FJ40 I call Shipwreck

[DanStokes]

Dan

[SuperBuickGuy]

so I didn't feel like working on Covet19 tonight.... so I did these.... explanation tomorrow

[SuperBuickGuy]

The injectors arrived yesterday, and I am painting stuff so I figured I'd add these half doors to the pile of stuff to do
welded braces inside

then finishing the body work... not perfect but adequate....

[irsa76]

Hmm, your LED lights look exactly like the ones I've got, which also leak. Considering how much I payed I'm not overly worried.

[SuperBuickGuy]

Finally went wheeling with the repair/new stuff.
Foremost, there is no bad day when you're out wheeling with you friends.
it did get cut short because I had trouble with both the EFI and then at the end transmission... Since this isn't pirate, the build is honest and not perfect.

made the hour plus drive to the trailhead without problems

then this

2 electricians and a computer systems guy... what did we do? reboot by turning the system on and off
turns out that what I should have done there is turn up the idle screw.... the IAC was overwhelmed - thus it was running like crap HOWEVER, at this point front right injector was on full bore.... I think the reboot did get the injector to behave, but the close way out from here is a 2 mile very steep downhill - and once you're committed there is no tap out.... no motor means no brakes, so we saved that battle for another day.
The other issue that I haven't diagnosed yet is a howling when going into 2nd from either direction (and only 2nd). It doesn't do it all the time, but the clutch isn't fully disengaging when warm so that solution may fix this...

to be continued.

[SuperBuickGuy]

Good Stuff, that feeling when a plan works, it's great!

after dropping a link on my head, then hurting my wrist from punching the wall (it was laughing at me).... the only feeling I have is a headache.... I'm not a fan of fixing stuff

[Captain]

[65RHDEER]

Good Stuff, that feeling when a plan works, it's great!

[SuperBuickGuy]

now with square adapter.... it was close, and it was absolutely square - which I'm quite proud of achieving without a lathe


what a bunch of work


painted and ready to reinstall


undercarriage back in place



looks just like before, but drives great... and synchros are nice


onto another fix... leaking lights


fixeded

[Captain]

Again, you have ALL THE KOOL TOYS!!

[SuperBuickGuy]

brace

and it's out

with water draining from it....


blow the new trans apart

yep, there was water

water problem solved

oh look, the missing bolt

it takes grinding to adapt the front trans... or simply swap the already fixed one

and put the 'old' housing on

and clean and put the front on... the cordless milwaukie die grinder works awesome for this

new ready to install

installed


a bunch of fixes... for example, I didn't have a lathe when I built this.... now I do, now I can square it


maybe 20 thou off? not terrible

visual representation

much closer... tomorrow I'll finish that up

[SuperBuickGuy]

Sorry for inserting a like subject in your story.
It took 3 posts to get the little bit of the Timber Cruiser's upgrades as I live in the Iron Triangle of Area BFE of Wisconsin. And phone, internet service is sketchy.
I can share these with you thru a PM in the future.
Again, please accept my apology

no apology necessary, just better explanation of how it fits.... it seemed very random...

[Captain]

Sorry for inserting a like subject in your story.
It took 3 posts to get the little bit of the Timber Cruiser's upgrades as I live in the Iron Triangle of Area BFE of Wisconsin. And phone, internet service is sketchy.
I can share these with you thru a PM in the future.
Again, please accept my apology

[Captain]

Because I know you would look here.
All is GOOD....

that is it ....

[SuperBuickGuy]

And of course found some other things that needed attention too !!
So for the unexpected extra work, all things are Good for another 49,000 miles

not sure why you're adding this to my FJ40 build page....