FJ40 I call Shipwreck

[SuperBuickGuy]

towbar installed, now correctly

[SuperBuickGuy]

time to fix important things... like the horn


fixed


bolt down storage space


with the spare on, it's ready to go

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Like that new steering wheel!

[SuperBuickGuy]

Fun weekend.... After discussion with a friend who drove the '40 this weekend, we decided that the smittybilt inclinometer doesn't work for '40s. I pegged it in all 4 directions and couldn't roll it. We decided it was designed for Jeeps (because it has a Jeep stick drawing on the gauge), not '40s
temp driver

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Looks like you had a great time....any casualties?

[SuperBuickGuy]

only Buick's ankle. Silly dog was in the Suburban, resting, and somehow managed to sprain an ankle.

We did learn something, though. I have a Smittybilt inclinemeter that gives how much you lean. It's really cute, has a Jeep MB figure on it to indicate pitch and roll. I pegged it in every single direction without ending up on the top. The guy that was driving in one picture came up with a reasonable explanation as to why it'd indicate 'roll' when I didn't, in fact, roll. It's for a Jeep - thus, it's not accurate for FJ40s (aka Foreign Jeeps)... seems plausible to me, so I'm running with it.

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For those who remember back - I traded a trailer for the axles that are under this rig.


there were some who didn't think it was a good deal. They're no longer following along, and since this is going to be a quick build, I'll simply put it here

I finally simply bought new, 3500# axles, all in I'll have $900 in this build - I bought the channel about the time I traded the trailer, that set me back $100 for 7 20' 2x3 channel....
it's going to be 6x16 - it may actually tilt, to be honest I haven't quite decided. It will have running boards and fenders I can drive over. As I am awash in Jeep wheels (5 on 5), that is what is going on it


and I'm going to build another trailer once this one is done then one more.... when we move, I'm going to move using 20' shipping containers. According to Evergreen, they weigh 5000 lbs dry so this trailer just won't be enough

[SuperBuickGuy]

the seal is leaking again.... ugh.

[SuperBuickGuy]

hopefully Sunday I can get this to stop leaking (again)

[SuperBuickGuy]

so here it was leaking



coming from the hub


which is good and bad - what happened was the bolts backed off again. On a whim, I measured the bolt depth.... the bolts were too long... ah ha, I said. And I fixed it
then cleaned the wheel and washed it

the end for now

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Hoping this works for you!

[SuperBuickGuy]

Hoping this works for you!

I may have to pin it - part of the problem seems to be that the cover has room to rotate. Any time it moves, it could create a leak

[SuperBuickGuy]

time for a quick fix


my guess is the temp sender is sending the wrong information to the computer.


so I bought another sender and ran the gauge to the new sender (because the wire is long enough) then plugged the computer sender into the now abandoned temp gauge sender
and it seems to have fixed it. took it for a spin, no sputtering while cold ... crossing fingers but maybe it's finally all working right. Eventually I'll put the sender plug in the head then the gauge plug back - but right that requires some wiring and it's warm so not yet.

[SuperBuickGuy]

I was late taking it off and now early putting it on... ugh


for those who want to know how to install.... first the frame, is easy.... then start at the front


then slide the above-door bits


then the side


then spend the rest of your day pulling the motor from a mouse infested denali




a lift is nice for this stuff


attach chains and pull tomorrow... the reason it's here is I think this is where this motor will eventually end up.... but then again, diesel would be fun too