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What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (30 Viewers)
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Glad you found the info useful. I stumbled across it and wish it had been more common knowledge.
4Cruisers
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That's where I'll be installing the early '90s Toyota Celica clock I'll be getting in the mail tomorrow. I already have a harness made up.
My '71 FJ40 build will be a resto-mod, with many changes from stock, but all Toyota parts where available. So the Celica clock would be OK.
This resto would have been done a long time ago if we weren’t shackled by stock appearance.
4Cruisers
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I've got another non-Land Cruiser Toyota part coming in the mail today, a Supra throttle body bell crank assembly I'll adapt for my carburetor linkage. The way the '71 is set up the throttle cable will interfere with the '76 air cleaner I'll be using. I'll mimic the '73 FJ40 set-up, which is unique to the '73 model year - it's hard to find those kinds of parts. It's coming all the way from Akron, OH
.Good luck with your restoration.
I put a new cheap battery in it, inflated the tires and started it for the first time in five years. Next up: Vacuum check, valve and timing adjustment. Oil Change, plugs and wires. Hopefully doing so will reveal what led to me parking it in the first place.
@Xylonmedia You might have coolant getting in the combustion chamber?
I thought so at first. I believe it is actually water that was standing in the exhuast. I ran it for 45 minutes today and even drove it around a little. The rusty water stopped entirely. I’ll be looking for signs of water when I change the oil/plugs etc next weekend.
S4Cruiser
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Spent time with @POTATO LAUNCHER at his awesome shop in Amarillo. He did an auto transmission conversion on my wife’s 40 (yes she likes auto). It’s gonna be her DD. Th350/twin stick mod. He does great fab work. Glad we have another cool place to get lovin done on dem cruisers. He spent time teaching @cowgirl40 (my wife) and @Cowboy45 plus my other son Liam in the process.
Some more pics
Rainman
Wondering what my next vehicle will be...
Finally got around to peeling the paint of the STPCHLD. I proved what I was guessing. An amazing surviving FJ40 with the only problems being what previous owners did to the truck. VERY little signs of any rust. Just look how incredibly clean the bottoms of the doors are!
4Cruisers
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How long did it take you to get the paint off of all the parts shown? And what set-up did you use? I'll be doing the same for my '71 FJ40 build, including the fairly clean 3/4 tub I bought in Northern California earlier this year. I was thinking of taking all the parts to my place in Nevada, where the tub is now, and getting everything done at once. I have an 80-gallon 175 psi two-stage compressor and a Craftsman nozzle and hose set-up, but it seems slow. Any tips or hints on equipment or technique would be appreciated. BTW, I'll be doing the blasting outdoors on my 3/4 acre desert lot, so if I use sand I don't have to worry about where it ends up, unless I want to recycle it.
Rainman
Wondering what my next vehicle will be...
I hired a local guy to blast everything on my gravel driveway. Hardly noticeable. One rain should do it.
He did the tub and everything you see in the first shot in a few hours. The entire truck was skimmed with bondo. He complained about how much longer it took but I was shocked at how fast it was going. He was using an Airman PDS375 trailer setup. The feed hose was easily 3". Big commercial setup. He's over 80 and asked if I wanted to buy his business... No thanks. (Said his best year he made over 400 grand.)
He did the tub and everything you see in the first shot in a few hours. The entire truck was skimmed with bondo. He complained about how much longer it took but I was shocked at how fast it was going. He was using an Airman PDS375 trailer setup. The feed hose was easily 3". Big commercial setup. He's over 80 and asked if I wanted to buy his business... No thanks. (Said his best year he made over 400 grand.
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Threw the 33’s on and started fitting the aquala tailgate. Front suspension still needs to be finalized.
thecrazygreek
A.K.A. TheCraftyGreek
^ Your shop reminds me of mine except way cleaner... 
mrboatman
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Took a vacuum reading today 17" with engine running at 120 degrees i`m sure it would have been better if I would check it at normal operating temp.
rkymtnflyfisher
Trout Bum
Drove it today, and split firewood
Looks like a great place to split wood have a beer.
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