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OK, I misunderstood. When you said the brakes lock up I took it that they wouldn't turn after brakes were applied. When I first had my FJ40 I had the problem of the rear end wanting to come around. I lowered the pressure in the back tires and...

Is it one corner locking or both? Both could mean the flexible line could be bad and not letting the pressure on the cylinders release.

If you have any kind of attachment or have a lot of time in the vehicle do not sell it to anyone with in a thousand miles of you. In the 1970's I built up a 63 Renault Caravel and sold it to a guy that lived a few blocks from me. He drove by my...

I don't know about the crank ration on other 40's but my 1970 Fj40 windows go up and down pretty fast. Comes in handy when you see that tree limb coming your way.

"The word "jeep" however, was used as early as World War I, as U.S. Army slang for new uninitiated recruits, or by mechanics to refer to new unproven vehicles.[10][11] In 1937, tractors which were supplied by Minneapolis Moline to the US Army...

This was done about a year ago. I haven't been doing any miniatures since. Note the firing pins. I have developed some painful arthritis in the thumb of my tight hand so if I ever get some more ambition my thought is to make some ammo that...

I kind of like the contrast.

We should just start playing stupid and/or lying just to measure reactions... -"Nah, I paid almost $500 for this old j**p" -"I can't sell it, it's an illegal import" -"My wife would be mad at me, she gave birth in it." -"I can't sell it, it...

Bought my 1970 FJ40 in 73. At the time I was not particular what kind of four-by I got, I just wanted one. I had no credit so was turned down by every dealer in town. Then one day I saw the 40 in a used car lot and stopped in. It is an involved...

I used this foam backed material that is meant for such things as headliner. Looks great but was too cheap to get another can of 3M contact spray and consequently a couple of spots started coming loose and sagging so now I have some spots where...

I had a little more to work with than Vpatscars but I glued a piece of vinyl over the repaired original.

Yes, lot's of good ones in the Navy. Go to CIC for relative bearing grease, boiler room for a BT punch or a bucket of steam.

Unless you are a stickler for original stuff, I went to the plumbing and electric supply and got a couple of galvanized metal plugs. Had to do some minor tweaking on the splines but they fit nice and tight plus they look good. The price was...

Better shape than mine.

When I was a new recruit first time out to sea the guys in the boiler room sent me up to the bridge for some stack gas. I had friends that had been in the navy and was set wise to the hazing's so spent almost an hour top deck goofing off before...

Wow that is the truth!! Seems like every time I pay the expert I am disappointed. Not just automotive but home improvement as well.

I really feel for the OP's dilemma. Here is another experience I had that maybe could be food for though. In 1976 I answered an add for a travel trailer. The person selling the trailer was an Ins. adjuster. He had a late model motorhome he was...

Back in 1971 I was rear ended by six cars that were shoved into me by an eighteen wheeler. One of the six cars was a rental from a very popular company at the time. I got a bill from that rental agency for damages to their car. I was with triple...

You're accusing Toyota of borrowing designs from other automakers? Where is that "incredulous " emoji?

Studebaker was all sorts of messed up the last few years of existence. The packard - studebaker merger putted out to nothing and in 1966 they let go of their trademarks but the studebaker name 65 was more interesting because studebaker went to...

I'm sure I'll be corrected if I am wrong but, if it is written up in the police report that it was the other guy's fault then his insurance is the one that pays and your insurance Co. should help you get the money. Some years ago I had a run of...

In spite of the fact that it used to cost money to get film developed and it took days to weeks to get the pictures I have stacks of them that I never look at. Grabbing the camera to take a trip to somewhere I have been many times just doesn't...

Bet i could make the "Land Cruiser" script fit...

The Studebaker Land Cruiser is an automobile that was produced by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana (United States) from 1934–1954. The Land Cruiser debuted at the World's Fair alongside the Silver Arrow, a product of Studebaker's...