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[missipboy]

welcome

 

[hellbilly]

I now Have Picture Uploaded YEAH Heres some Pics of the FJ on move day I got for a steal at 800.

 

[hellbilly]

got to the shop and fixed all the cancer in the floor boards and put light coating of spray-in bed liner.

 

[hellbilly]

My project is traveling half the speed of smell

This projects coming together, Layed down the first coat of Rustic Green, and scored 350 from a machine shop used to be a TBI 350 I converted it to Carb and put HEI dist on it. Anyone use the Advanced adapter 350 to 3speed kit? is it any good? suggestions from experinces? (already looked at the tech/faq etc....)

 

[Toyo FJ40]

I would say that that 3 speed it pre 72. It has the downey stick shift adapter so it was a colume shift originaly. That would be why it's got a vacume shift in the transfer too.


Kevin

 

[hellbilly]

I just got my Advanced Adapter 350 to 3speed stuff today with out side frame rail headers yeah, so here are some more pics of the parts i got, shot of the new paint I just laid down myself. and the bumper I design fabed and welded up for my rig. also I'm think SOA for suspension with stock springs and shackle reversal is the kit from Ruff Stuff any good or any suggestions?

 

[hellbilly]

I havn't posted in a while, so here are some updates the motor / motor mounts and trany mounts are in decide to use the 3 speed stock xfer and go with a 383 stroker. My metal tech stuff will be here on the 28th so yeah, I will be repainting the fj formula red (not as big of a fan of the green as I thought I would be) the aux gas filler is now in I decied to place it even with the stock one so I looks factory (pretty slick) finished the fab work in the wheel well will be post some pix later

 

[hellbilly]

this is the new aux tank filler neck installed

 

[dgangle]

over the frame headers

Nice project. If you haven't hacked the daylights out of your inner fenders to fit those headers, you might want to do a little reading first. See this thread & my post 9 and on.

https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=174413

 

[bakelite]

Nice work, looks like you are a busy guy. Official welcome >

 

[hellbilly]

I think your right I've been holding the headers in place looking at them and they seems to add more questions than they answere. I dont think there right for my application maybe I can sell 'em

 

[hellbilly]

I plan on going SOA but want to run 38 or 37s whats the general concensus on that ( I will be using tube fenders from Metal Tech) think I can get away with just spring over or ... spring reversal too for clearance under load?

 

[mplatzer]

yes not only are you gonna have problems with the inner fenders with those headers, but if you are going to put a 350 you are going to have problems with the headers hitting the frame and also going to have a problem setting up your power steering. The saganaw steering box is going to be moved to the front close to the radiator and the steering shaft to the column will be obstructed by the headers. (dont mean to jump ahead, assuming you are doing p/s conversion) PM me and i will show you how tight things are with block hugger headers on my 350

 

[dgangle]

...but if you are going to put a 350 you are going to have problems with the headers hitting the frame and also going to have a problem setting up your power steering. The saganaw steering box is going to be moved to the front close to the radiator and the steering shaft to the column will be obstructed by the headers....

I ran these on two different small block-powered 40's back in the day with sag PS and had none of the problems you describe. Rust through in a year or less, loosen daily and roasting every wire under the hood were the 'only' problems I had.

 

[hellbilly]

. ....(dont mean to jump ahead, assuming you are doing p/s conversion)

Yeah I def going ps on this rig, I've had enough trucks and cars w/ out power steering enough to know I want power steering. so who makes good parts for ps conversions any ways or better yet what are you running for steering.

 

[hellbilly]

Pics of the rig in action

Long time since i posted but made huge progress the rig is up and running it has:

sag power steering, crate chevy 350, turbo 350 tranny, np205 with a jk twin stick kit, the Truck is spring over, Danna 60 with Detroit locker rear, front axle is 40 axel with bobby long birthfields and cross over high steer, 4 wheel disc brakes finished up my custom front bumpers with metal tech stinger and hood protector, with a 9500 mile maker, oh yeah I running a set of 38.5 boggers, resently I installed on board air compressor

now i working on dual batteries, my rear bumper tire carrier/ jerry can carrier
I have been really enjoying pulling jeep and doges out of streams and mud holes.

 

[hellbilly]

Here some more pixs

 

[bsmith123]

welcome

looking forward to more pics


welcome!

 

[sls019]

Good looking build there. more pics?

 

[hellbilly]

Custom Tie Down Mount

Hey Came up with a tie Idea for my FJ thought I would share with everybody, basically I fab up a thick rectangular sheet metal boxes and flush mounted in the bed of the FJ and put airline cargo tracks with pear links in the boxes what'cha think