I've started using nylock nuts on all those places to get rid of all the damn pins
My 1975 2F Holley Sniper Install….
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Great suggestion….thank you
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@wngrog they’ll be here Friday…
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Here’s a question… I was going to place the shocks in position when I discover the shock tower pin is loose. So in looking to find a replacement I am having trouble finding the part number…. Anyone have some other information PHOTO LOWER RIGHT
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Didn’t see how it was in there…or if I could tighten it…so I tightened it….done!
Also done with the front springs and shocks. Put the wheels back on and starting the rear tomorrow. I am glad the fronts had this shipping band on them. I don’t know if I’d have the strength to compress them had I released the piston before adding it on the pins. The caster shims are in with the new spring set.
@wngrog …what kind of grease should I be using in the shackle pins and fixed pins. The lube in the installation packets is almost like Vaseline
Also done with the front springs and shocks. Put the wheels back on and starting the rear tomorrow. I am glad the fronts had this shipping band on them. I don’t know if I’d have the strength to compress them had I released the piston before adding it on the pins. The caster shims are in with the new spring set.
@wngrog …what kind of grease should I be using in the shackle pins and fixed pins. The lube in the installation packets is almost like Vaseline
The little packs will tell you the type grease to buy. That and the little label in the bushing bags has the type. Can't remember
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Pays to read that stuff
MAR FJ40
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Thanks for documenting this! I'm in the process of adding the hyperspark ignition coil to my rig and I plan to mirror your bracket/platform setup. Looks great to me.
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@MAR FJ40 …. Thank you to @jhsmith … he gave me a few great suggestions and some I just copied… it’s over 1 year now and all doing great! Good luck. My cruiser is running as better than any I have had over the last 40 years…God’s honest truth!
If you want any settings I am running…just say so.
I did use a few little rubber isolators for vibration under the firewall mount…not sure that it matters though
If you want any settings I am running…just say so.
I did use a few little rubber isolators for vibration under the firewall mount…not sure that it matters though
MAR FJ40
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Thanks. Planning to use the rubber isolators in the ignition coil setup but I'm thinking I may mount the hyperspark ignition on the outside of the glovebox in the cavity just outside the speaker wall since it's unused space out of the way and is inside for a lil more heat avoidance. May not matter, dunno. I think that's where @zerotreedelta mounted his.
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I was going to do this as well, but I didnt want to flex my arms and back, already weakened from age, to get in there…
One thought: ground!!
One thought: ground!!
Indeed, I made a plate to match the factory speaker tray, then used the factory tabs. It's been happy there, our low revving 2F doesn't work the CDI box too hard.
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Y’all going to force me to relocate the box?… actually, I would truly have mounted it there…it’s a great spot, no engine heat, and as @zerotreedelta did mention before…it’s not a corvette and isolated from circulation.
The redeeming factor is that…I’d NEVER THOUGHT of making a mounting plate @zerotreedelta . I did not think about the possibility of tabs on the other side… including owning 5 other FJ40’s over the last 5 decades… sheesh! That may have made mounting it there a whole lot easier.
The redeeming factor is that…I’d NEVER THOUGHT of making a mounting plate @zerotreedelta . I did not think about the possibility of tabs on the other side… including owning 5 other FJ40’s over the last 5 decades… sheesh! That may have made mounting it there a whole lot easier.
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So, back to the Terrain Tamer… up at 5:30am to let 3 dogs out. Fully intended to get a good start before accompanying my wife to her 2nd doctors appointment again this week. Left at 10:00am and by 1 pm we were still out as the “ since we’re in this area” started.
I picked up all of the tools on the floor from the front getting completed, jack stands, floor jack etc.etc. Amazon shows up with @wngrog suggestion for nylock nuts to eliminate a few cotter pins. Placed them on the shocks and will continue going forward tomorrow.
While we’re running those extra errands, my wife goes into the Dollar Tree store for a few birthday and sympathy cards and I see those FJ40 hood protectors in a box…Tomorrow needs to be really productive
I picked up all of the tools on the floor from the front getting completed, jack stands, floor jack etc.etc. Amazon shows up with @wngrog suggestion for nylock nuts to eliminate a few cotter pins. Placed them on the shocks and will continue going forward tomorrow.
While we’re running those extra errands, my wife goes into the Dollar Tree store for a few birthday and sympathy cards and I see those FJ40 hood protectors in a box…Tomorrow needs to be really productive
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So at times I can read directions, look at the barely visible drawing and still get the assembly wrong
Does this seem like the correct assembly for the procar seat sliders? The ones that are included in their packaging or am I somehow adapting the original Toyota ones to the procar frame?
Does this seem like the correct assembly for the procar seat sliders? The ones that are included in their packaging or am I somehow adapting the original Toyota ones to the procar frame?
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Back to try and finish the Terrain Tamer springs..front is all done, @orangefj45 called me and is helping me to get the steering stabilizer properly set up. I’d spent a lot of time cleaning the frame and axle then painting and letting that dry.. I did have a mother of a time positioning the spring pin properly in the perch on the axle. I could not budge the spring to get it to center in the top and the bottom. It was 1/8” too far forward. Left /right alignment was good. This helped me nudge it into place. Now onto the cotter pins on the shocks
MAR FJ40
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Where there's will there's a way! You've about got this knocked out. Keep up the great work.
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Thanks…that “will” is going to be 73. It was a real push to get 65lbs on the torque wrench for the u-bolts 