbs, rather than the 14 lbs that Toyota sells. I think that that at least contributed to my blowing one of the freeze plugs one morning last November. I found one at NAPA rated for 4 lbs that fits, and it seems to be OK so far. I am not the only one who has had this issue with F135. The F145 is rated at 7 lbs, and that is available as well.
 
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