Builds Mississippi Delta Beast - 1974 FJ-40 Rescue and Rehabilitation (1 Viewer)

[GOVT MULE]

Amazing!!!!

 

[gwalt584]

Great to meet you finally, this is a great project.
I also want to get a review on the headlights. I was thinking about those for my project.\
Gary

 

[wngrog]

Grind day. Bolting it all back together

Not sure what year the new Tcase is out of but the output has different threads than the 74 and it's a stake nut not a castle nut so I stalled out big time looking for the correct one

Then I started at the front and worked to the rear with 90wt and a grease gun

If you work on Cruisers the 5 gallon pump for 90wt is a godsend

Driveline and skid all in.

I see light at the end of the tunnel.

Tomorrow I'm finishing up the wiring.

 

[JackA]

Looking good

 

[wngrog]

So. Lesson learned.

Before you build out the interior and put all the Shafts in.....


Check to make sure your clutch actually works.

This bolt came off as soon as I cranked the truck and pushed in the clutch.

100% screwed. It's all got to come out.

 

[bigezvol]

Well crap...

 

[G-Cat]

I liked the post only to convey I have read it, I understand it and I wonder if you will set-up a time-lapse camera of the next stage of work.

 

[cbmontgo]

Uuugh.

 

[wngrog]

Amazing. I can't figure out how this happened.

 

[wngrog]

I liked the post only to convey I have read it, I understand it and I wonder if you will set-up a time-lapse camera of the next stage of work.

You want me to include the pity party part where I'm crying?

 

[cruiserjunktion]

So. Lesson learned.

Before you build out the interior and put all the Shafts in.....


Check to make sure your clutch actually works.

This bolt came off as soon as I cranked the truck and pushed in the clutch.

100% screwed. It's all got to come out.

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Been there, well sorta. On my first transmssion swap 20 years ago, I put the transmission in, without the fork and throwout bearing. After I realized what I had done, I simply dropped my tools, tucked my tail between legs and wept.

 

[wngrog]

On repeat

 

[pjohnson]

That sucks. At least you'll be more efficient doing it the second time, if you're not too paranoid

What the hell is the bolt from? I don't recognize it.

 

[wngrog]

That sucks. At least you'll be more efficient doing it the second time, if you're not too paranoid

What the hell is the bolt from? I don't recognize it.

This particular pressure plate has them on the ends of the fingers.

F style. As in F this thing.

 

[pjohnson]

Ugh. Noted for future reference.

 

[wngrog]

For future reference replace the F flywheel with a 2F flywheel and get a 2F pressure plate with fins versus the 3 arm.

 

[FJ60Cam]

On my H55 swap, I didn't check the shifter first and put it in with the transmission stuck in multiple gears. It had to come back out.

I may or may have cried.

 

[wngrog]

So......my fault.

Throwout bearing was installed backwards.

 

[wngrog]

Grogan Groundhog Day

 

[wngrog]

I did find a couple of issues I would have had to address later so I'm glad I found them.

The front seal was leaking onto the skidplate and I didn't see it until I dropped the skid.

I ordered speedy sleeves for Both ends. The parking brake seal was not leaking but with me taking it out twice it's worth $30 insurance.

The weird bracket that holds the forward end of the clutch slave back to the motor mount was broken. I robbed the 72 for it.

Also, I had not tightened the Tcase shifter bolt on the horizontal rod.

Hopefully I'll get the parts by the weekend but probably not.