Elder Care

[Pitch]

As they are age, our loved ones are not to be forgotten. They are to be cared for with lots of grace, a tender touch, and a handy Toyota parts catalog!

Brought this old girl home today: Feb 1969 build date (edited). Much, much work to be done, but excited for the build/restoration.

Hoping that this foray into the 40 world (I’ve owned several 80s, a 100 and a 150), can be a perfect project over the years with my 11 yo stepson… he wants to drive it by high school.

 

[Pighead]

Well done.

 

[FJ404345]

Congrats !

Looking at the wear of her shoes it looks like you took here away from her seat at the 3rd floor window of the nursery home

 

[fireflyr]

Hey! Since when did a June/ ‘69 build date have anything to do with nursing homes? I’m an April/‘61 build date and no where near being put out to pasture. Damn youngsters. Now get off my lawn!

 

[Pitch]

Some progress today: tow bar (Smittybilt) and cheap winch (Champion), A pillar lights (KC Daylighters) and brackets removed. Wiring cleaned up a bit, hard doors were test fit as well. Pounds of detritus removed, and a collection of old brass, and rusty tools were reclaimed from the floorboards. Probably a similar story from the Cruiser’s this group had rescued in the past.

The F 145 has a Weber 2barrel that was fitted sometime in the 80s (?), and the driver’s seat (allegedly from a Corolla , was easy to remove, as it was merely sitting on the under seat storage box with nary a bolt to keep it secure.

6 plugs, plastic fan, the belt, and the radiator (CSF) were easy to remove, and MMO was deposited in the space formerly occupied by the Denso plugs. Hoping it can work its magic so this “seized” motor can be turned by hand in another week or so.

 

[Pitch]

I typically name my Cruisers after National forests: Kaibab, Coconino, and Gila for example… names of 80 series trucks I have owned. I am leaning towards “Inyo” on this one. The Native name translates to “dwelling place of a great spirit.” Fittingly, the name “Inyo” in Japanese also means balance… almost like a Japanese yin and yang.

 

[Living in the Past]

Hopefully the they didn't do any damage to the windshield hinge fixed screws. Fifty years ago I explored Coconino National Forest in my 68 FJ40 with top and doors removed. Would fold the windshield down once I was out of town.

 

[pb4ugo]

Some progress today: tow bar (Smittybilt) and cheap winch (Champion), A pillar lights (KC Daylighters) and brackets removed. Wiring cleaned up a bit, hard doors were test fit as well. Pounds of detritus removed, and a collection of old brass, and rusty tools were reclaimed from the floorboards. Probably a similar story from the Cruiser’s this group had rescued in the past.

The F 145 has a Weber 2barrel that was fitted sometime in the 80s (?), and the driver’s seat (allegedly from a Corolla , was easy to remove, as it was merely sitting on the under seat storage box with nary a bolt to keep it secure.

6 plugs, plastic fan, the belt, and the radiator (CSF) were easy to remove, and MMO was deposited in the space formerly occupied by the Denso plugs. Hoping it can work its magic so this “seized” motor can be turned by hand in another week or so.

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You might consider pulling the distributor and prime the oil pump too.

 

[Pitch]

As expected, time has been in short supply. However, I did find time to get a cover to protect Inyo while she lingers outside, waiting to be fixed. I was able to secure a 46 mm/ 1 13/16 socket, not easy to find locally, and I had to resort to Amazon. Two days later, with my new socket, my suspicions were confirmed at the engine is seized. I spun the crank bolt off easily… and this prompted further investigation.

I pulled the valve cover, and found this mess: looks like the valve springs are still in good shape, but the rocker arms are pretty crusty. Penetrating oil applied, hood dropped back down and covered up in preparation for a snowstorm on the way. In two days I leave on vacation for a week with the family, but when I return, more work on the top end, likely pulling the head, and of course investigating the bottom end (pull oil pan to inspect) to see if any of this is even worthwhile.

Also have to say that watching YouTube vids from Humble Acres has been an inspiration already on this project… and hopefully this motor will meet with the same success as his ‘73 (?).

 

[Grayscale]

Interesting. It will look totally different after you get some of that rust removed.

My motor was seized at the bellhousing. A chunk of the starter's nose-cone broke off and wedged itself between the flywheel and bellhousing. I beat that motor up, hammered the pistons, etc., before I discovered it. I was trying to not pull the block, but, that was a mistake.

I'm thinking that pressure testing the cooling system is in order, before anything else. A bore scope might reveal the condition inside the combustion chambers. Cleaning up a rocker assembly took me forever, and so did head-gasket removal and cleaning. Tons of time-spent, that might be spoiled if the cooling circuit is cracked, and leaking into the oil.

 

[mtn biker]

Glad to see that you got it home. It has got some good bones but those rocker arms are alarming.

 

[Unimogguy]

@Pitch there’s a ‘72 engine for sale here if you need any parts. Double check with someone more knowledgeable than myself about all the small differences between the years.

For Sale - 1972 FJ40 straight 6 engine and accessories

I pulled out this straight 6 engine with valves (no cover) carb, radiator, header, exhaust manifold, radiator fan and shield. All for sale.

risingsun4x4club.org

 

[Pitch]

Well, as expected there hasn’t been much action on the 40 lately… New wheels and hubcaps were ordered from the recent to Serra Toyota sale (definitely not essential yet, but when shod with new rubber, it’ll be a huge motivator to work on this project).

I also picked up a spare 1.5 F engine that was originally in an FJ 55. This one is plenty crusty on the outside, but is running. So, the plan is to do a quick cleanup and reseal, and install… While I properly rebuild the 1F that is currently under the hood. The engine hoist made quick work of getting it out of the Tundra, but my Harbor Freight engine stand was a little overtaxed… So some counterweights, and removal of the manifolds, alternator, water pump, etc. was necessary to get it to safely balance that heavy inline 6 on the brand new 2 ton HF stand.

An unexpected win came from the guy I purchased the replacement engine from… He threw in a two piece rocker arm assembly that should remedy the crusty one that is currently installed under the hood.

 

[Mark Jennings]

Well, as expected there hasn’t been much action on the 40 lately… New wheels and hubcaps were ordered from the recent to Serra Toyota sale (definitely not essential yet, but when shod with new rubber, it’ll be a huge motivator to work on this project).

I also picked up a spare 1.5 F engine that was originally in an FJ 55. This one is plenty crusty on the outside, but is running. So, the plan is to do a quick cleanup and reseal, and install… While I properly rebuild the 1F that is currently under the hood. The engine hoist made quick work of getting it out of the Tundra, but my Harbor Freight engine stand was a little overtaxed… So some counterweights, and removal of the manifolds, alternator, water pump, etc. was necessary to get it to safely balance that heavy inline 6 on the brand new 2 ton HF stand.

An unexpected win came from the guy I purchased the replacement engine from… He threw in a two piece rocker arm assembly that should remedy the crusty one that is currently installed under the hood.

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I’m glade you have decided to rebuild the F engine…I rebuilt mine 10,000 miles ago for my 68 and just amazed at the torque at low RPM. It’s awesome you’ve decided to keep the original heart and soul of the beast.