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Sold it. Thanks all.

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The seats (all 4) have been re-finished with new naugahyde. They are currently removed.

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Updated link is here: ***1978 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40***

Asking price reduced to $2000.

Selling my 40 because I am moving soon and can't afford to take it with me. Asking $4000 (neg). Located in Virginia Beach, VA. ***1978 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 ***SOLD, Thanks all***

A burnt out exhaust valve on #2 cylider caused me the same problem...unburnt fuel smell, blackened exhaust. I had no idea until I performed a compression test and found 0 compression.

The webbing supplies all the strenght for the joist. The 2x2s on the top and bottom just provide a surface for attaching floorboards or cielings to. You will pretty much have to cut out holes in the webbing to run utilities through, just don't cut out the whole piece of webbing. The builder...

x2 on test holes I also prefer to tap the wall with a knuckle and listen for the change in sound...if it sounds hollow, it probably is. Also, most studs are spaced 16" on center (24" if your house was built by a cheap SOB, like mine was). So, if you find one, you should easily be able to...

The PO of my '78 covered the entire floor with Herculiner. Get yourself a :beer:, grab an old wood chisel with a sharp edge, and start scraping. The stuff on mine peels right off with the chisel.

May as well throw me down on that list, too... AB7QV Haven't been on the air in quite a while...homeowners association doesn't like the antenna concept, and my '78 just isn't quite ready to take a 2m rig yet.

Are you driving when the fuse blows? Or just sitting there idling? You may have an intermittent short somewhere in your headlamp circuit (thats why the fuse is there...headlamps are more expensive to replace than fuses). I had this happen to me with one of my old rigs. PITA to locate.

You name it, it needs blasting. I've killed about half a dozen wire wheels already.