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So what's next? You did a fine job of meeting your goal to have it ready for the Meet and Greet. Have you slowed your roll?
Now that the 45 is running, what does the future hold for your 40?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Since the Meet and Greet, I have not touched the LV due to work and family commitments. I need to sit down and prioritize a new to-do list in hopes of driving the LV on the Hurricane Creek trip this coming July.
At the top of the list for the LV is adding a distributor vacuum line which was removed by a PO when a Kar Kit Emissions Control System was installed back in the 1970's to meet California emissions requirements. Without it, the timing was noticeably off at certain RPMs and the LV was terribly underpowered. I am trying to source the fittings I need and hope to have them in the next couple of weeks. Also on the list will be having the hinge area of the tailgate repaired so I can faux-tina it, the hood and aprons. I'd also like to have the three-speed shifter re-positioned to factory specs on the steering column (it shifted from the 3 & 4 o'clock position to Noon and 1 o'clock when power steering was added).
The 40 has some leaks and bodywork that need to be addressed but it continues to run flawlessly despite having been neglected.
At some point, I suspect my wife will hold me to our arrangement and I will have to sell one of my Land Cruisers. I hope that she will wait until I have more seat time in the LV before I have to make a decision.