Finally added this 1971 FJ55 to the collection. Bone stock had been used as a snow plow. Runs and drives. Plan is disc brake conversion get the AC working and clean up. Really excited to get started on this one
Another bump for doing it the right way as stated by everyone above. If you just cover it up, you eventually end up with this underneath:
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Have you looked into an add a leaf? if you just want to level it out. If there is a shop that could custom built a set of springs for you I would go that route.
FWIW, the HIC (Hot Idle Compensator) valve does make a difference, though I'm not sure how much. Function is to bleed filtered air into the intake when ambient air/temp is hot to lean out the mix. Hot gas causes the mix to richen.
I've never...
Nothing but road miles today, about 125. Took the back roads, ran about 50-55 mph in 4th and mileage was improved, maybe 11-12 mpg. Lunch break in a vacant parking lot in nowhere Louisiana.
Please post what part of the world you are in, lots of cruiser guys out there.
If you are in my town (phoenix) I would love to spend a couple hours checking out your new rig and helping out. For sure some people in your town too.
Old wheeling/NorCal/Rubithon/desert friends you run into when doing desert-rat shït…
A nice dinner-night with my good, old friend Andy on North Titus Canyon Rd
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And another great night with my friend Nial at Saline Valley Warm...
Your test reading indicates you are running rich. As a plus, your Air Injection Systems to be working since you have a good O2 level, but you don't give much other info, so it's hard to tell what's going on. May be as simple as proper...
Finished the free Coleman 2005 424 that I mentioned above. I saw it at the seller's curb when I picked up the 400. She was throwing it out. I used paint I had on hand rather than trying to match the coleman green, so this one is krylon sand.
It...
Starter solenoid had been acting up off and on for a few weeks and finally was at a point where I decided it was time. The starter for a 2h is a pretty common Denso design used in many applications, and figured out that the solenoid part of it...
They work well.
I’ve just found the white gas to work better at altitude and in cold weather than the propane.
I keep one of them handy though, as I’ve found that some fire restrictions vary from forest to forest and state to state.
Southern...
No experience with lifting a GX but when I went 3" on my 4Runner (Toytec) it always felt like I had a strong crosswind. I hated it and installed the JBA UCAs for some correction. After a fresh alignment it returned to stock feel.
For me, any...
This kit was top notch, some photos below. I decided to replace these mostly because I installed a winch and was on an electrical kick. Cleaned up AUX power setup and added these ground cables.
The thick cable from the engine hoist hook seems to...