Builds 94 FZJ80 - Let the Adventure Ensue (1 Viewer)

[FMC80]

That’s crazy. Your PO is baffling. Does the 40th get its own thread someday?

You bet it will. I'm still kicking around the idea of what to do with her. She is a mess, and I don't know what she has been through. She might be better left to the pros, but that isn't as fun.

 

[Feldrian]

You bet it will. I'm still kicking around the idea of what to do with her. She is a mess, and I don't know what she has been through. She might be better left to the pros, but that isn't as fun.

3.0 liter Duramax swap!!

 

[COYS]

Dude, are you cluttering up another build thread?

Takes 2 to tango! HIGH FIVE I LIKE

In case the thread cop types come through, valve lifter 13751-66020 qty 24

 

[FMC80]

Takes 2 to tango! HIGH FIVE I LIKE

In case the thread cop types come through, valve lifter 13751-66020 qty 24

Don't forget the "$$$$$"

 

[Feldrian]

Takes 2 to tango! HIGH FIVE I LIKE

In case the thread cops come through, valve lifter 13751-66020 qty 24

Oh, good point.
I'm trying to find a black LH mirror. PLZ HELPS!!

MIRROR ASSEMBLY, OUTER REAR VIEW, LEFT
Part Number: 8794060130C0
Supersession(s): 87940-60130-C0

 

[FMC80]

Try not to break cruisers in the winter time. It’s cold. And wet. And cold.

My garage is not insulated. Wtf. Why am I so poor?

My time as a jet engine mechanic on single engine fighters has given me PTSD. Like my beds and women, I like my maintenance to be tight, neat, and wrinkle-free. By that I mean, by the book and to spec. I have adopted a “no compromise” type of mentality that I’ve thrown out the mothereffin window after getting my Land Cruiser.

This is ESPECIALLY true after reading up on how to change body mounts by my good friend @baldilocks

Lifting the body off the frame enough to get the body mounts removed using a couple of floor jacks with 2x4s was about the most crook-necked, snaggle-toothed thing I’ve done and I thought for sure I’d come out more disabled than I already am. #5 body mounts were the most precarious.

Enough of the words. Here are the pictures of the carnage.

The below picture is me hoping the 2x4 doesn’t break and crush my hands as I’m changing out the #5 cushion on the right side of my cruiser. It didn’t help that my wife was saying the whole time, “hey hon, hurry up, you don’t want to die do you”?

I found it useful to organize each body mount by position along with its associated hardware. A little paint marker to annotate their position was an easy visual too.

FLEXIN’!!!

WTF am I doing?!?

Mission complete.

Gold hardware still in good shape. I replaced everything, but I didn’t need to. I guess I’ll save them for a day I’ll never use them again.

I’m glad this is behind me. Next time I do this, I’m going to either buy a 4-post lift or go to a garage and rent some time to get it done.

 

[ceylonfj40nut]

Try not to break cruisers in the winter time. It’s cold. And wet. And cold.

My garage is not insulated. Wtf. Why am I so poor?

My time as a jet engine mechanic on single engine fighters has given me PTSD. Like my beds and women, I like my maintenance to be tight, neat, and wrinkle-free. By that I mean, by the book and to spec. I have adopted a “no compromise” type of mentality that I’ve thrown out the mothereffin window after getting my Land Cruiser.

This is ESPECIALLY true after reading up on how to change body mounts by my good friend @baldilocks

Lifting the body off the frame enough to get the body mounts removed using a couple of floor jacks with 2x4s was about the most crook-necked, snaggle-toothed thing I’ve done and I thought for sure I’d come out more disabled than I already am. #5 body mounts were the most precarious.

Enough of the words. Here are the pictures of the carnage.

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The below picture is me hoping the 2x4 doesn’t break and crush my hands as I’m changing out the #5 cushion on the right side of my cruiser. It didn’t help that my wife was saying the whole time, “hey hon, hurry up, you don’t want to die do you”?
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I found it useful to organize each body mount by position along with its associated hardware. A little paint marker to annotate their position was an easy visual too.
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FLEXIN’!!!
View attachment 3238489WTF am I doing?!?
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Mission complete.
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Gold hardware still in good shape. I replaced everything, but I didn’t need to. I guess I’ll save them for a day I’ll never use them again.

I’m glad this is behind me. Next time I do this, I’m going to either buy a 4-post lift or go to a garage and rent some time to get it done.

I doubt you there will be a next time. It will last.

 

[FMC80]

I doubt you there will be a next time. It will last.

I have another cruiser :$$$

 

[davidp14]

Holy S%@T! that looks sketchy af. I bet you peed a little every time it creaked.

 

[BILT4ME]

Try not to break cruisers in the winter time. It’s cold. And wet. And cold.

My garage is not insulated. Wtf. Why am I so poor?

My time as a jet engine mechanic on single engine fighters has given me PTSD. Like my beds and women, I like my maintenance to be tight, neat, and wrinkle-free. By that I mean, by the book and to spec. I have adopted a “no compromise” type of mentality that I’ve thrown out the mothereffin window after getting my Land Cruiser.

This is ESPECIALLY true after reading up on how to change body mounts by my good friend @baldilocks

Lifting the body off the frame enough to get the body mounts removed using a couple of floor jacks with 2x4s was about the most crook-necked, snaggle-toothed thing I’ve done and I thought for sure I’d come out more disabled than I already am. #5 body mounts were the most precarious.

Enough of the words. Here are the pictures of the carnage.

View attachment 3238484View attachment 3238485View attachment 3238486
The below picture is me hoping the 2x4 doesn’t break and crush my hands as I’m changing out the #5 cushion on the right side of my cruiser. It didn’t help that my wife was saying the whole time, “hey hon, hurry up, you don’t want to die do you”?
View attachment 3238487
I found it useful to organize each body mount by position along with its associated hardware. A little paint marker to annotate their position was an easy visual too.
View attachment 3238488
FLEXIN’!!!
View attachment 3238489WTF am I doing?!?
View attachment 3238490
View attachment 3238491
Mission complete.
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Gold hardware still in good shape. I replaced everything, but I didn’t need to. I guess I’ll save them for a day I’ll never use them again.

I’m glad this is behind me. Next time I do this, I’m going to either buy a 4-post lift or go to a garage and rent some time to get it done.

The worst that was going to happen is that the body would drop and you'd pinch an arm, hand or finger. Maybe lose a finger, but you weren't going to die.

You need to stretch the thought of "sketchy" a bit more. You'll do better. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

Maybe next time take off the wheels, stack up some cement blocks under each corner and go from there.

 

[FMC80]

The worst that was going to happen is that the body would drop and you'd pinch an arm, hand or finger. Maybe lose a finger, but you weren't going to die.

You need to stretch the thought of "sketchy" a bit more. You'll do better. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

Maybe next time take off the wheels, stack up some cement blocks under each corner and go from there.

In case you haven’t noticed, I have a flair for the dramatic.
Do you remember when I didn’t know how to get my short block off the pallet?

 

[Feldrian]

Came looking for carnage pictures (again). Disappointed (again).

 

[FMC80]

Holy S%@T! that looks sketchy af. I bet you peed a little every time it creaked.

It was very sketchy bro. The wood definitely creaked. One time the s***ty husky jack rolled out and the body fell. Thankfully I wasn’t under there. I called it for that night. I definitely shít meself.

Came looking for carnage pictures (again). Disappointed (again).

Always bloodthirsty. I love it. Here you go bro.

 

[davidp14]

i used to own a honda that was about 4" off the ground so I built some wood wheel cradles to lift it onto to get under it... They worked but would creak if the car moved the slightest bit. I definitely peed every time that happened.

 

[PNWTreeOctopus]

To do:

• sell a cruiser to fund the level of shop equipment you need.
• Upgrade health insurance, but fail to mention your hillbilly shop setup
• Apply for life insurance…preferably one that lets you claim %50 when you drop the car on yourself.

Holy hell Pell. There has to be a better way.

 

[Dusten]

Came looking for carnage pictures (again). Disappointed (again).

Ya. This threads really turning into a stripper. All promise m. No delivery

 

[UsedLuxury]

Try not to break cruisers in the winter time. It’s cold. And wet. And cold.

My garage is not insulated. Wtf. Why am I so poor?

My time as a jet engine mechanic on single engine fighters has given me PTSD. Like my beds and women, I like my maintenance to be tight, neat, and wrinkle-free. By that I mean, by the book and to spec. I have adopted a “no compromise” type of mentality that I’ve thrown out the mothereffin window after getting my Land Cruiser.

This is ESPECIALLY true after reading up on how to change body mounts by my good friend @baldilocks

Lifting the body off the frame enough to get the body mounts removed using a couple of floor jacks with 2x4s was about the most crook-necked, snaggle-toothed thing I’ve done and I thought for sure I’d come out more disabled than I already am. #5 body mounts were the most precarious.

Enough of the words. Here are the pictures of the carnage.

View attachment 3238484View attachment 3238485View attachment 3238486
The below picture is me hoping the 2x4 doesn’t break and crush my hands as I’m changing out the #5 cushion on the right side of my cruiser. It didn’t help that my wife was saying the whole time, “hey hon, hurry up, you don’t want to die do you”?
View attachment 3238487
I found it useful to organize each body mount by position along with its associated hardware. A little paint marker to annotate their position was an easy visual too.
View attachment 3238488
FLEXIN’!!!
View attachment 3238489WTF am I doing?!?
View attachment 3238490
View attachment 3238491
Mission complete.
View attachment 3238492
Gold hardware still in good shape. I replaced everything, but I didn’t need to. I guess I’ll save them for a day I’ll never use them again.

I’m glad this is behind me. Next time I do this, I’m going to either buy a 4-post lift or go to a garage and rent some time to get it done.

This is why women live longer than us.

 

[BILT4ME]

It was very sketchy bro. The wood definitely creaked. One time the s***ty husky jack rolled out and the body fell. Thankfully I wasn’t under there. I called it for that night. I definitely shít meself.

Always bloodthirsty. I love it. Here you go bro.View attachment 3238661

Did you call 9-1-1?

 

[baldilocks]

Try not to break cruisers in the winter time. It’s cold. And wet. And cold.

My garage is not insulated. Wtf. Why am I so poor?

My time as a jet engine mechanic on single engine fighters has given me PTSD. Like my beds and women, I like my maintenance to be tight, neat, and wrinkle-free. By that I mean, by the book and to spec. I have adopted a “no compromise” type of mentality that I’ve thrown out the mothereffin window after getting my Land Cruiser.

This is ESPECIALLY true after reading up on how to change body mounts by my good friend @baldilocks

Lifting the body off the frame enough to get the body mounts removed using a couple of floor jacks with 2x4s was about the most crook-necked, snaggle-toothed thing I’ve done and I thought for sure I’d come out more disabled than I already am. #5 body mounts were the most precarious.

Enough of the words. Here are the pictures of the carnage.

View attachment 3238484View attachment 3238485View attachment 3238486
The below picture is me hoping the 2x4 doesn’t break and crush my hands as I’m changing out the #5 cushion on the right side of my cruiser. It didn’t help that my wife was saying the whole time, “hey hon, hurry up, you don’t want to die do you”?
View attachment 3238487
I found it useful to organize each body mount by position along with its associated hardware. A little paint marker to annotate their position was an easy visual too.
View attachment 3238488
FLEXIN’!!!
View attachment 3238489WTF am I doing?!?
View attachment 3238490
View attachment 3238491
Mission complete.
View attachment 3238492
Gold hardware still in good shape. I replaced everything, but I didn’t need to. I guess I’ll save them for a day I’ll never use them again.

I’m glad this is behind me. Next time I do this, I’m going to either buy a 4-post lift or go to a garage and rent some time to get it done.

What you did there was different and more precarious than how I did it, with, I think, one floor Jack. New body mounts, so I’ve learned, are over rated unless you happen to live where roads are salted in winter. My 93 was born and lived it’s first 23 years, until I got ahold of it, in the high desert of Oregon where it rains just 8”/year so all of my hardware was in good shape except for the two #1 bolts one of which had lost about 30% of its diameter to corrosion. It was probably the one under the battery but there is no rust anywhere else beneath the battery so go figure. Anyway, the new rubber is significantly softer but I haven’t really noticed a difference in ride or noise.

I grew up a manual life style rurally with just what we needed and not much more. Then went to work on farms when I was 14. We just did stuff. It needed to be done or we just wanted it done so we did it however we could. Just do it Pell…

 

[FMC80]

Today my garage reeks of fuel:

Straight forward procedure but I still used the FSM. 22 Ft Lbs for the union bolt.

Vacuum up this pile of no thank you

Clean thoroughly to prevent debris from entering your clean tank full of fuel because you topped up before blowing your head gasket.

Barely any visible debris in here