tarheel40

Not to mention how beautiful it is. Really a fantastic looking 40

That’s awesome, thank you!

It is very helpful when you are going uphill or just in some rocks and you stall the engine. Just put it low range and first gear and crank the starter without pressing on the clutch. The starter will turn the engine which will turn the wheels...

Please excuse my ignorance, how do you do this trick?

That’s awesome! If my starter had been an original Toyota model I would have likely gone this route, I didn’t feel as loyal to the aftermarket one that was on there. Definitely a different sound with the GR starter, sounds like my 62 now - I...

Love that fat power cable 2/0? Take that old starter apart. Polish the commutator with a flat file wrapped with crocus cloth. Open up the solenoid and dress the big copper contacts to flatten/remove the arc divots. Clean and lube the bushings...

Wait until you take it off road and find out you’ve got a new granny low range! It seriously can crawl a 40 over the rocks. In this shot I’m crawling the Karma Cruiser over a rock with the GR starter bc the 3speed low range was still too tall for...

The previous owner installed an old clunker of a starter from CarQuest when the original died, it’s slowly been getting worse so I decided to upgrade to a Toyota reman GR starter. All is can say is wow. If you haven’t done this mod do yourself a...

Flipped the windshield down.

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.

Spent a week at the beach with the family and brought the 40, many special memories made - especially a few fishing trips with my daughter!

Thanks for the explanation! Agree the relays can be bulky and make the door cards bulge/catch the window depending on where you put them - there was definitely some trial and error positioning them. I’ll continue to follow this thread, I would...

Thanks for all your hard work @jonnyd42 , seems like this will be a very practical upgrade! Pardon my ignorance, I’m not familiar with PCBs - I’ve currently done the door lock relay mod on the drivers front door and the window relay mod on the...

There is some good info in this thread, I’ve copied my post below. The short version is Llumar Air 80 has made a night and day difference for me during the summer months, was around $700 for everything except the windshield. No template in my...