Okay so the purpose of this thread is to show off what all I’m doing with this FJ40 and to keep track of everything.
So over thanksgiving I bought my FIRST LAND CRUISER, a 1974 Fj40 from my dad who traded a Scrambler Jeep for it.
It has the 6 cylinder 1.5 F motor I was told and the engine build date is within a month of the frame build date (need to verify myself). It runs and drives nicely ( I think, first one Ive ever driven), it has disk brakes all the way around and a rushed restoration job (I will explain in a later post about that with pictures), but I've found very little rust on it. It is a Texas FJ and I live in the Davis Mountains where the rainfall is 10" a year so rust isn't a problem.
It does have the webber carburetor conversion but it doesn't seem to be quite right. When starting the electronic choke makes it idle high and won't back down even after it warms up unless you feather the throttle. After it idles down and you give it gas it'll rev back up to high idle. So, I need to figure that out.
Also I guess from the disk brake conversion the new master cylinder runs on a vacuum as does the carburetor so when you push the brakes hard the engine lugs down and has even died from a hard stop ( only made it happen once and I was standing on the brakes.
The hard top is rhino lined a gloss black and the flat fender flares under the doors are also. The interior has a rhino lining on it and it looks like the previous owner cut that carpeted floor mat you can buy on the rolls at Lowes or Sams Club and formed it to the floor. It doesn't look bad I guess and the bed mat isn't screwed down like the ones under the seat are.
I can hit 60mph according to the speedo but I’m running 31 X 10.5 X 15 tires and there is a small lift but I’m not sure what kind. The shocks are a silver color with a black boot if that is a specific brand, I’m not sure and I haven't studied them yet. However, this sucker is LOUD. I’m going to see what I can do about changing that.
So over thanksgiving I bought my FIRST LAND CRUISER, a 1974 Fj40 from my dad who traded a Scrambler Jeep for it.
It has the 6 cylinder 1.5 F motor I was told and the engine build date is within a month of the frame build date (need to verify myself). It runs and drives nicely ( I think, first one Ive ever driven), it has disk brakes all the way around and a rushed restoration job (I will explain in a later post about that with pictures), but I've found very little rust on it. It is a Texas FJ and I live in the Davis Mountains where the rainfall is 10" a year so rust isn't a problem.
It does have the webber carburetor conversion but it doesn't seem to be quite right. When starting the electronic choke makes it idle high and won't back down even after it warms up unless you feather the throttle. After it idles down and you give it gas it'll rev back up to high idle. So, I need to figure that out.
Also I guess from the disk brake conversion the new master cylinder runs on a vacuum as does the carburetor so when you push the brakes hard the engine lugs down and has even died from a hard stop ( only made it happen once and I was standing on the brakes.
The hard top is rhino lined a gloss black and the flat fender flares under the doors are also. The interior has a rhino lining on it and it looks like the previous owner cut that carpeted floor mat you can buy on the rolls at Lowes or Sams Club and formed it to the floor. It doesn't look bad I guess and the bed mat isn't screwed down like the ones under the seat are.
I can hit 60mph according to the speedo but I’m running 31 X 10.5 X 15 tires and there is a small lift but I’m not sure what kind. The shocks are a silver color with a black boot if that is a specific brand, I’m not sure and I haven't studied them yet. However, this sucker is LOUD. I’m going to see what I can do about changing that.
