Hello from New Zealand

[hotpoker01]

Definitely would love to have a look at your 40, the great thing about this forum is that already I am earning about what will fit and what wont.
A 5 speed gearbox would be nice, but not critical at this point, and maybe do it at a later date when I can find one. The existing 2F is not in good nick a all, and I don't see it as adding value by spending money on it...

She's not much to look at! In parts at mo! You can have a perv at the block and heater As those are the only bits finished! Will PM you.

Might be tricky matching the gearbox input shaft spline to diesel clutch and length of the input will probably cause you grief too with the diesel bell housings. You can buy the appropriate input shaft for your h42 gear box but they ain't cheap!

 

[lostmarbles]

....You have landed in the FJ Cruiser section for 2007 to 2014 models.

....PS: call the truck a 40 instead of FJ (refers to the rotten FJ Cruiser) to save getting slagged off here!

Welcome Dave..

We need to explain to the rest of the world that when we say "FJ cruiser" we always mean "FJ40 Land Cruiser".

Just because Toyota decided to use this same language to market a new product ain't going to stop us using it for the iconic original one (that won these endearing acronyms)!

So I fully understand why you thought the FJ Cruiser was the correct forum to post your thread in... I could easily have made the same mistake.

 

[Mr80Series]

I have seen the 3B on Trademe, problem being it doesn't fit the 2F bell housing (as far as I know), yes the 4.2 HD would be a very nice transplant and they go like the clappers...but expensive, its almost better to buy an older 80 series Landcruiser and pull the engine and transmission out of it, then you are guaranteed to get all the bits required for the transplant...then scrap or sell the rest, also assuming the motor is in good condition, usually they have high kms which is OK if they have been looked after.
Which motor are you putting into your build?
Cheers

We're doing a 2UZ and A750F swap into an 84 FJ40. Picked up a complete driveline from a 2004 UZJ100. Rebuilding axles at the moment. As soon as that's done and brakes are upgraded it will go in for it's last WOF and the conversion begins.

 

[sadam_husain]

A 5 speed gearbox would be nice, but not critical at this point, and maybe do it at a later date when I can find one.

Theres plenty of 5 speed boxes around but it can be a bit of work fitting them, they are around 100mm longer than a 4 speed so you start getting pretty close to the tube crossmember behind the transfercase, that leaves the rear driveshaft needing shortening and the front one lengthening, its usually cheaper to find a rear 60 series d/s and get that shortened for the front than lengthening your 40 one, the shifter towers on the 5 speeds (60&70 series) are further back so you have to chop a new hole in the tunnel and can have problems with the shifter hitting the seats, most of the 5 speeds over here have a vacuum actuator to engage 4wd and the diaphragm attached to the side of the transfercase fowls on the chassis rail (40 series is a narrower chassis) my gearbox has been lowered slightly and the chassis rail notched for the diaphragm to sit slightly inside it, if you can move the gearbox and engine 100mm further forward (perfect to for chevy conversion for the heads to clear the firewall) you wont need to worry about the rear tube crossmember, the driveshafts will still be the correct length and the shifter will pop up through the tunnel in the right place, other than that they are a nice gearbox but make sure you buy one with the correct input shaft to suit your engine/bellhousing combo there are coarse spline short input shafts and fine spline long input shafts

 

[MartynFJ4071]

Hi and welcome. Great bunch of people here and information for days. Look forward to seeing your progress.

 

[David Teesdale]

Theres plenty of 5 speed boxes around but it can be a bit of work fitting them, they are around 100mm longer than a 4 speed so you start getting pretty close to the tube crossmember behind the transfercase, that leaves the rear driveshaft needing shortening and the front one lengthening, its usually cheaper to find a rear 60 series d/s and get that shortened for the front than lengthening your 40 one, the shifter towers on the 5 speeds (60&70 series) are further back so you have to chop a new hole in the tunnel and can have problems with the shifter hitting the seats, most of the 5 speeds over here have a vacuum actuator to engage 4wd and the diaphragm attached to the side of the transfercase fowls on the chassis rail (40 series is a narrower chassis) my gearbox has been lowered slightly and the chassis rail notched for the diaphragm to sit slightly inside it, if you can move the gearbox and engine 100mm further forward (perfect to for chevy conversion for the heads to clear the firewall) you wont need to worry about the rear tube crossmember, the driveshafts will still be the correct length and the shifter will pop up through the tunnel in the right place, other than that they are a nice gearbox but make sure you buy one with the correct input shaft to suit your engine/bellhousing combo there are coarse spline short input shafts and fine spline long input shafts

Thanks for that information - sounds like you have been there and done that. Information like this tells me that some knowledge is required before you launch into the project and know all the pitfalls - having the gear shift between the seats isn't a good look. 5 speed would be nice but I can live with 4 for the time being. Thanks again

 

[David Teesdale]

Just before I pull the 40 to pieces to start the rebuild I fitted the new PS bracket I bought off eBay, it fits the PS steering box out of a Hilux. Will give this system a go first - some say the Hilux gearbox is not strong enough (especially with big tyres), but its easy to fit when compared to the front end Saginaw PS box installations I have seen.
The bracket brand new was about US$70 - I was going to build one, but this one was way better, and built in the US for a right hand drive 40, the hardest part was drilling out the rivets in the original bracket. Anyway, it bolted in great and everything is lined up great.

I was on holiday about 7 weeks ago and had the bracket shipped to my hotel in San Francisco, then I carried it in my luggage to the UK, France and Italy before returning to New Zealand....anything to reduce the shipping costs

 

[sadam_husain]

That hilux steering box will be fine on there mate, if you ever decide to do the P/S any different don't go down the Saginaw road although there's a few trucks around in NZ with sag boxes (mine used to have one) its not very common stuff down here a 60 or 70 series P/S conversion uses more easy and readily available parts and is a dead simple almost straight bolt-up to install which keeps the lvvta certifiers happy if your gong to get it certified for road use

 

[David Teesdale]

That hilux steering box will be fine on there mate, if you ever decide to do the P/S any different don't go down the Saginaw road although there's a few trucks around in NZ with sag boxes (mine used to have one) its not very common stuff down here a 60 or 70 series P/S conversion uses more easy and readily available parts and is a dead simple almost straight bolt-up to install which keeps the lvvta certifiers happy if your gong to get it certified for road use

Thanks for the response, the installation for the Hilux PS was simple (as you would know), the 40 was off a farm and has Agricultural registration (still live registration on it) which allows it on the road - although for a city dweller like me I'm sure the LTSA will be asking for the correct type of registration once its back on the road...and certification if its a diesel conversion. Will sort that out when it ready to go back on the road. Cheers