Recent content by Mark7640

sorry, meant to update this. As mentioned above, the brush guard and bench seat are sold. The Aluminum treadplate still available. Thanks

Spring cleaning and getting rid of stuff I'll never use. Came off my 1976 FJ40 from when I purchased the vehicle. Confer rear bench seat with under seat storage with armrests - Great condition - $400 Brush Guard - solid but will need refinishing unless you like that Patina look - $150 Aluminum...

Not mine but looks interesting: https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/oak-park-1975-toyota-land-cruiser-fj55/7405469013.html

Awesome stuff! I like the idea of using Onshape. It's free and easy to use. The free version is open to anyone that signs up. The big advantage with using this is that all files in the free version can be seen by anyone. This means all we would need for sharing files is the URL to the design. No...

Looks interesting. I have not done any scanning, but have been on the receiving end of many scanned models. The challenge is getting the scanned results into a useable format once it is brought into a CAD system. The output from a scanner is a faceted model (ie. .stl file format) which is the...

Just curious if anyone has ever seen or put together a thread that shares CAD data? Recently saw a tailgate/bumper design from @DangerNoodle done in OnShape. I have seen others occasionally that were done in Inventor or Solidworks, etc. I personally use Creo (Pro/E) and have done a few things...

Nice job with the Onshape modeling! Great CAD tool!

so if I understand, the two locations for the clips, are actually longer studs with a nut for the side cover, then a spacer and hose clip, then a second nut? Thanks

Can anyone verify this tube mounts to the side cover holes circled in the picture? It lines up perfectly, but I am wondering if the tube needs to flip end for end. I say this because if I bolt it using the current orientation, the flange on the outside of the side cover would get crushed by the...

I agree, I bought mine 60 miles south of Chicago 6 years ago. Rust in some of the usual spots (rear sill, tops of fenders, and rockers) but frame and everything else was mostly rock solid and the truck was mostly unmolested. After paging thru a manual that came with it, realized it spent a...

Is that hoop on the back behind the factory roll bar for a "long" bikini top? I have been thinking about making something like that to cover the whole truck. How did you mount it at the base?

Took the top off For summer and this year finally got around to welding up a legit lighted license plate holder. No more zip ties.

Thanks Jim! I was kinda hoping it was the original bonded gasket. And your comment about spraying around the shaft makes perfect sense. It did change rpms significantly so maybe I am ok. I did find another small leak where the brake booster hose connects to the manifold and resolved that. So I...

Gotcha. Thanks for clearing that up. I feel better about removing it now as I am pretty certain it was a source of my vac leak. Thanks again.

So is that the green gasket I have in the second pic you refer too? Seemed like it was bonded on there and thought I had read somewhere not to mess with them? School me please. What would you replace them with because I believe that to be the source of my vac leak (at least one leakanyway). I...