destins 1964 fj40 FST restore thread

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destin said:
I do not plan on making beach driving a regular thing :) The sand gets everywhere :D
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You do know it's not the sand that your biggest problem. Salt should be your main concern. You drive thru the surf and your going to find rust leaking out of everywhere. Under your gas tank isn't sealed. The weatherstripping between the windshield and cowl. Inside your hub caps are famous for rusting. The lip helps keep in moisture. If you make this a regular practice your going to start finding surface rust pretty quick. It's your vehicle and if that want you want to use it then go for it. Me the only vehicle that see salt is my 100 series. That only because it's the only way I can get to my cabin in the winter time is to drive on salted roads. The cruisers that I keep up north do not run on the highway until after the spring rains start and wash the roads off.

Here is a link to a highway camera close to my cabin. Certain times of the day your can see how stained white the road is with salt.

ADOT's Rural Weather Information System

:cheers:
John
 
thankfully they do not salt the roads here :)

Ok i will stay off the beach, do not want to rust this bad boy out.
Hopefully the base epoxy primer ill keep it in ok shape from what little salt water that got on it ( i was never in the ocean water, just the wet sand from the rain :)

Hopefully no serious damage was done :D
 
Here is a picture of a FJ25 I picked up just south of Tillamook in the town of Beaver. Lucky for me it never ran while it was there. I was stored in a garage off the coast. Not sure how far since I came in and left thru that small road out of Carlton over the coastal range. The outside is rust free but the floor is shot from a rodded a tarp keeping moisture in:frown:
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fj404life said:
OMG MAN! You took it on the beach!?!? Your a maniac!!!!!:steer::grinpimp:
Rad pics. Rinse well!
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:D

thanks bro, rinsed it with the power washer for like 10 minutes :)
Shoudl be good :D


Driving home from 1000 acres dog park today out in the gorge, and noticed by my amp gauge that the generator was not kicking in ( was showing a draw with lights and heater running ) Ran fine home, i assume because i have a deep cycle battery.

Thinking voltage reg konked out and is not triggering the charge... ( generator was rebuilt recently. ) belt deflection was good, looked into the back of the generator while running and i did not see anything spinning inside, but that could be because the voltage reg is not working correctly and telling it to spin up perhaps. I have a warrantee on the generator rebuild, so i will drop by tomorrow when the shop opens and see whats up :)
 
Generator/Alternator=always spinning if the motor is running and a belt is on it.
I just had that same thing happen not to long ago...was a wonky plug on my alternator that came undone bouncing around the dirt roads nearby.
 
fj404life said:
Generator/Alternator=always spinning if the motor is running and a belt is on it.
I just had that same thing happen not to long ago...was a wonky plug on my alternator that came undone bouncing around the dirt roads nearby.
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Right on man, thanks, good to know!

All the wires look good and connected.
Me thinks the generator stopped working internally if i cannot see the bearing turn from the back exposes area of the generator,,, at least i think.

We has some pretty cold days, maybe some moisture go t in there and froze something soldered internally and it broke, who knows :)

The shop that rebuild the generator said they would take a peak tomorrow :)

the deep cycle battery holds its charge well at least :)
 
ok so the generator is fixed :D

Damn armature shaft was snapped in the generator!!!

The replaced the shaft with a new solid one and all is well :)

Crazy!

all fixed under warrantee too! :D
 
yeah fun times :)

Any of you cats run lockers at all? ( dif lockers i would guess, as hub lockers i think do not lock t he front dif right, just sets it free for travel on the all time 4wd for the hub yeah )


i have not gotten stuck in anything i cannot get out of yet, but i COULD see it being helpful on the wetter slippery ish.

What are your guys thoughts in all of this?
Just curious at this point, my novice off roading probably does not necessitate it, just thinking out loud :)
 
Well Destin...I think it is time you get a second 40, or a 60, or an 80, to convert into a trail/expedition type rig for the weekends, and keep that sweet '64 clean ;)

It seems Eureka made a flippac type tent for the FJ40 - Expedition Portal Forum

https://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-wagons/308198-lost-world-expedition-fj60-build.html

HDJ 80 - evolution from original to…. - Expedition Portal Forum

PS...I would have said Troopy, but they are hard to find :beer:

1983 FJ45 Troop Carrier Buildup - Page 4 - Expedition Portal Forum

Edit: Found this one; http://bringatrailer.com/2010/09/22/1983-toyota-land-cruiser-fj45-troopy/
 
My wife said no FJ! said:
Well Destin...I think it is time you get a second 40, or a 60, or an 80, to convert into a trail/expedition type rig for the weekends, and keep that sweet '64 clean ;)

It seems Eureka made a flippac type tent for the FJ40 - Expedition Portal Forum

https://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-wagons/308198-lost-world-expedition-fj60-build.html

HDJ 80 - evolution from original to…. - Expedition Portal Forum

PS...I would have said Troopy, but they are hard to find :beer:

1983 FJ45 Troop Carrier Buildup - Page 4 - Expedition Portal Forum

Edit: Found this one; 1983 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45 Troopy « BaT – The best vintage and classic cars for sale online
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I am def keeping it stock and clean, just curious about stuff :)

I am not doing any crazy rock crawling or anything hehe, just tooling around double track, camping and fishing etc :)

All 40 came stock unlocked difs yeah?
 
Dean is right. You need a second cruiser if your looking to find lockers.

The only locker make to fit the early course spline laxle is the LockRight. I don't think you would like the way it handles on the pavement. Not to bad in the back but with no lock out hubs in the front II think you would notice on the pavement. Then when in 4WD it will only want to drive straight. I have them front and rear in my 68. I do have lock out hubs in the front so it doesn't affect anything up front on pavement. But the back does. Now off road I am able to go places I couldn't go before having them. A great option would be to get a set of Torsen diffs. They are a mix between a locker and limited-slip. Road manners are great. No longer available new. I have seen a post on the internet from years ago someone selling a fine spline Torsen diff but never seen one for sale for the earlier course spline. Doing a Goggle search I found they were made since 1958. The first ones were made by the inventor himself in his own machine shop. When the military started using the HUMVEEs there were standard. Used in Paul Newman's race car. The Torsen is used today by Toyota in the LC transfer case. My 04 4Runner has it in the transfer case. The Eaton TrueTrac is a type of Torsen (to bad they don't make them for the 40/55/60 series). It a great option for someone looking for better traction but not using or wanting monster tires and a larger V8.

I do know of a 1960 FJ25 that has Torsen front and rear. I bet you can't guess who owns it.:grinpimp:
 
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destin said:
I am def keeping it stock and clean, just curious about stuff :)

I am not doing any crazy rock crawling or anything hehe, just tooling around double track, camping and fishing etc :)

All 40 came stock unlocked difs yeah?
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Ha...good to hear, but I can clearly see that you need to roam, so it is only a matter of time before we start reading about a new Toy that you will start "building" for some nice weekend trips with the family...looking forward to reading that when you start, and all the new pics that will be a results of such trips :beer:
 
good to know guys :)

Yeha i think my truck is fine to get me where ever i need to go for now, like i said nothing crazy happening here offroad wise, was just curious :)

I think i jsut need to rebuild my winch for a little extra insurance if i ever get stuck in some mud some where :D

these old 40 kinda go anywhere that is not too insane :)
Love the tight turning radius on the jeep trails :)

I just need to find some better snow tires for winter, or tires in general :)
The tires I have ( bias ply ) are great on the trial but not so awesome when it gets snowy and icy ( gotta watch your braking when it is super wet out too of course )

I wish they made a larger selection of old school style tires that work well across seasons.
Anyone run those old army bidirectional tread tires? How do they perform in dif elements?
 
destin said:
Anyone run those old army bidirectional tread tires? How do they perform in dif elements?
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There are great.


Well as long as you traveling off road in the mud they should be good.

I have never used them but on the pavement when it wet I see them slipping all over the road. Of course in the Portland area the roads are always dry:rolleyes:
 
hehe nice :D

yeah I am trying to find a good vintage looking skinnys all around that would work but it might not be possible :)

It is ALWAYs we here in portland, except for sumer and fall :)

:;waits for summer ::

We do get sunny streaks though :)
 
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