Took off the doors and went for a cruise with my daughter while the weather was nice.
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Wow. The last one look like taken in the studio .....Drove it to the beach (Cayucos, CA) to check out a repair shop (Nelson's Garage) that always has an interesting mix of cruisers there, but closed on weekends when I usually drive by. Talked with Mike, a fellow cruiserhead and great guy about some future work for my 40.
Driving home up Hwy 1 I spotted a clean 62 parked at the beach and had to stop to meet the owners, a really nice couple.
The beach was overcast, but still a good day driving my rig and talking with cruiser people.
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reverse the reverse shackle that the PO did on my ‘78. Thanks for this!Ditching the 4 inch skyjackers and shackle reversal po did (the po is my dad who's had his fair share of building mid life crisis "bro-dozer" lifted 40 to 80 series. Definitely not my cup of tea).
Still thankful to have nos oem leafsprings that was bought my grandfather some 28 odd years ago.
This embarks my "unpo-ing" the 1974 FJ40LV. Goal is to return it to as close as a stock standard FJ40 when it rolled of the dealership when my grandfather (1st owner) bought it in November of 1974.
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Completed first time valve adjustment. Hopefully, I got everything right. I'd sure appreciate it if trained eyes would let me know if you see (or hear) anything amiss.
Thanks.
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Yep put new ones on my ‘78, better but far from perfect!Here ya go!
Threw in some new blades this morning.
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As usual, had to lightly modify the plastic adapter, but it fits nice.
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They’ll still suck in hard rain.
Finished my 1976 non USA drum brake knuckle rebuild. The job took 3 times as long as planned due to ordering the wrong rebuild kit. For South American trucks, with front drum brakes, be sure to order the 9/75+ kits as the wheel bearing oil seal is larger. Also, the amount of degreasing/cleaning/painting was significant.
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Borrowed the centering tool from @miller.
Added shims to get pre load at 5.0 lbs within FSM range of 3.9 - 5.0lbs.
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All studs were in bad shape so retapped and used new oem studs.
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New pads, turned drums, adjusted wheel bearings (what a blast!) installed new Aisin master and bled system.
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