ol' jenny build thread

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Andrew is up at the shop finishing up a lot of odds and ends, but since I'm down at the house for a phone call....

YouTube - Andrew's 40 lives!!!

Timed up nicely, PS works well, no leaks so far. We have to figure out something for an air cleaner though. The el cheapo cone filter I have on there temporarily won't let the hood close. Also, the exhaust leak you hear is from the flange I made for Andrew's original exhaust. Since it's getting redone anyway, I just made a nice flange out of 1/4" steel and bolted it up. When he has a new exhaust put on they can weld it and seal up the gaps at the flange. I'd still run it though. :hillbilly:

Dan
 
Why not use a FJ60 air filter housing?
 
Cruisergreg said:
What's wrong with the F air cleaner?
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It doesn't get along with the power steering pump. Which is too bad, that 1F air cleaner is AWESOME. Can't even find a good way to fab a mount for it.

Dan
 
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DanS HJ-45 said:
It doesn't get along with the power steering pump. Which is too bad, that 1F air cleaner is AWESOME. Can't even find a good way to fab a mount for it.

Dan
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I understand wanting to stay Toyota for the power steering, but what about using a Saginaw PS pump and one of Boston's brackets?
 
Cruisergreg said:
Does it go forward too?
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Of course it goes forward. The 2 Low even works. I even drove it up the dirt road a mile or so in forward gear. Did not go to far as I did not like sitting on a five gallon bucket and it was time to call it a day. If you never been up past Dan's shop the road gets a little steep if you are sitting on a 5 gallon bucket.

Hopefully I will be able to drive it home later this week after I finish installing the stock fuel tank, seats, taillights, etc. And figure out a temporary fix for the air filter.
 
pappy said:
Why not use a FJ60 air filter housing?
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The 2F air filter assembly may work. Unfortunately, when I temporary by-passed my rear heater lines (currently, my rear heater and lines are out for cleaning) I ran the coolant line up and over the rear of the valve cover, right where the air cleaner housing mounts. I have to move the coolant lines to see if it will work. It was getting late in the day so I left this for another day.

I may have a small gap where the air filter assembly connects to the carb. I think the 2F carb sat a little higher than the F carb. Please recall I am using the F carb. If there is a gap, a small rubber connector should fix this.
 
Ok, yesterday Greg and I pondered about the carb and air filter assembly. Connect more misc. parts. And drove it back to my house. No problems, ran great. Just a little loud because of the current exhaust system temporary connection.

Next immediate steps is to have the carb from my old F engine vacuum ported for the vacuum advanced distributor. Currently, the ports on the distributor are plugged.

Currently, I am at Chet's Wheel Alignment getting ol'Jenny aligned as I replaced the tie rod ends and upgraded the gear box to power steering. Then I am off to Jim's Route 66 Muffler to have an "official" exhaust system. Dan did a great job fabricating a flange to connect my existing muffler to the 2F manifold, but it is not an air tight fit.

I still need to figure out the connection for the 2F air assembly. I think a rubber boot will work between the air assembly and carb. I have a 1.5 inch gap. I could put my F carb riser on but it is a little thick and I would have to mount new studs. Or I can go with the Donaldson air filter setup like Dan is running on his dad's 40. Most likely I will try to make the 2F air assembly work. Also, to use the 2F air assembly, I need to install a 90 deg. elbow coming off the carb for the fuel supply. The 2F elbow was too long, I just needed another 1cm or so.
 
I don't know if all 2F air filter assemblies are the same. I can say that I did not like the way it was done on my '87 FJ60. The airbox completely covered up the mixture screw. It was a very difficult job to adjust the mixture because you had to remove the airbox and then plug certain hoses to eliminate vacuum leaks. If you can come up with a plan to make mixture adjustments easier, that would be good.
 
marcfj60 said:
The airbox completely covered up the mixture screw. It was a very difficult job to adjust the mixture because you had to remove the airbox and then plug certain hoses to eliminate vacuum leaks.
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Agreed on the access issue to the mixture screw, but mixture isn't something you should be messing with on a regular basis unless you use the truck at radically different elevations for long periods during the year. In fact, the mixture screw comes "sealed" from the factory with a plastic cap that you have to break and remove to make any adjustment.
 
I had to get to mine about once a year to do my best to pass emissions.
 
low quality movies of Jenny Running

Ok, here are two low quality videos shot from my camera right before the camera battery died and I was headed off for a road trip (not in Jenny). Therefore, I had no time to redo the video but wanted to show the gang the quiet engine. Jim's 66 Muffler did a great job.

Sorry for the low sound, but not my fault. The new muffler works great. Jim used a Walker Turbo muffler to reduce sound and not restrict flow. You can get an idea how quiet it is by my footsteps on the gravel.



And this is for Jon (Pappy). Jon, you can see how the dashbox fits around the glovebox. Note: engine is still running.

 
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very nice Andrew, congrats!!!
 
Low $400 for a customized exhaust. Jim charge's ~$82/hour. Tony did the work. He also had to modify the skid plate as the 4spd tranny is 2 inches longer than the 3spd. Tony did a great job with the exhaust routing above the skid plate, around the rear crossmember, and out the side behind the rear wheel. I will post pictures when I am back from the road trip.


beno said:
Nice job Andrew...

Just wondering: what was the final tally on the muffler work? I'm going to be doing some muffler stuff later this summer and I'm trying to get an idea of the price range people are doing them for.

Thanks.
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1st time out

Wife and I drove up Las Huertas Canyon (from Placitas to the top of Sandia Crest) to try out the new engine/tranny. The truck ran great; even with no ported vacuum on the carb. I used the windshield wipers for the first time too. Discovered waterfalls of rain inside the cabin. I sort of figured I would have shot weatherstripping between the body and top.

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Your 40 is coming along nicely. Engine. Tranny. 4WDB. Lift.

What's next?
 
Wheeling?
 
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