Hey everybody! I have a few questions about my 1970 FJ55. I got this truck about a week ago, so I am definitely new to the whole thing. This truck has been sitting since 1996 so as you can imagine it is a serious project. I am still unsure on how invested I really want to be in the project. Although it would be great to atleast get it to drive around town once and awhile. Okay so here are the issues I have found so far.
1. The brakes are totally beat, the wheel cylinders don't look redoable. So I have heard of some people converting to front disc brakes using some parts from a toyota mini truck axle. Any thoughts on using parts from a toyota axle? The other options seems to be to just buy pads and wheel cylinders, and just keep it original. Any thoughts on this would be great!
2. The second large issue is there is a oil leak that is dripping onto the flywheel. My thought is that is the rear main seal. Any tips on how to diagnose if it is a rear main seal? If it is a rear main seal how should I go about replacing it? Maybe taking the engine out or transmission, to access it.
I am sure there are more issues I haven't found yet, but let's start with these. There some small electronic issues with it but I don't think those are huge issue. If you guys/gals have any other tips or resources that would be greatly appreciated. BTW i live in Silver City New Mexico. Thanks!
1. The brakes are totally beat, the wheel cylinders don't look redoable. So I have heard of some people converting to front disc brakes using some parts from a toyota mini truck axle. Any thoughts on using parts from a toyota axle? The other options seems to be to just buy pads and wheel cylinders, and just keep it original. Any thoughts on this would be great!
2. The second large issue is there is a oil leak that is dripping onto the flywheel. My thought is that is the rear main seal. Any tips on how to diagnose if it is a rear main seal? If it is a rear main seal how should I go about replacing it? Maybe taking the engine out or transmission, to access it.
I am sure there are more issues I haven't found yet, but let's start with these. There some small electronic issues with it but I don't think those are huge issue. If you guys/gals have any other tips or resources that would be greatly appreciated. BTW i live in Silver City New Mexico. Thanks!