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    70 pig near Pittsburgh (not mine)

    This was just listed on the Pittsburgh Craigslist for $2000.00. Don't have a clue about FJ55's but thought I would give a heads up here just in case. Not affiliated in any way. Bill Text from ad "1970 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ55. It is running, has a new exhaust, rebuilt carburetor, new slave...
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    Small alternator pulley

    The battery always seemed low on my 1993 since I don't drive it very far. So I made a new smaller alternator pulley to keep the alternator rpm's up and thus the possibility of putting out more amps at lower engine rpm's. In making the pulley this small, I felt there was not enough metal left to...
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    Adjustable caster front leading arm

    I came up with this idea several years ago and have slooowly over the years designed it and started to machine it. It is just a concept and I may never finish it so for correction I would recommend plates from Christo Slee or Landtank. This design allows for 23 degrees caster total adjustment...
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    130 and 150 amp large case alternator adapter bracket set up

    130 and 150 amp large case alternator adapter bracket set up for FZJ80 These brackets adapt a Tundra 130 amp or Sequoia 150 amp large case alternator in place of the stock 80 amp alternator. As far as I know they will work on 1993 to 1997 US Landcruisers. They are US $75.00 for the bracket...
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    Starter ignition circuit thought

    There have been some problems with the stock ignition start circuit as cruisers age. Personally, I think some of these problems come from the troubles with the stock solenoid going bad. Starter solenoids usually have two windings (coils) in them. This is to provide the extra power while pulling...
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    Upgrading stock alternator to 130/150 amp

    In the hopes of eliminating any more confusion (mine) on this alternator conversion I will try to recap the story here. In hindsight I wish I had done this before when Brian (bjowett) turned the project over to me. Brian (bjowett) discovered the larger case 130/150 amp alternators would fit in...
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    Power Steering Reservoir

    This is a long term project to fabricate a larger power steering reservoir for my 97 cruiser. It holds a quart, quite a bit more than stock. The reason I posted now is I got a bit of a surprise when I opened the stock reservoir and removed the filter at the bottom. There is a good bit of gunk...
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    Stuck in the Mud? - Maybe not!

    I have buried the cruiser in mud and deep snow. How to get the wheels up to get something under them? I thought of the wheel thing that later came out to use with the hi-lift jack. I also thought of this concept. The way it would work is before going off road the cable would be taken off of a...
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    Beginnings of Another 80 Expedition Rack

    I have started to remake (slowly) my expedition rack out of aluminum. Most of the pieces I have made and/or bent up, just need to decide on a length and final layout. As can be seen in the pictures I made flip down light covers. I made them for now to operate with air cylinders which work...
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    Minnie Me Air Cleaner

    This is not what I had originally planned as an air cleaner with the intercooler plumbing that I had made, but you know how things change. I decided to cut down the original air cleaner since I was running a K&N filter anyway and in my mind seemed like a simple task. :rolleyes: The first...
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    Engine Temperature Management-Oil Circuit

    This is the oil part of a system I started to help keep engine temperatures stable. My oil cooler intake and location is radical. The idea of the post is the layout diagram rather than the location of the components. The oil thermostat opens at 215° F. As it opens, a bilge fan comes on so...
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    Engine Temperature Management-Trans Circuit Warning many pictures!

    This is part of some things I am doing to try to set up the cruiser to run at a stable temperature. It is not complete and may not be the final way I do it but maybe this or bits of it will help others. The idea in the diagram is not just trans fluid cooling; although that is the main goal, but...
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    Dash Gauge Panel

    I needed a mount for some gauges I bought and am going to buy, so I made a panel mount that goes on the dash. I was inspired by a picture or was in a link that Mot sent me a couple of years ago that showed a dash gauge mount for RHD vehicles that went up against the combination meter hump. The...
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    Coolant and Washer Bottle Level Alarm Mod

    1997 Landcruiser. Here is a simple mod to monitor low coolant tank and low windshield washer tank contents. Yesterday I went to the farm supply and stopped at the U-Pull-It yard on the way back. I got the sender from something like a 97 Buick and one from a Cadillac. They were very very common...
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    Fender Louver

    I installed a small louver in the Drivers Side US to let air flow easier through an oil cooler I have under the fender. It would also allow more airflow from the engine bay to help move some heat out for a regular configuration. It is a very simple mod, just cut hole, use nutserts/rivnuts, and...
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    Fan Test (long post with many pics)

    Dan called a week or so ago and the part of the conversation was about the stock cruiser fan and the SC fan. It made me curious about how much air the fans actually put out etc. I thought I would throw together a little experiment to test the output. Well, it turned out to be quite a project...
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    Photoman Sliders (warning several pictures)

    Here are some sliders I am building for my cruiser. One is about 98% done and the other 75%. The idea was to make something that would give easier (lower) step access to the cruiser and be able to move up out of the way for wheeling. The way they work is to pull a release pin and move the...
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    Mud Flaps

    Here is a mud flap I designed to work with some sliders I am building. The basic idea is when about to go off road the pins can just be pulled and the flaps removed and stored. As can be seen in the pics there is a storage hole for the pin built in so it does not hang down on the lanyard. I...
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    Sway bar disconnect

    Here is a sway bar disconnect I fabbed up. The parts are readily available tractor parts. The shafts are standard tractor PTO shafts and the coupler is from a driveshaft yoke. One shaft I used came from the gear box of a John Deere bush hog so like I said, standard stuff. All can be purchased...
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    100A Alternator

    As some of you may recall I installed a Mean Green alternator in the hopes of getting more amps for my system. I had it tested and it puts out 78A which is what the stock amp puts out (80). Granted it is nice and heavy duty, but I wanted more amps. There is not a whole lot of space to work with...
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