So I have been getting re-aquainted with the Surfer after 5 years away. When I got her back, the carb fan was not coming on. Quick peek revealed a dangling ground wire. Easy fix! Well... not quite. Re-connected wire to a good ground source and it worked for a day (2 or 3 trips / cycles)...
Been a little while since I last posted but made some pretty major changes last year. First I found a Vidmar 13 drawer for my hand tools. This was my first Vidmar experience and (WOW)! I was hooked.
Fast forward to Thanksgiving and I found a guy on CL selling a lot of them. Ad had no...
December 4th, 2021
Meet at Bass Pro Shops at 9:00 and we will leave at 10:30 (bring parts or merchandise you’d like to sell as this will be the place to do it) caravanning south on 288 to Surfside Beach. Here, we will hang out and have lunch (bring your own this year). Leave when you like can...
Does anyone make a better version of this handle? I’ve had two pre-70s Fj40’s and both had this piece broken. Seems someone by now naught have manufactured a metal alternative. If not, maybe someone has one rattling around in their stash?
And a pic for attention! Just because it has been a...
Here is my bench currently. Wilton 800S, Reed 108R 106R and 105R with an older Craftsman and a Reed 4C and Colombian 206M3. I spend time fixing and restoring these when my Cruiser projects stall or get done.
3rd annual Surfside Beach Cruise!!!!
Meet at Bass Pro Shops at Beltway 8 and 288. From there, we caravan south to Surfside. At the beach we will grill up some burgers and dogs for lunch, hang out and take pics. Afterward, we will cruise the coast all the way to Galveston.
Looks like a...
Has whined since I bought it about 1000 miles ago. Only under load from about 45-70mph. Stops immediately when I let off gas. Hasn't bothered me much but want to isolate and fix. 93 with front and rear lockers 280,000 miles.
Dropped the front driveshaft and engaged center diff and locked...
Bought me a Fzj80 so my 62 has to go.
https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/d/friendswood-1989-toyota-land-cruiser/7018025557.html
High mileage but running strong. No rust on body (paint at least a decade old) or frame. OME lift with nearly new BFG 33/10.5/15 KO2s. A/C works great as do both...
Picked this bad girl up this weekend. 93 with front and rear factory lockers. OME lift with new Terra Grapplers mounted on 16” NATO steelies! Leather interior is quite nice. Going for an overland build. Bumpers sliders winch etc. I’m excited to start life with a 80 series. Sadly though, I...
Can someone check my interpretation of the harness? TAIL lights (running lights) operate of the HEADLIGHT circuit and BRAKE lights off the SIGNAL circuit.
As stated, all my lights work with the exception of brake lights. hazards, signals, running and tail (with their corresponding dash...
So I found this 62 in North Dakota 4/2/19. Bought "sight-unseen" Well, I gambled... and will begin work on needs and wants.
It's a great starting point. It is high mileage at 300 and change but a huge stack of reciepts paint a picture of many repairs to the vital systems over the years...
For the better part of a decade now, I have dreamed of being able to afford (and maintain) a 40 and a 60. That day is now! I had been looking for a couple of months and found both nicely cared for 60s and JUNK. No one was "dealing" on the good stuff though and discouragement started to set...