Orange County/ LA Cruiser heads and beyond,
Got my self in a pickle, and no not dill or bread and butter or any of the fun kinds like that. This is the kind of pickle that is shoved into your intake manifold and sucked into your engine, with no good way of getting it out short of a full engine rebuild. !Long story short this rebuild isn't going to planned, with a shop taking far too long, and me starting to really like the idea of doing it myself.
Here's two posts for reference on the project, the second ones a lot of history on me and the cruiser and the long, hilarious tale of getting it and driving it half working back to Idaho in a blizzard, huffing exhuast fumes the entire time:
So this is where I'm at after starting in October, with a bad rod knock (from the free spirited pickle of course) leading me to an engine rebuild. Shipped the truck off to the mechanic and its been there ever since with a machine shop taking forever, my fj60 has been without its heart, and I've had enough of a wait because its my only car. It's time to find a solution and eat the pickle, grease and all. Machine work is done on the 2F but to save time and money I need to complete this rebuild or replace it with a used 2f. they're still multiple months out. I'm being honest with myself by realizing I cannot tackle this alone: I dont have that many tools/ mechanical experience. Im 24, out of college and hungry for a project before I really focus hard on a career of sorts, and really don't like the idea of putting a different engine in. I know what Im up against-- Its one ugly f***ed up pickle for sure, but I don't want to give up, but I think I could get all the parts back from the shop and fix her. I bought the truck to work on it and this is the only way I see fit to preserve my honor. Im sure it would be fun too, I am up for the challenge but know when im biting off more pickle than I can chew .Im told with full focus a rebuild can be done in a few days-week, especially with a buddy, just a matter of finding a buddy.
So basically shooting in the dark seeing if anyone wants to help, I have no idea what to expect in terms of response, if any, just shooting my flare up into the sky.
Best Regards,
Daniel
Got my self in a pickle, and no not dill or bread and butter or any of the fun kinds like that. This is the kind of pickle that is shoved into your intake manifold and sucked into your engine, with no good way of getting it out short of a full engine rebuild. !Long story short this rebuild isn't going to planned, with a shop taking far too long, and me starting to really like the idea of doing it myself.
Here's two posts for reference on the project, the second ones a lot of history on me and the cruiser and the long, hilarious tale of getting it and driving it half working back to Idaho in a blizzard, huffing exhuast fumes the entire time:
Advice on whether I should buy a Land Cruiser
This is why you bought this rig and why you joined this forum. Don't take it back to the mechanic unless you have money to just swirl away down the toilet. You can do this with help from this group. This kind of project is exactly what you need to take you from 1 :banana: to :banana::banana:. 1...
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Advice: How much should I pay for half of 2f engine rebuild process
Hi All, I'm pulling the plug on a mechanic that's been taking far too long (like 4 months) to do an engine rebuild process for me on my 2f. He disassembled everything 5 months ago and the engines been sitting at a machine shop ever since. I want to move the process to Boulder CO with me and...
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So this is where I'm at after starting in October, with a bad rod knock (from the free spirited pickle of course) leading me to an engine rebuild. Shipped the truck off to the mechanic and its been there ever since with a machine shop taking forever, my fj60 has been without its heart, and I've had enough of a wait because its my only car. It's time to find a solution and eat the pickle, grease and all. Machine work is done on the 2F but to save time and money I need to complete this rebuild or replace it with a used 2f. they're still multiple months out. I'm being honest with myself by realizing I cannot tackle this alone: I dont have that many tools/ mechanical experience. Im 24, out of college and hungry for a project before I really focus hard on a career of sorts, and really don't like the idea of putting a different engine in. I know what Im up against-- Its one ugly f***ed up pickle for sure, but I don't want to give up, but I think I could get all the parts back from the shop and fix her. I bought the truck to work on it and this is the only way I see fit to preserve my honor. Im sure it would be fun too, I am up for the challenge but know when im biting off more pickle than I can chew .Im told with full focus a rebuild can be done in a few days-week, especially with a buddy, just a matter of finding a buddy.
So basically shooting in the dark seeing if anyone wants to help, I have no idea what to expect in terms of response, if any, just shooting my flare up into the sky.
Best Regards,
Daniel