Spent some time in the garage today, got the battery mounted. Bolted a mounting plate to the factory holes in the firewall where the fan used to mount and welded the battery mount to it. The battery is mounted very solid and not going anywhere...
Jonathan, ( @Jonathan Hanson ) look forward to the full article about the parabolic springs in your Exploring Overland tech section!
As someone mentioned, we have been hearing about parabolic springs for 20 years, but getting a hold of them was...
Hey everyone,
Selling a never-used Toyo Open Country RT tire (285/75R18) for $150, local pickup North County San Diego only.
Originally mounted as a spare for our LC200 but never driven on — zero miles, zero wear
Retail is over $400 new
DOT...
Hey everyone,
Selling a fully restored OEM heater box for a 1973–1980 40 Series Land Cruiser. Hard to find in this condition.
Price: $400 + shipping (or local pickup in North County San Diego)
Work done: sandblasted, repainted, new core, new...
Picked up the tub today. 9 months at the resto shop for body work/paint. Now my install fun begins again. E-power steering, Resto air, dual air compressor for rear locker, fuel lines / finish up sniper install. Wiring harness, brake lines along...
Many many years ago, my dad and I had an opportunity to tour the ICON shop. They knew upfront that there was no way that we were going to be customers but they were still really cool and spent quite a bit of time with us showing us various rigs...
Hey all! I have been seriously bad about keeping the thread updated. I promise to post soon with some photos and an update. Short version is that the truck is in Stockton with @orangefj45 and coming along great! More to come very soon!
Here is another thread I found on replacing a sill. It is older but @OutbackBob did a good job and has some good pics and info. Check it out...
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/another-rear-sill-repair-by-a-novice.876112/
Another RC endorsement here on a few different sets of injectors over the years. Great business.
This has been on my radar for a while even though I don’t have the hot start issue.. just clearing 220k and figure it couldn’t hurt.
OP if you...
intake stay on. use a compressor and blow any crap out before disassembly but there is no reason to pull the intake - the rail is like 1.5" outboard of the runners- tons of room
Brilliant thank you. Good to hear the positive feedback on RC. They’re fairly local to me so it seems like a no brainer. Good call on the extra O Rings.
So in your experience, no need to pull the intake prior to removing to rail?
Thanks again.
Hey everybody,
My 2009 Landcruiser has roughly 200,000 miles on it. I’m looking to have the fuel Injector serviced due to what I believe to be leaky injectors, causing long difficult warm starts. I’ve recently changed out the MAF sensor all the...