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New cowl vent drain tubes from City racer. I put some old screen under the vent to maybe keep out some crud. Was leaking into footwell. Wish i remembered the grommets too, lol

Hello, all! I bought a carburetor from City Racer LLC back in November, when I first picked up my 40 project. Between ordering and delivery, I quickly discovered that I had way more to fix than I first assumed, and my project scope went from a...

So I guess my transmission came with a complimentary built in coffee grinder. :oops:

Have you checked with the local Toyota dealer?

a lot of times I will do a generic Internet search for the item. ‘fuel resistant rubber hose’ for example. There’s a ton of vendors and manufacturers out there. That sounds like something you could buy in bulk. Also local hardware stores like Ace...

Random shots from today. @solomrus is down there

Congratulations! What is the production month & year?

I recently purchased a non running 40 which I’m ecstatic about as it’s been my dream car, but I’m pretty inexperienced when it comes to all this as this is my first project car. I’m looking for some advice on a couple questions. First off I...

Thank you for the response! Is it a TROA or Relik? How long did it take to get after order placed. I’ve read all the stories over the years about all the top makers and not getting your product, thus the reason asking the specific company you...

I just installed another one. It's not perfectly tight but overall it's a good product.

I’ve been out of the net, chased by the dragon, AKA the “Honey Do List”. I wanted to point out one of the add on features from the guys at Alexander Restorations - @Atram. Weatherstrip added to the front side bow sub assembly. This adds a...

Same here, I am always flattered how impressed people are, but this time I didn’t feel like engaging with this dude. Once, about 15 years ago a guy followed me home and insisted that I sell my 40 to him, which made me pretty nervous for a couple...

l've found folk either come up & ask if l'm in the ute, can l take a picture of the truck or slyly do so....which l don't mind. Its the thumbs up & smiles the ute gets which makes my day.....

After having a multitude of services performed (oil change, new starter, alternator rebuilt, tires rotated, alignment, grease fittings all done etc.) we headed out to the Tatacoa Desert, a little over 350 miles round trip from Bogota. With...

Early 2F blocks don't have the holes for mounting a power steering pump. engine number can tell the approximate date of the engine manufacture. There's also a cast number on the block that can tell the date.

Retro sound has a remote head cable that will allow the faceplate to be alot more compact and lighter. Space behind the dash is limited. The stereo “head unit” mounts nicely to the underside of the glovebox...

Nice write up, it all looks great! When I did mine I ordered the hog rings that came with the special pliers. That made it so much easier.

I did use wire around the edges of the covers, and had to poke the wire through in places. It was a little secondary to the zip ties and screws, but I think helpful overall to give the screws something to anchor against. The wire was a bit time...

Turns out at least one critter got in through the rip in the backrest...but never got out. I cleaned and rust converted this and it cleaned up nice. All springs were intact, too, which was a bonus. Here's one of the "a-ha" moments I had...

I have replaced/updated my audio a number of times, and yes, having to remove whatever is in the way. It’s a chore. I fasten a metal strap connecting the unit to the firewall to brace it. Our dash openings pre-date the DIN standard, so yours may...

Have to take the mower to the in-laws place so the 45 gets to be almost a real truck

And you didn't bother to kick open your air conditioners??

FIFY. :)

I made a trip to Ace Hardware in Clear Lake for new bolts for the bench vise I’m cleaning up. I’m at the register and random old dude came back into the store to ask the cashier if she knows who owns the green Land Cruiser. It was a hot day so I...

Nothing exciting, but the old girl is always wanting to get out so I picked the hottest day of the week to run her to work.