Brian/99uzj100

Received this from Georg at Valley Hybrids Installed Was then able to torque the harmonic balancer nut (253 ft-lb). Tightened belts and installed fan.

Restored and powder coated (had to also make the booth) a late model carb cooling fan 16360-61023 and retrofitted it into a 1976 40. Created a small upper bracket to catch the two #4 M6 bolts. Used neoprene 3/4x3/4T to close gap between fan and...

Hello, My name is JM, just wanted to introduce myself to the forum, just acquired this 1974 FJ55 from my brother (who had too many toys to take care of). I work and live out of Los Angeles, CA and have loved to tinker and work on cars all of my...

Lean dropped it and bumped up the vacuum to a healthy reading. Time for a test drive!

HaHa, the instructions say about one hour, but that's for people who don't have spatial dyslexia. I got lost at least six times and had to undo the thread 4-5 holes to pick up either a missed hole or wrapping the thread over instead of under the...

Finishing up Spring yard beautification…. Tundra did most of the heavy duty yesterday but old girl gotta earn her keep too! 🤣

Finally..... officially road-legal today.. after ??+ years in somebody's backyard.. 10 years in PO barn and 5 years in my garage... Last time she has been on the road like this... :-)

started working on the windows - 2 down

Decided to redo my exhaust, had a leaking muffler and really didn’t like how the old set up was. Broke out the flux core welder and got to town. A muffler shop could’ve done much better but at least it’s done and it’s not like I wanted it sitting...

Did a little paint on the seat back panels. On the 40 series. I think it came out pretty good. Better than what it was.

I picked up my '74 from @Mudrak who did a great job transforming it into a reliable capable cruiser. I had already installed a header, power steering and disc brakes, and now the upgrade from a weber carb to efi is worth every penny. It now...

Thanks for looking into this @Brian/99uzj100. Much appreciated. I’ve ordered many variations of thermo snap switches ranging from 70 degrees Celsius up to 85. Based on the “caution” statement, it looks like 80 degrees Celsius is the spec for the...

There's not much, but here's what I could find in the owners manual and the Emission Control CA Supplement. I looked in the Chassis and Body FSM under body-electrical, but didn't find anything. Hope this helps.

Took my annual wildflower poser photos in my driveway today; it's just about peak Bluebonnet season.

Passed the CA smog test, again. It surprises me how well this old truck does. This is the first year I didn't monkey with with the fuel. I worry about this Fed truck in CA, so for past tests I'd roll into the shop on a nearly empty tank with a...

Oil change with 20w40 (and ZDDP), then adjusted the steering box to take out some play (seems like the final adjustment that was needed to tighten her up). Play is now ~1.5 or so - big difference. Then contemplated just how much has changed on...

Woo hoo! Now go pay to have someone shove something up your tailpipe.

Went to dinner at the fancy sushi place with some high dollar friends who were in town. Amazingly, the 20 something valet drove a stick as his daily. Got the showpiece parking… Valet said it got more attention than any car since he’s been...

I used to swap the wire from the coil to the distributor with a small rubber hose in my '65 Mustang. They'd never figure it out and the rig would certainly never start. Now that I live in the middle of the mountains, they'd get attacked by dogs...

The smog pump saga is over lol. Got it all greased/repaired and buttoned up. Thanks again @thorslc1977 & @Goldbug

Purchased a 1996 FZJ80 to accompany it… Nothing like having two crippled cruiser projects in the garage at the same time.

I have the same on my FJ43. I had rubbing issues front and rear when I upgraded to the 17 inch steelies and wider tires. Looks great and I keep a torque wrench 🔧 Cheers 🍻

I put a beer or two on the fender after I refreshed the T-case and the transmission with a fluid swap and a drive of course.

Just finished installing the Warn Locking Hubs. One of the easiest swaps I’ve done.