Side goal of mine is to see 100mph....
Just got my first pig on the road, have some questions
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Side goal of mine is to see 100mph....
Off the proverbial cliff!
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Haha delancy, Pablo I'm gonna be keeping it inside and away from jersey salty roads. The truck is from cali and has only been in NJ for a month or so. Want to try to keep it in the same shape I got until I go to paint in the spring. Its amazing how much better of shape your guys trucks are on the west coast. My 72 Fj40 was from the west coast as well and its amazing how much better of shape a truck you can get. The frame on my pig is cleaner than most newer trucks I have owned. Really want to find a frame for my FJ45 project, but I'm in no rush since I have the 55 now.
I go 58-62 on flat ground, any more than that and it sounds like it's working too much. Of course I have a 3 speed, so that may factor into it. just dont drive it when you are in a hurry 
congrats on your purchase too Matt!
congrats on your purchase too Matt!
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Been driving the pig a lot the past 2 weeks and every time I get out of the truck I smell like rotten eggs. Was telling my neighbor about it and he said it was the catalytic convertor which is what I thought it might be. Has anyone ever replaced a catalytic convertor on there 55 and where did they buy it from. Would love to be get that fixed and be able to drive the truck without smelling like mice s*** and rotten eggs. Besides that smell the truck is great.
Most people go with high performance cats from Summit Racing or Jegs, any decent muffler shop should be able to hook you up with a generic one 
Tucker
Tucker
A '77 was not equipped w/ catalytic converter from the factory.
Does yours have one?
Does yours have one?
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Just went and looked at the exhaust and doesn't look like I have a catalytic convertor, knew it wouldn't be that easy to figure out a way to get rid of that smell. Kind of not sure what to think now, but need to figure it out because I can't drive the truck and have to smell that all winter.
If you're smelling exhaust in the cab it's either an exhaust leak or where the exhaust is exiting. Manifold is the usual culprit, and the fumes come in multiple locations around the firewall. The exhaust pipe should exit behind the wheel, angled down and past the edge of the vehicle. Another common problem with Pigs is the rear weather stripping, you might be getting exhaust sucked back in under or around the tailgate.
Start with checking for leaks, SeaFoam is good for this because it makes it smoke like crazy. Then move on to sealing her up if need be, the rear of the 55 creates a wicked vacuum behind the vehicle (try running with that window down).
Tucker
BTW: A cat will reduce what comes out the pipe, weather it was designed for one or not
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Yea I don't have the rear glass in right now because I need a motor and trim piece along the top inside of the tailgate before I install the glass. I was expecting to smell exhaust fumes, but it just smells like rotten eggs more than exhaust fumes. My exhaust is really quiet it when I drive it, but doesn't mean it couldn't have a leak. Maybe I should just get a cat installed and it will clean up some of that smell. If the anti-freeze hasn't been changed in a long time can that end up putting a weird smell through the vents. Looked in the reservoir yesterday and it wasn't the greenest antifreeze I have seen.
I know the dilemma on that weatherstripping ...
I am glad you got that pig, re-homed and in good hands.....
Now, about that smell..... I vacuumed out pounds of soil and trimmings from the back. My conclusion was that the rig was used by trimmers in the emerald triangle : ) there was and may still be a tow bill in the glove box from a Sacramento.
Clean the inside and redo all the seats... There were inches of ash on the inside floor boards and tons of cig butts and other butts as well : )
Now, about that smell..... I vacuumed out pounds of soil and trimmings from the back. My conclusion was that the rig was used by trimmers in the emerald triangle : ) there was and may still be a tow bill in the glove box from a Sacramento.
Clean the inside and redo all the seats... There were inches of ash on the inside floor boards and tons of cig butts and other butts as well : )
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hahahahaha, yea I thought I found a couple of dried up leaves and a rolling paper in the inside of the tailgate. Wouldn't be surprised if they threw a bed in the back of it and used it as a mobile home when trimming season came. Always love finding out where a truck has been and what it was used for.
If you add a cat, make sure you also add adequate heat shielding. There are a lot of folks out there that do not advocate adding a cat to a non-cat vehicle due to fire hazard that can ensue.
Before adding cat, make sure carb is working properly and that timing is set properly. Otherwise you will work that cat harder than need be.
Before adding cat, make sure carb is working properly and that timing is set properly. Otherwise you will work that cat harder than need be.
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Yea think I'm going to give the truck a fresh tune up, clean the hell out of the inside, and recover or replace the seats like Jeff said . Its still warm enough to keep the window down around here to have some fresh air coming into the truck, but in another week or so I'm going to need to have the rear window in and all the other windows shut. Just want to get rid of that smell before winter, so I can drive around in the truck and not worry about smelling like rotten eggs everytime I get out of the truck
FJ40 MATT, Its not your exhaust. You don't have a cat converter. Check your fresh air vents and your heater if you been using it. If it smells like Rotten Eggs its sulfer related or dead animal. Clear all vents and take it for a drive.
Thanks Bob.