Builds “The Dude”: New Owner w/ Basket Case FJ60 (1 Viewer)

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Drove to work again.

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Filled with the finest 87 octane.

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Rear Bilsteins arrived- shock mount tube thing felt ok so I threw them on. Still waiting on fronts and caster shims.

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The dude was going to get some big boy FJ62 mirrors to compliment the lift, but the drivers side is mutilated. Missing 2 detent balls and the part that protrudes from the mirror itself into the mount is either broken or shoved, irretrievably, into the body. Wouldn’t be a problem if a screw wasn’t destroyed. Ugh

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Ordered some 4deg caster shims from @orangefj45 last week and just want to make sure before I screw these beauties up- drill out to the size of these reliefs?

And do y’all think I should get some longer spring pins?

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4 degree shims made it steer just like it did before the lift! Perfect! That being said, do y’all think it’s even safe to drive with the pins barely protruding through the shims?

Glamour shots with the new OEM FJ62 mirrors...

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Did you use the standard OME spring pins or go longer?

The pins in my 005 were the already extended ones because I’ve got an extra leaf up front. So the ones he sent me were the same.
 
Do not drive the cruiser without new spring center pins in there...….. if the springs shift you could end up having a really bad day.

The billet shims are supposed to be "bolted" to the top of the spring via the center pin.
 
Thanks for the centering pins @orangefj45!! Back to safely dailying the dude this week. Well, as safe as I can without front shocks and steering stabilizer. 4wheelparts’ fault on the first count, mine on the second. Haven’t had the gumption to put @HemiAlex old stabilizer on. I told myself I’d do it when doing front shocks.

Also started the rust repair process!

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We’re more than happy to help!
And FWIW, we sell shocks, steering stabilizers and plenty of other goodies for your cruisers.

Georg @ Valley Hybrids, Cruiser Brothers & Long Range America
 
The Dude now has front shocks and @HemiAlex old steering stabilizer, exhaust that goes all the way out the back (was just running rockauto muffler, now I have some pipe out of that, connected to flex, connected to rockauto tail pipe), and more stickers. Not much else to report. Has been a great daily.

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The Dude jumping a dead 85 4runner in the driveway. Just ordered Marlin knuckle kits for both. Knuckle rebuild and brakes all around is next on the agenda. That and AC. HVAC guy at work said orifice might be my AC issue.

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Just shifted the dude into 4x4 for the first time to climb that gravel pile back there. It is now stuck in 4x4. Will try rolling backwards, unlocking hubs, etc
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Not much to report as far as the dude goes. Have just been dailying it. Just ordered an aluminum 3 row rad, OEM hoses, and OEM clutch slave return spring for it. Want to get it cruising cooler on the highway now that there’s more resistance.

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It got hot enough out that I felt the need to get the AC going. My AC idle up VSV is bad. Fixing that is on my list, but for now I’m just using the previous owners hotwired switch in the dash, and manually hooking manifold vac to the carb when I want AC idle up. The next step is hotwiring a 22RE VSV in, then actually trying to fix the stock AC electronics. It’s all here, just need to check all the pins on the AC amp and go from there.

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One annoying thing that recently developed is a stumble when hot. I unfortunately traced this back to the same thing that’s been giving me hell since the beginning- Intake manifold EGR delete plate. I’m on my second plate and third OEM graphite gasket. Anything else I should attempt before JB welding that junk??

 

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