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oops why diescthis happen so much on Friday nights?🍺

Dropping a link per @Pigeaten request.

Made a “slapper” out a piece of leaf spring. One body hammer and two dollies. Bought two more dollies off the MATCO guy, but haven’t used them yet.

As noted, Cruiser Outfitter and NAPA have new as well. This was a nightmare for me. Doing it over again I would mark them real good and go all new.

Someone ain’t messing around! Nice!

55 got a new shed with fairy lights. I may also be going down a tainted path, but I installed some Jeep JK Hood latches to make this 55 exactly how I envison it. Australia also requires two methods to hold the bonnet down, go figure.

No lift, no rub. Stock 15" Steelies, 33x10.5's Kenda Klever R/T

Laying down the carpet and finishing some wiring before the console and extension are installed.

Added another to the herd. This was a customers truck, we did many projects for him including a fresh hub to hub disc brake axle w/powder-coated parts, 3FE (a local shop installed) in front of an new H55F/split-case (with park-brake) we built...

Got the rims powder coated gray with RAL 7036 based on the discussion in this thread: FJ40 OEM wheel powder coating RAL codes - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/fj40-oem-wheel-powder-coating-ral-codes.967648/ My powder coating guy did a very...

Every so often I get pleasantly surprised that a fairly esoteric part is still available from Toyota. I took my clutch and brake assembly apart today and found the bushings circled below in bad shape. I also broke the cushion circled below...

Why indeed.

Radiator bolted in. Guards zip tied back together. Lots of clearance for thermo fans and Coolers.

progress

BTW, just uploaded an updated engine start and run video. The tuner (Michael) came over and worked out a kink in the programming maybe 2 weeks or so before the river trip. 👌🏼

Ready to go. (It’s the same truck! 369 days elapsed between these two photos.)

Tackled the differential seals yesterday afternoon and this morning. New seals, slingers, deflectors, pinion nuts, and washers. Along the way I discovered that the current Toyota pinion nuts are 27mm vs the old nuts of 30mm. I had one of each...

Took the rig out to Las Vegas, and did some moderate wheeling. At the hotel the back window would not roll up. Augh! Ended up messing with it and got it up but now it was definitely broken. Got home and after some taking apart realized that...

The winch is an early Belleveiw Warn Winch. Pretty rad. It is has a broken brake lever arm, otherwise it seems complete. I cleaned up the in cab controls. I will replace all the wiring and see if she fires up. If she pulls hard then I will spring...

I used wire wheel, rust reformer then flat black topcoat. Turned out OK to me.

Put on my walking shoes

Rear transfer case output seal complete. Been slowly leaking for years now. Rebuilt the parking brake while I had it apart. And found the fuel line under there was old and cracked so replaced that section. Refilled the transfer case with amsoil...

Handbrake in its new position, and longranger 177L fuel tank.

lock hubs?

First time off road.