What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (54 Viewers)

[letterman52]

I made wall art with some of the extra stuff I have laying around.

Scrubbed with CLR and brown scotch pads. Treated rust with corroseal. Then light coat of fluid film. Just waiting on the 120v to 12v converter to come in and lights will work.

 

[samatulich]

Loaded what I could, and shipped it off.

Moving to Alaska, going to start a new chapter.

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

Loaded what I could, and shipped it off.
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Moving to Alaska, going to start a new chapter.

Scouting some new fishing spots?

 

[Robs76fj40]

Well, not too much by the way of photos, but spent a chilly Michigan winter day playing with phosphoric acid cleaning and prepping the tub for sealer.. feels so good to see it this nice! Long time coming, for sure!

 

[samatulich]

Scouting some new fishing spots?

That, hunting and looking for a change in scenery.

 

[CruisingTheLand]

3FE headers onto the ‘73. Runs good!

 

[Ol Yeller]

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That looks like a great fit.

 

[ToyotaMatt]

i did a bit of In-House Hand Made Teq KARMA / Paying Forward this past Teq Weekend here a the SKUNK-WORKS LAB .............



i hope its PERIOD Correct enough

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@Dizzy

 

[CruisingTheLand]

That looks like a great fit.

Aside from grinding down the exhaust manifold tabs to meet the intake, it went on perfectly. The old intake doesn’t need to be ground down to clear the exhaust like later models do.

 

[thatcabledude]

Mocked up the A/C and dash

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What AC kit is that? My 40 has those same vents, but nothing else anymore.

 

[Engineer8000]

i did a bit of In-House Hand Made Teq KARMA / Paying Forward this past Teq Weekend here a the SKUNK-WORKS LAB .............



i hope its PERIOD Correct enough

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@Dizzy

Great work Matt.

 

[thatcabledude]

I made wall art with some of the extra stuff I have laying around.

Scrubbed with CLR and brown scotch pads. Treated rust with corroseal. Then light coat of fluid film. Just waiting on the 120v to 12v converter to come in and lights will work.

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Sounds like you already have this sorted out, but the power supply out of a old computer tower is perfect for powering the headlights on these. Best part is they are usually free and you have a few different options for DC voltage to get the perfect glow.

 

[flee]

Sounds like you already have this sorted out, but the power supply out of a old computer tower is perfect for powering the headlights on these. Best part is they are usually free and you have a few different options for DC voltage to get the perfect glow.

For others considering this: wire the headlights in series and use a household thermostat transformer. They are 24 VAC and the lights don't care.

 

[Engineer8000]

Depending on the bulbs you have, those 24VAC control power transformers are usually only rated for 40 VA, or 40 W for your resistive incandescent bulbs. This could overload/overheat the transformer. Even worse, LEDs have a power factor so VA is higher than W for those. Rule of thumb is to only load the transformer to 80% of VA rating.

 

[flee]

Depending on the bulbs you have, those 24VAC control power transformers are usually only rated for 40 VA, or 40 W for your resistive incandescent bulbs. This could overload/overheat the transformer. Even worse, LEDs have a power factor so VA is higher than W for those. Rule of thumb is to only load the transformer to 80% of VA rating.

This is absolutely correct. I should have added that since most often a 'wall art' with headlamps will be dimmed down
considerably from full beam brightness, a suitable resistor should naturally be inserted in series with the headlamps.

Also useable are the similar doorbell transformers that can be found at a higher rating.

 

[airon23]

Started it for the first time since I put it in the ditch in early December, had to plug in the trickle charger yesterday due to the battery being dead. Pulled it out of the garage and let it get some fresh air. Maybe tomorrow I'll drive it around for a bit.

I did the same.
Just making sure it still starts and runs so I can start taking it out in nicer weather.

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

I did the same.
Just making sure it still starts and runs so I can start taking it out in nicer weather.

I think I'm going to drive down to the ski hill on Thursday in the Cruiser, it's always fun to take it down there, I'm usually there early enough in the morning that I get front row!

 

[Slapshot]

A little afternoon project

 

[85roktoy]

Added front runner cross bars with Overland awning for camping excursions.

 

[imyahucklbrry]