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Haha... Where'd you find the parts?

Thnx. R speed or 5?

What are your tire sizes? Oops I asked that already

..great...more pix?

Hey frank. Cause? I'm guessing the lubricant wasn't getting in, so no oil surface between the bearing and the journal metal. The scoring's not too bad and next to no miles on the rebuild so we're just going to clean up the journals and retorque and see what happens. Thnx. .

Sounds like it ran hot. Roger may have machined the crank, but dunno. Can't ask him now...RIP

Yeh...plus all new components. I didnt drive on those bearings, I replaced them right after checked the oil. New oil's clean. I still have a mysterious knock down there so something ain't right, some clearance or something.

Exciting! Running you say? My two cents, engine first and work backwards from there. I'm down here in S.America moving slower than molasses on mine. I caught a break, just fixable rust, replaced the flooring. Struggling with carb, fuel pump problems at the mo. btw i think we have the same rims. .

Thnx mate!

Guys I need opinions. Mechanic passed away tragically, cancer mId-engine build. He didn't tell anyone! . So the pix...he did the top end, and I'm assuming he did the rod bearings because they looked new when I pulled the crankcase and had them out. The reason I pulled them? Oil wasn't getting...

I'll look for a stamp, thnx!

Look at this spun bearing I pulled off the crank on my 2F ...1978 FJ43. Made in China?

See above

Metal filings in the oil, found the culprit, spun bearing. Any ideas what may have caused this scoring? Weird...

Folks, my hydraulic fuel pump kacked (probly the camshaft which I can afford at the moment) so I installed an electric made in China p.o.s. Now it's stalling out, so... I'm trying a different voltage one and put it inside my tank. Thoughts? Pics below, including the original (last pic)

Hello again wonderful people. I want a soft top for this rig but it means installing a drop down gate instead of the ambulance door. Has anyone done this?

Sounds exciting. Planning our maiden voyage this weekend to la Calera outside Bogota.

Were the white stock rims alloy?

Thanks! Always keen on pix...

Are the rims on my '78 FJ43 original?

Did you add a leaf?

Great info, thanks. Sweet ride you have there. Was there a big diff in handling, smoother highway ride maybe?

Hey. GOod suggestions.! Thnx...

guys, I'm almost done on the engine build, now turning to aesthetics. I want hot wheels. Recommended max tire size for a '78 FJ43?

thanks gary. friend, my mechanic died suddenly in the midst of my 2F build. I've got it put together but all I have are some build pics he took and can't quite figure out what he did and didn't do. Can you take a look at these photos, maybe offer your two cents? I've got it back together...