Found a cool 40 - Need to raise $$$ (10 Viewers)

[jmdaniel]

Thanks for that! Those will look cool on the old girl.

You're welcome! Sometimes us smurf drivers come through, eh?

 

[caladin]

Someone told me they don't allow Year of manuf. if you haven't registered already, is that true?

 

[jmdaniel]

Someone told me they don't allow Year of manuf. if you haven't registered already, is that true?

I had mine registered already when I did mine, so can't say for sure, but it wasn't a big deal. I took my old plates in with my YOM plates, and they took my old plates off my hands. I think it was $15-20 to switch them over.

 

[AustinCruiser]

The 40 is home now

I picked up the 40 from Bandera yesterday. It took a little creative winching and a redneck pulley system to get it into the driveway, but it is here safe and sound.

I've already started on the body work ...

Thanks W.L. (Lake Rat) for letting me use your sweet car hauler.

Here are a couple of pics ...

 

[Sea Knight]

I picked up the 40 from Bandera yesterday.

That truck has character. Good score, and welcome to the 40 cult.

 

[davegonz]

Very cool. So how interesting was the drive back from Bandera? That trailer and FJ40 load looks way heavy for the 80.

 

[AustinCruiser]

I drove slowly and carefully. I am sure that I pissed off lots of folks on the road due to my slow driving. The cruiser did pretty well on the flats, but it was very painful going uphill. It was raining quite a bit and I did 45-55 most of the time and about 30-35 on the hills

 

[jmdaniel]

Nice!

 

[meatloaf]

That truck has character.

Congratulations Ed, looking forward to the progress.

Luis

 

[Lake Rat]

No problem , the trailer needed to be used. Man, maybe I should have tagged along, looks like you worked your a$$ off loading and unloading. Great find, hope you have fun with it.

 

[AustinCruiser]

No problem , the trailer needed to be used.

Thanks again. I don't know how I would have pulled the truck up onto a higher trailer w/o hurting myself. That really is a great set up - the purpose-built straps and tie downs made securing the load a snap and the load did not shift at all (way better than chains IMO).

 

[Sea Knight]

I am sure that I pissed off lots of folks on the road due to my slow driving... I did 45-55 most of the time and about 30-35 on the hills

That's good practice for driving the 40.

 

[77mustard40]

Here you go on the carb rebuild kit link:

As far as the best rebuild kit, this is no contest. The most complete kit available is the Keyster Kit K11-374A which includes All gaskets; accelerator pump; float needle; main jets and slow jets and power jet; air screw and idle screw; misc packing and gaskets and boot.
It is available from Vintage Motorcycle, Motorcycle, Harley-Davidson, ATV, Dirt Bike, Snowmobile, PWC / Watercraft Parts, Apparel, and Accessories

Make sure and check your carb production date stamp before you order, I found that the kit I needed was different than the one recommended.