1983 fj60 build up (2 Viewers)
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- #102
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I think he was responding to this post from the first page.
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- #104
I think he was responding to this post from the first page.
I remember now
it had a farm use plate on the front when i bought it.i wish farm use gave us a break on fuel in virginia.
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- #105
speedo swap in 15 or less
What can you do with fifteen minutes and some tools? Change your speedometer.
pulled the steering wheel to make life easy 2 min.
unscrewed the instrument bezel ( 5 screws) 1 min.
Disconnected speedo cable, speedo harness plug 2 min.
unscrewed 3 screws holding speedo 1 min.
install new speedo, retaining screws, wiring harness, speedo cable, instrument bezel, and steering wheel 5 min.
check lights, testdrive 5min.
speedo that works $40.00 thanks to mud member cruiserland
took me longer to get the pics and the post up
What can you do with fifteen minutes and some tools? Change your speedometer.
pulled the steering wheel to make life easy 2 min.
unscrewed the instrument bezel ( 5 screws) 1 min.
Disconnected speedo cable, speedo harness plug 2 min.
unscrewed 3 screws holding speedo 1 min.
install new speedo, retaining screws, wiring harness, speedo cable, instrument bezel, and steering wheel 5 min.
check lights, testdrive 5min.
speedo that works $40.00 thanks to mud member cruiserland
took me longer to get the pics and the post up
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- #106
light rubber
thought i would check lamps out. they had a green rubber over them for the back light. just thought it was funny.
thought i would check lamps out. they had a green rubber over them for the back light. just thought it was funny.
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- #108
cool,
what did you use??? my mom had a car with orange/red backlighting when i was a kid and it stood out quite a bit at night. does yours do the same? i wonder if anyone has gone to red??
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- #110
nope. when i first took the instument cluster off i realized the steering wheel had to come off for more room. i have big hands too im 6'9" 235 and have some big ole meats myself but i was able with the aid of my long ass fingers to slip the cable off and back on without much trouble. i thought it was going to be a PITA but it worked out fine.
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- #112
now there's a thinking man, use the natural slack in the cable by undoing it where it is accessable instead of wrestling with it in the dash. good call!!!
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- #114
cool...thanks
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- #115
tire carrier
did some welding last night on the tire carrier. got the tire carrier on and drilled to fit the toyota bolt pattern. only used 5 studs because thats what i had laying around. also welded a plate with a stud on it to the main bumper as a positive lock for the swing out. it lifts onto the stud then i will use a cam/lever clamp to hold it down. i ordered a 90 deg. and should have went for a straight one so with some creative engineering i think i can make it work. what i should have done was order the right clamp, but i got determined to make it work. we will see.
did some welding last night on the tire carrier. got the tire carrier on and drilled to fit the toyota bolt pattern. only used 5 studs because thats what i had laying around. also welded a plate with a stud on it to the main bumper as a positive lock for the swing out. it lifts onto the stud then i will use a cam/lever clamp to hold it down. i ordered a 90 deg. and should have went for a straight one so with some creative engineering i think i can make it work. what i should have done was order the right clamp, but i got determined to make it work. we will see.
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- #117
not a problem
Looks like it's coming along nicely. Great work!
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- #119
thanks im trying,
its movin along, having fuel delivery and carb problems now. waiting on parts
Any chance it'll be on the road by the weekend?
