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In need of a decent condition 1071 valve cover

Just got my 71 back from the windshield replacement shop The glass was supplied by a national supplier FYG. $169 to the windshield installer. He got it in 3 days. Ordered two to make sure at least one was not scratched. Sent the other on back. My damaged one was also FYG My insurance picked...

Safelite was supposed to come to my home on the 10th and replace mine through my insurance. They emailed me saying they don't do any vehicles over 30 years. Insurance gave me a local glass co that they work with. They found a supplier some where on our side of the world that has 5 in stock...

Edit correction Tohono O'odham Indian Nation

I have to replace mine on my 71. My insurance pays for mine. No deductible. Safelite Auto Glass (after market). Comes to my home. Will see how that works out. Calling them this week. I have a Toyota brand one in the rafters I bought some years back. Saving it for my 77 to replace the...

The beauty about propane a/c fluid is if it runs low I just screw a bottle of propane from my stove to it.

The odometer problem was that over time and heat the oil drained out of the original factory grease at the number tumblers, leave a stiff hardening paste. Causing the helical gear at the 9-10th of a mile tumbler to jump the gear and start chipping a tooth at that point. The oil was still...

Project recovery PP25 Broken alternator tension adjust bolt. Revive stuck odometer Use dialectic grease on steering wheel horn contact Replace rear window track Revive drivers rear quarter panel Got away easy this time The reward was visiting incredible destinations with like a minded go for...

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 more work on the drivers side rear quarter panel...

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

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 and turned it around. Ugh. Tight taking the...

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 dimensioning metric or Am. Std.? Hence, they are a...

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 have one with minimal non structural rust, I...

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 girlfriend straddled me with my Volvo seat in a full...