My red 78 fj40 build

[Pearly]

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That looks like a beauty of a body. Does it really have as little rust as the pics suggest?

The pic above.... looks like your weatherstrip is actually on the wrong side, so you need to swap left-right. The flappy bit should be on the outside of the tub, to stop the water coming up from the rear wheel. There should then be another L shaped flat rubber on the bolt-hole part of the tub.

Nice ride!!!

 

[toroz06]

I was impressed by the shape of the body it had no rust at all and the frame was really good. you are right on the weatherstrip, I already fix my mistake, good eye

I want to do the rhino liner or line x but all the places that I call the want $700 just to do the inside. I want to do the inside and under of the fj40 but 700 just for the inside is to much. what do you guys think is that a fair price?

 

[toroz06]

what do you guys think about this front bumpers. something new for the fj40 in us.

So what do you guys think about the bumper which one is the best looking

 

[Weber Sarge]

White one has my vote , nice lines...and beefy.
Sarge

 

[toroz06]

Good call on ditching the flames. I would suggest doing the same with the V8 unless it's a UZJ (or VDJ which I highly doubt) engine.

Thanks, definitely the V8 is out, I'm going back to the strait 6 and a 5 speed transmission. the motor is out of a 96 Land cruiser the 1FZ-FE motor and the transmission is on the way from Venezuela is a H151 5 speed

 

[toroz06]

White one has my vote , nice lines...and beefy.
Sarge

Thanks for the vote Sarge

 

[toroz06]

Ok so I got new toys to put on the fj40 and also go the motor out of the 80 and some parts came in from venezuela

the old auto trans from the 80

 

[toroz06]

 

[toroz06]

pulled out the oil pan to check the bearings and they look like new. also changed the rear main seal. working in the arb lockers the wheels

 

[toroz06]

also made a test fit of the flywheel

 

[toroz06]

go some more pics of Today's progress

 

[toroz06]

 

[toroz06]

Ok. so finally I got the transmission from venezuela, Dhl lost my first transmission so I had to buy other one and send it. now that I got it I can start to move forward, yesterday got the front and rear ARB install and today I finish removing the motor and transmission mounts.

 

[UZJ40]

Looking great!

 

[Tim71FJ40]

Everything looks great. Hope you were joking about the front bumper - they all look freakin ridiculous.

sorry - who am I to say which ridiculous bumper you get to drive around with

 

[toroz06]

HI guys,

a lot of time and work has being done, motor, trany and transfer are on place but not completed, I had to put a body lift in order to clear the trany and transfer and also having some problem with the brake buster, the stock fj40 is to big, I took the one out of the 80 but is still little to big, also I'm considering to lower the motor about an inch.
Pics are coming!!!!

 

[toroz06]

Ok so here are the first fix of the motor

 

[toroz06]

OK, long time has past and lot of work done. I have the motor almost in place but I think I need to lower it about 2" and a 2" body lift was added so I can clear the brake booster and the trany with out needing to cut the body. what do you guys think any inputs

 

[Fast Eddy]

Are those blocks the motor mounts are connected to going to stay, or just mock-up? I see all kinds of weird stresses there.

How much drive shaft are you going to have? Seems like trouble.

 

[toroz06]

Are those blocks the motor mounts are connected to going to stay, or just mock-up? I see all kinds of weird stresses there.

How much drive shaft are you going to have? Seems like trouble.

Yes the block are just for mock-up as well as the ones doing the body lift. tomorrow I will make the ones going to stay for good.

on the drive shaft, the space is very limited but I'm planning on doing a 4 link rear suspension and moving the rear axle back couple of inches