Recent content by igotta40

Guys at the Tasco paint shop assured me that if I use epoxy primer I have a window of about 24 hours to get paint on or else the epoxy primer must be sanded. They further advised that stuff is a bitch to sand. YMMV.

I think it was last year I ordered new axle seals from Toyota. I pulled the axle apart and found out the new seals didn’t fit. That’s when the remembering started. In the mid eighties I trusted my 74 to a “professional “ mechanic with rebuilding the diff. It disintegrated on the way home from...

New oil pump = peace of mind

Post a photo of where the rubbing is.

You didn’t mention the rear brakes, or bench bleeding the master cylinder.

My buddy had a set on his 1964 FJ40 but I don’t remember the brand

Have you checked with the local Toyota dealer?

a lot of times I will do a generic Internet search for the item. ‘fuel resistant rubber hose’ for example. There’s a ton of vendors and manufacturers out there. That sounds like something you could buy in bulk. Also local hardware stores like Ace have a pretty good selection of hose sold by the...

Congratulations! What is the production month & year?

Same here, I am always flattered how impressed people are, but this time I didn’t feel like engaging with this dude. Once, about 15 years ago a guy followed me home and insisted that I sell my 40 to him, which made me pretty nervous for a couple of days.

Nice write up, it all looks great! When I did mine I ordered the hog rings that came with the special pliers. That made it so much easier.

I have replaced/updated my audio a number of times, and yes, having to remove whatever is in the way. It’s a chore. I fasten a metal strap connecting the unit to the firewall to brace it. Our dash openings pre-date the DIN standard, so yours may need to be trimmed, but don’t allow a shop to hack...

I made a trip to Ace Hardware in Clear Lake for new bolts for the bench vise I’m cleaning up. I’m at the register and random old dude came back into the store to ask the cashier if she knows who owns the green Land Cruiser. It was a hot day so I just wasn’t in the mood. Driving home going past...

yea I was camping north of Winnipeg once, hot in August! But the lake was cold as ice!

Nowhere at all. It’s too hot.