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I think I may clean the paint off the radiator and use some brass polish on it. Too cool.
Big fan of the sight glass too.
My first 40: 1963 fj40 hardtop
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I think I may clean the paint off the radiator and use some brass polish on it. Too cool.
Big fan of the sight glass too.
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another roof shot
There's foour small holes and evidence of a rack; factory or add on?
What was on the steps?
There's foour small holes and evidence of a rack; factory or add on?
What was on the steps?
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Glad this might come to fruition; I'll be wanting a red lens at the very least.
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okay a couple more for today:
oh, double turn signals.. cool rig!
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Would you fine folks say that this rig has more than 100k miles on it or less?
Living in the Past
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I've got 2FJ40-16956 also stamped 1963 on the VIN plate but it has the ashtray. So the ashtray was added somewhere in between. Yours should of had the stamped LAND CRUISER bezel. Looks like that was switche some where along the way
On the mileage the history of the vehicle would help. I just bought one and there are some insurance cards in the glove box and the license plates from Colorado have a 88 tag on it. That matches the insurance cards dates so I know it hasn't been driven in twenty-ones years. On yours it lookls like both the starter and fuel pump have been replaced. The master cylinder for the brakes has been changed to. I wouldn't said it a low mileage cruiser but like I said more history would help. My 68 has way over 100,000 miles on it but it is a rust free cruiser but has spent it whole life in Arizona.
On the mileage the history of the vehicle would help. I just bought one and there are some insurance cards in the glove box and the license plates from Colorado have a 88 tag on it. That matches the insurance cards dates so I know it hasn't been driven in twenty-ones years. On yours it lookls like both the starter and fuel pump have been replaced. The master cylinder for the brakes has been changed to. I wouldn't said it a low mileage cruiser but like I said more history would help. My 68 has way over 100,000 miles on it but it is a rust free cruiser but has spent it whole life in Arizona.
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Great find! You should have a center rear diff. Check your axle ratio's you may have the rare 3.36 to 1 ratio, Parted out lots of cruisers but only seen one with that option. John
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I've only seen one set in all my years. I wasn't luck to get them
the rear axle was changed to a offset rear axle the front axle would try to pull the vehicle apart. I do have three or four other sets of 61-62 axles I need to check ones of these days
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Interesting........
grabbing a flashlight.
Would said axles be good or bad as far as driveability? It is a three speed.
grabbing a flashlight.
Would said axles be good or bad as far as driveability? It is a three speed.
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No way that I know of to check the by looking. Try marking the tire and roll the vehicle one turn and count how many times the driveline turns. If it's just over three it's the 336s. If it's just a little over four you have the common 411s. The 411s are better off road while the 336s would be better on the highway.
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What makes you say that (center diff). Are we talking about the rear?
Offset (rear). If the first raised number is it; then I've got 4.11's.
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So the 41111-*&%$# is not ratio then?
No fluid from rear drums, and the front are ooze monsters.
It's a given that it needs a rebuild.
Can I get parts for this system (sorry; haven't searched yet)?
I noticed that the master is three bolts and the minis are four. I may shelve the old master and fab a conversion plate so I don't have to drill holes.
Having a single curcuit system seems.........
scary.
Really scary when it's leaking down two drums as is.
No fluid from rear drums, and the front are ooze monsters.
It's a given that it needs a rebuild.
Can I get parts for this system (sorry; haven't searched yet)?
I noticed that the master is three bolts and the minis are four. I may shelve the old master and fab a conversion plate so I don't have to drill holes.
Having a single curcuit system seems.........
scary.
Really scary when it's leaking down two drums as is.
There are no numbers on the axle that will give you the ratio. The rear has been replaced, given it's offset. The original centered axle was swapped out. Plenty of centered units kicking around if you want to return it to original.
Before you start down the parts gathering trail you need to figure out what year your axles are. Assuming no one has messed with the brakes, if you pull the front and rear drums and snap a picture these guys should be able to narrow it down for you. Since everything was pretty much bolt in, swapped parts were pretty common even on stock looking rigs.
Those are pretty clean looking lenses, check out the reproduction thread, they may be wanting one of those for a mold.
Oh yeah, I'll send you some spacers for your nifty aluminum wheels if you send me your hubcaps.
Before you start down the parts gathering trail you need to figure out what year your axles are. Assuming no one has messed with the brakes, if you pull the front and rear drums and snap a picture these guys should be able to narrow it down for you. Since everything was pretty much bolt in, swapped parts were pretty common even on stock looking rigs.
Those are pretty clean looking lenses, check out the reproduction thread, they may be wanting one of those for a mold.
Oh yeah, I'll send you some spacers for your nifty aluminum wheels if you send me your hubcaps.
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Funny. 
So when did the axle go offset, and how did they do it (the swap)? Does this mean the tc was swapped as well?
So when did the axle go offset, and how did they do it (the swap)? Does this mean the tc was swapped as well?
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I need to do some checking on my new 61. The shop where I picked it up worked on the brakes but couldn't get them working right. They replaced the drums. The old one were in the back and the front and back drums look different like the ones on the FJ25s. The rear drums they installed have a hole in the side from a grinder. I sure it was some drums the PO supplied them from one of his other later cruisers.
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Funny.
So when did the axle go offset, and how did they do it (the swap)? Does this mean the tc was swapped as well?
The center diff was a carry over from the FJ25s. The FJ25 had the driveline straight out the back. The FJ40 had the transfer case output of set from the beginning. The center diff lasted well into 63 before it was offset to match the transfer. It's not that uncommon to have the centered diff changed to the later offset to straighten out the driveline.
Funny.
So when did the axle go offset, and how did they do it (the swap)? Does this mean the tc was swapped as well?
I don't know, too new for me.
After yours though. The centered axle was a holdover from the 25 which had the centered transfer output. The early 40's had an offset transfer case with the centered rear. Crazy huh? 
Edit: You know it's time to go to bed when Living in the Past is quicker than you......
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Okay. So let me see here......
Same t-case either way?
I assume the only advantage of center was same shaft for all 4?
Why would one changee it, and is there anything I should worry about?
Sorry fellas; I feel like a noob boob.
Same t-case either way?
I assume the only advantage of center was same shaft for all 4?
Why would one changee it, and is there anything I should worry about?
Sorry fellas; I feel like a noob boob.
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Funny.
So when did the axle go offset, and how did they do it (the swap)? Does this mean the tc was swapped as well?
Post up some pictures of your transmission/tranfer case. Yours should be the early style. The floor shifter for the early one is not very common which makes me think you have the later one which is very common. Plus the later one is real easy to change to a floor shifter. The whole deal is a bolt in conversion.
