So, I've had Gladys for about two months now, and I figured it's time she had a build thread of her own. She is a 1988 FJ62 with about 175,000 miles and is my daily driver for the time being.
As of now, I'm still working through all of the baselining maintenance and doing some troubleshooting to address an intermittent high/rough idle issues. Other than that, she runs just fine.
I was pleasantly surprised to discover that there was already an OME lift installed on the truck (PO did not mention it, and I did not know at the time exactly what OEM/OME suspensions looked like).
Here's what I've done so far: new belts, all new fluids (except for Rodney transmission flush and rear diff - diff drain plug is completely rounded out, which is fun...), air filter, fuel filter, PCV valve/grommet, plugs, wires, dizzy cap, rotor, radiator cap, fuel tank cap, fuel pressure regulator.
The PO installed a new fuel pump, added an ARB front bumper, and did some extensive bodywork to repair rust and touch up paint and add bedliner. The only rust I have found is on the C-channels in the rear, the crossmember that the rear bumper attaches to, one potential spot at the bottom of the tailgate that's covered in paint/bedliner (so I cant tell if it's been properly removed or not...), and a few spots of surface rust on the A-pillars, on one fender under the hood, and under the gasket of a tail light, which I will eventually get around to cleaning and touching up.
I just cleaned my cold start injector and installed new bushings in my shifter, which I highly recommend if yours is loose (was a quick and cheap fix that made a huge difference). I also, had to do some rewiring of the tail lights and brake lights to fix a poorly installed trailer wiring harness.
Up next:
- Rodney flush
- Rear diff fluid
-Clean throttle body
-Check TPS setting (ended up needing new TPS)
-New fuel pulsation damper
- New O2 sensors, along with new exhaust downpipes and reworked exhaust (to include single aftermarket cat)
- Upgrade headlight wiring
-New thermostat
- New fan clutch
- Brake pads
- Suspension bushings
- Fix loose roof rack
In the future:
- Valve adjustment
-New wheels and 33x12.5 tires
- New seat covers (one of the POs installed some custom camo replacements - not just covers...)
- Front axle rebuild
- Address slow windows
- Fix rear hatch lock
- Mitigate rust at rear of frame
- Clean and repaint surface rust spots
Added to the list and completed:
- EFI temp sensor
- Steering stabilizer
- Sway bar end links and bushings
As of now, I'm still working through all of the baselining maintenance and doing some troubleshooting to address an intermittent high/rough idle issues. Other than that, she runs just fine.
I was pleasantly surprised to discover that there was already an OME lift installed on the truck (PO did not mention it, and I did not know at the time exactly what OEM/OME suspensions looked like).
Here's what I've done so far: new belts, all new fluids (except for Rodney transmission flush and rear diff - diff drain plug is completely rounded out, which is fun...), air filter, fuel filter, PCV valve/grommet, plugs, wires, dizzy cap, rotor, radiator cap, fuel tank cap, fuel pressure regulator.
The PO installed a new fuel pump, added an ARB front bumper, and did some extensive bodywork to repair rust and touch up paint and add bedliner. The only rust I have found is on the C-channels in the rear, the crossmember that the rear bumper attaches to, one potential spot at the bottom of the tailgate that's covered in paint/bedliner (so I cant tell if it's been properly removed or not...), and a few spots of surface rust on the A-pillars, on one fender under the hood, and under the gasket of a tail light, which I will eventually get around to cleaning and touching up.
I just cleaned my cold start injector and installed new bushings in my shifter, which I highly recommend if yours is loose (was a quick and cheap fix that made a huge difference). I also, had to do some rewiring of the tail lights and brake lights to fix a poorly installed trailer wiring harness.
Up next:
- Rodney flush
- Rear diff fluid
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- New O2 sensors, along with new exhaust downpipes and reworked exhaust (to include single aftermarket cat)
- Upgrade headlight wiring
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- New fan clutch
- Brake pads
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- Fix loose roof rack
In the future:
- Valve adjustment
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- New seat covers (one of the POs installed some custom camo replacements - not just covers...)
- Front axle rebuild
- Address slow windows
- Fix rear hatch lock
- Mitigate rust at rear of frame
- Clean and repaint surface rust spots
Added to the list and completed:
- EFI temp sensor
- Steering stabilizer
- Sway bar end links and bushings
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