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[Wermz]

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no more rubby rubby, full bumpy





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[Wermz]

rear is an issue now...





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this is how you use an alignment lift right???




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[Wermz]

oh we eat these weird flowers too..





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[Wermz]

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bumps front and rear, no rubbing..



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[Wermz]

cut the tire mount and moved it down 2 inches and changed the angle a little bit.. also started gusseting and adding usable features..




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[RoaringFork]

Good stuff... did i miss the suspension specs??

 

[Wermz]

Good stuff... did i miss the suspension specs??

2 inch spacers on the springs all around, no front swaybar, otherwise totally stock

 

[Wermz]

i think this swing arm is done, ready for bed liner!

the 3 pipes welded in arm are for a later project. building this bumper/swing arm from scratch i knew i wanted to make it functional as possible, adding as much utility i could. i ran through camp scenarios, kayaking adventures, and road trips in my head, racking up every possible thing i could need and i THINK, ive built in all the provisions ill need. i wont bother explaining the pipes, itll make sense when you see that part of the project.





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[Wermz]

sure, go ahead and start building a front bumper before you finish the rear bumper.............





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[Wermz]

swing arm is finally done and installed. im still deciding on wheels so i dont actually have a spare yet, i have a 5th tire, just no wheel..




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installed a new denso "cold climate" 2000w starter, ditched the hardly functioning "warm climate" 1400w starter.. the cc has a much larger motor, ie more torque for ice cold engines..




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[Wermz]

i have over 2k miles on the engine now and i bumped up the timing over the last few days from 8* to 11* to 13* and now to 15* running 93 octane. it made a huge difference from 8 to 15. also adjusted the trans kickdown cable to downshift with a bit less throttle and now the truck drives fairly peppy for 37s with stock gears. as i recall the repair manual calls for 3* of ignition advance, but i dont have any detonation/pinging even at 4800rpm full throttle at 15* again on 93.. maybe a long hill and constant load will bring combustion temps up high enough to detonate but at this point i feel pretty comfortable with it. anyone put extra timing into their trucks, what are you setting your base timing at?

 

[jkeithw]

and this is what land cruiser looks like now...



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gag. that is hideous.

 

[baldilocks]

Good work. Do you go wheeling?

 

[Desert Dino]

Excellent work. Thank you for sharing

No AC?

 

[Wermz]

Good work. Do you go wheeling?

 

[Wermz]

packed all my wheel bearings, new rear pads and rotors, cut the front rotors, and extended all the diff breathers to the sky..






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[projectcruiser]

The high fender modification is one of the most impressive things I've seen done to an 80.

 

[bencallaway]

Hell yea!

 

[bencallaway]

I imagine you're 3 linked with a turbo LS by now?