FloridaLife
SILVER Star
Oh, yep. BIG difference. Thanks for the education. I love learning everything I can about these rigs!
Build The Monkey is Back
- Thread starter Chamba
- Start date
Member Builds and Stories
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.
Oh, yep. BIG difference. Thanks for the education. I love learning everything I can about these rigs!
Congrats on getting your 43 back from the spa! Took a while to catch up in the build. Nice to hear the suspension, steering and brakes are dialed in. Cooler temps in CT if you're ready for a road trip.
- Thread starter
- #683
Best part is she's housebroken now: no leaks on the garage floor since coming home.
Ditcherman
SILVER Star
*12 valve Cummins has left the chat
Where did you find the replacement window seal? I'm doing the same on my 43 and finding that the seals are different for the rear corner windows versus the slider.
- Thread starter
- #686
City Racer has everything. They are fantastic. They sell an entire rebuild kit: sweeper, felt, weather strip. It all fits really well.
I bought factory Toyota felt from Toyota in Australia for my Hj47 probably 25 years ago now and other than the Toyota stuff having the metal keepers in the corners (which you can reuse from your old ones), there is very little difference.
Last edited:
- Thread starter
- #687
And speaking of City Racer, @devo came through with a fuel filler so I ordered the hose while I was at it to make leaks even less likely (because I'm certain the hose was not replaced in the 'restoration'). I also got all the little items for my LX screen upgrade.
I love how many little, seemingly inconsequential items you can find on their site.
I love how many little, seemingly inconsequential items you can find on their site.
Ditcherman
SILVER Star
The dollars and time spent looking sure add up fast, but it’s right. They have amazing inventory.
- Thread starter
- #689
So true @Ditcherman . I think I've spent more at City Racer than I did on my first 2 FJ40s...... but who's counting? 
Last edited:
@Chamba Better keep flying!
Great to learn how well it’s all tying together
Great to learn how well it’s all tying together
FloridaLife
SILVER Star
So true @Ditcherman . I've spent more at City Racer than I did on my first 2 FJ40s...... but who's counting?
You and me both! And the other vendors! I was new to the FJ40 Scene. If I knew then what I know now, I would have sent my $5k FJ40 to the scrap metal yard, and had Tim pick me out a good solid one to start with. I could have had 2 or 3 for the price of this 1. But the time I realized it, I thought I had past the point of no return. AND, I thought it couldn't possibly get worse. I was wrong!
- Thread starter
- #692
If there's anything more enjoyable than driving your 40 series on a comfortable evening, I don't know what it is.
I can only think of 1 other thing……
. Even at my age.
. Even at my age.
- Thread starter
- #694
I thought of that. But after 23 years, it's all about reliability of return: one is 50/50 at best, where the other gets turned on with a key and doesn't mind my cigar......I can only think of 1 other thing……
Last edited:
FloridaLife
SILVER Star
I'm impressed with how bright it is inside your rig. What are you using for a dome light / lights?
- Thread starter
- #696
LED strip lights designed for pickup trays. I mounted them inside the inner rain gutter facing upward. It's like bottled daylight in there.
- Joined
- Apr 21, 2005
- Threads
- 116
- Messages
- 26,197
Does it operate off the door as well as switch?
- Thread starter
- #698
No. Just the switch on the dash. Mine is missing the mount in the A pillar for the pin switch. It's on the door, not the pillar sadly. On my LX, I even added the switch to the right rear door when I opened it. I may do that here, but haven't yet.
Also found a temporary 'cool' air intake option until @cruisermatt finishes the repro air horn.
- Joined
- Apr 21, 2005
- Threads
- 116
- Messages
- 26,197
Shame you have bulge in the the door to use the light switch but not the switch. To work it has a bracket as well. Do you have handles on the door headers?
FloridaLife
SILVER Star
I may have to do that too, and have quick connects so if I get ready to go topless it will be easy to unplug and plug back in.
Hey by the way, if you are interested (I know you said you like listening to your music while in your rig), since I'm running a behind the dash hidden Bluetooth stereo with a retro looking dash knob I was searching for a way to connect my amplifier & Blaupunkt subwoofer (both of which I've had 20 years and still work great when I pulled them out of my Gen 3 4Runner when I sold it), because the Bluetooth stereo doesn't have RCA pre-amp outs. I don't know if your stereo does (probably does since it is a real stereo), but if not Kicker makes a great solution for less than $20 delivered. Just run an additional set of speaker wires to it (tied in with either the fronts or rears) and it converts it to your RCAs needed and even supplies the remote ON for the amp. And I'll also include a link to a quick connect for the amp, which I will mount to the back of the sub. So if I ever need the cargo space I can quickly disconnect and remove it:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VKFSLKN?tag=ihco-20
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HC1GBZG3?ref=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_mwn_dp_GRX845WRBP3X6PK5J87S&ref_=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_mwn_dp_GRX845WRBP3X6PK5J87S&social_share=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_mwn_dp_GRX845WRBP3X6PK5J87S