I bought my first FJ40 in 1976, it was a 67 soft top. I owned 2 more through the 70's and early 80's, until I bought my 3rd in the late 80's and for the first time actually did a rebuild. Somewhere I have pictures of that rebuild. I just bought my 4th one, after many, many years: A 1976 cruiser, painted orange. Its been close to 30 years since I owned my last one, and I have both forgotten a lot and things have changed a lot. There were bulletin board servers like Prodigy and Compuserve but the Internet was still a ways away. So some of my questions will be where do you get parts at and in at least a couple questions are of the what would you recommend variety. My initial needs or wants are:
I will probably get more specific with the questions above in individual posts, especially the Weber Carb. I need to see if I can find a model number on the carb, or if there is paperwork about it. The previous owner gave me all of the paperwork he had, I haven't gone through it all yet.
Hope to own this one forever. I always regretted selling the other 3, pretty much from the day I sold them.
- Mirrors. The Cruiser has factory original small round and won't stay adjusted type currently.
- Seat Belts. Only 3 point. The lap belts are there and work, so if I replace them I want 3 point belts.
- Weber Carb. It's a new electronic choke carb. Warm weather its fine, cold weather the choke doesn't really work.
- Exhaust system. Previous owner put on custom headers (standard 2F engine other than the carburetor) and a glass pack muffler. It end underneath the front seats of the vehicle. Anything I need to be aware of/should ask for or about?
I will probably get more specific with the questions above in individual posts, especially the Weber Carb. I need to see if I can find a model number on the carb, or if there is paperwork about it. The previous owner gave me all of the paperwork he had, I haven't gone through it all yet.
Hope to own this one forever. I always regretted selling the other 3, pretty much from the day I sold them.