PNW 76 Green PIG (1 Viewer)

[KingAir Driver]

Yea, I've been tossing around color ideas. Blue might be the way to go. This will no way be a frame off resto like my 40, but I do want to do it justice.

If for some reason it wasn’t implied, yes definitely blue and white.

The Green and White kids won’t let you in the club unless it’s shiny, waxed and good up-close.

 

[KingAir Driver]

It’s only been 3 years since an update. I haven’t touched the 55 as I’ve been busy getting my 73 FJ40 on the road. Started to dive into it, first up figuring out the non operational rear window. Key doesn’t turn in the lock and dash switch no motion. Pulled the interior panel on the tailgate, found the power junction block broke in half. New one on order, then go from there…

 

[71greenpig]

Progress is small steps….

 

[Pigeaten]

progress is progress

 

[KingAir Driver]

Ok… I got the new junction block in today. Replaced it, cleaned up the contacts on each wire, still nothing from the motor via the dash switch. I read about bypassing the safety switch, so I pulled the inner DS panel and fished around for wires. Found a thick black ground not connected to anything, side marker light ground not connected, and a BW wire with a heavy sheath covering.

Where did the original safety switch ground to?

 

[WarDamnEagle]

Most of us jump out the safety switch. The red jumper wire is the bypass in this photo.

 

[KingAir Driver]

@WarDamnEagle , thanks! I’ll make one tonight and try again tomorrow.

 

[KingAir Driver]

Success. The dash switch works once I bypassed the safety switch, but it looks like it gets stuck half way down. Hmmm.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

I'm guessing your gear might be cracked, unless you recently replaced it.

 

[bobm]

Lube it up

 

[KingAir Driver]

Back into it for a quick minute. Switched gears and decided to desmog and rebuild the carb. I started pulling stuff off and realized “is this an FJ60 air cleaner, air rail, low profile 2F valve cover “. Throughly confused, I checked the block # 2F 094668. Matches the build date. Hmm.

 

[KingAir Driver]

3rd carb rebuild is in the books, just waiting on a new idle solenoid and new manifold studs. Need to finish removing the air rail plugs from the head. #1 is wedged in with the P/S bracket, so I’ll need to think outside the box.