dunkane 1964 fj40 restore thread

[My wife said no FJ!]

ok last news !
i've the original frame !!!, the vendor said to me , that the previous owner, replace the frame and engine by frame from 1984 bj42 with 3B , so i'll have the 2 frames ! (nice !!!!)
because he can't sell the car without the original frame
...
so 'll be a complete fj40 from 1964 ! yeahhhhhaaaa !!!

That is great news!!!
What makes this news even better is that now you can properly restore the 1964, and go out and find a tub and rebuild the 1984 for everyday and light trails

 

[Dunkane]

Dunkane, pourriez-vous svp prendre des photos des jambes de soutien pour le siège de passager avant ?

Merci

oui pas de pb, je le ferais , y'aura plein de photos après le 4 septembre !
(no problem, i'll do it, there 'll be lot of pictures after the 4 of september !)

 

[Dunkane]

question : are the split rims the same than fj40 from 1979 ?

somes pictures ?

 

[Dunkane]

i've my VIN :
FJ40-022259

someone can find date of production ?

 

[JohnnyC]

according to the frame # its a 1963....1964 started with 022692...so you are 433 behind a 1964....

Its a 1963

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

It does have the short door posts, so it is like mine, a 1964 manufactured in 1963. Mine is less than 1000 older than yours, so I would guess that yours was manufactured around early December 1963. I think that yours is very close to WESINTL's 1964

 

[esh]

Hey Dunkane! Glad to see you posting again. Great looking '64. Looks pretty complete!

I have a '64 project as well. The plan (some day) is to use my '82 BJ42 rust monster's drivetrain and motor to swap into the '64. Add OEM soft top, split window windshield, one-piece tailgate, lots of goodies I've collected over years and have kind of a hybrid.

And turbo the 3B.

Should be fun if I ever get to it.

Cheers!

 

[Dunkane]

more pictures !

the last 2 pictures of what i've to take saturday

you can see two frames ! the old fj40 and the 1964 fj40 frame and axles

 

[Dunkane]

Hey Dunkane! Glad to see you posting again. Great looking '64. Looks pretty complete!

I have a '64 project as well. The plan (some day) is to use my '82 BJ42 rust monster's drivetrain and motor to swap into the '64. Add OEM soft top, split window windshield, one-piece tailgate, lots of goodies I've collected over years and have kind of a hybrid.

And turbo the 3B.

Should be fun if I ever get to it.

Cheers!

split windows windshield ? nice ! you have one ?

 

[esh]

Stashed in an undisclosed underground fallout bunker. I think there are at least 3 in the US since this one first came in.

 

[Dunkane]

nice....you buy this from ehsan ?

possible to have somes pictures details ? (hinge, closing system, windows profile, and somes plan ?)
could be nice if fabian from teseven could make somes completly news ...it seems not to be difficult to reproduce

 

[JohnnyC]

..could be nice if fabian from teseven could make somes completly news ...it seems not to be difficult to reproduce

how about retrofitting a regular windshield frame to have split windows? would be nice to have something like that fab'd up

 

[Dunkane]

i'll ask for fabian about this idead , but there 'll be a problem with the wipers

ok here are the last pictures of my 1964 fj40...we bring back the old mama to the house, a nice 2700 km trip !, from paris to rostock (germany, near the baltic sea !), with a trailer and a hdj100

 

[Dunkane]

other pictures
first picture it's hdj 100 with trailer and
last picture, in front of the fj40
it's a hzj73 with 80 diesel turbo engine (1hd-t)

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

Great pictures

 

[Dunkane]

ok i'll need somes things to restore this old mama :

- complete electric harness
- original steering wheel (i've only the center caps)
- all the buttons (even the turn signalbutton)
- front seats and jump seats
- 15" rims and caps
- all the lights

....and lot of others things i'm sure !

a friend of me have many trips to los angeles with 60 liters container..so he can bring somes things to me , and i've also good friends from the rubicon that could send to me by airmail (except the rims, or only one by month ehehehe)

oh yes i forget to tell you, i've the little vent on the roof , it's nice !!!

 

[Dunkane]

Here is the data plate
from the 1964 fj40

ah yes, i forget one thing...i don't have the original engine, have been replaced by a 1973-74 F engine...would like to know if it's the same engine than the 1964 version, what are the différence ?

original engine was : F 190785
new engine is : F 529545

 

[JohnnyC]

Dunkane thats pretty cool.... interesting that its a 64....looks like sor site is a bit off on their numbers

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

Johnny, mine is less than 1000 older, and it is a '64 also

Dunkane, the answer is no, the '73-'74 F155 engine you have is not exactly the same as the original F135 engine your '64 would have had. The original F135 was not as strong, different oil filter canister, big window carb, oil fill location...etc...too much to list, so check out this link for nice pictures of an F135 in a 1964, https://forum.ih8mud.com/fj25-owners-group/297786-destins-1964-fj40-fst-restore-thread-39.html ...then you should read Destin's whole 1964 restoration thread...it will help you

 

[Dunkane]

Johnny, mine is less than 1000 older, and it is a '64 also

Dunkane, the answer is no, the '73-'74 F155 engine you have is not exactly the same as the original F135 engine your '64 would have had. The original F135 was not as strong, different oil filter canister, big window carb, oil fill location...etc...too much to list, so check out this link for nice pictures of an F135 in a 1964, https://forum.ih8mud.com/fj25-owners-group/297786-destins-1964-fj40-fst-restore-thread-39.html ...then you should read Destin's whole 1964 restoration thread...it will help you

the question is : should i keep this engine or not ?
i know it'll be not true restoration if i keep this engine, but find a such engine with a 3 speed tranny, 'll be difficult here...ahhhh i should live in usa for ma motor passion