Recent content by CaptainAussum

Sorry no interesting news worth sharing on the 40.. I'm excited to see how the doors turn out too. I've been working on fixing a lot of things on my '97 LX450 and a '53 Ford F250 (no bodywork tho). When the Ford's done it'll be full steam ahead on the old cruiser.

In case anyone runs into this issue in the future I solved the mystery... I took off the pressure line on the pump side and found that I assembled the spring and valve backwards. So I had the spring in between the port fitting and the valve. Reassembled this afternoon and the truck is driving...

I have a ‘97 LX450 that was squealing like a pig every time I turned the wheels. So this weekend I fully rebuilt the PS pump and gear box using the fine resources on Mud and OEM rebuild kits and a new bearing in the pump (original one was absolutely toast). After the rebuild, torquing...

I opened a can of worms doing some repairs on my truck and desperately need a lower tailgate (in good shape) for my 1997 LX450. I'm not concerned with colour or if its from a cladding-less Land Cruiser. I am in Calgary, but willing to pick up anywhere south of Edmonton, or Vancouver, or Prince...

I must admit I was sucked down a rabit hole the last few months.. I started to look at some of the drivetrain wiring and other boring stuff but realized I needed some help and a harness from a '95 to '97 LC to splice into my existing harness to operate the transmission and transfer case. <--- I...

Hello Mudders.. I am in need of a wiring harness (partial is ok) with transmission + transfer case controllers for a 1996 Land Cruiser. This is for a build I'm currently in the middle of, any help would be greatly appreciated. Please let me know what you have. Willing to ship from far and wide...

And some more pics... Maximum tilt shown up and down.

Electric. Power. Tilt. Steering. Total cost $45* I’ve been modernizing the rest of the Truck and it was time to get to the steering. I’ve seen a couple good options for power steering kits to buy but this has been more about ‘built not bought’. So I went down to the local Pick N Pull and...

Thank you. I have plans to get them to blend in a bit better to the truck. And hopefully having front facing will help justify any trips in the 40 with future kids *fingers crossed*

Its just been brackets and wiring lately, getting all the various engine bay components in place. So far I've found a home for the coolant tank, vacuum thingy, fuel filter and ECU. I've also stripped back the body wiring harness to just the wires and I've been planning everything out. I do NEED...

Ok that’s good to hear, I’ll remove the pump today and see. I am using the original manual steering box from the 40, the input shaft will have an electric motor in between the steering wheel and the steering box. This option lets me use the original steering setup with little modification...

Hello everyone quick question, has anyone done or heard of deleting the power steering pump on the 1KZ-TE engine? I have a ‘94 engine living in a FJ40 that will be getting electric power steering so no need for the pump. Im just unsure of gear driven pumps and what effect the lack of one may...

Here’s another thing I checked off tonight, finished making the battery tray. I used a late model (I think?) tray I had lying around and cut down the ends to match the factory style. This will now fit a group 34 size battery. Slight miscalculation on my part when building the battery mount, I...

Battery mount Just finished this sucker up tonight… super duper strong I can stand on the end with no movement. It will bolt up to the frame right behind the right engine mount and it ‘twists’ to match the angle of the fender apron. It clears the fender by 10mm and line the battery tray to fit...

Fuse box bracket and radiator fan bars Real quick mod to the original horn bracket with an angled extension and some vertical steel to bolt up the Hilux fuse box. I want to use as much original Hilux electrical components as possible to make sure things will work and to keep my wallet a...