1985 BJ70 CND refubishing and modifications

[crushers]

the owner wanted a mount for his thermos of tea
i had a bugger of a time trying to find a mount but with the warmer from factor55 and the mount from Crappytire it ended up fitting like a glove, literally.
nutzert to the plastic
bolt in place
and secured firmly but easy access.
done.

 

[crushers]

as you can see the new floor style is set up differently from the H55F tranny configuration. the older style is obsolete and the new floor was available ONLY from Japan for the short wheel base.
Dave at Japan 4X4 came to the rescue, decent pricing and very quick turn around time. the factory had to actually make this to order. it even smells like brand spanking new.
there is also a foot rest in all the new units so i ended up ordering the new foot rest to cover the holes and to give the owner a place to rest his foot.
the shifter holes are going to be a bit more of a challenge, not sure yet what i will do ...

 

[crushers]

installed anti slip tape on the rear ladder
the back is almost finished now, just need to add the Jackall mount.
Cruiser, i had a nasty shock, i have been helping him in and out of the LC and truck when ever we went anywhere and this time he decided to jump before i could get my hands under him and he went down hard. his hips are shot and i thought for sure this was going to be the time to say good bye but after a couple days he came back around.
i don't think we have much time left with him but as long as he seems to be enjoying life we will be happy to have him here. as soon as his joy in life is gone then the time will be here. i don't want to be selfish and keep him around just cause it hurts so much to put him down.
back to the build:

 

[crushers]

rear heater
e/brake
seat belt reciever
rear wheel well covers
rear floor

 

[crushers]

because the rear floor is now 1/2" higher than original i needed to design a lip cover ...
pretty cool result, eh?
Stainless Steel window runs ... no more rusted window frames!!

 

[crushers]

the rear coming along nicely
because the rear is now disc you need to modify the cable
they don't sell a cable for rear disc in the short wheel base
mod includes relocating the center mount.
turned out nice.

 

[crushers]

rear seat going in
vent cover
windows going in

 

[crushers]

tidying up behind the kick panel ..

 

[crushers]

the first step is a pretty good one, even for a guy 6'3". the owner is normal height so we made up a slide in step for when he is loading the roof rack.
off to the PC to match the truck and then anti slip tape will be applied.

when a truck has a lift you need to rebend or relocate the sensor bar. i am not big into the bend practice so i make an extension for the mount between the axle and the sensor arm as you can see here.

the 22" driving light is hooked to the high beams so it auto off when switched to low beams. it can also be turned on when off roading with or without the head lights being on high or even on. i wanted a switch that the owner can see what is what. up is full time on, down is on with the head light high beam. makes sense to me.

 

[crushers]

the blower winch now has the rope installed ready to be installed onto the winter bumper.
we are also getting covers made for the 3 external winches, this should help keep the winches alive longer and out of thieves eyes.

 

[crushers]

because of the turbo the factory heater lines should be relocated.
couple that with the missing rear factory lines it just made sense to make new ones.
once completed then these will be removed and covered with that kickin pipe wrap we used before and then installed permanently ...

 

[crushers]

so over the last couple weeks we tested different electrical and mechanical systems
a list of some of them:
Fog lamps
Driving lamp
vacuum pump
Speaker Amp sub
Speaker Amp 2
Rear speaker Left and Right
Tweets rear left and right
Front speaker left and right
Tweets front left and right
Rear sub
Fine tuned the system, DAMN nice sound.
rear washer and wiper
Rear power supply
Front console power supply
Back up lights rear bumper
Right side LED
Left side LED
Rear LED
Emergency flasher roof light
Inverter power supply and load test function
Console map lights
2 factory ceiling lights for door and manual and off
rear trouble light power supply and charging
Running lights factory
Brake light
Dash lights and dimmer
Rear winch power supply and activation
Front winch power supply and activation
8274 winch power supply and activation
small winch power supply and activation
Seat belt light
Rear defrost both windows
Air bag system for leaks and individual activation
Pressure reading both computer and manual
Air bag electrical
Checked all air bag fittings for leaks including valve assembly, bag locations, tank, dryer and york compressor fitings
Tested driving light for activation from manual and auto
Signal lights both vehicle and snow blower lights
E/brake adjustments
Tested small winch from all 3 locations
Test rear heater fan operation
Tested main fan
Tested snow blower vrs factory lighting switch over
Tested seat heaters passenger and driver and both settings
fine tuned wiring and installation where needed


not done yet but getting closer

 

[ForealBoreal]

Those interior panels are SLICK.
I really want to do something like this.

 

[Sporin]

Such a sweet build.

My best to Cruiser, we have a near-14 year old Lab/Golden mix who has severe arthritis and has started having worse and worse symptoms so I understand what that is like.

 

[Malahki]

Sorry to hear about your old dog, glad that he was able to recover from the jump. We got an old girl thats starting to have a hard time getting around too. Its tuff to watch and I can certainly relate to what your saying.

On a happy note those stainless steel window frames are what we all need. They should be available aftermarket (hint hint anybody listening?)

 

[NGray]

Sadly had that happen with our second German shepherd. Used to pick her up to get in the truck when her hips started going, then she decided to try on her own again before we could help her up.....

Looking great. That front "deer" guard is mean looking!

 

[Shes Mad]

Sadly had that happen with our second German shepherd. Used to pick her up to get in the truck when her hips started going, then she decided to try on her own again before we could help her up.....

Looking great. That front "deer" guard is mean looking!

I had to put down our 14 year old Siberian Husky Monday. One of the hardest things I ever had to do

 

[krzyabncanuck]

Looking sharp as heck there Wayne. Truely a man that knows Land Cruiser's. We had to put down a dog a few years ago due to him not having control of anything anymore from old age. Had to carry him everywhere and he was 100 lbs.

 

[crushers]

well, there were no PS lines with this truck when it arrived.
so
since they are discontinued (and expensive if you could find them) and since i relocated the res to the top of the pump it was time to make new ones.
i went to buy new fittings, nothing. can't get them from the dealer, can't find them at the parts store so off to the wrecker to find some. located a bunch that were like brand new. score.
then it was on to making up the lines, SS 3/8" was used as well as quality couplings for the pressure line.
i had to be able to clear the air box, the huge alternator, the belt system, rad and the finished product had to be secure but be able to flex without cracking the piping.
short bends first, the steering box was the tightest fit to clear the rad, box and winch power lines.

 

[crushers]

rough fitting the lines ...