Recent content by TheEngineer

Building a parts list for the front axle refresh. It needs a reseal desperately and the steering box has been leaking like a stuck pig. For those that have done the 80 steering box upgrade to pre-85 trucks, I need some advice. I've searched every thread I can find with the search and with google...

I have most of the dash from a grey 62 because long ago I wanted to update my dash from the 60 style. I need to list all these parts since I changed my mind. Do you mind sharing what you paid for the upper bezel (this is the one that surrounds the gauges right?) I have no idea what prices are on...

Haven't had time to tear into it, but there will come a point when I scrap this engine and move onto something else. It's been months of troubleshooting only to have new issues.

What would be easier for you, doing a radius arm flip or fitting bigger tires?

If memory serves, all of the bolt holes for the box are sleeved inside the frame and welded. I don't have a welder, and I think the closest competent land cruiser shop to me is over an hour away. Not sure what they charge but it wouldn't hurt to ask.

For those that have put an 80 box on their 60, is the 105 sector shaft upgrade worth it? My ‘84 stock box has been fine with 33s and the biggest I’ll ever go is 35s. Won’t realistically see a ton of hard wheeling. Picked up an 80 box for dirt cheap and deciding which one to rebuild. I’m aware...

Previous owner tore the truck down the frame, painted/rebuilt everything and put it all back together. I just looked through all the photos and he did the valve cover gasket but no photos showing the head coming off. Supposedly he only drove it once after the rebuild was done and I haven't...

This is a legitimate fear. I guess I could take out the glow plugs and check all of the cylinders before doing a full head removal. At that point this project becomes long term, and I'll go back to working on the 60. End goal is to swap the frame to an 80 series, but this is RHD. I'm hoping...

After finishing up a fresh water pump install and the oil dipstick union I double check my oil level and noticed it was double the high mark. I know I didn’t put that much oil in it so I went to drain it and saw this. Thankfully I haven’t tried running the engine since putting coolant in it...

After weeks of searching I have found an aftermarket solution for the broken dipstick union on the 2H. What I thought was 13x1.5mm was actually 1/4 BSPT. Never heard of this one before but it’s pretty close if you’re eyeballing your manual calipers. I got it from here: Amazon.com: 1/4” Male BSP...

After weeks of searching I have found an aftermarket solution for the broken dipstick union on the 2H. What I thought was 13x1.5mm was actually 1/4 BSPT. Never heard of this one before but it’s pretty close if you’re eyeballing your manual calipers. I got it from here: Amazon.com: 1/4” Male BSP...

This would’ve been great while I was looking for answers. My trouble is I don’t know this platform well enough to know how much overlap there is between fj40s and my hj47. It seems there’s quite a bit of overlap

I was just thinking about this for my 2H. The alternator on those also has a vacuum pump on the back of it that's oil cooled. This would improve braking and also allow me to upgrade to a higher output alternator. Dope

I'm looking to follow in your footsteps with this build on my hj47. I've seen quite a few standalone harnesses for the m57, interested to see how the painless one compares. I'd be looking to manual swap mine to avoid a TCU.

Ended up not being a ground. The tail lights that came with the truck weren’t wired correctly and they used the same bulb for reverse and turn signals. Turn signal bulbs weren’t drawing enough power so I used these instead. Turn signals and hazards are working now, hope this helps the next...