Winston Smith
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I have this cherry 85' FJ1100. The fools who owned her previously performed ill-conceived mods and just abused the hell out her in general. As a result of 24 years or so of abuse, second gear is shot and she burns oil.
At the present I have more time than money. So I am playing with the idea of a total rebuild myself and bringing her back to stock trim. On a scale of 1-10 my skills rank at 6.5 and my shop ranks at about 8.
How hard is a top end rebuild and a second gear? 11? Aside from a ring compressor, what other specialty tools would I need?
I call her a cherry because the body is in good shape with original paint scheme, and I have lusted after these machines since 1985.
At the present I have more time than money. So I am playing with the idea of a total rebuild myself and bringing her back to stock trim. On a scale of 1-10 my skills rank at 6.5 and my shop ranks at about 8.
How hard is a top end rebuild and a second gear? 11? Aside from a ring compressor, what other specialty tools would I need?
I call her a cherry because the body is in good shape with original paint scheme, and I have lusted after these machines since 1985.