Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 - BJ40 - BJ42 - How Car Restoration Works

Friday, January 22, 2016

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 Wallpaper - The first Photoshoot

While the car still looks fresh, it's best to make now some pictures by a professional photographer.

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 Wallpaper

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 - BJ40 - BJ42 - The first day out

Pics of the first day (evening) out of the work shop for a quick test drive to see if everythings works, if it accelerates and stops. The next day the LandCruiser should get it's new MOT; the annual test of vehicle safety. For oldtimers it's once every two years.

The LandCruiser pased ! Only remark was the speedometer not working, but that was not a MOT fail.
A quick look learned the cable fall out of the dash cluster, so an easy fix. Also the breaking function was tested and it passed.

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 sees daylight

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 - BJ40 - BJ42 - The day to start the engine again after 9 years

And then there is the day you did it all for: starting the engine up after 9 years. I stored it 9 years ago and started it only once after a half year.
Changing all fluids, checking and bleeding the fuel system, double checking the to-do list. Turning the key and....it runs....for 8 seconds and it died....Great !! it should do exactly that !!

What happened is that the Edic motor kicked in after 8 seconds because of a low oil pressure reading. So it shut off the fuel delivery (diesel pump). Reason: when I changed the oil, I did not full up the oil filter. In it goes I believe 0.8 ltr. of engine oil. If i had done that, it should run continuously. After the second start the oil was pumped round enough and the oil pressure came right up to a normal reading.

The trick with the engine not seizing is storing it dry, letting the oil off once and putting it back in and turning the crank clockwise on a regular basis.

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 oil and filters

The old man in the blue workshop garage coat is Ben Nijenhuis. He challenged me to start up the Toyota that same day. He was helping out in the workshop and is a diesel engine expert. Should the LandCruiser not fire up, he could be of assistance. The person @1.40 is Kees Verkerk (www.kvautotechniek.com).
He supplied me with various tools, brake line parts and did the mounting of the BF Goodridge tires.

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 - BJ40 - BJ42 - The only part I could not identify were to go

And this is the only part I can't find on the pictures I made. I think it's horn of fan shroud related, but not sure. Anyone having an idea where this bracket goes?

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 unknown bracket

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 - BJ40 - BJ42 - Body filler - Blocking and sanding

As the tub is all steal and many new body panels were used the thing was darn straight. Only a little of body filler was required. Only the trained eye knows where to use it. The filler was sanded down carefully to prepare an even surface.