What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week?

KY Longhunter · 08-08-09, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Diesel42

Decided to machine the two cab decompression vents for my hard top out of billet aluminum. One of the plastic ones broke in half and the other was cracked. Should have them installed by tomorrow.

Pardon my ignorant question, but what does a decompression vent do, and how come I dont have those???

dkroth · 08-08-09, 03:34 PM

Found the rust on my "rust-free" BJ42.

PO hid it with Bondo.

Sand blasted it and painted it with Rustoleum as a temporary fix.

There's some metalwork in my future.

Diesel42 · 08-08-09, 05:33 PM

KY Longhunter- on the sides towards to rear of the hard top sides are two plastic vents which cover and hold a baffle that enters the cabin. This provides for an outlet of air when the windows are up when you shut them,etc. Not sure what year they started putting these on at the factory. Problem is there plastic and are prone to breakage.

pbgbottle · 08-08-09, 06:50 PM

its a Canadian only thnig i'll P.M. ya in a little bit Diesel42

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Originally Posted by KY Longhunter

Pardon my ignorant question, but what does a decompression vent do, and how come I dont have those???

Mikesta · 08-08-09, 08:13 PM

Needed 60 axles... Today I bought a cruiser sight unseen... and deliverd. Wife paid him and gave her the title as I was dropping off my 40 frame at the blasters.

Got home, muscled the 60 in the garage.

2.5 hours later, had the accessories, and body off the frame.... Thats how you get to the axles right? Take everythign off of them first

KOOTENAY KRUZER · 08-09-09, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Diesel42

Kootenay Kruzer- If there is enough interest were i can cut down setup time would help on the price. There are several set ups to machine these vents(angles/radius's on the top,multiple pockets to except the oem baffle on the inside, and the slots). It took me the better part of a day to make these two. I've made alot of custom parts for the forum guys. It always cheaper to do large quanities(100 or more is usually the standard) but if anyone's interested in a set post up. These are made from solid 6061 marine grade billet aluminum and except the OEM baffle parts. I made a set of vents for a wealthy car restorer that he wanted that costs him $300.00. If enough guys want a pair i could do them for $60.00. Cruiserparts.net wants $45.00 each for the few used ones they have. My shop is so slow right now at least i could pay my guys. Let me know,happy to help, need the work!

$60 a pair sounds OK to me, I was thinking of doing this myself but only have a drill press and hand files to work with which would be a major time-consuming PIA.

Lets hope enough people like this idea to make it worth your while.

KOOTENAY KRUZER · 08-09-09, 02:15 AM

Took the roof racks off the '79 and put them on the '83 with a plywood platform to mount the spare as I need the room inside the truck for a kennel for the cats if we have to evacuate our town.

It's not intended for heavy wheeling, but having said that it seems to me that the spare weighs less than the canoe, if my muscles are an indication, and the canoe has ridden on top of the '79 a whole lot of kilometres both on and off road.

croozy · 08-09-09, 05:48 AM

Made my spare wheel carrier

Romanski · 08-13-09, 03:13 PM

Well this is over the last few weeks.

Rebuilt and installed 8274 Warn with MAF bumper and MasterPull XD line with sling hook and Marlin Crawler fairlead (birthday present from wife and Jr.)

Built up a short rack to sit on the back of the family rollbar and still be able to use the bikini top. I bought some lights from Northern Tools to light things up sideways and back. Also planning removing some old lights and installing rock lights.

Reworked my duel battery setup and got rid of the cheap junk battery that bought the cruiser with. I used an ACR ( Automatic charging relay ) from West Marine ( Blue Sea ). The accessory battery is new and a Class 34 Diehard Platinum II Marine deep-cycle. Still need to clean up the rest of the wires under the hood.

Replace hub wipers. The old ones were all torn up.

Installed Smittybuilt center console . I was turned on to this by other forum members. I had to fabricate a custom frame and bracket to put it at the right height and distance but it was worth it. It's also 1/3 the price of a Tuffy. Inside I put a water resistant Blue Sea fuse block with light up fuses for the accessories and a 450watt power inverter for family use. Still need to clean up and dress the wires.

Also put some Acura RSX cloth seats in but forgot to take pic.

That's about it... broke for now

CDUFF7 · 08-13-09, 09:31 PM

I really like the inverter set-up inside the console.

Josie'sLandCruiser · 08-13-09, 11:31 PM

Hi All:

Packed my junk this evening to go 'wheeling tomorrow for the weekend!

Hopefully nothing will break!!

Regards,

Alan

ckrustware0045 · 08-14-09, 01:08 AM

Replaced instrument cluster bulbs and dash light bulb with LEDs, put in RoundEyes headlights with 100/55 watts h4 bulbs, IPF headlight harness, new Yokahoma Geolander MT's 33x12 tires, and LEDs for rear brake and reverse lights.

mrjay2u · 08-15-09, 03:55 AM

I got my set of sliders from Trail gear this morning and started chopping and grinding so they will fit. Pics to follow soon.

mudmaster · 08-15-09, 06:13 PM

Where's the pics

Josie'sLandCruiser · 08-16-09, 07:02 PM

Hi All:

Took the rig 'wheeling!

Nice run in the mountains with a good crew!

First day busted the TRE at the pitman arm of the Saginaw PS conversion. Fortunately I had a spare along, so it was a quick swap then back on the trail. Also discovered a fuel leak once in camp that was a leaky hose.

Second day had a weird "ringing" noise occur that appeared to be coming from the t-case mounted e-brake. Pulled that apart in camp and discovered that one of the e-brake backing plate bolts had come out (the others were loose) and the "big f*cking nut" that holds the e-brake drum onto the back of the t-case case was loose (not near the torque spec.)

The ringing noise I'd guess was from the e-brake drum moving in and out as it pleased, with that one bolt floating around inside as well! After tightening everything-up there was no more "ringing" noise!

One of the great things about an old Land Cruiser is how simple and stout they are mechanically. They can put-up with a lot of abuse and neglect and still hold-up!!

Regards,

Alan

pappy · 08-16-09, 07:17 PM

Installed the roll cage and bikini top. Took Da'40 for its maiden voyage putt into the mountains.

Mikesta · 08-16-09, 07:18 PM

Took a picture of th wifies 60 from the boomtruck

And knocked some crap off the frame and put it in primer.

Eshu Elegua · 08-17-09, 08:27 AM

Went saturday 8-15-2009 to a trail run...left tube fender protection gone...snorkel head gone..lot of fun and get back home after driving 90 miles from that trail run..not bad for a FJ40...

>>>. video also...YouTube - Going UP

Itsmesg · 08-17-09, 09:29 AM

Took the top off finally!!! Now it's supposed to rain

Any suggestion on a bikini top supplier that can send one in a half hour? I'm being sent out of town for work for a couple days.

PatFJ40 · 08-19-09, 10:37 PM

looked at it. A tear hit the ground and I walked away. Getting ready to pull its new SBC powerplant out of the donor vehicle though.

Sporty Forty · 08-20-09, 03:41 AM

Hi there,

Well I sprayed the new flares and rear 1/4 panels the same colour as the rest of the car. Needed new flares as I had the diff moved back 2", so had to move the flares as well.

Then I went out and got it all muddy on Sunday. Here's the video of that trip.

YouTube - Toolangi 16th Aug 09

Now it's down getting some Longfield Axles, a rear disc brake conversion and electronic ignition, and sorting out my shackle length.

A busy period, and I hope to get it back in time to go out next weekend too!.

mrjay2u · 08-21-09, 12:45 PM

Here you go Mudmaster, Deja Vu, I did all this already eariler this week I think. Oh well. Finally got them all welded and attached. Real happy

with how they turned out. Just a llittle paint and they will be ready to rub up on some trees. I have more pics on my profile if you want to check em out.

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Originally Posted by mudmaster

Where's the pics

MDH33 · 08-21-09, 05:49 PM

Added some OEM fog lamps and PTO winch to the front bumper.

Hogan · 08-21-09, 09:24 PM

I purchased this a while ago from a guy on mud and finally found time to install it.

First I had to remove and install the new side panel. This seemed to be the hardest part for me or I just was just over thinking it. I was worried about abrading the oil feed line to the valve train. Either against the cover it self or the lifter. I did a few test fits without the gasket, and using a thin layer of grease on it to see if they touched. They did so it reshaped the oil line a little and repeated, they still touch. So I use a body hammer to reshape the bump in the cover until it cleared. It didn't take that much, but I felt better about making sure the oil line had clearance all around.

Hogan · 08-21-09, 09:27 PM

Here's the new side cover installed.

Hogan · 08-21-09, 09:29 PM

Here's the new dizzy installed and wires. I would like to thank Coolerman for his great web site and all the information on this. It's running, I just need to get it dialed in a little bit better.

alkarich · 08-21-09, 10:15 PM

Looks good Mike.

Eshu Elegua · 08-22-09, 07:53 AM

during my last trail run i notice that i lost the arb pump, after check all the connections ,decide to check the pump ...guess what i found.... i have the pump in a high position,so my guess for the water inside the motor its when i clean the engine, clean all the components and a friend made a small cover ,i cant seal all the motor cos its need to cool down in somewhere, but now its ready again and i don't have to buy a new pump for $240.00

Seth_O · 08-22-09, 04:05 PM

Fab'd up new rear shock mounts since I've moved the rear axle back a ways. Re-bled the disc brake setup (again.) Did the mudrak dual seal on the t-case, hopefully that stops the leak for good. Now that the cruiser is ready to go I got the insurance going again. Should be going to the DMV next week to get it caughtup out of non-op status

Just need to get the exhaust done and it's ready for DD.....

ken_79-fj40 · 08-22-09, 04:34 PM

I spent a few hours earlier in the week removing my front shackles and greasing the pins and greasing my front tie rod ends. This was an attempt to silence a very annoying creaking sound in the front end. It wasn't the cause of the noise, and neither was the steering stabilizer or front shocks, but it does ride noticeably better. It's probably the spring hanger pins and bushings, but that will have to wait. Today I built another shelf in the garage for more junk, and got sawdust all over the cruiser. So it got a quick detail when I was done. If I wasn't on my 3rd beer in the last 2 hours I would probably take it out for a ride.