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    Ehsan soft top 0r contact info

    Hello, I got one of Ehsan's first tops some years ago directly from him. I came home from a business trip this Christmas and found this... So I'm looking for a new top. I would like one of the new canvas ones. I did a search on this site, and got an over whelming amount of information, but...
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    37" Tire Poll

    I have been running Toyo Open Country 37x14.5x17 on my LC for a few years now. This was my daily driver until gas broke $3 a gallon, had to buy a small gas efficient car for my daily driver. But the Toyos balance nicely, run smooth as glass on the freeway, quiet comfortable ride. Gary...
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    weber carburetor install questions

    Go into a car parts store that carries K&N air filters, and look in their catalog. They have filters of about every size and connection. I found a small, about 2 or 3" diameter filter with a rubber collar on the bottom the ID of the OD of the air hose fitting on the valve cover. Slipped it on...
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    Anyone have one of these Hitches???

    Looks interesting, I would go with a Pintle over that one, because I don't see rotation in that one, and a Pintle would afford you that extra axis. By that I mean, I see where that one pivots up/down, and side to side, but I don't see where it can rotate. In 2000, when I went to Rubithon, I...
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    O R I O N

    #092 4:1 Bought mine through Gary Kardum, assembled it very carefully, called Gary while I was assembling to make sure I had the tensions right. Used the parts Gary did not provide out of my original t-case. Learned about the issues and modified parts quite a bit after I had installed it, so...
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    Full-floating rear axles

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    fj40 spare tire rack spacer

    This is what I mean...
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    fj40 spare tire rack spacer

    When the tire is on the rack, if you don't want it to rattle, it needs to be firmly against the rack. By this I mean that when you mount the tire mounting part out on spacers, the tire will be moved away from the flat surface the carrier. If the large round part of the tire remained firm...
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    Steering shaft welding advice

    Hummmm, some thoughts on weld versus bolt... Sure bolts shear, but with the bolt going all the way through, you would have to shear a grade 8 bolt in two seperate locations with the same movement. The shaft is a very tight fit, and the u-joint interface there is desighed to support the...
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    Steering shaft welding advice

    You are trying to attach to the steering shaft, coming out of the end of the steering column? Drill a whole through the whole thing and put a bolt throught it. It will never slip, it is removable, and nothing is exposed to heat. A better idea on that top u-joint, though, is a version that...
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    Would you keep this bumper?

    Looks to me like: It interferes with a travel of the shackles. It interferes with the trail. If you put a ball on it and actually pull something, it will twist your frame cross member, unless you are lucky and it just bends. The lower lip does not stick out far enough to function as a proper...
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    Manual or automatic?

    Automatics are a very good way to go, the draw backs though would be... On a 40, they are quite a bit longer, meaning shorter drive shaft, and no room for an additional gear box. They are geared quite high. On the up hill, the torque converter makes up for this. But on the down hill...
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    T-case gearing?

    You may also want to concider an H41 trany. A direct swap without modifications, so the initial costs are the only ones, and relatively speaking are not that high. And it is still Land Cruiser parts. It will give you a 5:1 first gear. The only draw back I feel with mine, is while driving on...
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    2F Distributors

    I ran the Jacobs Omni Pak and my '76 Toy LC distributor for about 10 years, and it was the most consistant, reliable, and lowest maintenance ignition I've run in my LC. I've run stock ignitor, standard CDI, DSD5A, MSD6A, and am currently running a DUI HEI with an external MSD6AL replacing the...
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    2f exhaust question

    I've run the headers for years, then I put the stock exhaust manifold back on. I took the stock flange, cut out a thick steel plate to match the outside shape and bolt pattern, and punched a 2.5 inch hole in the middle. Looks like you can go as large as 3". Took that into an exhaust shop and...
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    Carburetor WTF???

    Not a carb expert, but I'm running a DGAS38, and have spent a lot of time getting it to run right... A couple things I noticed in the list of posts... You said you've run the 32/36 and the 38/38 before successfully, but this one is a 34/34?? I've not heard of that one, should it work? You...
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    Cold weather = looonnnggg warm up! Any tricks to shorten warm-up time?

    Temps right around 40 degrees F are ideal for carb icing. I've seen it in my own carb. I live in the Portland area where our winters are around 40 degrees and 98% humidity. My engine would never idle well until I made a fluid heat riser for it. I think it is in the June 2000 Toyota Trails...
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    Longfield vs Birfield eleminator

    I've got the Eliminators. I think they are using the U-joints from the Dana 60. I have not had an issue with them in about 7 years. However there are two things to concider with these: 1) I don't think Warn supports any of its LC products any more, which I find disturbing because I bought...
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    Add-on roll cage for factory roll bar?

    Here is a shot of what I've done... The cross bar between them with the two half loops are a cradle to hold my scuba tank (my on-board air). That cross bar also provide a convenient place to tie off the shoulder harnesses. There are also the rear half doors I made in preperation for Eshan's...
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    Add-on roll cage for factory roll bar?

    To answer your question... I got mine form Downey about 25 years ago, front hoop and two over head beams. I would not tie them to the stock roll bar unmodified, I've seen the stock roll bars alone fail. Those that I know about that failed, had two problems, one the rear hoops are clamped to...
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