Power Steering Year Identification (for sale after identification) (1 Viewer)

[Drake2]

Hi all,
I have an OEM power steering system that came with a truckload of FJ40 parts I bought from a guy who gave up on his FJ40 resto project. I was told it was from a 1978 FJ40 but I thought PS was only available on 1979-newer FJ models. I will add some pics here to help with the identification. I think I would like to sell this after we can identify it. Thanks for any help!

 

[TheOneKnownAsMe]

Looks pretty identical to the OEM power steering box that I have on my '80. Only thing that's missing is the mounting pedestal.

 

[Drake2]

Looks pretty identical to the OEM power steering box that I have on my '80. Only thing that's missing is the mounting pedestal.

Thanks for the input! I am not sure if there is any way to identify the different years as they may all be nearly identical.

 

[Living in the Past]

Looks pretty identical to the OEM power steering box that I have on my '80. Only thing that's missing is the mounting pedestal.

The pedestal is the same as manual steering and rivoted to the frame. Cooling line that bolted to the front crossmember under the radiator is not there.

 

[ToyotaMatt]

But the Heat Shield & Heat Shield brackets Are !

 

[SteveH]

A late '78 would be titled as a '79, which might be the source of the seller's confusion. For instance, a 12/78 truck is typically titled as a '79, but the door plate shows the 12/78 mfg. date. Rare/desirable parts you have there.