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Thanks for this. I was moving to fast to take advantage of this. Thank youI think your year would have a battery tray like this. One shown is presently on EBay and a bit mislabeled.View attachment 1948208
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Thanks for this. I was moving to fast to take advantage of this. Thank youI think your year would have a battery tray like this. One shown is presently on EBay and a bit mislabeled.View attachment 1948208
I like a few and took some ideas from it. I am going to keep the original frame, but going to replace the black plywood floor with white oak sealed a teak color. I think that could look pretty sweet. But I've been wrong before. Many times in fact.Sir, if you want to build a nicer roof rack for your LV....
some nice ones are in this thread... enjoy
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sorry i missed this. I would have rather spent the money with you. Lesson is slowing down a little. How's your project coming along? any tips regarding replacing the weather stripping for rear tailgate and hatch? How about windshield weather stripping? No worries.If you still need the battery support, I've got one for cheap! Send me a text 5014730633! Also just picked up my 67 FJ45LV last weekend. Excited to get it put back together!
AWESOME and thanks for that info. You have a great looking rig.The OME 45 kit from Cruiser Outfitters is what I used and it works well. Perfect with 33" tires. The ride is stiff but good. I think my bench seat is what bounces most. Nice level stance. View attachment 1960724
AWESOME, Thank you for sending over. Also, encouraged you put bedliner down because that is in my current plan. any regrets or would you do it again? thanks,This profile is what I used on the tailgate all the way around and it seals well. It has to be glued in place and I had to screw an aluminum strip on the bottom section because the texture of the bed-liner material would not allow the glue to stick.
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I have always thought the old girl rode a little low in the rear, but always chalked it up to age of leaf springs, small tires, too many beers, etc. The other day I was perusing the manual and found an interesting diagram. I know this girl is one from japan, and I've heard rumors that those models had 16" rims vs the 15" the ones for us had. But when I look at the manual, it appears the Japanese models had 15" fronts and 16" inch rears. I may not be reading in right, but that would explain the rear elevation difference.
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I think in early tyres that represents sidewalk height in inches regardless of rim size. I think later tyres started the percentage of overall height craze. But am not 100%.If they are both 7.00 would that not mean the overall tire height is the same?
New question for the community experts. Context: I have always thought the old girl rode a little low in the rear, but always chalked it up to age of leaf springs, small tires, too many beers, etc. The other day I was perusing the manual and found an interesting diagram. I know this girl is one from japan, and I've heard rumors that those models had 16" rims vs the 15" the ones for us had. But when I look at the manual, it appears the Japanese models had 15" fronts and 16" inch rears. I may not be reading in right, but that would explain the rear elevation difference. So, I have all 15" rims on it currently, and plan to keep it that way for now.
Question. I would like to level it out. I currently think the best way to level it is to update the leaf springs that create the lift needed. Does anyone know if the leaf springs listed on cruiser corp 2.5" Lifted Leaf Spring, Rear - Heavy Constant - CS002R, FJ40, BJ 1958-1984 will work for the lv? Is there something else I should consider to level it out? Thank you in advance for any help/guidance you can provide.
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No worries, I have yet to work on the LV. Currently have a 76 Fj40, 93 Fzj80, and 98Uzj projects going on. I did find a front heater for my 45LV. SCORE!sorry i missed this. I would have rather spent the money with you. Lesson is slowing down a little. How's your project coming along? any tips regarding replacing the weather stripping for rear tailgate and hatch? How about windshield weather stripping? No worries.
Yeah, thank you for that. That makes way more sense then having 2 different sized rims. When i have too much time think i am excellent at over complicating an issue.I'm not sure Mr. T would release a vehicle with different sized rims? What size would the spare be? On the off chance they were different then the rolling height would have to be the same so both axles don't bind up when in 4WD; meaning the sagging rear end would have to be due to something else, potentially just tired springs. The 45V/LV rear guard is significantly lower too, contributing the issue.
Would happen to have an image of the front heater you found for yours? I have one in mine and have no idea it's origin. It looks like a cross between a squirrel fan and leaf blower. Wondering if that's what yours looks like. No worries and you have some pretty sweet projects underway.No worries, I have yet to work on the LV. Currently have a 76 Fj40, 93 Fzj80, and 98Uzj projects going on. I did find a front heater for my 45LV. SCORE!
Looking closer at your vehicle and it appears you put 3 point seat belts on driver side. Did you cut a section in your pillar to reinforce then install? What model did you use? No worries, just curious as I go back and forth whether to add or not.The OME 45 kit from Cruiser Outfitters is what I used and it works well. Perfect with 33" tires. The ride is stiff but good. I think my bench seat is what bounces most. Nice level stance. View attachment 1960724