Wanted to jump in and say hello now that I'm part of the 100-club errr, umm... the LX470 club. Just picked up this beauty, a 1999 LX470 from Southern California. Has around 283k, but with records of an engine swap/rebuild about 20k miles ago (donor engine allegedly had 120k miles on it). OME...
Welp, I thought I was doing a good deed when I bought my corner window weatherstrip 110A-AS from Specter… now it appears they are way too big to work.
Perhaps I’m looking at this wrong? Has anyone else used these in their FJ45? Obviously, I can cut and shorten, then add some sealant, but if it...
Hey guys,
I've been using some cheese cloth as a temporary air filter on my 1965 FJ40 Dirtbag. It has a motor from 69 or 70 with a 2bbl carb and the wider diameter intake (no threaded rod in the carb). Does anyone have photos of the correct air cleaner setup for this motor? Trying to sort out...
Hey guys, selling a hefty rear bumper off of my 1967 FJ45. It’s built quite well, and was tied in to the frame in a few spots. Has a slight bend on the passenger side that I tried heating up and pounding out. I figure someone that has been looking for one of these will be willing to fix it.
$500...
Hi guys,
I've bought and sold quite a few classic vehicles over the years, but now as I start the effort to sell Dirtbag (sale thread here), I was curious what everyone else does in getting a vehicle prepped for a sale.
My shortlist is:
General tune-up – Check condition of battery, plugs...
Hi guys, I put some work into this truck and updated the listing.
It's been a couple years since I got this truck back on the road, but I think it's time to pass it along since I'm buying a house and need to thin the herd a bit! Currently registered and insured in California. Pricing to sell as...
Hey guys, I'm in the process of restoring a late-64 FST FJ40 and needing to hunt down the early-style red seatbelts and correct buckles. I'll likely be finding replacement webbing, but the most important part is the correct latches for that year. If anyone has them, please let me know. Thank...
I've decided that it would be helpful to the Land Cruiser community to begin open sourcing parts catalogs as I buy or find them. It takes a ton of time to disassemble and scan every page, then process them to pages on the site, but I've just completed the first one – No. 93658-67, Published...
Hey guys, this winch came on a project truck, and I figured someone may need some parts from it, or may want to get it up and running again. The story goes that a guy in Arizona used to make these winches in the 70s out of old surplus airplane landing gear motors?
Will also include the...
Hello folks, I thought it was time to present this great FJ45 now that it's back on the road! Yes, I rolled by Mark's Offroad when out for my first extended test drive on Tuesday 😎, but @65swb45 phone was busy so I just continued home. :cool:
I'll be replacing the rear axle seals and bearings...
Hi everyone,
I took apart and refreshed the gearing in my wiper motors (1967 FJ45 LPB) last night. Got them running really nicely on the bench, then reinstalled, set the wiper arms into the correct positions, and switched them on for a moment.
To my surprise, the passenger and driver's side...
So, you found an old Land Cruiser sitting in a barn? The guy says, "it was running when I put it there 25 years ago"! The deal is done and now you've got this quiet hunk of metal and rubber sitting in your garage, just waiting to roar to life...
Let's get your motor running...
In my...
Anyone happen to have a single rear lens with the red/red? Mine has a slight crack. If it’s unobtanium I’ll just work on repairing what I have, but figured I’d check around.
Thanks!
-Seth
Hey guys,
I've added another cool document to my archives that you are welcome to download. It's an old Glenn Mitchell guide for insurance estimators, and it's got a lot of good diagrams. It's also kind of funny to see the price estimates for parts and labor. It's marked as being from 1973...
Hello fellow Mudders!
As some of you may know, I've been working on the restoration of my late-64 fst FJ40, Old Yeller, and in the process have been doing a lot of research on paint codes, color options, and what would have been likely OEM for the year of my truck.
There are a ton of threads...
Can anyone help me confirm what the factory paint was for a late-64 FJ40?
I'm seeing very clear signs of GLOSS BLACK on chassis, firewall and underside of the body. But, if that's the case, then the assembly line would have had to mask AFTER they painted the body color. Is that how they did...
Hi guys,
I know that there will be much guffawing and linking to other threads with elaborate discussions about paint colors... Even still, I want to show you what I uncovered on my truck the other night:
Untouched, protected from the sun, as close as I expect to factory paint color!
First...