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All right. Some more sleuthing has led me to what I’m almost 100% sure is the culprit. In 1999, Toyota started the R151F pairing with the split case for the 1HZ 70-series. Between 1999 & ~2003, the transfer input shaft (separate from the...

Is it just me, or is time moving faster every year?? 🤔 Too many projects, not enough time. BUT - I like to prioritize family, so we took the family camping(glamping?) 4 hours away to a waterslide and theme park for a week. I also took the...

Just been doing a few odds and ends to the truck lately. Got some new tie rod hardware, lug nuts, and did an alignment.

Thx. There is a dealer/importer down the road. I've been meaning to stop by there.

Oh the turn signals… Opened up the steering column because it sure felt like a short. They would sometimes work, sometimes tilting column made them work. Yep, that wire was disconnected. Soldered it on but no worky. I looked again and...

I would not say mine is as good as most newer cars, land cruisers have always been notorious for fogging up in colder weather and moisture in the cabin will condensate on the windows, requiring cracking the windows and having the defrost on high...

Today I put US license plates on my HZJ77! I brought it back from Japan and I have to say this is a major accomplishment for me. About a fifteen years ago I fell in love with 70 series Land Cruisers but figured I'd never have one as an...

If the fan does work at all settings, then it is not likely the resistor. I would take the time to pull the fan motor and clean it all out, make sure the ducting is clean and connected properly. Clean out/replace the cabin filter and test...

Another speed mod today. The stripe gave it many horsepowers so a fancy grill badge should add torques. Right?

Just got back from another trip in the cruiser. 3 hour drive one way…95 degree heat, no ac. I pretty much chugged along at 65-70 the whole way. Ended up having to drive a few more trips of a couple hours during the week as well. Total trip...

I just got back from the Solid Axle Summit in Ouray Colorado. I pulled this ~3,400 pound trailer through Utah and Colorado mountain passes for 640 round trip miles. I averaged 17.4 miles per gallon. Combined GVW for truck and trailer is ~9,000...

I should point our to the original poster that my strap filter tool is made to use straight on, with a 1/2" drive for tight areas. Don't buy the one with the built in handle. And yes, the 1HZ engines have the upside down filter as well. Easy...

best way is to retrofit a 1hdft... never have that problem again 😅 sorry, i couldnt resist

I remember your agonizing decision process to decide whether to "manfangle" the OE PTO winch system when you got your ARB. I remember recommending making the PTO work as there are many advantages to having that in lieu of an electric winch. My...

Lol. You miss nothing sir. I was at the Oregon Overland expo a few years ago ('22) and sat in on your recovery presentation for a brush up. You were hoping to get down to my campsite to see it that night but I think Lexus was keeping you hopping...

You can get new tie rod ends, so getting a straight bar should be just a matter of measuring it and putting one in that fits the bill. I would check the dimensions of newer Land Cruiser relay rods, get one that is close to the same length, and...

You'll be a pro by the end of this project! Then you can come over and learn me so I can tackle a couple of projects I have! 😜:cheers:

I would go for the strap wrench for those tighter areas with limited access. I have a mechanical "three fingered" one that you can use straight on, and it works "ok" but has a tendency to slip if you do not have it positioned perfectly. The...

Ok, so it sounds like you are a lot further now that it is running. Is there another reason you are wanting it to run on 3 cylinders? My 6 cylinder will run, but roughly with 5 out of 6 cylinders, so it is not too surprising that it will not on...

You have a fuel delivery problem. It runs when you manually put fuel in (brake cleaner). Have you verified fuel at the injectors? IE: crack the nuts holding the injector lines to the injectors - to bleed the air from the system, but more...

I finally got an M10 nutsert mandrel, and put a couple of anchors into the B pillar. My moderately redneck tape measure and blue tape measurements were within a 16th of an inch either side. With a new set of rollbar pads from @joekatana we are...

A couple of Skyline Drive shots from last week. They are very mild compared to what Felde just shared, but it is what I have. My daughter snapped an embarrassing shot of me at the information center on the Skyline.

Finally got to installing a Redarc 25 amp Charge Equalizer. (also - Redarc had a deal and it with a free 80w solar panel) Installed complete with a heavy duty dual relay wired up to the handy ignition power outlet in the engine bay. Removed the...

HOLY SHEEP! 🐑

I am pretty sure this is the stuff I bought from Corsa Technic. Corsa Technic I usually buy extra or multiples of electrical stuff so you should look at what you have in your door first. ItemCust P/NQuantityPriceTotal 9-Way Kit (PA-9S)...