Recent content by dunebeigefj40

yeah I went in to get a v-belt for my power steering setup and asked for a 36 inch v-belt or course they asked me year, make and model and I said it doesn't matter, just need the 36 inch belt but noooo, he said he had to put it into the computer, so I said ok, it's a 74 Toyota landcruiser with...

well that one is by no means "rusty" nice find

hmm, fenders look better than mine

oh and on the back, the bottom just attaches with Velcro, works fine, but mine sets in the sun and you have to replace the strip on the truck occasionally.

I just installed a new one a little over a year ago. they fit fine, the soft doors will leak, but if you take some time and bend and flex them they will work pretty well except for hard driving rain. But I do not typically get wet, but the floor does. I have no idea how well they work with the...

we can certainly do that, I have not met many here with fj40s (or 60s, 80s etc)

Welcome Phillip, I am just over in Niceville, I am no expert by any means but I have kept my 74 running for over 15 years and still daily drive it.

The OEM style would be nice to have, but you will be into it for about 2500 bucks and still not have soft doors (unless you already have some) - the besttop is ok, I have had a couple, you can get into if for less than a grand if you shop around. I found the top and doors at 2 different places...

My biggest suggestion for you is too clean all the grounds you can find and the fuse holder, most problems I ever had with the electrical were due to bad ground connections and fuse contacts. That will get you ahead of the game

Welcome, dust off your credit cards

That is really not that bad on the tub, and the seats, that is nothing.

Your in Florida, pull the top and doors for now, put a bikini top on, get the mechanicals going and brakes, drive it for awhile

hmmmm more like 333,000

What an idiot, everyone knows you should use treated wood in that application....