Recent content by BigDogg

OEM Front Bumper (without gray plastic side pieces) with associated metal supports from a 2007 FJ Cruiser. Pickup only.

Free front bumper and metal support. Bumper located in Camarillo, CA (about one hour north of Los Angeles). Bumper is missing the two gray side decorative pieces.

Very interesting. It looked as though it was factory installed. Thanks for the responses!

I recently noticed what appeared to be a cover plate behind the rear passenger wheel and fuel lines running behind the same side rear folding seat. My 1971 FJ40 only has the stock passenger side filler tube. To my novice eyes, the installation looked rather clean and appeared to have been done...

Good idea. Thanks for the offer to send pics. Feel free to post for others, but I've already reassembled the seat with foam, etc. If you post pics, do so on my other seat thread... I accidentally hit send prematurely on this one before I had a chance to add a title, etc. I don't know how to...

I made some patterns and did a practice run on some old black and green vinyl. Turned out alright... a few blunders. Hopefully this weekend I will be able to try it with my distressed leather I took off of a free Restoration Hardware sofa.

Here are some pics...

In the process of reupholstering my stock seats. After removing the torn covers, destroyed foam, and burlap, I discovered I had a busted spring beneath the driver's cushion. Since they are virtually unobtainium, I decided to take a spring from the middle seat cushion (far back) and transplant...

In the process of reupholstering my stock seats. After removing the torn covers, destroyed foam, and burlap, I discovered I had a busted spring beneath the driver's cushion. Since they are virtually unobtainium, I decided to take a spring from the middle seat cushion (far back) and transplant...

Looking for a used exhaust manifold or headers for my 1971 FJ40 1F engine to get her back on the road. Ventura/Los Angeles County.

I had a similar problem... turned out to be a cracked exhaust manifold...

My son and I used the Eastwood SCT on a '56 Chevy recently. As you know, those vehicles also have large flat areas. We did not have any heat/warp issues. However, we made sure to keep it moving. We tried using the drum that came with it, but it was taking too long. We bought the more...

Yeah, that's why I posted it and kept it short and sweet. I love when folks post such things and give the bullet points on what they tried and what eventually worked. The cruiser has been my maiden voyage into automotive mechanics... in other words I don't know what I'm doing! I figure if I...

Symptoms: Engine idles extremely rough and if it doesn't die, gets worse under load (driving up an incline) Vehicle: Bone stock 2/71 FJ40 Engine: Orig F engine w/ 100K miles (not rebuilt) Carb: Asian recently rebuilt by Marks Offroad Several mechanically inclined folks thought it was a...

As previously mentioned on Mudd back in 2016, I purchased my 2/71 FJ40 from pretty much the original owner (he owned it since '73) after seeing it sitting on flat tires beneath a pepper tree. The owner was raking his front yard when I approached him and asked if he ever considered selling his...