What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (33 Viewers)

[efish57]

I installed some OEM turn signal lights. The old aftermarket units have been on there since before I bought it in '91.

 

[bikersmurf]

I don't need a wallet, John... I have an FJ40.

But, he does beautiful work and has a lot from which to choose!

He could likely put a picture of your 40 on one

You may notice how thin my wallet is... I've got a 40, a Crestline Ambulance, and a family. It never seems to have much in it.

 

[Vossie]

my sister and her fiance arrived last night from the UK. with them came something ive been waiting for for over a month...

yup, my set of LED headlights from @Racer65

got them installed this morning before i left for work

they look awesome and even in the day they are bright. will hopefully get to test them tonight on the way home from work.

just as a side note, anyone know how many lumen these are? checked on the website but there was nothing on the technical specs

 

[thecrazygreek]

It's hard to find metric yellow zinc locally. White zinc are plentiful.

So my solution is to make my own. I dip the white zinc in this erudite solution and in a minute or so, they come out nice and yellow.

However I have made the decision from now on, im going with the kits from overland metric. Screw doing this anymore. Lol...

But it's nice in a pinch and the solution lasts along time.

 

[thecrazygreek]

My solution to the infamous fuel line grommet located in the floorboard.
The oem grommet is nla. But the one for the front firewall heater hoses is plentiful. So I simply make the one in the floor the same size as the one in the firewall. 2.25 x 1 1/8 ". Iirc.
A bit of measuring. marking, Die grinding, and installing. Job done!
Oh, and a bit of paint on the cut edge to prevent future issues.

 

[fjgoober]

And dumb old me for years have been using a rubber hose as a grommet!

Fantastic solution!

 

[Racer65]

It's hard to find metric yellow zinc locally. White zinc are plentiful.

So my solution is to make my own. I dip the white zinc in this erudite solution and in a minute or so, they come out nice and yellow.

However I have made the decision from now on, im going with the kits from overland metric. Screw doing this anymore. Lol...

But it's nice in a pinch and the solution lasts along time.

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I've been supplying these OEM bolts as part of the thermostat housing kit for some time. The kit is tentatively sold out, but I still have 3 bolts left. After seeing your post, I think I should save these.

 

[mdsims]

What did I do today? Hmmm, well I tried to do this. We'll just have to see how much of this is NLA come tomorrow.

6 90467-13001 clamp 16264A
4 96111-10500 clamp 16572A
1 99556-30210 hose, oil cooler subs to 99556-30300?
1 99555-10125 hose 16268A
2 16264-61010 hose 16264
1 16261-61020 hose 16261
1 16572-61020 hose 16572
1 16571-61110 hose 16571
1 16573-61040 hose 16572
4 90480-25125 grommet, drain tube
2 53334-60030 hood cushion
1 23280-61010 fuel pressure regulator
2 90301-07001 o-ring, FPR
1 23207-74010 fuel pulsation dampener, maybe subs to 23232-41081
1 11115-61030 head gasket, 3FE
1 23232-28010 gasket, maybe subs to 23232-41081
1 33531-36040 Boot, dust, 5th gear
2 33122-60010 gasket, shift cover
1 33548-60020 bush, shift lever
1 33505-60011 shifter seat (blue ring seal)
1 84650-60050 wiper switch
2 84110-60030 headlight switch
1 84270-60020 cab dome light switch
1 84140-59620 headlight dimmer switch
1 84330-60020 hazard switch
2 87290-60030 heater switch (H)
2 55321-90300 rubber dash plug
2 90950-01154 rubber dash plug
2 90950-01156 rubber dash plug
7 96411-11600 Plug, expansion, top cover
1 96411-41200 Plug, expansion, top cover
2 96411-11800 Plug, expansion, top cover
1 88440-35010 pulley
2 55786-90301 kick vent gaskets
1 69256-60010 lift gate handle pad
4 53412-90300 hood hinge pads

 

[skidplate]

And dumb old me for years have been using a rubber hose as a grommet!

Fantastic solution!

Dumber me stuffed pipe insulation around the hoses.

 

[thecrazygreek]

Kept working today...
So all in all for today, I got the floor fuel grommet installed, gas tank straps finished and mounted, front seat frames installed, front seat drivers side installed, passenger seat bottom installed, threw on the rear hitch for fun, bolted up the has inlet pipe cover, hooked up the fuel line to the gas tank, made two trips to ace hardware, and sat my ass in the driver's seat for the first time since last October.

Here's a shot of the drivers seat installed. You can see when I adjusted the seat backwards it exposed as area that didn't get powder coated. I touched it up with some gloss black.

Getting closer...

 

[Vae Victus]

my sister and her fiance arrived last night from the UK. with them came something ive been waiting for for over a month...

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yup, my set of LED headlights from @Racer65

got them installed this morning before i left for work

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they look awesome and even in the day they are bright. will hopefully get to test them tonight on the way home from work.

just as a side note, anyone know how many lumen these are? checked on the website but there was nothing on the technical specs

Sweet - just received same today in a nice custom City Racer black box!

 

[Indestructible 47]

got some new shoes....

 

[Vae Victus]

It's hard to find metric yellow zinc locally. White zinc are plentiful.

So my solution is to make my own. I dip the white zinc in this erudite solution and in a minute or so, they come out nice and yellow.

However I have made the decision from now on, im going with the kits from overland metric. Screw doing this anymore. Lol...

But it's nice in a pinch and the solution lasts along time.

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Ok. Elaborate. I can't find "erudite" referring to a chemical process. Gotta be an autocorrect typo.

 

[thecrazygreek]

Ok. Elaborate. I can't find "erudite" referring to a chemical process. Gotta be an autocorrect typo.

This is what I use.. erudite is the wrong word for sure...
http://www.caswellplating.com/elect...c-plating-kits/chromates/yellow-chromate.html

 

[Dodgrr]

well looky what we have here... special delivery!!

 

[billmc]

However I have made the decision from now on, im going with the kits from overland metric. Screw doing this anymore. Lol...

I bought one of Dave's gold sets with the organizer for my frame off. Absolutely loving it!! Highly recommend it, simplifies everything. Wish it had more 10x1.25 nuts though.

 

[CHCP]

From this

my 78

• CHCP
• Apr 23, 2017

to this

axles2

• CHCP
• Jun 28, 2017

and hopefully to this

Target

• CHCP
• May 6, 2017

It is amazing that a month ago I was running my 78 FJ40 cruiser, it's all gone, everything has been taken apart and the fun begins to put it all back together with new bearings and seals, cleaned and painted, rust and road salt proof. I'll be returning the chassis to stock from a 2" leaf spring lift, the donor frame from a 63, a 78 cowling with attached Aqualu 3/4 aluminum tub. The hard top cap and fenders will now be 6V7 as the rest of the truck. A 77 FJ40 parts truck coming tomorrow will help in the rebuild. But as of today forward its cleaning the axles, engine and transmission/transfer and installation of new bearings and seals.

 

[Taha32]

Got my tub and other bits back from blasting, no rust now but a few holes to fix.

Ordered a driver's floorban last week but think I will order a passengers one too, quite a few pin holes......

 

[AU FJ40]

Sat on these doors for 3 years and finally decided to paint and restore them. Took me a month and several tries to get the paint to match and I still couldn't get the same clear coat shine as my front... Oh well it's not a show piece. Next up is find out what's been hiding under the diamond plate...

 

[TractorDoc]

Painted, sanded, and polished the Aqualu 3/4 Tub and set it in place. . .