Builds Lou60 - an East TX Gem (2 Viewers)

[RevISK]

Hey Chris,

Briefly touched on your 4sp being for sale.
My A440f just crapped the bed.
I’m in dallas.
A mutual friend gave me your number.

Ian

 

[ToyotaTechnical]

Lou's refresh is complete. Very pleased with the outcome. Here she is next to Tommy (FJ62):

 

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Re-curved distributor arrived from JIIMC. Nice improvement in pep. Timing was originally at 7 degrees, and truck really struggled. Dialed it up to 10 degrees, and shes very happy.

Very strange wear marks on this distributor shaft. I cannot come up with a theory of what would have caused it? (distributor core from a part out with no prior history known).

 

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Some photos of the H55 Swap and clutch related items:

Old v New pilot bearing. The old bearing was near failure. Very grabby. Went with Nachi 6202-2RS2. Next time I will go with a Nachi 5202Z.

Pilot bearing installed with view of new rear main seal:

New Hardware for everything. torqued to spec. Locktited and witness marked:

 

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Here is a shot of the T case before it went in. Very pleased with the outcome. Slowly becoming more proficient with split case design.

 

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Lou has been cruising around town and doing great. Slowly getting her more dialed in.

Did some interior work per the wife's request... Cup holders are needed.

Pulled the center console and cleaned it up. SEM adhesive primer, SEM Grey, and then SEM clear. Then added 3D printed cup holders. Looking fantastic.

SEM Paint demo:

Cup holders:

Cup holders mounted:

 

[BurntToast]

Lou has been cruising around town and doing great. Slowly getting her more dialed in.

Did some interior work per the wife's request... Cup holders are needed.

Pulled the center console and cleaned it up. SEM adhesive primer, SEM Grey, and then SEM clear. Then added 3D printed cup holders. Looking fantastic.

SEM Paint demo:
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Cup holders:
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Cup holders mounted:
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The SEM stuff is so good

 

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Next up is rear leaf springs. I want to keep this vehicle as original as possible and Cush riding. Original pack was sagging a bit, and vehicle was slightly nose up when unloaded.

Solution was OME add a leaf OME D2XL.

New OEM bushings and hardware. When leaf pack was torn down- leafs were wire wheeled, rust converted, and then treated with lanolin.

Old leafs:

Leaf pack before instal:

New Ride height:

 

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Then onto electrical clean up.

Random list of stuff done:

• Fusible link upgraded to Jim's @CruiserTrash unit
• Cables upgraded to heavy duty stuff
• Redundancy grounds added
• Alternator wiring upgrade.
• Koito H4 relays relocated and secured using M6 nut-serts.
• All wires wrapped and protected where needed. T6 wrap with Tessa tape.
• Chaffe points mitigated with fasteners and brackets.
• mil-spec negative battery terminal installed
• JIS SEM hardware used

 

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Lou has been living the garage queen status as I dial in the Turbo 80.

Between fuel and battery management, she is happy as can be when I drive her on the weekends. I have been putting a tank of gas through her every 1.5 months or so.

For battery maintenance- I have been very impressed with the NOCO Genius 1. Great smart charger that keeps the AGM battery happy.

For fuel- I was looking at independent testing, and Biobor EB was a stand out.