Build Unicorns are real... My dream car FJ73 build

[2fpower]

To make sure I’m not crazy, this was at the bottom of the door cavity when I took everything apart to get to the door locks. It appears someone changed the door glass at some point in time. Is this just an extra piece of the rubber that goes into the channel that goes at the bottom of the glass

 

[cruiserdan]

Lower window vertical track.

 

[2fpower]

Ohhhhhh

 

[cruiserdan]

#68143 in the illustration. It goes inside #67401/2.

 

[2fpower]

Very glad I asked. I will be digging though the trash then.... thanks @cruiserdan

 

[cruiserdan]

It could have been replaced and the old one left in the door. Do you have the trim panel off now?

 

[2fpower]

It could have been replaced and the old one left in the door. Do you have the trim panel off now?

I will take a look when I get home. Either way will likely order new ones.... Looks like there is a front and back piece, similar function. I heard the glass rattling when fully open, so that likely is the issue.

 

[cruiserdan]

The back edge of the glass run is full-length. The loose piece is front-only. If the glass rattles when lowered that front piece is definitely MIA. The separate piece you see at the back (67433/4) in the illustration is the metal guide that the rubber fits in.

 

[cruisermatt]

sorry for the stupid question -- am I looking for a LS starter or for SBC, going back to the issue with the bellhousing being really for a SBC,

LS

 

[2fpower]

LS

Perfect.... looking online it appears there is a heat shield also that I might need. Maybe I just head to the junkyard and see if I can find the shield, bolts and a decent starter.

 

[2fpower]

 

[thatcabledude]

If you have good junkyards that's where I'd be headed.

 

[2fpower]

I apolgize for the random questions; however, that is how my brain works. I deal with current surprise issues while thinking and planning for future issues.

Thinking about fuel pumps and converting the diesel tank to gas. @c2dfj45 seems like you had much experience in this.

Planned to drop the tank, clean with kerosene, then what should I do for a pump for the LS motor? I would love to have in tank for nice quite operation, but is that the best way to go?

 

[TonyP]

Depends how much power you're looking for and if you want an in-tank or external.
Personally, I'd go with an OEM Denso pump (something like a Supra pump) on a hanger if I was doing an LS swap, but it won't be cheap and will take some fabbing.

Externals will be noticeably noisy but if it's isolated via the mounts it won't be too bad. Plus servicing will be cake.

Otherwise you can get the whole shebang (pump, fittings and regulator/filter) done with something like this for an external:

LS1 EFI Fuel Pump And Regulator/Filter Kit

LS fuel system kit features EFI fuel pump and fuel filter pressure regulator External fuel pump supports up to 500 hp and provides 45 gph at 60 psi Fuel pump uses easy to plumb 3/8-inch hose barb fittings Compatible with leaded and unleaded fuels only Shorter return line requirement reduces...

www.speedwaymotors.com

Or a drop in (sorta) hanger kit:

In-Tank Retrofit Fuel Pump Modules

www.holley.com

 

[cruisermatt]

I like to use the 2UZ 4runner pump because it's about a 3rd the price of a Supra pump and supplies more then enough fuel, and the Denso kit comes with a connector which is nice. Really any modern EFI pump will be fine for a any stock modern EFI engine.
I only do in-tank mounted pumps on my conversions.
The corvette regulator/filter is a good option as you can mount it near your tank and then your return line is short and you only have one fuel line running up to the motor. Super simple and easy. Easy to make everything 6AN as well.

 

[2fpower]

I like to use the 2UZ 4runner pump because it's about a 3rd the price of a Supra pump and supplies more then enough fuel, and the Denso kit comes with a connector which is nice. Really any modern EFI pump will be fine for a any stock modern EFI engine.
I only do in-tank mounted pumps on my conversions.
The corvette regulator/filter is a good option as you can mount it near your tank and then your return line is short and you only have one fuel line running up to the motor. Super simple and easy. Easy to make everything 6AN as well.

oh.... I dropped a 2uz 4runner tank last time I was in the junkyard to get the vapor cannister....

 

[2fpower]

Brain fart again. Been looking for slider designs and found Just differential build thread for their "Inego".

Looks like they used 2x3 square tube for the main runner. Anyone have more pictures of a design like this?

 

[cruisermatt]

oh.... I dropped a 2uz 4runner tank last time I was in the junkyard to get the vapor cannister....

there's not really anything you would use out of the actual 4runner tank besides the pump itself. I've been buying the Denso pump kit on Rockauto, the Tank's Inc bulkhead piece is nice time saver but you will have to make the weld flange for it yourself. I will probably start manufacturing these weld flanges and selling them (as well as block-off plates for original sending units, for FJ60 tanks at least) next years as I have needed to make them a few times

Tanks Inc. PTA-G Tanks Inc. Fuel Cell Pickup Assemblies | Summit Racing

 

[robmobile73]

To use an in tank pump you will have to drop the tank and have some sort of Access cover to push the pump down into. If your tank doesn't have this then that is something you will have to fabricate which adds time, effort, and cost to your build as well as complexity and possible fuel leaks.
The cheapest most practical route will be to buy the cheapest in line universal fuel pump you can find and installing it in line close to the tank, but tucked away so it isn't damaged or ripped out by rocks and debris off road. There are plenty for less than $30. Most of them will self prime. You shouldn't have any problem with fuel starvation in a landcruiser. I ran a $20 universal electric pump to run a 406 small block built to around 450hp in a 71 half ton 4wd. I didn't race my truck. I never had any problem with fuel starvation. I only had the electric pump. I had a blockoff plate in place of the mechanical pump.........My setup had a carburetor. I can't say they will work fine with fuel injection.

 

[2fpower]

To use an in tank pump you will have to drop the tank and have some sort of Access cover to push the pump down into. If your tank doesn't have this then that is something you will have to fabricate which adds time, effort, and cost to your build as well as complexity and possible fuel leaks.
The cheapest most practical route will be to buy the cheapest in line universal fuel pump you can find and installing it in line close to the tank, but tucked away so it isn't damaged or ripped out by rocks and debris off road. There are plenty for less than $30. Most of them will self prime. You shouldn't have any problem with fuel starvation in a landcruiser. I ran a $20 universal electric pump to run a 406 small block built to around 450hp in a 71 half ton 4wd. I didn't race my truck. I never had any problem with fuel starvation. I only had the electric pump. I had a blockoff plate in place of the mechanical pump.........My setup had a carburetor. I can't say they will work fine with fuel injection.

I am well known for overbuilding and making things more complicated than they need to be. My goal on this rig is to be able to take to Colorado in the mountains, go down a nice trail with the top off. I really don't want to hear the fuel pump. Always annoys me on my FJ40 to hear that pump all day.

there's not really anything you would use out of the actual 4runner tank besides the pump itself. I've been buying the Denso pump kit on Rockauto, the Tank's Inc bulkhead piece is nice time saver but you will have to make the weld flange for it yourself. I will probably start manufacturing these weld flanges and selling them (as well as block-off plates for original sending units, for FJ60 tanks at least) next years as I have needed to make them a few times

Tanks Inc. PTA-G Tanks Inc. Fuel Cell Pickup Assemblies | Summit Racing

I will drop the tank and see what style of hole there is on the tank. My 80 tank had same flange as a tundra, so was easy swap for the 2uz on Vera

noted: pump DENSO 9500206

Got any pics of your weld flange?