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Heading out this morning to finish up the t case linkage, By this weekend we should have everything we ordered to complete the motor.
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Lots of great stuff showed up today. Lokar shifter, rams horn exhaust, new dizzy, wires, plugs and took the time to get the shifter installed.
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You are doing quality work Rob. The lack of overdrive will be OK if you do 35 or 37” tires with 4.11 gears it will cruise at 65 at about 2K RPM.
I just hope that FJ40 t-case holds up. Does it at least have the lower 3-speed low gears in it?
I just hope that FJ40 t-case holds up. Does it at least have the lower 3-speed low gears in it?
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You are doing quality work Rob. The lack of overdrive will be OK if you do 35 or 37” tires with 4.11 gears it will cruise at 65 at about 2K RPM.
I just hope that FJ40 t-case holds up. Does it at least have the lower 3-speed low gears in i
I just hope that FJ40 t-case holds up. Does it at least have the lower 3-speed low gears in i
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Gears were swapped during the rebuild, until we finish everything up I'll run the stock 3;73's I have options in the shop 4:10 and 4'88 set. When we drove to Texas in 2017 we ran at 70-75 2500 rpm with the 35's so its going to be fun playing with the gears. I have no doubt the t case will hold even with the small block. I've logged thousand's of miles on the 45 with no issues. Thanks for the kudos. Its no 90 day LV build LOL for sure
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Carb rebuild has started I should have it all back together tomorrow, Then we going to finish up on heater lines, trans cooler lines and lots of misc stuff. Yeah I kind of mocked up the new air cleaner to see how it looked. IM STOKED !
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Killer day, Fuel, trans and coolant all installed, Carb rebuild went great. Yes we have a runner
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Finished getting the correct belts and fine tuning some wiring
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I will work on getting a clutch fan down the road, I need to get the 60 moving on its own power in the next week since my buddy is letting me use his garage. Yep that's a Toyota 6 blade fan LOL
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Sounds like the exhaust is done!! A hint of a little camshaft! Nice build mate!
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I'm really stoked about this motor considering I got it in a parts trade and just figured it was a good one.
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Time for some updates. Got the high pressure hose made yesterday for the power steering. By Friday I should have the driveshaft and the rest of the parts for the throttle set up. Were getting close
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A quick and productive day. Throttle cable and pedal installed. I used the FJ60 pedal turned out at the top its slotted like a 40 so mocking up the cable was easy. A little tweaking and it working perfect . Next time I will measure and cut the cable for the trans kick down. Were getting close
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Vacuum lines, carb tune and all the fluids are topped off. I finished making a fan shroud using the factory 60 one. Sounds Great and took her for a short run down the street and back. Next week off the muffler shop
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Good times
Great job, I love old chevy motors, they've been kicking butt for almost 500 years...... Uh... I think
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This has been a Great build I am so happy with the way things have come together. This Friday she goes in for the exhaust by Saturday we will be on the road. I have to Thank my buddy Olen for all the help and the use of his garage.
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Its been a while since I have posted up. After finding out the guy that built the motor got cheep we ended up pulling the cam and replacing everything on the top end. Since that time I have been working out a few bugs. We are really happy with this build. I ended up ditching the carb and going with the Sniper fuel injection what a Great product. Also we got rid of the machinal far and went with the duel Ford contour elect fans
You remember the specs of the lokar shifter? I will be ordering one for my 350/4l80 swap here soon and wasnt sure on the height of the shifter.
