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love this toyota. just giving this thread a bump

a few of the 70 series we met in our travels.

a few more

been getting around a bit lately

@hdjtachtig that is GREAT info. thanks so much. no i never came close to figuring this out. are they right hand threads?

good work andy. i would presume your handbrake handle should be a polished alloy finish. later they went to a plastic coating that perishes and crumbles away tho not sure when this change occurred. MUDDERS - had a brief chat with andy re a worn rocker shaft he has that needs replacement...

pull the rocker cover and work it out from there

i have only ever seen one early fj40 hardtop in the flesh belonging to my perth mud mate @platebasher. his 63 is missing the fibreglass vent; was removed during a paintjob 20yr ago. platebasher may be willing to buy your old vent if it is salvageable?

haha archie; no stress mate! old landcruiser projects are a tool to relax not create pressure. well thats what i use them for anyway!

great thread! building on a budget; love it.

i would check the negative battery cable. cable itself and connection where bolts to frame. if this is bad can sometimes give those symptoms.

stock pretty much always gets my vote. but is only a set of springs; keep the originals and do whatever you want tis easy to reverse. desert emu: just couldnt let your handle go unnoticed! not when you live where i do and drink emu bitter loudly and proudly. spent a year in canada tho...

what a great old cruiser. glad you going the original path. check out things over on the fj25 page; some great info on early and original over there. destins epic resto thread from a few yr ago is 64 as is andy budge current resto.

relic has been cut down to turn into a ute or pickup. reasonadly common over here because 'commercial' vehicles got a greater petrol ration during ww2 compared to family vehicles. mostly this was done with old tourer cars from the 1920s but some early sedans got the chop also. heres another

g'day punters. just dropping in. back from travels north and straight into sheep shearing at home. so busy busy. but when things settle down a bit i will be back to turn a spanner with you all! i promise. took some time tonight to try and catch up on a few threads/mudders projects. also...