Recent content by procomsignathid

you can buy reproduction hoses from cityracer, the air intake inlets (the stamped steel pieces) are worth their weight in gold, hopefully you still have that bit: https://www.cityracerllc.com/products/air-cleaner-intake-hose-for-79-to-84-land-cruiser-fj40

First bluetooth heater I've seen in a 40-series :p

Looking good! Seems like you are off to the races and doing some good work on that rig.

I would add Colorado Toyota Repair (Loveland), I was happy w their work. In full disclosure I haven't been there in over a year so my info is dated but they were initially recommended to be by a neighbor who owns a 60-series. One of the owners has been driving 40's his entire life.

Just learned in this thread that my white wagon wheels (15”) are not stock for a ‘78, but theyve grown on me so they stay. Those hub caps do look nice though!

I would start by itemizing every item you touched, and ensure that those items are ruled out before moving on. I re-read your post a few times and you did not replace, remove or touch the fuel pump, correct? I'll echo @pb4ugo

Welcome! We’d love to see some pics!

I met him briefly and he said he does T shirts for the Rising Sun 4x4 club, and I think he does some of the fab work for @nakman (Gamiviti). Not sure if he's on the mud forums or what his username is though, sorry! EDIT: I believe the owner is @arthog

I'm in a similar boat, they are workable but it's not great: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/assistance-needed-brake-bleeding.1385060/ one of the things that has given me the most hope out of all the suggestions in that thread was to gently clamp the rear soft line with some vice grips (I...

Just saw these on cruiser corps. They're aftermarket so dunno if you are going w factory restoration but Im sure they would do the trick: https://cruisercorps.com/products/defrost-side-duct-dash-set-fj40-fj45-8-1976-10-1984

I've been a fan of the classic w/ the step, mainly because its my daily and my kids are hopping in and out all the time. I also purchased a low-profile hitch receiver so the kids wouldn't trip on it.

Gorgeous!

maybe my end but the image links are broken. Congrats on your cruiser!

Thank you for the advice, and great pics! I think I'll widen the search to include the tracker / sidekicks as well. Oddly enough I see way more samurais available when I'm looking online. I asked a similar Q on the Suzuki forums and I've gotten mixed suggestions on JDM vs domestic. My...

It's more that any FJ40 will teach you to wrench, even a good one. They are designed to last if they are maintained. Grease zerks on fittings, components designed to be taken apart and rebuilt, etc. If you have the cash and you have a local expert shop you can skip out of class, but honestly...