Builds FJ45SWB recovered from a barn (1 Viewer)

[FJ40Jim]

Did you have a Unimog for a bit, when we were still wheeling out at Barkcamp & Ohio power back in the early/mid 90's?

 

[Cirbo]

Yup... that was me.

 

[phishtaco]

Might find my way out to that secret facility to check this thing out.

 

[Spike Strip]

 

[FJ40Jim]

A possibly viable donor 2F engine is down at the machine shop, awaiting a determination if the block is save-able. I always use [STRIKE]junk[/STRIKE] the best recycled parts for my own builds.

Truck is sitting on correct wheels now, thanks again to Zebrabee.

 

[wesintl]

looks great as is with the patina Jim. only thing i'd change is getting the bezel back to oem color.

 

[todt]

Nice find Its good to see folks hitting the jackpot. I'm patiently waiting for mine. My bro just scored on a sweet 23 window VW bus he's been searching for yrs.

 

[apeterson]

nice jim!!

 

[ashack2004]

Dude that is AWESOME!!!!

 

[SHREG]

WOW! Clean the windshield and its perfect as it sits....

 

[johnkappus]

Wow nice find Jim!

That thing is sweet

 

[FJ40Jim]

Thread dredge.

I'm working on axles for this project. The plan is FJ60 knuckles on a mid 70's FJ40 housing.
But I rediscovered these super rare 1973 coarse spline Aisin Seiki OEM lockouts on my shelf:

Is there a way to use these lockouts with coarse spline 73-75 outer CV in either a 76-78 disc knuckle, or a 81-87 knuckle? I'm not worried about the lower strength of the 75 CV vs the 79-later CV.

I can round up the parts and test fit, but before I make myself filthy disassembling umpteen knuckles, thought I would ask if anybody knew if this will/won't work.

 

[Gumby]

I've never seen those in particular, but I would think they would. I'm using early course spline outers on later fine spline knuckles so I can run some really cool looking Selectro hubs.

 

[DHracer3]

What did you pay for it?

 

[FJ40Jim]

What did you pay for it?

For the non-rolling truck with stuck brakes, almost no steering, no engine, no tranny, no brake hydraulics, no clutch hydraulics...?

I paid too much, if I stop to think about it.

Best not to think too much in these situations.

 

[zebrabeefj40]

Any chance you could remove the course spline part and replace with a fine spline part inside the hub? Maybe with some machining to one or the other? Or do the top/outer parts of the old hubs bolt to the newer fine spline hub bodies? Or do you need some course spline birfields? I know a guy that MIGHT have a few...

Cool hubs! How deep in the pile did you have to go to find those?

Oh, I also have several course and fine spline knuckles already in pieces here in my shop. So if you wanna take a drive down here and play what pieces fit what without tearing stuff apart in your shop yer welcome to do so.

Nick

 

[D'Animal]

I cannot believe it still has the factory hubcaps on it.

Great Find Jim!

 

[zebrabeefj40]

I cannot believe it still has the factory hubcaps on it.

Great Find Jim!

Hate to tell ya but the OEM hubcaps are on loan from my pile of parts (along with the OEM wheels). But they do look better on Jim's truck than on my shelf.

Nick

 

[D'Animal]

Jim, you have been working on this for almost a year.

Progress Report?

 

[FJ40Jim]

Working on MY cruiser? Har, har, har!

But seriously, there is an engine torn down, cleaned & ready to go back together. A couple of FJ40 axle housings and a set of 85-later FJ60 knuckles and two 3.70 centers are laying here. But none of these parts have assembled themselves yet.

I do have a tech question: This truck has (had) a pair of amber side reflectors screwed to the bed. Both were old and made in USA, though they were two different brands.
Is there supposed to be a stock side reflector back in 1963, and if so what is the brand name?