First Time Pig "Build"

[Delancy]

sorry, but them things er boat anchors.....all 2F exhaust manifolds er boat anchors

Did you see something that's lead you to believe they're 2F manifolds?

Should be F, not that I know the difference in the manifold, itself.

oh, don't get me wrong, I'm died in the wool F series bandwagon cheerleader.......

I knew but was curious to what the design flaws may be. Thanks for enlightening.

 

[crushers]

i could be wrong but i thought all F were 2 bolt exhaust mount and 2f were 3 bolt ...

 

[Delancy]

Now y'all have me concerned.

Came of a 72, presumed "F".

 

[crushers]

don't be concerned
that one is a 2 bolt exhaust
should be a F stock exhaust

 

[LAMBCRUSHER]

yeah- it's an F...2Fs used the same exhaust till 76 I think, so it'll work on either the F or 2F. it's an F series carburated manifold assembly- how's that?

 

[crushers]

hummm, LC, when i looked up the parts it seems to show the 3 bolt coming into play the same time as the 2F ...
interesting

 

[Delancy]

At least it'll work.

Question, since curiosity killed the cat.

Pig Parts Group shows....






But, when attempting..






Can't recall whom is asked about, but never received reply.

Is this a closed door society that parlays all the good, unrusty parts?

 

[nuclearlemon]

At least it'll work.

Question, since curiosity killed the cat.

Pig Parts Group shows....



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But, when attempting..



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Can't recall whom is asked about, but never received reply.

Is this a closed door society that parlays all the good, unrusty parts?

yes, very closed door...we talk about all kinds of repro parts and hide it from our spouses.

 

[PabloCruise]

yes, very closed door...we talk about all kinds of repro parts and hide it from our spouses.

Awesome!

I forget who you need to bribe to get in. That is where we keep all the good liquor too!

 

[Delancy]

yes, very closed door...we talk about all kinds of repro parts and hide it from our spouses.

My wife is so right, not that I contested, but I can't get my mind out of the gutter.

 

[LAMBCRUSHER]

i could be wrong but i thought all F were 2 bolt exhaust mount and 2f were 3 bolt ...

don't be concerned
that one is a 2 bolt exhaust
should be a F stock exhaust

hummm, LC, when i looked up the parts it seems to show the 3 bolt coming into play the same time as the 2F ...
interesting

you are most correct, Sir. I had my beer goggles on...it's a F manifold....and I missed the F intake as well...it looks exactly like the 2F first version manifold but for the 3 bolt intake to exhaust pattern and the 2 bolt exhaust...I was thinking you meant the extra end bolt-nevermind, it's an F

 

[OGBeno]

Good looking rig. Needs work but I'm excited Chris is committed and has a great attitude.

Pleasure meeting you and your family today Chris.

 

[Delancy]

Pleasure meeting you and your family today

Pleasure's all mine.

Again, apologies for being a less than gracious host. I realized about 4:30 that I was hungry....and as we can ALL now see, I don't miss many meals.

I did try to fit in the "one size fits all", single use lingerie, but don't think 6' and 210 is "all", if the thought counts. Hahahaha.

Reparations are in the works for lunch, or lack thereof, and the chitty book, though.

Will be sure to commemorate the jersey, properly.



Oddly, Turkish XL is considerably smaller than Italian XL. Hahaha.

 

[nuclearlemon]

Good looking rig. Needs work but I'm excited Chris is committed and has a great attitude.

Pleasure meeting you and your family today Chris.

are you wearing garanimals onur?

 

[Delancy]

are you wearing garanimals onur?

Had to ask what Garanimals were. Haha.

Had to throw your name in after you cleaned up Delancy's thread before I even got there

Tucker

What'd I do now and what was "cleaned up"?

I'm trying to not test the bounds allotted, and I didn't post any pics of me trying on the one size fits all lingerie, so I'm confused.

(Posted here to not muck up Boss Hog's thread.....since I must be on the "high alert" list of participants, now. Bahahaha.)

 

[OGBeno]

are you wearing garanimals onur?

Really?!?!

 

[tucker74]

What'd I do now and what was "cleaned up"?

Just you and LT getting too far out into the weeds, he brought it back into the tech world

Tucker

 

[Delancy]

From FJCF.

A response to an inquiry regarding PO:

Ok, here's the (limited) skinny on my friend from Red River (with his permission to put it up here).

He purchased the pig from a mechanic friend of his in Questa, NM, in about '09. It had previously belonged to a couple from there who were divorced. The woman kept the title to it but never did anything with it, passing away several years ago. After her passing, the ex-husband took it to the mechanic and had some work done but never returned to pay for it/pick up the vehicle. After what sounds like quite some time sitting behind the mechanic's shop, my friend Mark stopped in for something and noticed it. He made a deal with the mechanic and bought it with the intention of restoring it.

Mark told me that when he picked it up it was buried in around 6 inches or so of sand from having been there for so long. Once he got it back to Red River he did some basic work on it to get it running. Mark and his family then moved into a new place and, as happens in life, had other things require his time and money so the pig sat. He eventually sold it (in 2011 on ebay auto auctions) and used the money he got for it to help re-rebuild a blue FJ40...which I lusted over the entire time he worked on it. Ultimately he found a MUCH nicer FJ40 which he ended up aquiring and sold the blue one to help pay for. That FJ40 he uses as a daily driver and I NOW lust after that one.

I told Mark of your intention to re-build the FJ55 and he was nothing less than thrilled. Neither he nor I know any more of the back story than what you just got, but if I find out something else I'll be sure to fill you in. I do intend to keep Mark updated on your progress and will be following it along (assuming you plan on posting it up on here). If I remember to, I'll swing by the shop where he bought it and see if the mechanic can tell me anything else. Mark and his family are incredible people (some of Red River's very best) and he was pretty excited to find out that the FJ55 was in the hands of someone who was going to get it running again.

I'm just sayin', but when this project is done you should bring it out for a steak and beer and to enjoy some of the perfect Red River summer weather (winter can just be too damned cold!). Cheers!

 

[Delancy]

Just you and LT getting too far out into the weeds, he brought it back into the tech world

Tucker

Noted.

 

[Delancy]

Found the coolant leak.



Need the heater.

She's moving to a real shop for a little pre-op...last minute arrangement but progress is progress.





Plan was to tear into and fully assess the body rot, replace front from Cruiser Corps, get all bobm's patch panels in and combat any other rust found.

After meeting with pro, he said not to order anything else body wise, until further investigating the condition of what's there.

Based on comments made by pro and questions asked of me, thinking he's seeing a lot of work in maintaining the shell.