Hi all,
I purchased my FJ40 over a decade ago and I am finally getting around to making it drive-able. A few years ago, I swapped the front axle from a donor fj40 that came with the driver so I could have disc brakes, but soon found out it may not be from a land cruiser. I can't remember if I verified the gear ratio matched the original
. The hubs make me think it's from an early 4Runner.
Skip to present day, I replaced the rear brake shoes, cylinders and emergency brake shoes (on the transfer case output shaft) and replaced the output shaft seal that was leaking. I bought a tune-up kit and installed it but the carb seemed to have a dead spot so I ordered a carburetor rebuild kit as well. After fixing the rear brakes, I tried driving it home from my dad's shop and the clutch master cylinder piston seized up, so I had to jam it into 1st gear and blow through the stop sign to get it home (driving in 1st gear all the way for 2 miles, in the dark, with only one visible tail light and no working brake lights). Now I've just replaced the master and slave cylinders only to find a leak where the hard line from the master cylinder threads into the clutch hose to the slave cylinder. This truck is def giving me a workout but I look forward to having it become a solid driver. Eventually I plan to do a full resto and a slight lift and possibly 33's but I'm not sure how that will workout with the original 1F engine and 3spd trans. Any ideas on what to modify or swap that is a "must have" for an enjoyable weekend driver, please feel free to comment.
I purchased my FJ40 over a decade ago and I am finally getting around to making it drive-able. A few years ago, I swapped the front axle from a donor fj40 that came with the driver so I could have disc brakes, but soon found out it may not be from a land cruiser. I can't remember if I verified the gear ratio matched the original
. The hubs make me think it's from an early 4Runner.Skip to present day, I replaced the rear brake shoes, cylinders and emergency brake shoes (on the transfer case output shaft) and replaced the output shaft seal that was leaking. I bought a tune-up kit and installed it but the carb seemed to have a dead spot so I ordered a carburetor rebuild kit as well. After fixing the rear brakes, I tried driving it home from my dad's shop and the clutch master cylinder piston seized up, so I had to jam it into 1st gear and blow through the stop sign to get it home (driving in 1st gear all the way for 2 miles, in the dark, with only one visible tail light and no working brake lights). Now I've just replaced the master and slave cylinders only to find a leak where the hard line from the master cylinder threads into the clutch hose to the slave cylinder. This truck is def giving me a workout but I look forward to having it become a solid driver. Eventually I plan to do a full resto and a slight lift and possibly 33's but I'm not sure how that will workout with the original 1F engine and 3spd trans. Any ideas on what to modify or swap that is a "must have" for an enjoyable weekend driver, please feel free to comment.
