Build 1989 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ62 Build

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Took down the axles / gonna rebuilt the diffs / seals / etc repaint how fun. Who needs Disneyland or kids when you have a rusty FJ keeping you company ?

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Way harder than I imagined. Why’s there so many parts 😂 also I got the fj60 brake dust shields, apparently the fj62 ones have vents on them to shoot air on the caliper :/ can’t even find the fj62 ones with gills on them but they look identical everywhere else

Check out the progress I had it sand blasted & painted found a spot that did it for $60 bucks for the sand blasting! Amazing job too what do you guys think

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I used the front axle hubs from city racer, they’re thick and juicy and the old ones are all beat up. Try em out, perfect fit & quality. Looks even beefier than the original ones

Also, the new rotors from Toyota dealership have six holes while the old ones had eight there was two bolts that held the axle hub or something together apparently they don’t need that anymore?

Wtf happened anyone know

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arnak said:
Way harder than I imagined. Why’s there so many parts 😂 also I got the fj60 brake dust shields, apparently the fj62 ones have vents on them to shoot air on the caliper :/ can’t even find the fj62 ones with gills on them but they look identical everywhere else

Check out the progress I had it sand blasted & painted found a spot that did it for $60 bucks for the sand blasting! Amazing job too what do you guys think

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Man that looks great, the shops around here told me $125 per axle and they won’t touch 3rd members cause of the gears…..

I have two fj62 shields if your interested, as they don’t fit my big brake upgrade
 
This was made possible by our buddy BurntToast who got me the calipers…. Finished the Custom copper brake lines into the stainless lines made custom brackets for them & welded it on using the miller welder. Keyword custom lmao
All original brakes, hubs from city racer etc

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I think you’ll want to paint those wheel hubs. They are bare steel.
also you have the brake tee on top of the axle on backwards
 
Nice work on that axle! As a guy whos been there done that I applaud you for taking the time to clean it and repaint it.

Question is why did you keep the brake line on the dust shield? You can cut it off and then just run a long rubber line to the caliper to make brake jobs easier.
 
yotadude520 said:
Nice work on that axle! As a guy whos been there done that I applaud you for taking the time to clean it and repaint it.

Question is why did you keep the brake line on the dust shield? You can cut it off and then just run a long rubber line to the caliper to make brake jobs easier.
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Honestly just went with the original design, on the next brake job I might just do exactly what you said lol
 
Is there any easier ways to cleanup the frame? Any suggestions? Has light rust & im using sandpaper polish but it has some type of oil on it that’s clogging it up every second, maybe degrease it again and then sand paper it off?

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Use a wire wheel. It will get off most of the rust and debris without clogging.
 
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