Well, after nearly a year and a half of hunting, I finally bit the bullet. I went and bought myself an '82 FJ60 (11/81).
Overall it's in really good shape. I can find no signs that its ever been hit/repaired, it has minimal rust (just a couple very small spots in the usual areas). It's been repainted (earl scheib/maaco style) but it doesn't look like its hiding much evil, just lots of overspray. It has a freshly rebuilt (less than 1,000 miles) motor and clutch and the chassis and driveline have just under 250k miles. Other than a few stickers and the rebuilt motor, this 60 seems to be completely stock.
I have a lot of plans for this rig, but first I want to get the drivability up to as close to 100% as possible for a 28 year old truck. This is where my questions come in.
It runs well, but there is a pretty heavy flat spot/hesitation just off of idol. If I just put my foot in it from idol, it will stall. But if I feather the throttle in, it comes up just fine. In addition, there is a minor flat spot right around 2000 rpm. It feels like it could be a sticky advance in the dizzy. I plan to upgrade to an HEI style ignition system, but before I go too far I wanted to get some feedback from y'all. Does this seem like a culprit? Are there more typical causes for a hesitation like this. On the distributer, are the 2F HEI systems worth the expense?
My other thought is that it could be in need of a really solid carb rebuild. I remember reading here that there are a couple guys that do extremely good carb work. Can someone point me in the direction of them? Feedback on their work?
Beyond getting it solid mechanically, I plan on redoing the paint (Ive always loved the root beer), getting the interior back in order and comfortable and then finally doing a complete expedition style build. I'll do a complete list of coming upgrades soon.
Enough with the words. Picture time
In the driveway
Overall it's in really good shape. I can find no signs that its ever been hit/repaired, it has minimal rust (just a couple very small spots in the usual areas). It's been repainted (earl scheib/maaco style) but it doesn't look like its hiding much evil, just lots of overspray. It has a freshly rebuilt (less than 1,000 miles) motor and clutch and the chassis and driveline have just under 250k miles. Other than a few stickers and the rebuilt motor, this 60 seems to be completely stock.
I have a lot of plans for this rig, but first I want to get the drivability up to as close to 100% as possible for a 28 year old truck. This is where my questions come in.
It runs well, but there is a pretty heavy flat spot/hesitation just off of idol. If I just put my foot in it from idol, it will stall. But if I feather the throttle in, it comes up just fine. In addition, there is a minor flat spot right around 2000 rpm. It feels like it could be a sticky advance in the dizzy. I plan to upgrade to an HEI style ignition system, but before I go too far I wanted to get some feedback from y'all. Does this seem like a culprit? Are there more typical causes for a hesitation like this. On the distributer, are the 2F HEI systems worth the expense?
My other thought is that it could be in need of a really solid carb rebuild. I remember reading here that there are a couple guys that do extremely good carb work. Can someone point me in the direction of them? Feedback on their work?
Beyond getting it solid mechanically, I plan on redoing the paint (Ive always loved the root beer), getting the interior back in order and comfortable and then finally doing a complete expedition style build. I'll do a complete list of coming upgrades soon.
Enough with the words. Picture time
In the driveway
(official Mud welcome/ salute), and more pix of the interior please.
