a few motor questions.

[jedimasteryoda]

k im getting an fj40 with the 3 speed tranny and a blown 2f inline 6.  i have an fj60 with a running 2f in it. i want my fj60 to be my offroad only vehicle and my fj40 to be street legal and tow my fj60 and occasionaly see the trails.     my question is  should i put the 3 speed into my fj 60 and the 2f with a 4 speed into the fj40?   oh and im gonna put a 350 with the 3 speed.  would a 3 speed make a better offroading tranny.         

   

[reklund5]

Are you serious?  First off, 40's make shitty tow vehicles- the wheelbase is to short to tow much of anything.  Secondly, a 40 will out wheel a 60 anyday.  Third, that 60 will weigh quite a bit more than the 40.  Fourth, don't ruin a perfectly good FJ40 by stuffing a stupid 350 into it.  Call me a jerk or whatever, but I think you should keep it TOYOTA.  Do something original- anybody can put in a 350 in a 40.

The tranny you want is a 4 speed SM465- they've got a stupid low 1st gear that is great for crawling.  For on road use, you want a H55F tranny (overseas market 5speed) in the 40.  On the 60, you can just put in a later model FJ62 5speed trans.

Ryan

[jedimasteryoda]

i was gonan take the 3 speed out and out the 4 speed in the 40 and the 6 cylinder with it and put the 350 in the fj60 and my fj60 is allready to far gone to be street legal wellf or me to afford ot make it street legal and i really just wanna use what i got or can get for real cheep..  thanks for the info and opinion.     

[reklund5]

Well, you could still put a manual SM465 into that FJ60 and have a low 1st.    Lets see some pics of the 60...dont get to see too many of those built up.

Ryan

[jedimasteryoda]

oh and for the fj60 do i need to get a crossover steering kit to put the leafs above the axle.  

[jedimasteryoda]

its out in the shop right now not to built up yet its int he process it needs a new front leaf pack. let my bro drive it and he came back with it broke. but i have soem pics.   

[jedimasteryoda]

ill be back in ahalf hour and ill post up some pics

[kyle_22r]

yeah, screw the 350, put a 427 in there.  once you work out the cooling issues, you're left with a motor with a couple times as much torque as the 2F and less weight


don't get me wrong, i love toy motors, but the F/2F are boat anchors in my opinion.  also, they're pretty much a chevy stovebolt 6 anyhow, not totally toyota-developed.  but then again, 350/smallblock swaps are waaaay overdone too.

hell, i'd put a ford engine in there...392 windsor sounds about right...

[jedimasteryoda]

well i was just told the 350 and bell housing would bolt up to the toyota 3 speed im tryin to keep it as simple as i can because im a newbie at 4 byin and wrenchin. ill look into it though see how hard it would be to put a ford motor in it.    oh and pics r on the way.   

[jedimasteryoda]

can anybody resize a few pics for me. i haven troubles with the new software my dad put on here. 

[jedimasteryoda]

whats left of my fenders i still need to cut them up more to fit the 39s  as soon a si can afford im gonna put boggers on there the 39 18 15 baja belteds were free i couldnt say no to that. 

[*FFC*]

   too many numbers for me 

[jedimasteryoda]

hope this pic isnt as big this is my tranny skid plate.

[jedimasteryoda]

im gonna cut the fenders up more probly all the way to the straight line.

[CTENG in KS]

k im getting an fj40 with the 3 speed tranny and a blown 2f inline 6.  i have an fj60 with a running 2f in it. i want my fj60 to be my offroad only vehicle and my fj40 to be street legal and tow my fj60 and occasionaly see the trails.     my question is  should i put the 3 speed into my fj 60 and the 2f with a 4 speed into the fj40?   oh and im gonna put a 350 with the 3 speed.  would a 3 speed make a better offroading tranny.         

   

PUT THE CRACK DOWN!!

[CTENG in KS]

And learn how to resize a picture...

FJ60 with 350 = tow rig
FJ40 with 2f and propane conversion = trail rig
PERIOD

[Duffil]

And learn how to resize a picture...

FJ60 with 350 = tow rig
FJ40 with 2f and propane conversion = trail rig
PERIOD

Well said!!    

[jedimasteryoda]

i could build them both into trail rigs the fj60 is beat to hell allready thats why i wanted it for my trail rig and itd cost way to much for me to try and make it street legal. im gettin a beefed up ford f100 with a 390 in it i could use that as my trailor puller.   im still askin though would the 350 be a good offroadin motor with a toyota 3 speed would it be able to play in the mud and climb occasionally. all we have here is atv trails. in the process of making my own rock trails though right  by the river.       

[jedimasteryoda]

thanks for the info everybody im gonna put the 3 speed and a fuel injected maybe propaned 350 into the fj60 and the 4 speed with  2f into the 40.  and sorry for the huge @$$ pics. ill getpics 4 u guys when i start workin on them.  workin onthe 60 right now have a busted leaf might put chevies on it off of an old cheyene.