I've been working on my 88’ FJ62 for a while now I figured I'd share with y'all. In the fall of 07' my wife ,two kids, the dog and I drove our cruisers back down to Montana from Alaska, at this time I knew nothing of MUD.
Headin' out from Fairbanks Ak
A buddy of mine in Montana had an 88' FJ62 that he forgot to put oil in and seized the motor.
I offered him $500 for the rig thinking I'd use it as a parts rig for my wife's FJ60. And then I found Mud. 'Nuff said. It was all downhill from there, or is it uphill?
The 62 has a really straight body and minimal rust on the rear fenders. Interior was immaculate. Rootin' in the Mud one day I found a thread about the 2FE. 
I thought this sounds really cool. In the winter of 06' I had the engine rebuilt in my wife's 60. I did the removal and install in a 10x20 tent shelter I had bought at Sam's Club. My only heat was a 70,000 btu bullet heater that ran on diesel. I'm sure you’ve all heard about Alaska's sub zero temperatures. Yah well, that winter was no different. I managed to get the engine back in with only minor freezing of my essential extremities. Down here in Montana I've been blessed with a real shop. 20x24,Wood heat, fluorescent lights, and most amazing of all, a real Concrete floor, no more sliding around on frozen antifreeze/oil/snow. Woohooooo! So being emboldened by the concept of a real "shop" I thought why not? The 2FE conversion sounds simple enough. I can do this. I wanted to begin this project knowing exactly where the engine was going to be rebuilt. I had a bad experience with the machine shop in Alaska. Looking around locally I couldn't find anyone that inspired confidence. "2F? 3FE? What's that? Oh yeah, sure we could probably do that, maybe?" So I expanded my search. I ended up going to Portland Engine Rebuilders in Portland Oregon. www.portlandenginerebuilders.com. I highly recommend these guys for anyone in the northwest. Prompt, courteous and they had even done the 2FE before. Cost to have the engine rebuilt $3,300. This is no pull it apart, machine it quick, put it back together shop. Their attention to detail carries over to every component in the engine. So decision made, I went ahead and pulled the motor.
Ethan (3) helpin dad strip er’
Next step was to get the engine to Portland, and on the way pick up the 2F block in Spokane, WA. Roadtrip!! We loaded up the motorhome and headed out.
Now what? I had about a month to wait before I could go pickup the engine. So I dug in to the wonderful world of parts cleaning. Got the parts cleaned up in about 2 ½ weeks then moved on to the engine compartment. That done and not being one to just sit and wait (I think its called impatience) I got the crazy idea to have the old girl painted. I called around to the local shops and the best price I could get was $5,000!
Ha. No way I was going to fork out that kinda dough. I guess I'll be learning to paint a rig. Originally I thought I'd just scratch the old paint and blow a coat of primer and topcoat on. Then I decided I wanted her to be grayish olive so I got myself a little deeper into the madness.
I pulled all the doors and glass. Stripped every piece of chrome.
Headin' out from Fairbanks Ak
A buddy of mine in Montana had an 88' FJ62 that he forgot to put oil in and seized the motor.
I offered him $500 for the rig thinking I'd use it as a parts rig for my wife's FJ60. And then I found Mud. 'Nuff said. It was all downhill from there, or is it uphill?
The 62 has a really straight body and minimal rust on the rear fenders. Interior was immaculate. Rootin' in the Mud one day I found a thread about the 2FE. I thought this sounds really cool. In the winter of 06' I had the engine rebuilt in my wife's 60. I did the removal and install in a 10x20 tent shelter I had bought at Sam's Club. My only heat was a 70,000 btu bullet heater that ran on diesel. I'm sure you’ve all heard about Alaska's sub zero temperatures. Yah well, that winter was no different. I managed to get the engine back in with only minor freezing of my essential extremities. Down here in Montana I've been blessed with a real shop. 20x24,Wood heat, fluorescent lights, and most amazing of all, a real Concrete floor, no more sliding around on frozen antifreeze/oil/snow. Woohooooo! So being emboldened by the concept of a real "shop" I thought why not? The 2FE conversion sounds simple enough. I can do this. I wanted to begin this project knowing exactly where the engine was going to be rebuilt. I had a bad experience with the machine shop in Alaska. Looking around locally I couldn't find anyone that inspired confidence. "2F? 3FE? What's that? Oh yeah, sure we could probably do that, maybe?" So I expanded my search. I ended up going to Portland Engine Rebuilders in Portland Oregon. www.portlandenginerebuilders.com. I highly recommend these guys for anyone in the northwest. Prompt, courteous and they had even done the 2FE before. Cost to have the engine rebuilt $3,300. This is no pull it apart, machine it quick, put it back together shop. Their attention to detail carries over to every component in the engine. So decision made, I went ahead and pulled the motor.Ethan (3) helpin dad strip er’
Next step was to get the engine to Portland, and on the way pick up the 2F block in Spokane, WA. Roadtrip!! We loaded up the motorhome and headed out.
Now what? I had about a month to wait before I could go pickup the engine. So I dug in to the wonderful world of parts cleaning. Got the parts cleaned up in about 2 ½ weeks then moved on to the engine compartment. That done and not being one to just sit and wait (I think its called impatience) I got the crazy idea to have the old girl painted. I called around to the local shops and the best price I could get was $5,000!
Ha. No way I was going to fork out that kinda dough. I guess I'll be learning to paint a rig. Originally I thought I'd just scratch the old paint and blow a coat of primer and topcoat on. Then I decided I wanted her to be grayish olive so I got myself a little deeper into the madness.I pulled all the doors and glass. Stripped every piece of chrome.
Tonkota 
I had to transfer them via E-mail off our old dinosaur computer. Hope this next batch turns out better.
looks cool man, way to go
