It's funny, I always think I don't like red cars very much, but a red FJ40 that looked a lot like your's was the big reason I decided I needed one. Very nice!
Builds The "Wife made me buy a FJ40" to shut me up build thread (1 Viewer)
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Thanks badsamaritan. Do you know if this FSM is something that can be purchased? Does FSM stand for Field Service Manual? I have a Toyota engine repair manual and also the Chassis & Body manual from Toyota Motor Sales. The engine repair manual is for the 2 F. I believe both manuals cover the 1975 year model. I got the books from the PO when I bought the truck. Thanks for the help!!
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Bunch of little stuff knocked out over the last few days:
Battery Tray was toast, got a replacement and a new hold down and swapped them in, PN is there if anyone needs it.
Removed PO's ridiculously undersized battery, and that wire was running to the distributor, I replaced with a new wire. Also found a bunch of wires going to the starter that were stripped on the ends and just twisted together, got those cut out and replaced as well.
Heater valve was rusted through, replaced with new. I have a leak in the cab, so now I should be able to isolate the heater core while I find the leak. I can't tell if it's the core or the pipes that connect to it. I need to cut this hose and fit it to the valve
New Battery and hold down
Also drained both diffs and got the fluids replaced. While I was at it I replaced the fill and drain plugs with the newer 10mm Allen key style plugs.
Battery Tray was toast, got a replacement and a new hold down and swapped them in, PN is there if anyone needs it.
Removed PO's ridiculously undersized battery, and that wire was running to the distributor, I replaced with a new wire. Also found a bunch of wires going to the starter that were stripped on the ends and just twisted together, got those cut out and replaced as well.
Heater valve was rusted through, replaced with new. I have a leak in the cab, so now I should be able to isolate the heater core while I find the leak. I can't tell if it's the core or the pipes that connect to it. I need to cut this hose and fit it to the valve
New Battery and hold down
Also drained both diffs and got the fluids replaced. While I was at it I replaced the fill and drain plugs with the newer 10mm Allen key style plugs.
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Hey Sounds good, I have met up with few through here on Mud, and through Beach N Toys which meets 1st Tuesday of every month at Mikes BBQ in Escondido
LakeLaurashawn
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Beautiful Truck - congrats on listening to your wife!
Noah is great, he has worked on my FJ40.
I am in Carlsbad too, near Poinsettia and El Camino. I should find my way to Escondido for one of the meet and greet events.
Noah is great, he has worked on my FJ40.
I am in Carlsbad too, near Poinsettia and El Camino. I should find my way to Escondido for one of the meet and greet events.
Would love to meet up some time - I'm right around the corner in Bressi Ranch.
Going to try my best to make the next one! Does everyone drive their cruisers to the meetup?
Overlandeffex
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Most of the members bring their respective cruisers... fun to drool over new meat.
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X2, I probably spent a solid hour looking around the parking lot after the meeting. So many awesome rigs there.
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Got the new heater core in, but decided to go through the rest of the cooling system. Lots of nasty hoses, and the radiator pipe was rusted through. Got everything disassembled and cleaned up. I found a ton of oil sludge in the bottom of the radiator, fingers crossed that's from something in the past. The coolant looked good, as does the oil from what I've seen.
Two biggest changes were adding a zinc anode to the radiator to hopefully help with the corrosion, and eliminating the heater pipes until I can find some that don't leak.
Two biggest changes were adding a zinc anode to the radiator to hopefully help with the corrosion, and eliminating the heater pipes until I can find some that don't leak.
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Got the cooling system put back together and topped off. Was able to get out of the garage and go for a good long drive.
I noticed the side marker and brake lights pulsating with the engine idle. Something else to look into
I noticed the side marker and brake lights pulsating with the engine idle. Something else to look into
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So far, I've been buying a lot from FJ Parts LLC - Toyota Land Cruiser Parts They are out of Corona, so the shipping times are great and Sonny has been awesome to work with. He got my order just before Xmas day and I got them day after Xmas.
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Noticed some issues with the headlights during my last test drive. They were LED's (I think from Rock Auto) but they were way out of adjustment and the light was pretty weak. I ordered a pair of generic 7" housings that would hold a standard 9003 bulb and tore everything down to replace them.
Original Hardware was rusted solid. Took a few hours to get all that nasty hardware off
After cursing the PO some more over other things I got everything torn down. I made a trip to lowes and surprisingly they had everything I needed in stainless. Got everything assembled tonight for test fit. I will have to trim a couple screws down as they were too long but most stuff fits fine.
Decided everything will come out and be blasted and powdercoated to keep from further rust. All of my adjustment screws were trashed. I was able to find these at the Pepboys "Help" Section. They are same diameter as the originals but different pitch. Since all my plastic parts to the adjusters were trashed, I used the supplied plastic nut. It's definitely not a permanent fix, but it's working for now.
If anyone has a set of the originals or knows where I can find them I would love to get a set
Original Hardware was rusted solid. Took a few hours to get all that nasty hardware off
After cursing the PO some more over other things I got everything torn down. I made a trip to lowes and surprisingly they had everything I needed in stainless. Got everything assembled tonight for test fit. I will have to trim a couple screws down as they were too long but most stuff fits fine.
Decided everything will come out and be blasted and powdercoated to keep from further rust. All of my adjustment screws were trashed. I was able to find these at the Pepboys "Help" Section. They are same diameter as the originals but different pitch. Since all my plastic parts to the adjusters were trashed, I used the supplied plastic nut. It's definitely not a permanent fix, but it's working for now.
If anyone has a set of the originals or knows where I can find them I would love to get a set
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Thanks, illI check it out
Looks like they are $5.88
Headlamp for 1972 - 1975 Toyota LAND CRUISER FJ40 | U.S.A. sales region, , 17814736-917269
Headlamp for 1972 - 1975 Toyota LAND CRUISER FJ40 | U.S.A. sales region, , 17814736-917269
