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Never had a bad experience with City Racer.

I had the same issue. I spent hours chasing it, but never found the cause. I definitively ruled out the hand brake switch/circuit, so it was something in the charge light circuit that was causing it. My guess is a failed diode, shown directly...

Had a little fun this morning. I decided a few weeks ago to start pulling out the MISCELLANEOUS boxes tucked into every corner of the shop. About once a year for the 27 years I had a front counter in the shop I would predictably get annoyed...

Had the fortune to camp next to @cruiserdan and get to know him and his lovely wife Sarah over the week. Trail led a few runs and hunted lakes for my boy to jump in (my daughter and I joined him for one). Met the lucky new owner of Jimmy’s...

@CenTXFJ60 = 4th pic. We camped at the base of the eastern side of Stony Pass.

I sent you a PM with more info. Jimmy (@Birdhead ) is a super nice guy too. I highly recommend reaching out to him if any of you have one in bad shape like mine was and want to get it repaired. I was going to do mine myself, but I'm glad I had...

@Birdhead did a fantastic job. Here are some pics, and I included a before pic of the horn button:

Today my new / old steering wheel and horn button arrived from @Birdhead and it looks AMAZING! They literally look brand new. My wheel was in such bad shape that my wife was worried it was not safe. Thank you to those that recommended him. I'll...

Got it out for a bike ride yesterday.

Yesterday evening, this 74 (or maybe 75, 76) rolled into my Kennewick Washington cul-de-sac, latched down to a trailer. Poor soul is headed for auction. Talking with the owners grandson, it was owned by one of our local farmers who bought it...

I did a crazy amount of rust repair on this one, especially firewall back, but have made every effort to preserve existing patina and blend new sheet metal/paint with the old.

Ready for test fit. I ordered this 6 way sealed connector for the rear chassis harness connection. I need a few other 6.3mm bodies to replace a few originals that are kind of rough. I added a charge light relay that will turn on the brake...

@Texican thank you for the badass decals that will go on this rack as part of its resto.

You want someone to give you a step-by-step? Have you tried having a go at it? It's not difficult. In fact in the factory service manual, it's a single step. Sometimes the best way to learn is to try figuring it out. If you get stuck, people...

Finally made time to make a few 500+ mile adjustments. The idle climbed a bit so I set it back down to 675ish. Decided to check my compression as a baseline. I am pleased. Mileage is hovering around 10 MPG. I need to stop racing Teslas. :)

Been driving a lot lately, mostly out getting groceries in my wife's absence. Crossed the magical 500-mile mark on the new engine, so tomorrow I will run through a tune up again. The idle has been creeping up. I am eager to check the compression...

One of the items on my "to do" list is to get the fuel gauge working. I've been doing lots of reading here on Mud, and I learned a lot - namely, that gauges and senders are not at all compatible across certain years. The earlier gauges (69-72ish)...

I have always wanted an FJ40 after growing up in the 60's in Florida. Our neighbor down the block was a flagger for the Daytona raceway and had an FJ40 and a Cobra in his driveway. I was hooked. The FJ's are a little more affordable, so I chose...

I have one I'd be willing to sell, but I'm in Canada so it may be easier to source one locally. Send a DM if you'd like to discuss further.

I agree, points suck. All I'm suggesting is get it running on points so that you know that it does in fact run. Baseline everything get it idling nicely, and then reinstall whatever ignition system you like, knowing that everything else has been...

You don't need a factory coil necessarily. A coil is a coil, and while OE coils are likely to last longer, any aftermarket coil should get you up and running. You won't burn anything up by chosing the wrong coil -- aside from the coil itself...

Your rig is looking GREAT

Made a start on getting the seat mounted. Of course I started with the "easy" side, i.e. the one without a huge fuel tank in the way. I figured that locating the left-hand mounting setup would make it easier to measure and fabricate the...