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    Need advice on welding the rear quarter panel to the rear sill

    Been doing a partial tub restoration on my '77. Here's the thread. All the fresh sheet metal is from CCOT. Having a problem getting the lower rear of the quarter panel to meet up with the fresh rear sill, to spot weld it on. There's about a 1/4" gap between the rear quarter and the sill...
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    Wanted  Bottle jack and crank for '76 FJ40

    Like the title says. Just need the correct bottle jack and crank handle. Already have the rods. Don't care about appearance, as long as it's functional. I'm east of Seattle, Zip 98004. Thanks.
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    Cracked crank pulley

    I noticed the crank pulley had a bad wobble to it. I'm having a shop look into it while addressing other things, and they found that the pulley cracked at the site of the woodruff key slot. Resulting slop and movement also damaged/widened the key slot on the crankshaft end. Shop's solution is...
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    Wobbly crank pulley (or is it a harmonic balancer?)

    Like the title says, this pulley or balancer is wobbly, but not loose. I can't get a good look at it without removing the radiator. I'd like to have an idea of best and worst case scenario about what may cause this before digging in and dumping coolant. Not knowing how it's assembled and...
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    Painting the frame, need advice

    I've shot a bunch of rust converter to the frame ahead of my upcoming OME suspension install. It looks pretty good in fresh coat of flat black. Can/should I leave it as such, or go ahead with my previous plan of shooting a topcoat of gloss black? I'm being impatient and want to just get on...
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    Homemade, portable air and power, strong like bear!

    I use a portable compressor/jump starter frequently. Mainly for my motorcycle racing exploits, where I need to air up the tires and charge up my batteries (for a constant loss electrical system). For years, I wondered how great it would be to have one that was really powerful. A few weeks ago...
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    Exhaust fumes in the cabin

    Did an exhaustive search :), and still puzzled. I've been trying to isolate the source of exhaust fumes that are wafting into the cabin while I drive. Sitting at idle, it seems okay. I have an auxiliary gas tank, so the exhaust exits out the side behind the driver's rear wheel. I extended it...
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    No vacuum at the distributor

    I decided that 1200 rpm for idle was stupid. I knew it was fast, but now know it was 1200 because I finally attached a newly bought fancy-dancy timing light that had an RPM indicator. I also learned it was running at 27 degrees advance. I dialed down the advance by twisting the distributor...
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    Will I need new springs?

    This is the clearance between the front axle and bumpstop on my '76 resting on level ground. I think everything is stock. Looks tight, huh? It's maybe an inch, if that. I don't mind having an excuse to buy new parts :).
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    Anyone use a high school auto shop for body work?

    I'm thinking there's very little an amateur can screw up on fixing the rust on my rig. The panels are flat, and replacement sheet metal for the tricky parts are widely available. There's no interior trim or upholstery to dick with, and I'm not a stickler for deadlines, originality or...
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    Builds  New here, no idea where to start.

    Hi. I've always liked these old Land Cruisers. Almost got one in '98 when I lived in Phoenix. Probably should have, they were cheaper then and less rusty there. Anyway, life got in the way, interests changed, blah blah blah. Then I stumbled into that Youtube show Dirt Every Day which has a...
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