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I discovered a small leak at the back of the engine on the Karma Cruiser recently . I did a valve adjustment a couple of weeks ago and determined that wasn’t it. But definitely wet on the lip by the starter. So Monday I pulled off the side cover...

Group 27 is slightly bigger and more capable than a Group 24, and still fits the FJ40 tray. Interstate at Costco - about $115.

OEM battery tray. There are two of them... ? New battery tray hardware. There are six screws that hold down the battery tray to the frame bracket. The last (lead acid) battery they sold me at O'Reilley came with a spacer under it? It was a...

It will be worth the effort. I changed mine to the Energy Suspension System a couple of years ago. What a noticeable difference. Be sure to tighten them again after a few months of driving.

The only way to keep up with leaks and squeaks, run her every day! Tractor from local car show just cuz

A true survivor! Thought because of the harsh climate 40-Series wouldn't make it!... Thanks for sharing @janyyc ! PS. The only pics from Greenland in my archive are these taken back in 2008: J45 PUPs mostly in a poor codition/bad shape...

Some new rubber bits from SOR. Ordered the Energy Suspension body mounts... am starting the PBlaster soak and charging the sawzall.

So about 1976, in my wife’s VW Beetle, I was driving on the interstate and bang, car quit. When I lifted the hood (the one in the back of course), the distributer cap was in several pieces, hanging by the ignition wires. Lucky enough I had...

I read this and now all I can think about is that every trail ride should have a Le Mans start. :rofl:

After 2 days of treatment with MMO (I need to add MMO multiple times, because it drains every 8 to 10 hours) Compression increased from 180 to 190 I have run the engine for 30 minutes (regularly accelerating to 2K rpm) Smog is still coming out...

Replaced the head gasket and put it all back together this morning. Judging by the amount of gunk in the head this motor sat for a couple decades without running. Cleaned up the carb while it was off and did a little tuning. Driving it around...

^ think it was '74

Oil in coolant doesn't necessarily mean an engine replacement. Could just be a head gasket. Determine the cause and extent of damage before jumping off a cliff.

I don't think I would spend that much money on one even if I hit the billion dollar luttery by myself, come on seven. Still have a soft spot for the 917S and a Ferrari but I'd bet on a dozer, back and track hoe. That way I could dig a moat and...

They are using GRJ71 base model trucks out of Oman for their builds.

It hasn’t sped up any for me, been at it anywhere from 4 to 18 hours a day for over a year with very few exceptions. Everything seems like it is hand built, hand fitted by a guy who has never done any of it before. Lots of redo. The top took us...

well, I did try to change out the starter but that was like 3 months ago and I put everything back and it's ran fine until last night. I'll check everything else but what I can tell it's all fine too. I'm going to check all the connections again...

Nice work. I’m the same way. I can’t put a dirty part back on a car, I have to restore it. I had the same issue with my 1974 tank. I also got rid of the fiber cushions and used conveyor belt fabric. I worked at an airport, so I had access to it...

On the underside of the gas tank, here is the corroded area that was underneath the OEM gas tank pad. If you zoom in the indicated area, you can see one of several tiny pinholes that perforated the tank lining and were very slowly leaking through...

Removed the passenger seat, gas tank (and transmission tunnel cover) of the 68 FJ40 to gain working access room during the project’s engine swap. One of my personal weaknesses emerges when I remove and replace apart during a project rebuild...

This was indeed the problem, I cleaned up the tarnish on the brass connections on the bulb sockets as well as the copper on the back of the PCB they plug into, how they light up perfectly.

i have updated and upgraded BOTH the Padded Dash Switch Panel LED Bulb amd the Heater Lever LED bulb too , Both are now in what's called the Color Temperature LUMEN Spectrum , or in other words Precisely matched with a NOS Green LENS specimen ...