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Can’t remember, 13 years ago I think it was through a supplier about 2 years ago. Yes, you have become the west coasts premier FJ55 pats supplier. Thank you very much. After 70 I find I only remember what I did in the last week. Today I did...

I’m not much of an IT head on this site. I have trouble finding me own thread.

Since I'm currently working on some front wheel bearing maintenance now, it might be good to do the diffs, trans and tcase fluids. Objectively that stuff is not super important when just getting it running, but now that its got some miles, not...

Fairly productive weekend as in I was able to put in a little over 100 miles on this crusty pig. Chasing issues with front brake drag despite messing with the booster adjustment at the master and adjusting the front shoes. I will have to dig...

1974 pass frame rail for reference

I used one of those transition blocks down low on the firewall to separate the section of line on the firewall to the section of line that runs down to a little bracket which mounts the hardline/soft line transition. Not in pic but its an inch or...

Does your frame have provisions for mounting two transition blocks on the passenger side? It would be really interesting if it did.

A little more progress this weekend. Finally pulled the driver side front door out of the backyard. The issue was it would always require a hefty slam to get it to close correctly. Primarily it was because the actual latch on the striker was not...

NIPPLES 😙

Thanks Gordon! This is something I have never heard of.

This is something I learned at the Pig Party while watching David take his apart. I need to check mine.

Ratchet strap fairy made a delivery this afternoon, I now have enough for three of my friends to use their low range on the next pig party. Thank you ratchet strap fairy!

So in my haste to get my tailgate window operational I forgot that the metat tract has a front and back. Fitment oddity only shows up in the last two inches of the window closing. Slight speaking or scraping sound So I jumped on it this morning...

The window guide inserts we have available at times seem to be to tight. I have had problems with this several times. My theory is that these are not Toyota manufactured parts. ( never see them come in Toyota Labeled packaging). Is the...

So, to follow up on using the tailgate window rack seal I post on the previous page. My track had rusted in half As lots of us do, (not on pigeatin’s caliber) I have collected backup parts for when original parts fail. I was lucky enough to...

I'm in my 70's, I'll drinking to that. :)

Stud Muffin 🧁🍺

To the 70’s. :beer:

I assume Africa. No conflict in Australia or for that matter Japan in the 70’s. Although the only conflict I was aware of in the 70’s was not crashing my pig while driving through LA on the way to a weekend the Anza-Borrego Desert while my...

It reminds my of an article I read back in the 70’s. The Russians set up a base inside the border of Libya whiteout permission. Early one morning, 7- FJ45’s with 50 caliber machine guns mounted in the back attacked the base. The whole base...

Drove down to Spector Off Road yesterday to pick up an ignition key cylinder as mine had been acting up during PP. Want to have one on hand in case of full failure. Took pics a 55 that I admire.

Would rather be driving. Day one a success. 16x32 deck framed up and almost decked after 3.5 hour round trip this morning of taking the wife to the airport. Tomorrow is frame out the gable roof extension and stairs then hopefully day 3 will be...

Finally got the oil changed tonight. Figured 12k was enough on one go. Have added 2 quarts on the entire trip so happy with the amount it’s burning. She’s good now for the last leg

All, I'm joining in on sharing pictures of the 2025 pig party. Like everyone else, I felt Jake and Jeff put together a beatiful fantastic series of trails and graded roads to toodle aroung old rigs. My FJ55 still sports its original configuration...

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