Rebuild 74 FJ40 RHD from Down Under - 2F to 2H to 12HT - 40 series Axles with 80 series Coils

[watrob]

Spent Saturday morning making brake lines for the front axle.

 

[watrob]

Then spent the afternoon making the rears.

 

[watrob]

Brake connections to front & rear axles connected, clutch slave hose also connected and the extra long starter motor battery cable connected so to reach the left hand side mounted battery, as the right side now has the air filter, (this is opposite to where the air filter is situated for a 2H diesel).

 

[chappohj47]

Looks great mate

 

[chappohj47]

Do the red calipers make it stop faster

 

[watrob]

Do the red calipers make it stop faster

No, but it does STOP the corrosion?

 

[watrob]

I got my 52mm Boost & Pyro gauges from SAAS.

I cut two 51mm holes in the dash.

And I made this plate to install the gauges into.

 

[watrob]

That is one fully sick truck!

 

[chappohj47]

Hey mate could you please take a picture of your throttle body and arm where the cable clips on it and what model throttle cable is yours from as I am having throttle problems my pedal is half way down when engine is at full throttle

 

[watrob]

This the closest image I could find. The linkage has a ball connection and the bracket is painted red that holds the throttle cable with a lockable adjustment nut.

 

[watrob]

My FOX alloy steering dampener finally showed up, I think it got freighted around the world 3 times before it arrived.

 

[watrob]

Managed to get the dampener installed except for the bracket which connects to the steering arm, as the u-bolts not being stainless. Also fitted a rubber boot to protect the shaft.

 

[watrob]

Finally got the radiator and surround installed and the guard to protect part of the sump and the power steering pump & pullies .

 

[watrob]

Installed pyro flange, drilled and tapped, also installed the tacho sensor.

Also installed the sensor switches & wiring for the transfer case and reverse gear.

 

[watrob]

Spent Sunday striping down the fibreglass tub on the other chassis ready to lift the tub off, disconnected the wiring loom, brake lines etc. Removed the front bucket seats and the 110 litre diesel fuel tank which resides under those seats (which had around 70 litres still in it). Took off the transmission hump and the chassis tub bolts.

Looks like its going to take 6 men to lift the fibreglass tub off unless I strip the doors, windscreen, rear tail gate, rear bench seat, brake booster etc, etc, etc, and then it will still take 4 men, this tub is not light at all.

 

[watrob]

Have decided that once I have removed the fibreglass tub off the below chassis which I built and finished early 2008, I am going to sell it as a working rolling chassis. Its been hot dipped in gal, 4 wheel Toyota disc brakes all round, Lokka rear diff, 2H diesel (running well), with a a 2" stainless steel exhaust, 4 speed transmission, working power steering, 4 steel rims with tyres. Two years ago I put another 4 new Rancho shocks on and a full set OME leaf springs front & rear

With the RJ70 rolling chassis I just bought I don't have the room to keep this one.

 

[Sporty Forty]

Then spent the afternoon making the rears.

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I can see an issue if your going bush with these brake lines getting snagged by a branch and then breaking off leaving you with no brakes.

Love the effort you have put into it.

 

[watrob]

The photo does not show it properly, if you look at the photo below you will see the suspension bracket is protecting the brake line and even this photo is taken looking down and not level with the axle, this bracket is a good 65mm lower than the line, plus this is a beach only vehicle with maybe a little pavement work.

 

[Sporty Forty]

The photo does not show it properly, if you look at the photo below you will see the suspension bracket is protecting the brake line and even this photo is taken looking down and not level with the axle, this bracket is a good 65mm lower than the line, plus this is a beach only vehicle with maybe a little pavement work.

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Okay, that looks a bit better. Would hate for all your hard work to have an issue.

 

[ozcrusier]

The front brake rubber hoses are missing the bracket and clip to hold the steel lines solid. Without these brackets and clips the steel lines will flex and with metal fatigue they will crack over a short time dumping the oil and losing front brakes.