My 74 and 77 had the same gear. That is the file I added to Thingiverse that is linked above.
This material has been working well so far. Winter will be the ultimate test.
The double D could stand to be shrunk up a bit for the above STL. If you have the skills and time. I have neither.
I have to add a spacer sleeve to prevent slop in that area.
Just an FYI, I just listed a 1977 FJ40 on Bring A Trailer. I’ve been restoring 40 series land cruisers for over 20 years. I’m 80 years old in a couple of weeks and starting to slow down. I have lots of body parts as well as chassis parts. I plan...
Awesome thread. I have been following your ideas for a while @wngrog .
I don't like the idea of regular paint like clear coat either. Wax and linseed oil have to be reapplied but you can get back to the original finish if you want to. If...
The paint on the red 45 and green 40 is so pourous that a coat of BLO on the whole body works great.
On my 55 where there are exposed metal spots that are not necessarily crusty rusted this stuff sounds great.
On a hood like this that was...
Its beyond a rebuild, the worm gears were so worn while in Colorado I ended up making adjustment shims and welding the side cover to the box itself to make it home. Straight BAJA fix
I just did mine when I installed my headliner. It really isn't that bad of a job.
I bought a new gasket from Cruiser Corp and used the old glass.
I did the rope method, the glass seemed stronger than the 40 windshields I have done. The flex...
It nice meeting you and was a pleasure having you there! It's always nice to have Cruiser savvy people at our event so we dont have to talk about Heeps all weekend. LOL