for your brakes check out here (hope I'm not breaking any forum rules by posting a link to another forum): - good writeup with good photos – shows how much grinding is required m - here’s one that I started - shows my ignorance but has good replies, some pics etc., ... and explains / clarifies on the ...

*bump* Have been thinking along the same lines with my 3B ... keen to hear how you get on with this - the process and the end-result. Seem to recall quite a few write-ups at ih8mud.com using the Nissan Safari turbo and intercooler - apparently far better performance and reliability than the stock ...

it'd be so much easier if you'd just swap me your wakka ;o)

yep - quite right: it's the CV's I need, not the axles (learning new stuff all the time ) What I've thrown on are a set of 60 hubs complete with the disk brakes. Hopefully this means that if I simply get a set of 60 series CV's then they should fit into the 60 hubs ok without any grinding ...

oops - seems I haven't been getting notifications of all the responses. Sorry - I wasn't being rude and ignoring you all!

Will have to mull over all of your advice and may well start contacting a few of you ;o)

Have just fitted a set of 60 series front disk brakes so need a set of fine-spline axles.

Cheers.

I managed to score some FJ60 hubs complete with disc-brakes and am about to throw them on a '72 FJ40. Have never done this sort of thing before so am a bit clueless. But am told it's pretty simple so I'll just follow the trusty Haines manual. I was told that I'd need to replace my tie-rod ends. Is ...

Chocolate fish to Ben - it's all steering stuff - upgrading FJ40 with a 3B engine

And about to fit 5 speed gearbox. Now just need a turbo ;o)

what ya got and how much $$$ ?

Cheers,

David

$250 for 6" lift kit? Score! ;o)

Dave - once you've confirmed, please send said vehicle and transfer-of-ownership papers!

Incidentally - what model is yours, so that I can scan the ads ...

Cheers

looking for a rolling chassis but will take the whole wagon if the price is right. If it has a manual 5-speed gearbox then even better ;o) Black leather seats would be too good to be true. As would a winch. Gonna use this as a donor for a project - so doesn't need to be in tidy condition, reg'd or ...

was hoping that using an existing PTO from an FJ40 sitting in the driveway would be easy and cheap enough. But it's sounding like that's not the case ... To be honest, it's not something I'm likely to need but just figured that while I'm butchering I might as well use as much as I can from the donor ...

91 landcruiser with a part time 4x4 selection transfur box was running the old style 60series 5 speed box and transfur box this could take a pto i think they were aussy only at a guess if the LC is auto or later than 91 with full time 4x4 then a big sad no sig / mudlva - does this mean that I just ...

anyone know for sure or done it?

hmmmm ... anyone know of any other gearboxes that will fit up nicely but easier to get hold of?

awesome - thanks - although ... bugger ... nothing on Trademe ...

Will have to start phoning wreckers tomorrow to haggle over price

thinking about grabbing one of these engines but don't want the automatic gearbox that goes with it - anybody know which manuals will work best with it?

Would be nice to be able to find a 5 speed ;o)

Will be going into another 80 series.

thinking about grabbing one of these engines but don't want the automatic gearbox that goes with it - anybody know which manuals will work best with it?

Would be nice to be able to find a 5 speed ;o)

Will be going into another 80 series.

hehe - but funny thing is ... I reckon kids are far more fun to play with than the wakka! ;o)

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So - a year later, did you ever manage to get the paint job done or have you spent it on PINK girlie clothes?

Hope all is going well with the little'n ;o)

ok - been busy with the kids for a few days ... Good to hear some encouraging advice about just going the simple 'leave it as it is' route. I guess I probably should get to know her as she is before I start tinkering with something I don't understand (yet) ! It's great having your own virtual pit ...

how's that engine swap going? Got it purring yet?

Thanks to all - really do appreciate the open and honest advice. Rok - you ARE the wee red guy on my shoulder ... "go the FJZ40, go the FJZ40 ..." but I think you're right, DB's advice is the best fit for my wallet. Fakey - the Rover coils sounds cheap enough but I guess I need to do a bit more ...

hehe - yep - that FJZ40 is indeed a nice piece of kit. So, as you've all correctly pointed out: I don't have ANY fabrication skills. And I know that, as they say: I can do it well, I can do it cheap, I can do it quick ... ... pick any two. Not having the skills means it's either going to cost an arm ...

Chrome - I'll add that to my Santa List but I suspect I know the answer to that one! So it's sounding like the only option for modding the FJ40 wth coil-suspension (other than FJ60 / FJ80 axle swap or the 3 / 4 link suspension route) is the Rover approach which only gives an average on-road ...

thanks for the feedback chaps. Reason I'm sticking with the FJ40: ok, I'll be honest - they look far cooler than a Heep. And ... it's a 1972 - same year as me, so I'm hoping to prove that the year still has what it takes to compete with today's offerings! (Must surely be a mid-life crisis!!!) I've ...

ok - so I've been looking into how to improve the on-road ride smoother (won't actually be doing much off-road driving other than forrest tracks when out mountain-biking or heading up the mountain with the snowboard). So far I've been advised not to bother with the FJ60 or FJ80 axle swap as it doesn ...

those Saab guys are pretty good - I gotta get a job like that where someone else covers the costs of all the prangs!

And that driver definitely didn't want to give up that car!

Congrats on the pending arrival ... but with a baby arriving on 12th May I'd suggest you get that truck painted asap - cos you ain't gonna have a cent left to do anything with from here onwards! Is it legal to have a childseat in the tray of the pickup ... secured to the roll-bar? ... Stay red - it ...