Couple of BJ40 questions

[oz_cruiser]

Hi guys, my first post on this forum.

I want to fit disks at the front of my BJ40 and was wondering what the best option is apart from fitting BJ42 parts which seem to be a bit hard to find so far. Will 60's series disks fit but still retain the original tracking? If so will a 60's series booster be compatible with the rear drums?

I'm also after a pair of the rubber angle joints that fit onto the heater and connect to the hoses as mine are shot. Does anyone know if there is aftermarket spares available? Thanks.

[jessie928]

Hi guys, my first post on this forum.

I want to fit disks at the front of my BJ40 and was wondering what the best option is apart from fitting BJ42 parts which seem to be a bit hard to find so far. Will 60's series disks fit but still retain the original tracking? If so will a 60's series booster be compatible with the rear drums?

I'm also after a pair of the rubber angle joints that fit onto the heater and connect to the hoses as mine are shot. Does anyone know if there is aftermarket spares available? Thanks.

hi mate, welcome

you can use 60 series or 75 series gear ( swivel hubs, tierod) to do the conversion. the track will remain the same.

a 75 series front diff will be a direct bolt on as a complete unit.

as for the booster ( i think you actually mean master cylinder) , your bj has dual rear slaves per side, the 60 has single slave per side , so it will work, but proportioning is a bit out ( but borderline acceptable).

If you goto repco, you will find heaps of cars with the same bits of rubber angles as part of their heater system, if you cant get the origional ones, just use substitutes ( cut and shut).

enjoy.
JEs

[oz_cruiser]

Thanks Jes

I actually bought my '77 BJ40 just a week ago after much searching and waiting and have been spending the last week or so getting acquainted with it on a mechanical side (it's not registered). Although the paint makes it look like a bit of a paddock-bomb, amazingly it's almost got zero rust other than surface. Motor has lost oil pressure so will need to be rebuilt, have dusted off the engine stand in readiness Funny, for quite a few years I have always told my mates I'd never be stuffing around with cars again and do only what is necessary as far as repairs and here I am taking on a major project

Had a look at the handbrake arrangement earlier and I can see why 40 series owners are always whinging about them, that pissy little thing is never going to work properly so I guess the rear brakes will have to be changed as well and a cable fitted.

Is there some link on this forum where you can download original factory manuals, have had a look but could not find anything. All I have is one of those generic Ellery's which is pretty crappy.

[thehanko]

Thanks Jes

I actually bought my '77 BJ40 just a week ago after much searching and waiting and have been spending the last week or so getting acquainted with it on a mechanical side (it's not registered). Although the paint makes it look like a bit of a paddock-bomb, amazingly it's almost got zero rust other than surface. Motor has lost oil pressure so will need to be rebuilt, have dusted off the engine stand in readiness Funny, for quite a few years I have always told my mates I'd never be stuffing around with cars again and do only what is necessary as far as repairs and here I am taking on a major project

Had a look at the handbrake arrangement earlier and I can see why 40 series owners are always whinging about them, that pissy little thing is never going to work properly so I guess the rear brakes will have to be changed as well and a cable fitted.

Is there some link on this forum where you can download original factory manuals, have had a look but could not find anything. All I have is one of those generic Ellery's which is pretty crappy.

BJ 40 project car is my dream... one day. good luck, dont forget to make a members build thread so people can see it transform.

[jessie928]

Thanks Jes

I actually bought my '77 BJ40 just a week ago after much searching and waiting and have been spending the last week or so getting acquainted with it on a mechanical side (it's not registered). Although the paint makes it look like a bit of a paddock-bomb, amazingly it's almost got zero rust other than surface. Motor has lost oil pressure so will need to be rebuilt, have dusted off the engine stand in readiness Funny, for quite a few years I have always told my mates I'd never be stuffing around with cars again and do only what is necessary as far as repairs and here I am taking on a major project

Had a look at the handbrake arrangement earlier and I can see why 40 series owners are always whinging about them, that pissy little thing is never going to work properly so I guess the rear brakes will have to be changed as well and a cable fitted.

Is there some link on this forum where you can download original factory manuals, have had a look but could not find anything. All I have is one of those generic Ellery's which is pretty crappy.

aaaah i remember my first 40 series. head down arse up rebuild, you could eat of the undercarriage while looking at your reflection.
fisrt weekend it was registered it was covered from head to toe in mud, dust, sand and water, and thats how it stayed

is it the origional b series diesel?

40 series owners that complain about their handbrakes are the type that winge about it but dont fix the problem
when the handbrake is in good condition it works suprisingly well. It will hold the truck at very freaky angles, limitation is the grip of the surcase and your wheels.

new shoes, cable and drum resurface and you will be amazed at the improvement

as for factory manuals, there may or maynot be any on this site, but there is plenty on the web

check ih8mud.com aswell

enjoy your truck, It will turn from a hobby into an addiction very quickly if your not careful

JEs

[jessie928]

Thanks Jes

I actually bought my '77 BJ40 just a week ago after much searching and waiting and have been spending the last week or so getting acquainted with it on a mechanical side (it's not registered). Although the paint makes it look like a bit of a paddock-bomb, amazingly it's almost got zero rust other than surface. Motor has lost oil pressure so will need to be rebuilt, have dusted off the engine stand in readiness Funny, for quite a few years I have always told my mates I'd never be stuffing around with cars again and do only what is necessary as far as repairs and here I am taking on a major project

Had a look at the handbrake arrangement earlier and I can see why 40 series owners are always whinging about them, that pissy little thing is never going to work properly so I guess the rear brakes will have to be changed as well and a cable fitted.

Is there some link on this forum where you can download original factory manuals, have had a look but could not find anything. All I have is one of those generic Ellery's which is pretty crappy.

BJ 40 project car is my dream... one day. good luck, dont forget to make a members build thread so people can see it transform.

if you want a keeper, start from the BJ42. has all the good bits mostly standard like
5 speed, power steer, disk front, handbrake on the rear diff, intermittant wipers, fuel tank under the floor...

Jes

[oz_cruiser]

I'll be sure to take pics as it goes through it's stages and make a members build thread.

Thanks for the tip on the handbrake Jes, I will give that a go.

Yes it still has the original B motor. I will keep that in there as I like the fuel economy, not so much on the $ side but I plan to make some long trips in it, been planning a trip to the Simpson desert for a while.

Thanks for the warning about getting addicted but I'm afraid you're already too late Next thing I got to do is clear the junk out of the garage, got to hire a skip. Once that's done the engine is coming out and I'll start on that, after that I'll strip her down to the chassis. The last major project I worked on was fitting a 351 into an XM Falcon. Thought those days were gone. Funny that.

[RAY185]

Agree on the transfer handbrake. When clean and properly adjusted it works well. Most suffer from oil leaking into the drum from the transfer case and lack of adjustment. I would have kept my transfer handbrake if I could but couldn't fit it to the 60 series 5 speed and transfer I put in.

[richardsc]

good score finding one with a good body,i have a rusted out 82 bj 42 here,running gear is great,body is fubar,un fixable,if only i could find one with a dead motor but good body,ill be using the diffs on my old fj 40 and adapt the power srteering to one of the chevs running in my other 2 40,s,then parting it out,as its sitting round dieing here,lol,a sad sight to see,ill be watching your build thread with interest,i need to start one as well,as has been said,ih8mud has alot of good toyota info there to,look in the diesel toyota section and faq,s and on this site check the cruiser bible out,and look in the members threads ,good luck and welcome to outers

[oz_cruiser]

I'll be interested in seeing your build thread too richardsc.

Here's a couple of pics of my beast. Had the pleasure of driving it 80 k's from where I collected it, loved the ride!

Cost me $1600

[richardsc]

looks great for 1600,nice score,its fun picking them up for the drive home,driving my 45 with 350 chev and 400 auto home from near wangarrata was a blast,nice drive back to the mornington peninsula,i must pull my finger out and fix that old girl up,power steering is high on the agenda

[DIRTY ROCK STAR]

looks great for the price very straight.

[oz_cruiser]

I pulled off and cleaned up the ID tag yesterday and was wondering if anyone could shed some light on a paint code question. Spent some time searching on the web but came up with zip.

COLOR/TRIM 416 LA11

416 is Dune Beige

What's LA11 and what exactly is trim in this case?

[Jacked]

the transfer handbrakes work so well because you have the gear from the diff helping requireing more force to make it slip. thus the reason they still use driveline handbrakes in some trucks etc.

[bj on roids]

Agree on the transfer handbrake. When clean and properly adjusted it works well. Most suffer from oil leaking into the drum from the transfer case and lack of adjustment. I would have kept my transfer handbrake if I could but couldn't fit it to the 60 series 5 speed and transfer I put in.

Ive got a drum and flange to suit 60 series split case.. They came on HJ47 utes..

You want it???