Recent content by crumbo

I'm looking for a drum brake guide for FJ45s with dimensions and maybe product serial nos.... Ordered some new brakes and when they arrived, found they were too small.... back to the drawing board. My ute is 1981 Australian ....

I made one out of propane tanks that looks like bender from Futurama....light my shiny metal arse... The brake drums hold heat for a long time as they are about 20mm thick so very efficient once they heat up

Propane tanks have a lining in them …. best to prep and weld in your hinges and flue/ chokes and set fire to the whole thing... that is light a fire inside and burn the outside too... then wire brush it and pot belly black paint it The brake drums I used weigh about 30kgs each and have only ever...

Had to lift a heavy gate ...so the Toy became a mobile crane for a couple of hours

Had to lift a heavy gate ...so the Toy became a mobile crane for a couple of hours

4 litres of coca cola, top up with water...go for a drive.....flush

can you post some pics so we can all see what you are talking about with this rib thing?

the fuel pump return line goes back from the fuel pump to the tank. one line feeds the fuel pump then a line goes to the carby, the third line returns excess fuel to the fuel tank..underneath the body are steel fuel lines with rubber bends with spring clips to keep them attached...buy a metre of...

cracked fuel pump return line? I've had that issue before

Here's a picture of mine...not under the vent but behind the seat in a ute...6 inch sewer pvc pipe with end caps , 235mm hole and boating speakers screwed in...works well:clap: you could adapt this idea with shorter tubes and extra end caps ... and way cheaper than $129 dollars for those Cr4ppy...

1/2 acetone and 1/2 auto transmission oil makes for a good home made recipe to get stuff loose if your a cheapskate like me ....mix it in a tin and brush it on ....easy and way cheap if you need to use a lot and very very effective ...

I refurbished my distributor because the auto advance throw out bearings had seized. I drilled out the pin on the dizzy gear to get it into pieces and when everything was put back together I replaced the factory pin with a roll pin and it works fine....you may be able to rebuild that dizzy of...

Drove from tennant creek to uluru a round trip of 2000 kms heater hose failed but fixed that and all is good I don't know if you realise that there is a garbage dump in the middle of the desert:whoops:

Went to work on a remote community..bush failed on the rear spring hanger...I carry spares and replaced them on the track along with new greasable hangers ...all good....those corrugations on the dirt roads really pummel the suspension... Here is the Toyota in its natural habitat...