Granddaddy of them all an Fj25
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Granddaddy of them all an Fj25
It's amazing how not different it looks from early 40s.
AISIN and ASCO. HUBS. D #7 gold zinc bolts just are real !
This is the thread that we need to share with the engineers for the remanufacture project.
fj40ingkc
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Complety agreed!!! Can you do that?
iptman
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We got a few of the gray beards of Cruiserdom already on it, creating a master list. No one at Toyota is going to look at a 143 page forum thread for inspiration. Plus there are several supporting vendors on this thread who make a living on manufacturing or finding and selling Unobtanium parts.
Correct, and the list I've been consulting on does not include things that guys like City Racer, @ToyotaMatt and others are already working on.
An example of things we've suggested would be the pistons for an 2F (@Onur offered some great justification on all his suggestions), steering box internals, early (tin cup) master cylinders, etc.
Plenty of 3B stuff we can't get but it certainly could have to do with market.
Make a list of the things that are holding up driving a 3B. I'd be happy to add them in.
I think @Onur is more qualified after his recent adventure into the rebuild of his. I know there was some stuff hard to source. A head comes to mind. I will do my best to support this project as a hobbiest
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I have a hunch someone at Toyota saw this 143 page thread and said, "Hey, maybe there's something to this!"
Living in the Past
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Be interesting if Toyota would support an engine never offered in the US. Never passed emissions here. Australia and Canada on the other hand had the BJ42.
Mentioned in another thread the LHD heater duct used with A/C. Would be nice to have a solid single piece versed the center cut out and flex hose ran between the two.
The header exhaust pipe used in other markets 1/79+. That ran behind the steering box above the frame. 79/80 runs under the frame in the US.
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This isn’t an US specific program.
My Submissions as follows and the TECH reasons behind them .......
- 84112-60010 74-78 FJ40 FJ55 back lit knob head light switch
- 84112-60011 79-84 FJ40 FJ55 back lit knob head light switch
- 85152-90808 ( HEAVY DUTY / COLD CLIMATE SPEC. ) 1/75-1984 FJ40 Wiper Motor assy.
- 27020-45140-84 FJ60 / FJ40 / FJ55 2F ( Cold Climate Spec. 60A amps )
- 2F LONG BLOCK 19000-61211 FJ40 / FJ55 / FJ60
- well all lighted knob head lamp switches are NOT restorable anymore for a host of factors including missing key parts and lack of a knob , i have over 200+ of these switch box platforms both the 60011 and 60010 , NOT interchangeable .fyi
- i only have maybe 25 or so good restorable knobs ?
- reasons for this are too many to list i have Discovery , but human error is #1 cause
- every 1/75-1984 FJ40 owner faces wiper motor blues eventually , NO viable alternative currently exists that im aware of ?
- i have been working on a ALL DENSO / ASMO parts solution for several years but have run into a few key road blocks along the way , it has to be a MOD FREE PLUG and PLay needed parts solution that much i do know ..........
- Bring back the 27020-45140 Cold Climate Spec. 60A amps ., thats right 60A , Alternator platform , it can be used on a FJ60 and also due to the straight top pivot tab , be mounted MOD FREE on ANT F and F1.35 drivers side lower position , not requiring a remote voltage regulator any more to BOOT !
- well , a FJ60 2F with Domed Pistons like @FJ60Cam currently turns out in such a professional and classy way , would be a drop in solution for 1963-1987 FJ40 FJ55 and FJ60 owner operators globally .........
Cam can then take a NEW OEM platform offering and tweak it in ways i can only dream and imagine about .........
- lastly if californa , colorado and arizona are gonna continue to force emissions smog tests on vintage land cruisers then Toyota needs to make some basics available at a reasonable price point like a smog equipped carb. , and various other needs in the smog category molded air pump hoses , VTV's ABV's EGR valves etc ......
and well smog pump's too
my reasons are simple California has the HIGHEST concentration of Land Cruisers living there in North America and there not going anywhere ?
So PLAY BALL TOYOTA !
we are ALL waiting ?
- 84112-60010 74-78 FJ40 FJ55 back lit knob head light switch
- 84112-60011 79-84 FJ40 FJ55 back lit knob head light switch
- 85152-90808 ( HEAVY DUTY / COLD CLIMATE SPEC. ) 1/75-1984 FJ40 Wiper Motor assy.
- 27020-45140-84 FJ60 / FJ40 / FJ55 2F ( Cold Climate Spec. 60A amps )
- 2F LONG BLOCK 19000-61211 FJ40 / FJ55 / FJ60
- well all lighted knob head lamp switches are NOT restorable anymore for a host of factors including missing key parts and lack of a knob , i have over 200+ of these switch box platforms both the 60011 and 60010 , NOT interchangeable .fyi
- i only have maybe 25 or so good restorable knobs ?
- reasons for this are too many to list i have Discovery , but human error is #1 cause
- every 1/75-1984 FJ40 owner faces wiper motor blues eventually , NO viable alternative currently exists that im aware of ?
- i have been working on a ALL DENSO / ASMO parts solution for several years but have run into a few key road blocks along the way , it has to be a MOD FREE PLUG and PLay needed parts solution that much i do know ..........
- Bring back the 27020-45140 Cold Climate Spec. 60A amps ., thats right 60A , Alternator platform , it can be used on a FJ60 and also due to the straight top pivot tab , be mounted MOD FREE on ANT F and F1.35 drivers side lower position , not requiring a remote voltage regulator any more to BOOT !
- well , a FJ60 2F with Domed Pistons like @FJ60Cam currently turns out in such a professional and classy way , would be a drop in solution for 1963-1987 FJ40 FJ55 and FJ60 owner operators globally .........
Cam can then take a NEW OEM platform offering and tweak it in ways i can only dream and imagine about .........
- lastly if californa , colorado and arizona are gonna continue to force emissions smog tests on vintage land cruisers then Toyota needs to make some basics available at a reasonable price point like a smog equipped carb. , and various other needs in the smog category molded air pump hoses , VTV's ABV's EGR valves etc ......
and well smog pump's too
my reasons are simple California has the HIGHEST concentration of Land Cruisers living there in North America and there not going anywhere ?
So PLAY BALL TOYOTA !
we are ALL waiting ?
Living in the Past
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Did think it was. But been along time since other than a few exceptions Toyota does not sell parts that were not used on US imports. I have bought a few non US import parts from other markers. Would be a lot cheaper was available directly here.
I know the 40 series H55F been mentioned. Would include the LHD transmission shift cane as well as the transfer case shifter pieces some are the same as the 60 series but those are NLA.
didn't the 8/80 Later USA spec. FJ40 front pipe run as you describe above John ?
Living in the Past
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Yes it did. It have the extra small pipe that is for the EGR I believe. It is also NLA and could deal with it for my 79 if it was available. I run PTO winches and actually prefer the exhaust outside the frame. I know most pre 79s run the exhaust above the skid plate but besides tight with the PTO there is no heat shield like there is further back starting in the early seventies.
haha......not to get too far off track, and I think it's incredible they are even tempting us, but the 'higher ups' at Toyota don't have a good track record of smart decisions......they once looked around at the current offroad market and thought that the FJ Cruiser would be a good idea. They then bastardized the hallowed Supra nameplate. They then added more non-sense plastic and unreliable tech to the LC200/LC300 and Tundra. Then they stopped selling the LC in the US, citing low sales, which Toyota was 100% responsible for. They also can't seem to keep frames from rusting, in 2021! The worlds biggest automaker......its nuts! Oh, and lets not forget the weak ass engine they slapped in the new Tacoma.
But I'll keep my fingers crossed for some 40/55 parts.
And doing away with the V8 in the Tundra. Not cool.