Recent content by CruiserZen

And . . . if you've opened the system, it's wise to replace the drier before evac-ing and recharging. Ask me how I know 🙄

. . . aaaand reassembled

Getting excited because it is coming home from the paint shop this week or next. I opted for Toyota's 861 metallic sky blue. Purists will note that it was discontinued as a Land Cruiser color after 1984, so my '85 technically shouldn't be wearing it. But, it happened to be the color of my first...

I know it's been a while, but do you have an exhaust manifold insulator (heat shield)? Part #17168-61014

Thanks for the help! I think you're right - I should let it dry out, I guess and try it a little later (without the gas pedal pumps)

Hi All, need a little help. My 'FJ60 has been idle for most of the past year as I did some clean up, modification, etc. I put fuel preservative in the remaining fuel in the tank, and topped it off with a few gallons of fresh gas this week once I was ready to start it up again. The starter works...

Thanks for the quick reply. I have the schematic, I'm actually looking for a photo of the physical wiring from inside the engine compartment so I can see the routing of the wiring relative to the other components underhood.

My FJ60's PO, who apparently had a sort of wiring fetish, saw fit to replace the original starter motor wiring (from the loom) with a 6 foot piece of insulated lamp cord. While I'm doing my rebuild, I plan to rewire it to match the original. Does anyone have a photo or a drawing of what the...

Do you have a right and/or left rocker panel chrome strip available? Would need to fit my '85

Well, a couple weeks ago I finally completed the leaf spring replacement, refurbed a set of original 15" chrome wheels and mounted BFG 31" ATs on them. At present the Cruiser sits right about at the original ride height, as far as I can tell, and I could not be more pleased with how it turned...

I thought about the GG for a while and then just pulled the trigger, since the kit was pretty comprehensive. Kinda weird, though. When it arrived, the leaf springs were very beat up. chipped paint, grease points missing, center bolts crudely cut off, plastic leaf guides cracked or missing. They...

Thanks for the kind words about the 60. I'm learning how hard it is to go down a restoration path and not be pulled ever deeper into the project. If I had a dime for every time I've said, ". . . as long as I've got this apart, I might as well . . ." I'd be a rich man. The next job to tackle was...

Assume chrome wheels in your list are already spoken for?

The next step was to put down an epoxy primer in the gutter. Epoxy base is important, because a urethane based seam sealer will be applied on top of it to stop water from leaking between the ceiling panel and the body side and window frame sheet metal. I used Eastwood's gray epoxy primer. It...