Build Mississippi Delta Beast - 1974 FJ-40 Rescue and Rehabilitation

[wngrog]

I didn’t realize that black magic, voodoo, and witchcraft were powered by Coke and trail mix. Good to know.

Costco Trail Mix is special

 

[RodrigzCrzr]

Dude is bad ass!!

 

[peesalot]

You gonna leave that rusty hardware on the brake line cause it aint leakin and has Patina ?
? any Rock Midget stickers still around , mine has seen better days and is fading fast, but IIRC it has been outside on the 40 for like 15 years or more, still readable.
Why did you hang the weed eater so high on the wall you need a ladder to get it down ? Love the background in your photos, its like a wheres Waldo game lookin for odd ball stuff to tease you about, nice work on the 40 by the way.

 

[wngrog]

I got on this guy just after lunch and had a list of things to knock out.

The fuel system has been butchered up between 2 Snipers and a brief Weber conversion. All the electric fuel pump stuff had to be removed and I had to install a new OEM fuel pump.

This had to come right back off when I realized I had not installed the spacer that is supposed to go with these 60 pumps.

Here is the throttle I made out of the Weber cable, bracket and pedal.

Fired right up once it primed. I need to see if the air cleaner will fit tomorrow and then I can start driving it

 

[wngrog]

You gonna leave that rusty hardware on the brake line cause it aint leakin and has Patina ?
? any Rock Midget stickers still around , mine has seen better days and is fading fast, but IIRC it has been outside on the 40 for like 15 years or more, still readable.
Why did you hang the weed eater so high on the wall you need a ladder to get it down ? Love the background in your photos, its like a wheres Waldo game lookin for odd ball stuff to tease you about, nice work on the 40 by the way.

I would go insane taking all the rusty s*** off this truck.

That weed eater is in a real good place up there. Round Up is much easier

 

[peesalot]

someone didnt like brake lines, the retainer tab on front diff is loose too. Loved the pics of the fam. renunion after storm, place is just a dream, you deserve it, carry on.... You didnt say wether stickers are still available ??

 

[simps80]

Lunch with Red
That should’ve cured all
No help here just sayin

 

[wngrog]

Lunch with Red
That should’ve cured all
No help here just sayin

It was good motivation. Yes sir!

 

[wngrog]

This thing is so nasty even Cowboy won’t crawl all the way in

The air cleaner was modified for the Sniper then later for the Weber and would not fit the Aisin. Luckily I had a nicely powdercoated one to make it work in my stash

Took it for a spin. Seems all systems are go. I’ll take a longer ride later

Had to give it a good bath from all that sitting up

 

[jbee]

Can we get a video of the railroad track jump please.

 

[wngrog]

Can we get a video of the railroad track jump please.

It’s got an OME. I almost crashed the last OME truck I jumped it with

 

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You know, Hansel and Gretel would've been ok if they'd just went into the woods with a "vintage" FJ40.

Every single truck I've ever own left a trail that looked just like that.

 

[wngrog]

Can we get a video of the railroad track jump please.

Not as bad as the last one I did

 

[jbee]

Not as bad as the last one I did

I felt like I was watching the Dukes of Hazzard. Great stuff!
Let's not make this a thing, I'm afraid a bunch of '40 drivers will think they can land one of these. . .

 

[wngrog]

JimC carb and a new head and the Delta Beast is ready for Duck Season

 

[wngrog]

And it’s gone. Happy hunting

 

[Spike Strip]

Hope Cowboy stayed home, this time ...

 

[peesalot]

what do you do with all the scrap diamond plate ?

 

[wngrog]

Brian parked the Delta Beast here in January after duck season and said the clutch was slipping.

Jim C carb and Odyssey battery fired the 2F right up after 3 full months sitting.

I thought it was fine on the initial speed run but then sure enough it started slipping.

I’ll let this one sit awhile and prep it for hunting season at the end of summer

Tucked back in its spot.

 

[wngrog]

5 months later I have a gap in projects and snuck this turd in to swap out the clutch.

Damn. How the hell does a stock 4 speed have the old style thick flywheel and clutch?

My brain hurts. I’m not putting that piece of s*** back in though.