FJ45 Project

[esh]

Years of keeping an eye out and patience. Have money set aside, or a way to acquire liquid capital without much delay. Develop your 45-foo by driving quiet back roads and "sensing" for them.

An alternative is to bring one in from Australia.

 

[Chamba]

rrchism,

I'm sure you have already heard this, but the best thing you will ever do to that 2H is a 5 speed. When I put the 5 speed in Patches, the over-all pleasure of driving the 2H increased tremendously. On the highway, the noise level went down by probably half, and it was simply much more enjoyable to drive. The fuel economy did not improve much, but the engine no longer felt like it wanted to blow up.

Great truck- I can't wait to see your progress.

Cheers,

Josh

 

[rrchisum]

Well so far i am pretty happy with the 4spd, i would like a 5spd but iv'e got a lot of other needs to adress first. it runs real nice up to about 70mph. doesnt sound like its gonna, blow but that may be cause of the 35's.



























Well so far i am pretty happy with the 4spd, but if i could come up with a 5spd down the road i might switch. after i tightened all the loose parts & bolts the noise level isnt too bad.I had one of the rear bumpers like in kens pics but it was in really bad shape.hope to post more pics soon i have gotten a lot done since my last post. regarding finding 45's my friend cross creek joe found both of my cruisers, he is pretty good at that kind of thing.I have aquired a front housing that i am going to cut & turn, cutting off brackets etc. was real easy as was the actual turning, waiting for a few parts & then will fit & weld to correct angles for my trk.

 

[rrchisum]

cut&turn went real well, driveline angles are really good now, still waiting for a couple of parts & then will road test everything.have a couple of ideas for rear bumper, would like to see other folks bumpers

 

[rrchisum]

Well, I have been driving the trk now for several months. getting about 21 mpg on average. put an aussie locker in back diff, new 35-12.5-17 bfg km2 tires, modified a vacume shifter from a 3spd to fit 4spd trnsfr case, works great. been in deep snow & mud, no traction problems at all.will try to post some more pics

 

[Kief]

Lookin' good.
My recommendation for a rear bumper is some square tubing or have a "C" shaped piece made and then integrate the hitch. You shouldn't have too much drag with the lift but protecting the bed is worth a little extra weight. The rear channel has some holes in it too but the rear of the frame is pretty lightly reinforced so I don't recommend heavy towing.

 

[Tancruiser]

sweet ride I am almost finished with my 1967 lwb and have some left over parts if you have any needs

 

[rrchisum]

What parts do you have ?. I have a lot to do yet, but i've made quite a list alot shorter. heres a few more pics. the rear bumper will incorporate a low profile winch tucked up where the spare originally was & a reciever hitch with maybe a hidden set of rock guards for bed sides.

 

[mderrick]

just in case your interested here are some pics of spring hangers that i have made for shackle reversals, they are a bit more robust than factory..
i also have a set made to accept 60 series pins in the pipe line.

 

[rrchisum]

Good looking mounts!. I have thought about building a set , but so far no problems with the OEM, and theres alot of other more pressing work to be done.

 

[captcruiser]

Any progress,updates?

 

[TLC Norway]

good looking rig, love the stance... and i like how the BF 12,5in width looks almost skinny with this stance. can you get some photos of your saginaw pump, placement and bracet?