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Thanks @Cruiser Corps - great covers as always.

I have heard of fitment issues but never run into one that prevented it's use. My stock exhaust manifold cracked and broke in 1990 or so. I've had a few headers over the years, never one like you picture. I got the good Downey/Mark A. header, I...

If I might make a suggestion based on experience, I would pull the bracket that holds the smog pump to the block and slot the mounting holes at least an 1/8" front and back. I'd venture a guess that the PS pulley is not in perfect alignment with...

While it was not cheap, I went the all Toyota EFI route. I installed a 3FE head on the 2f block in my FJ60. I also had the 2F built at the same time. It cost me a little over $10K about 6 years ago but it was well worth it. It now has a ton more...

Funny how that works, right?

Sometimes, all you really need to do is take it apart, clean it up really well and assemble correctly. LandCruisers seem to respond very favorably to even the slightest attention.

Forgot to attach photos. Can’t find photos of the tunnel right now. I want to ease the edges of the scoop a bit. Side by side with the factory details, the hood scoop angles are a bit too crisp. Time to experiment with my harbor freight metal...

I didn't feel like making a separate thread for this, but I did want to document an unusual problem with a carburetor. Customer already had the carburetor rebuilt elsewhere, and got a new float in the process. Sent the carburetor to me because...

Unscrew the zerk and the driveshaft will compress just fine. AND you will have exactly the right amount of grease inside the shaft when you’re done! :idea:

No. You can make your 2F run just fine at 6,500'. I got around Denver with a '73 Aisin carb and an FJ60 big cap dizzy (advanced quite a bit) on a 2F block.

Maybe one of the clips for the soft brake lines securing it in a frame or axle tab is the same size?

Jesse (and all), try this simple test. Put your feet about 16" apart (maybe more if your balance requires), lock your knees, and do a little hop. Just a couple of inches, nothing big. You will feel the jolt transfer straight through to your neck...

The shackles in my photo are made and sold by me.😊 I happen to think they are superior shackles because they are adjustable width. And anyone who has dealt with more than one Landcruiser suspension knows that spring width and bushing shoulder...

Yes.

You can fiddle with your mechanical advance curve, no need to get rid of the big cap dizzy

Old license plate is the first thing I think of.

You'll need pins as well, and I'd recommend buying the flip kits direct from 4plus products rather than through MAF

I wouldn’t be concerned.

Concur.

Definitely not stock. Stock has a horizontal rod that goes towards the left fender, where it may or may not transition to more linkage. Yours looks like they tried to make the ball work with a cable that pulls towards the valve cover. There was...

A good tune-up with careful valve adjustment will usually get you an hp. What year 2F might matter. We need pics. Sometimes a V8 is great and I wish I had one, most of the time I'm glad I kept the six. Sorta depends on what you want to do with...

Preparation is the most important part of any job

Personally, I would never use "I think" and "probably" when talking about my brakes. If your brakes are working really well leave them out of the sniper conversion. Get the sniper working perfectly and do some research and worry about the...

Why? Is there a problem with your brakes too? Is Sniper vacuum better than manifold vacuum?

Y'know, 2 out of 3 ain't bad...