I recently replaced both my clutch master cylinder and slave cylinder. I’ve driven about 100 miles on the setup without issues so far until today.
Noticed the clutch pedal seeming close to the floor compared to the brake pedal and as I was driving it was staying further down in the travel. It...
This is a long shot, but figured I’d at least let the community know. A friend of mines single owner 1997 80 series was stolen from their house in Las Cruces, New Mexico last week. It was about 2 weeks away from being sold to me as well. Other than the sun damaged paint it was in excellent...
I’ve been having braking/idle issues and have narrowed it down to the brake booster so I bought a replacement off partsgeek.com which may have been a mistake. Replacement looks far smaller than the factory one that’s still on there. Is this just an updated part and slimmer in size? I don’t...
Alright, it’s been a while since I’ve asked anything of the collective ih8mud minds, but I’m trying to figure out why this bit of wire fried itself on my 40. It’s coming from the alternator and is a ground which is really strange.
Anyone ever seen something similar and if so what was the...
I've got a question that one or some of you may have an answer for. I'm looking at going from a full size pickup to a 100 (land cruiser or LX, possibly newer GX). Have any of you gone from pickup to SUV and if so what have been the downsides and upsides?
Currently I've got an extended cab...
For a little back story, I have a pretty decent original FJ40 that was my fathers and my chariot home from the hospital when I was born. He gave it to me a few years back and I got it up and running with not a ton of work. My goal is to keep it as original as possible, but I have repainted...
Hi fellow Central Coast Land Cruisers,
A group of my friends and I have started doing custom rear cargo box/kitchen setups.
www.scoutequipment.co
We will be doing one for a 1984 FJ60 that will be on display at REI, but we are in need of one to take measurements off of for a baseplate. Only...
Stumbled upon this the other day and figured I would share:
http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=9307521&convertTo=USD&cm_mmc_o=dPCjCfyAgLCjCnvDniCjCN
No affiliation whatsoever, but thought it was interesting to see one come up on a government auction site.
So the cruiser started to run warm tHe other day after never previously getting above the half way mark on the temp gauge ever since a rework of the cooling system (new water pump, champion radiator, hoses, thermostat, etc).
I have not been loosing fluid and the last oil change had no evidence...
A friend of mine introduced me to Blackstone Labs recently as a great resource for periodic checks on the health of your engine's internal components through oil analysis. Keeps track of previous data on the same vehicle, tests for a variety of elements and it's cheap...
So here is the quick version of the story:
I was taking my girlfriends parents for a ride in the FJ40 that, despite their encouraging words, they believed would never leave the garage and about a mile away form the house the cap I used to cap off the water pump port exploded.
Today as it is...
I have become a victim of the CA emission laws stranglehold on my FJ40. I have been planning/doing a rolling restoration, which first involved getting the thing running after sitting for 12+ years.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/543487-76-fj40-partial-restoration.html
I am now...
I am looking for stock leaf springs for a 76' fj40. I am also in need of a set of factory seat mounts for bucket seats. I am located in SLO, CA and travel to both southern and northern California regularly. Let me know what you have and how much you want.
Thanks!
Hi There,
I'm brand new to this forum as I have not really had too much to post about until last Sunday when I received a car that has been sitting in my Dads garage for the last two decades as a gift. It's a 1976 FJ40, completely stock, that hasn't ran for the last 15 years. A few interesting...