So big time this spring break on the fj55. Lots to cover.
did the finish brakes! they are working better than they were. I did have one set back where one of the front rebuilt cylinders just didnt seal so I gave up on that one and just replaced it with a spare I had laying around. that seemed to do the trick.
then the big fun! I put the header on! I used a ramaflex gasket. the old gasket came off in many pieces. suprised it was still sealing. I have had great luck with these in the past on the fj40 with the same style header. I for sure picked up some better flow with the header. the engine seems to breath better. I ended up rigging up the exhaust to dump out in front of the rear wheel well. I will take the thing to a muffler shop eventually to make it better. but I am not getting exhaust in the cab at least. no exhaust leaks either. I had to weld up a down pipe to avoid hitting the trans mount. Not too hard. I just cut the pipe and angled it down and inward a little. Pictures are out of order...
I also put the weber back on...... I just really could not get the holley to run well at 25mph. It was great when you mashed it but chugged and ran poorly around town at 25mph. I could spend more time and money dialing in jets or I could just throw the weber 38 back on. it works better at slow speeds and with the header its really good. I ordered a new air cleaner assembly for it. Thanks to @RevISK who sent me a K&N filter for the weber. along with some cool cruiser trash and valley hybrid stickers! I stuck them on my compressor. eventually I want to get the little adapter for a factory air cleaner and a factory air cleaner.
Look how much the old filter shrank! IDK when I got the cruiser it was trash but at least fit a little better haha.
then of course one of my tubes in my tires developed a leak. enough where it was flat in the morning and would not hold air. I am pretty sure it was a sticker inside the tire that caused it. I found some foil like stuff in the tire when I took it all apart. I wish I had taken a picture of it. it had the same pattern as the mark on the tube that was leaking pictured below. I ordered a new radial tube for these NON us market radial tires. the great news is the tires are still pretty much new. the bad news is the split ring is in way worse shape than I would have thought. I might look for some new splits. Right now I am running one of the older tires and rims till the tubes come in. I am going to try and clean up the rim and split and then Ill report back on how I feel about it.
The best part of my break was being able to have some Margot time and beach time! dude this little Margot Monster is growing so fast! she is smiling and always wants to see the world around her! best part is she smiles every time she sees the front of the fj55.
