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looks good Drew, I missed you up at Rubithon this year I wanted to see your 40 in person. Like I said before any time up need help give a call.
 
when we going wheelin


nice write up and great rig

me likeeeeeee
 
Most excellent! Hope to check it out more in person. I'm out of town until the end of the month but would like to give you a holler when my summer fieldwork is done. Very inspiring to hear of all the help you got on putting it all together. Learning how to weld and understanding how everything goes together is something I aspire to. Thanks for the great write up.

:beer: Chad
 
After the fire was put out....

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Alvaro
 
Very nice. I'm itchin to get going on my 40 project. You gave me a few ideas.
 
Hi All:

Andrew, nice write-up! :beer:

You have done a lot on this rig, and it has turned-out well!

Thanks for sharing!

Alan
 
Hi All:

Drew, could you explain this mod a bit more in-depth?
Looks like it works well!

Regards,

Alan

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"CruiserDrew" wrote:

>I did not hook up the e-brake, since I still have the t-case e-brake, but I do use >the bellcranks as my brake adjusters. Works sweet!
 
Josie'sLandCruiser said:
Hi All:

Drew, could you explain this mod a bit more in-depth?
Looks like it works well!

Regards,

Alan

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"CruiserDrew" wrote:

>I did not hook up the e-brake, since I still have the t-case e-brake, but I do use >the bellcranks as my brake adjusters. Works sweet!
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Sure--Remember, I am running FJ60 axles. FJ60 drum brakes integrate the brake adjuster into the e-brake mechanism. Every time you pull the e-brake, it adjusts the brakes. So in the 40, I didn't hook up the e-brake cable but the rest of the hardware is there. So to adjust the rear brakes, I pul a small lever under the bellcrank, crank it up and down until it stops clicking-perfect rear brake adjustment. Unfortunately, there is no way to retrofit this mechanism into an older FJ40. Sometime around 80 or 81, FJ40's adopted the same setup, but it would require a total axle swap-the attachment of the backing plate is completely different and axle specific.

Editorial--There is nothing inherently wrong with drum brakes. I think the later drum brakes have some significant advantages over the older style. I did not see the need to go to rear discs, and my truck stops straight and with good power.
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2badfjs said:
great write up drew !!!!!

can you tell you have wider axles?
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I've never driven a SOA on standard FJ40 axles, so no real basis for comparison. The stability issue was one that had me a bit worried, and honestly it was a non-problem. Even on the road it was stable. The real test was the slabs at Rubicon and I was glad to have every bit of available width. Plus I have relatively stiff springs, and I run my shocks almost as stiff as they will go.
 
What ever happened to the chosen for high risk smog inspection?
Did you tell them the truck was in pieces?


I hope they never do smog here in the "land of easy , cheap living"
 
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