Builds 1978 US Market FJ40 Factory Restoration

[greenEFSI]

Those are awesome pics to reflect and look back on! I’m already counting down the days until he can ride in the rear jump seats

 

[whitey45]

I let my son drive my 45 when he was 9! First truck he ever drove! He learned what a clutch was early on a motorcycle, so he had no problem! Now he is 18! And been driving my 45 on the rubicon the last few years!! Brand loyalty firmly seated in his brain!! They grow up quick!!

 

[dmaddox]

Love this. It is making me want to dig up more photos of my kids in the cruisers over the years. Just amazing, thank you for sharing these photos Whitey, I know we share a lot of things in common.

 

[whitey45]

So greatful for an iphone over the years, literally have my kids growing up! My son still reminds me we should have never sold the bj45 troopy!!!

 

[dmaddox]

The best plate/cruiser combo to date! I think we need to start a kids and cruisers thread.

 

[MOTOV8R]

I’ll play the nostalgia game. My son was 6 in this pic now 27. Sorry to hijack your thread, maybe we should start a thread like you suggested.

 

[dmaddox]

A year ago or two, I bought what I thought were two cases of oil filters (the big ones) - naive as I was, not realizing that I bought 24 small oil filters. I found them for around 2 bucks a filter. They look silly, but for the light driving I do - coupled with religiously changing the oil every 12 months (I drive the cruiser around 500-1000 miles a year, tops)....they'll work fine.

I'm sure some of you will hate on me, here - but I love the look of the old, larger style filters. Now, I have a couple on the shelf still in boxes, but thought, why not use up some of these smaller filters? So, I gutted a large filter and made a "PS" or poser sleeve. Ha!

Oil change with PS

I started by using tape around the base of the filter and use an angle grinder with a cut-off wheel to carefully separate the sleeve:

I then used a high-temp foam gasket, designed specifically for creating oil filter covers (lol). I used two strips to create a "push-on" style cover.

Small filters snuggly fit inside.

 

[procomsignathid]

How's it look on the truck? I think its a cool idea

 

[Curtice]

That engine bay...

 

[dmaddox]

Lousy photos, but hard to tell it is not a "large" format filter. Yet, it is merely a cover slid over the smaller Toyota filter:

 

[Bullzi]

Can’t believe no one has thought of this before haha. That’s pretty genius. I wouldn’t be surprised if you just started a new trend.
Love following this thread. It’s a very neat project.

 

[procomsignathid]

Nice! Also bonus thank you for posting pics of your spark plug wire routing... I got the OEM wires and couldn't figure out how to make it look, mine is a bit... abstract...

 

[POPO AGIE]

I can barly remember mine looking like that when I bought mine in 1978.

 

[rainingagain]

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I then used a high-temp foam gasket, designed specifically for creating oil filter covers (lol). I used two strips to create a "push-on" style cover

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Can’t believe no one has thought of this before haha. That’s pretty genius. I wouldn’t be surprised if you just started a new trend.
Love following this thread. It’s a very neat project.

Beer koozie!!