the insanity begins

[frenchman]

hi, this is the begining of an insane(acording to my family)project. the truck is a '78 fj40 with the tub all gone......alu tub and front cowl will be needed!

the cruiser was sitting under double tarp at my sister in law family farm up until last week-end. the cruiser has been completely disasembled to fit inside an old barn that they didn't use anymore....here are the pics

the cruiser with the top already out

....with the front cowl( trashed ) out.....

......with the trashed tub out......

Motor being taken out

here is the motor on its crate waiting in an old garage for his turn on the resto

the frame and axel waiting under the rain to get inside the old barn

yours trully handlind the featherweight front axel by hand

....frame inside the barn....

....axel and all of what's left of the cruiser parts.....

lets the insanity of rebuilding begin!

 

[Mace]

That is insane???

 

[65swb45]

crank and water pump pulleys look like F engine, not 2F. You might want to hold off on ordering anything for the engine til you sort that part out. As far as the rest of the project goes, don't mind Mace. Unless you're doing a dovetail or a turbo, he's not gonna be impressed.

Good luck.

 

[RUSH55]

I got a friend doing the same thing to a 71 shortbed Chevy 4x. The hardest part is keeping track of all the parts you pulled off.

 

[frenchman]

is there a better way to know if its an f or 2f motor?

i know normally there is suppose to be a tag on the motor saying whats the motor type....but I haven't look for it already.....does someone know where it is situated!

 

[cheap 40]

Right above the starter there should be a tag that says F or 2F and then six (I think) numbers. Mine took a lot of cleaning with a 3M pad before I could see it.

Tony

 

[frenchman]

I check today on the motor for the marking....I saw none F or 2F on the block.....but other code where there on the driver side of the engine!

the digits where at the front of the motor:
11411
61011

another set of digitd was about mid block: 269

the last set of digit was at the back of the block: 80118

is there a way to find what type of motor I have with these numbers....where do I look for thst informstion??

thanks a lot for the help!

yves

 

[nuclearlemon]

really didn't look all that bad to begin with.

 

[Toyo FJ40]

Oil filters on the passenger side so it is a 74 f or a f2 engine