Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Hay thanks people.
There out now well one come out ( never to be used again and the other one met the grinder )

New spring's , GREASABLE pin's and GREASABLE shakels installed.
Will test this weekend and see how it go's on a hunting trip.

Chris

Yeah mate sure did
The rubber has fused with the pin and wont let go, having another try today .

Chris

Help please i have FU%^$# one of the rear leaf spring's in my 79 cruiser ute and was in the prosses of swaping over tonight with a new set.
The Pin ( front of leaf pack ) is stuck , jamed really fucked any ideas on how to remove this. I have bashed the living day lights out of it , it still wont ...

Hay thanks people.
My next job will be to replace the MC with one of the one's specified and see how that work's then chase a single cylinder style rear diff if the brakes do not improve.
The truck is not far off from getting rego but can't be done till brake issue is sorted.

Thanks Chris

Hello people, been flat out working and havent had a chance to sort the brakes out yet .
I have driven it around the last few day's ( on and off trailer ) to get the windows installed and tray made and the brakes dont work to bad but not good enough.
(2 more job's knocked off the list before rego. i ...

Ray 185 : The brakes have been bled and adjusted over and over again old man is a Mechanic and is helping out while he is here on holidays but unfortunetly he doesnt do conversions like this back home.

Tapage : I can email you the pick don't know how to post on here if you want.

This arvo went and ...

I have a brake booster , and new Master cylinder.
We have narrowed the problem down to the fact that i have the old model brake set up with 2 cylinder's per side and the master cylinder doesnt have enough presure at the rear due to the disk brake conversion.

I just drove out to whoop whoop to see ...

Hay thanks for the reply's .
Have been running arround all day trying to sort this out NO ONE can tell you why it wont work properly.
Have found a complete diff with disk's on ( rear diff out of a shorty ) will this work with the original master cylinder or do i need to change it again.

Chris

i have already re checked the rear brake shoes and they are set / adjusted properly so don't think that is the problem.

Regarding the Master cylinder it is the original FJ 40 type with the 2 brake fluid containers ( front and rear )

It seems that the piston inside the master cylinder max's out ...

I have replaced the front hub's of my FJ 40 with those of a disk brake Hilux.
I have put a new brake master cylinder,
I have bleed the brakes and adjusted the rear drum brakes accordingly.

When you press the brake pedal down the front ( Disc's ) lock up and the rear is not, if you realise the pedal ...

In the process of restoring my FJ40 and have removed the fuel tank from in the cab ( new floor and sick of the fumes ) .
Has any one got a replacement tank for a 40 they can show me a pic of?
Were it is mounted and what size. My shorty is a 1978 FJ40.

Also I have choped the shorty in half and had ...

Hello all.
Am in the proses of restoring my FJ40 ( converted into a 45 ) and have had a 2in body lift fitted .The question is , does any one have a solution for the stering shaft angel .
The car is @ the panel shop and am contemplating droping th body down to a 1in lift if i have enough clearence ...

BJ42
No the old girl is still in hundreds of litle containers and waiting for the trip to the sandblastrers.

I really hope to get her put together this year or the miss will have my balls. ( striped mid last year )

Doing the paperwork for the MVR to aprove any mod's it might come accross on it's ...

BJ42 it wont let me bring up your email. ????

Chris

Thanks BJ42
ill dig one up of before i striped it to bit's and email it.

Chris

Prety sweet looking 40 mate.
I still havent figured out how to post pick's yet so you are not alone.

Chris

Hay all
Thanks for the advice havent decided exactly what way im going yet also depends on the pocket.
Well thanks and ill let you all know how i go & if i find any good deals while looking around.
Freight is a big isue to as im in Darwin and they always want more to send things up this way ...

Hi to all just started rebuilding my old 40 as the lovely tin worm has invaded.
I would like some help / advice on were to get replacement panels from please.
Thanks
Chris