Wyatt’s 40

[wesintl]

I’ll can definitely put a Stevenson sticker to use when we replace the rear sill. That would be really cool. TY!

The Jedi master showing padawan how to fill a birf.

Put on some new old stock long body 55 asco’s converted to aisin’s I had stashed.

Thanks to Kurt and cruiser outfitters for the tre’s and knuckle rebuild kit!

 

[wesintl]

Finishing up we also took the time to replace the rag joint

 

[wesintl]

You gonna paint them TRE’s? I regretted not doing it

I usually don’t. Do people normally paint them?

 

[simps80]

i like the bare metal look
i actually cleared them on the 76 to keep them from corroding and keep that bare metal look but i am ridiculous in a lot of ways

right of passage right there for any toyota owner!

love the aisin/asco hubs nice touch!

 

[DanS]

I usually don’t. Do people normally paint them?

555 recommends that you paint them.

I like the bare metal look too. I need to replace ours. I'll probably clear them once installed.

Dan

 

[wesintl]

New seat belt webbing. Not sure I took a pic of the old frayed seat belts before I sent them in

 

[wesintl]

I found some NOS .050 dome pistons so it’s time to strip everything down and take it to Gunn. Wyatt is at scout camp so I might have to wait til he gets back for the help

 

[simps80]

where’d you find the pistons?

 

[wesintl]

Fleabay

 

[wesintl]

I'm not sure i'm quite ready to give up on my rebuild. Did a compression test and it's got 120 across the board now. A couple might be closer to 115 but i have an old craftsman compression dial. Rings seem to be seating some but I still get a fair amount of smoke at start up but once it's warmed up it's barely visible. Power seems to be pretty good remembering back to 2F's. I might drive it more and see in a week or two.

 

[subzali]

I'm not sure i'm quite ready to give up on my rebuild. Did a compression test and it's got 120 across the board now. A couple might be closer to 115 but i have an old craftsman compression dial. Rings seem to be seating some but I still get a fair amount of smoke at start up but once it's warmed up it's barely visible. Power seems to be pretty good remembering back to 2F's. I might drive it more and see in a week or two.

Maybe I should bring my FJ40 by and we can have turtle races

 

[wesintl]

I'd still love to see it to compare the ignitor wiring. Sifting through the wiring diagram on that part isn't easy.

 

[wesintl]

We are going to pull this thing and rebuild it. While it runs it doesn’t run like a proper 2f sewing machine.

Ready to come out.

 

[wesintl]

And it’s out. Trans separated, gitr done

 

[rover67]

NICE!

Excited to see the progress, you guys are moving quickly

 

[wesintl]

Forgot to post pics of disassembly. I’m not sure why I didn’t run a dingleberry hone down the cyl but that’s why my rering didn’t work. The cyl were glazed. I had compression up to 120 with new rings (up from 70-80) but blew oil by. Gunn all but confirmed that. It’s ok being in for a rebuild. It would have been on the bottom end of a tired motor. In the end we'll have a great running 40 that will go anywhere.

Everything is at Gunn. Block, crank, pistons, cam, flywheel, intake/ext manifolds. New cam and clutch ordered.

Hope to hear next week after cleaning and mix what the plan is and the .050 nos pistons work.

 

[MDH33]

That's awesome guys. Wish I would've just gone all in at the machine shop with the Stout after back and forth with trouble shooting stuff and spending money on the top end. It's running good,, but I bet it could run better (and forever) if I had just done the full rebuild. Good call! Hope to wheel our 40's again someday soon.

 

[wesintl]

Almost ready to assemble. Maybe this Saturday when we a full block of time. Fully balanced with flywheel and pressure plate. All the pistons marked.

 

[RicardoJM]

Not too many pictures prettier than F/2F engine block in the back of a 100 series.

 

[wesintl]

Balance sheets and cost
Block - $1765
Head - $644

I supplied the pistons, all the bearings, cam, etc.