FJ25 Chat Thread

[JohnnyC]

summer driving with the windshield down is messy at times

here is mike with the mud dash camera secretly installed on his fj25

 

[foxfab]

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

summer driving with the windshield down is messy at times

You got that right...and some times painful...but I really miss it

 

[foxfab]

Fall Gathering...

All thats left to do is pull the rear seats and install the FJ40 roll bar, put the top on, and pack. I'm a week early!

 

[Living in the Past]

Hey Jim you need to get on mud more to pad your post count. I just took the lead with this post

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

Meeting Mike and Jason tomorrow morning and headed out to FG. Supposed to be raining buckets! I think the uhaul is more vintage than the 25. Be back on Monday, you guys try not to let this place get out of hand now..................wouldn't want a real mod to come in here and bust some heads.

 

[67azcruizr]

awesome, what are you hauling that mandated a U-Haul

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

Awesome Jim

 

[JohnnyC]

...you guys try not to let this place get out of hand now

we'll keep real good care of things while your gone

would have been nice to have gone this year...but...kids and work dictate otherwise

 

[JohnnyC]

I was looking for the definition of a FSP and got blocked from our server...1st time that happened ...turns out that FSP is a dirty word...i looked it up here on mud and it doesnt come up too much....soooo....i just need to say it out loud...

I DRIVE A FSP (Fuel Sucking Pig)

tought it was funny that had happened 55 owners have another nick name now

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

Glad that first word was fuel

 

[JohnnyC]

soooo....since Jims not here who wants to talk about 1984 fj40's ?

 

[Living in the Past]

How about I start a build thread on my 79 FJ40 that is going to be upgraded with 82 parts. FF axle, E-lockers. It less than twenty years newer than destin What do you think too much of a stretch

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

OK, I'll play...would you guys buy this '82 BJ42 for $3000?

 

[Living in the Past]

I'm always saying the body is the most important thing. But since I already have two post 78 bodies and frames So how the engine? Five speed? To answer you Dean if it runs good I would say yes. But living in the southwest part of the US and diesel are pretty rare here that may have something to do with my answer. I wonder how much it was cost to import it to the US. Probably easier since it already twenty-five years old and no over seas transport involve.

Had my kidney stone blasted this morning and on pain meds, I was informed by the better half I couldn't buy anything off the net today

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

I'm always saying the body is the most important thing. But since I already have two post 78 bodies and frames So how the engine? Five speed? To answer you Dean if it runs good I would say yes. But living in the southwest part of the US and diesel are pretty rare here that may have something to do with my answer. I wonder how much it was cost to import it to the US. Probably easier since it already twenty-five years old and no over seas transport involve.

Had my kidney stone blasted this morning and on pain meds, I was informed by the better half I couldn't buy anything off the net today

It would have cost me around $1500 to $2000 to ship a 40 from your place to mine, and that was a none running rig. This one apparently runs like a top. No smoke or anything, but it does have rust issues. I actually know of a couple that can be had for about the same price, and I can help you once you are off your meds

 

[Living in the Past]

But do they have H55F transmissions? Power steering?

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

But do they have H55F transmissions? Power steering?

I will try and find out this week for ya

 

[Living in the Past]

I would really like a 70 series but I'm afraid of the rust. Not that a BJ4X series from Canada is going to have rust. At least for those I have some body parts plus a useable spare frame. A BJ with a five speed and power steering would be cool. 82 BJ42 would be a 3B? Probably a four speed being it's a 1982. H42 or H1? Thanks for looking into it Dean

 

[dkroth]

I have a '82 BJ42LX. 4-speed with power steering (thank god!). I *think* the 4-speed is a H42, but the splines are different than gas engines, so they're not interchangeable. The 5-speed was an option in '82 and standard equipment in '83/'84, IIRC.

I bought a diesel H55F from a Mudder in Montreal last year. It's sitting in my garage waiting for the swap. The driveshafts have to be shortened/lengthened to accommodate the extra length of the box.

I would really like a 70 series but I'm afraid of the rust. Not that a BJ4X series from Canada is going to have rust. At least for those I have some body parts plus a useable spare frame. A BJ with a five speed and power steering would be cool. 82 BJ42 would be a 3B? Probably a four speed being it's a 1982. H42 or H1? Thanks for looking into it Dean