What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (27 Viewers)

[Pitter Patter]

On the topic of using rollers vs spraying for the frame. I contemplated this a ton but realized how much gap there is between the two interlocking C channels so I decided to go with a foam roller because it allows you to squish the paint on the inside and have it flow between the sections. You have to flip the frame to allow gravity to do its job. Much better than spraying. You would never get paint into the gaps if you spray it

 

[65swb45]

Busy weekend. Scored some new fenders. Would think all the holes are there and in the right place. Not even close. Made a mistake on one and did some extra welding. Came out well. Both sides were missing stuff for the emissions equipment. Also started painting the frame. 4” cabinet rollers are the bomb. They allow you to get in everywhere, they lay the paint down thick and without drips.
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I WAS going to post about the fact (that most people fail to consider) that the replacement fenders are for the 79 and newer. But then I noticed that your frame is ‘79 or newer, so I’m surprised that things like the coil bracket would be missing.

 

[Pitter Patter]

I WAS going to post about the fact (that most people fail to consider) that the replacement fenders are for the 79 and newer. But then I noticed that your frame is ‘79 or newer, so I’m surprised that things like the coil bracket would be missing.

Agreed. Granted these fenders came by way of Alberta Canada so who knows…? I ended up drilling a total of 3 holes in each side and I’m hoping I got everything aligned correctly

 

[Grayscale]

I WAS going to post about the fact (that most people fail to consider) that the replacement fenders are for the 79 and newer. But then I noticed that your frame is ‘79 or newer, so I’m surprised that things like the coil bracket would be missing.

Are they not diesel-fenders?

 

[Grayscale]

The usual Forest Service gathering / lineup. I have hours to hike before the state highway dept. will apply salt.

You only get a week or so in autumn to enjoy just frozen north exposures, and I rarely get to see it. The same condition in spring lasts for months.

Not perennial, here, but it is still a neat stream. This post is my reminder to try and make it here once a week until spring eventually gets me focused on yardwork and turning wrenches.

Basically, I'm on a quest for natural light. No drug other than being in the sun, or staring into a hearth, will fix the misery we are about to enjoy.

 

[Roastchestnuts]

Drove the fj40 out to the beach for the first time this morning! It was fantastic on the sand!

 

[DickM]

Installed the new rear springs from Alcan.

 

[78crzr]

Drove it 3 hours round trip to an ATV outing. First long drive since buying it a few weeks ago. Enjoyed every minute behind the wheel!

 

[Living in the Past]

I WAS going to post about the fact (that most people fail to consider) that the replacement fenders are for the 79 and newer. But then I noticed that your frame is ‘79 or newer, so I’m surprised that things like the coil bracket would be missing.

He said missing stuff for emissions which makes sense. Probably general market fenders not US specs.

 

[Vossie]

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Not the right audience, but I guess they look a bit similar…

In that one is probably the best looking 4x4 vehicle ever made and the other is not?

To be fair, they're not too bad these newer ones, so long as they don't go nuts with those silly angry eye bumper kits

 

[bikersmurf]

In that one is probably the best looking 4x4 vehicle ever made and the other is not?

To be fair, they're not too bad these newer ones, so long as they don't go nuts with those silly angry eye bumper kits

How long a suspension???

I used to feel for $10-15k you could run circles around newer 4x4s costing 3,4,5 times as much. How things have changed

 

[Grayscale]

At some point, the market will be primed for a conservative look on a 'jeep.' But, why has no one discovered how having the brim of a protruding ball-cap-style roof makes for lot less glare on the already awesome optics of a flattish, very vertical(ish) windshield? People drive with sunglasses because of light that is indirect or that their adrenal glands are kinda tired and makes them light-sensitive. Obscuring the view just slightly with a darker /slightly dirty lens. The roof is one of the best features on a 40, better yet when it protects the wiper arms not operating from the bottom of the pile of snow and ice (pre '75). Let's put those two trucks (Jeep and 45 above) in ping-pong hail, then go wheeling.

 

[BloodyMGT]

WHYD to your Cruiser this week?

R & R the tranny, transfer case and PTO.
Cleaned, inspected them and replaced all the seals and gaskets.
Replaced the F engine rear main seal.

 

[BloodyMGT]

WHYD to your Cruiser this week?

Got the wooden dash pad fitted.
I had some Oak lying around.
Just needs a few coats of urethane.

 

[Living in the Past]

The roof is one of the best features on a 40, better yet when it protects the wiper arms not operating from the bottom of the pile of snow and ice (pre '75). Let's put those two truck in ping-pong hail, then go wheeling.

This is true up to a point. December 1983 I was driving from Phoenix to Flagstaff on I-17 in a heavy snow storm. Snow was packing up under the cap and limiting the wiper arm movement. I kept having to pull over and clean it which wasn't easy being packed up under the lip. In this rare case would have been easier to clean it off the cowl. I actually went on the hunt for a later windshield after that. While Toyota had stopped importing the 40 series by then all the 40 series with wipers on the bottom were less than ten years old. If I could I find a wrecked later FJ40 it had been rolled or wanted to much for the windshield. It was late eighties into the this century that was a hay days for buying 40 series parts. Now it's everything is gold plated. I stocked during the hay days with a few spare parts. This is less than half of what I've collected over the years.

 

[Grayscale]

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[FJ40Savvy]

This is true up to a point. December 1983 I was driving from Phoenix to Flagstaff on I-17 in a heavy snow storm. Snow was packing up under the cap and limiting the wiper arm movement. I kept having to pull over and clean it which wasn't easy being packed up under the lip. In this rare case would have been easier to clean it off the cowl. I actually went on the hunt for a later windshield after that. While Toyota had stopped importing the 40 series by then all the 40 series with wipers on the bottom were less than ten years old. If I could I find a wrecked later FJ40 it had been rolled or wanted to much for the windshield. It was late eighties into the this century that was a hay days for buying 40 series parts. Now it's everything is gold plated. I stocked during the hay days with a few spare parts. This is less than half of what I've collected over the years.
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Looks like a parts wonderland!!!

 

[Grayscale]

"This is true up to a point. December 1983 I was driving from Phoenix to Flagstaff on I-17 in a heavy snow storm. Snow was packing up under the cap and limiting the wiper arm movement. I kept having to pull over and clean it which wasn't easy being packed up under the lip. In this rare case would have been easier to clean it off the cowl."

I'd see the problem on the freeway. It is just that on '75 and later windshields, the ice locks the wiper blade to the glass, every morning. The roof cap could have prevented some of that on earlier Land Cruiser 40(ish). Dust accumulates up there because the rain doesn't wash it off.

 

[MtnAddict]

This is true up to a point. December 1983 I was driving from Phoenix to Flagstaff on I-17 in a heavy snow storm. Snow was packing up under the cap and limiting the wiper arm movement. I kept having to pull over and clean it which wasn't easy being packed up under the lip. In this rare case would have been easier to clean it off the cowl. I actually went on the hunt for a later windshield after that. While Toyota had stopped importing the 40 series by then all the 40 series with wipers on the bottom were less than ten years old. If I could I find a wrecked later FJ40 it had been rolled or wanted to much for the windshield. It was late eighties into the this century that was a hay days for buying 40 series parts. Now it's everything is gold plated. I stocked during the hay days with a few spare parts. This is less than half of what I've collected over the years.

Address please…

 

[1911]

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Power Take-off, or more commonly: PTO