CruiserCult 40 Series Product offerings

[Grayscale]

I always wondered why Toyota went to a 3 speed after the 20 series.... then back to a 4 speed later on. How were the manners/functionality of that early 4 speed compared to the 3 speed?

Because auto history. They used to make straight-8 cars with two gears, because 'stroker' engines are relatively (for the SBCs reading) torque monsters. Performance is bought at the gas pump. It is so much better to let the engine do the driving, then trying to make it happy by working a clutch. Before lockers/traction control, it would be better to have run up a hill in a higher gear and more speed so that it can bog down the motor before your tires loose grip with the gravel. I hate having to split driving between second and third on my 4-speed, because the Toyota 6-cylinder would be so much more comfortable with a J30 in second gear behind it. The market demanded more gears, Toyota complied. - Strictly my opinion.

 

[middlecalf]

This ‘62 Four Wheeler issue (from another post) points to the gearing ratio advantage of the 3x2 over the 4x1. I guess the 4x2 wasn’t in the works yet .

 

[red66toy]

I uploaded some very cool documents up on the website yesterday with a big thanks going to @Cruiser_Nerd , @JohnnyC and @stephows for sharing these documents with us and everyone!
BJ Jeep Brochure
1960 Owner's Manual
1980s Norwegian brochure

 

[Skreddy]

Mhh, but does it means anything?

On the mastercatalog I already noticed that some configuration not available were listed
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4H 4-speed column shift... but no one ever saw this configuration and no model type has a 4H listed in the characteristics.

My 1970 FJ40 has a 4 speed column shift….

 

[hdjtachtig]

3 forward and 1 reverse?

 

[65swb45]

3 forward and 1 reverse?

That's government math right there!

 

[JohnnyC]

@65swb45

At least he not using Toyota's math.... 9 forward gears and 3 reverse ( a 12 speed lol ) ... effortless 70mph and ..... you can TOUCH 90mph when needed !

 

[Cruiser Cult]

We don’t do this often. Head over to the store and snag something cool. 10% -20% off everything in the shop.

Stock up on Land Cruiser Holiday Gifts or just snag something for your own rig.

 

[Cruiser Cult]

Vintage Toyota Logo shirts are in.

We have you covered so laundry day is one more day away. (XS and XXL sizes on this run. )

Bundle with a Flag and save $.

Vintage Toyota Logo Tee

Vintage Toyota Motors logo from the 60s. This design was inspired by a 1960s Toyota maintenance booklet we found and imported from Australia. A timeless logo with amazing vintage colors that really pop. Throw on this soft cotton T shirt and show your passion.

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Put one on and sit on your tailgate and contemplate your next LC modification or repair.

 

[Skreddy]

Vintage Toyota Logo shirts are in.

We have you covered so laundry day is one more day away. (XS and XXL sizes on this run. )

Bundle with a Flag and save $.

Vintage Toyota Logo Tee

Vintage Toyota Motors logo from the 60s. This design was inspired by a 1960s Toyota maintenance booklet we found and imported from Australia. A timeless logo with amazing vintage colors that really pop. Throw on this soft cotton T shirt and show your passion.

cruiser-cult.myshopify.com

Put one on and sit on your tailgate and contemplate your next LC modification or repair.

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I was drinking Rainier (in high school) looooooong before it was cool.

 

[Cruiser Cult]

I was drinking Rainier (in high school) looooooong before it was cool.

If you know, you know .

 

[red66toy]

Bushings and Koito red body reflectors have been restocked on the website. Get tighter shifter feel and more visibility for your old rig! The parts are laying against an old SST manual that I brought back from the Netherlands. It will be scanned and up on the website soon so people can utilize it.

 

[Cruiser Cult]

Denso clamshell heater disassembly for inspection and mapping a part for reproduction. Such a beautiful piece! Talk about serviceability, came apart super easy.

 

[Cruiser Cult]

We were recently added some new and beautiful early 40 switches to site.
Map light switch
Headlight switch

The little map light is a 65 to pre-67ish variety with the screw terminals on the rear. The later map/Vader lights moved to bullet connectors on the rear. Just in case someone needs it... We made a clean little adapter using genuine Yazaki wire with tinned ends so later 40s could run these switches with zero issue.

 

[Cruiser Cult]

Photo: @Bullzi

 

[Cruiser Cult]

We LOVE customer photos! A great supporter of ours sent us these photos of some refurbished 70 series fog lamps he acquired from us on his 40 series. They are going to look oh so good! . All the fog lamps we sell are upgraded with new wire, terminals, connectors, bulbs and more!

Looking for a pair of larger Halogen Koito fog lamps for your cruiser? Hit us up! We have a thing for Toyota fog lamps

 

[Cruiser Cult]

We loaded up a pair of very cool vintage Koito driving lamps on the site. Perfect for a 40 series in our opinion. Never seen this type of lamp before from them and they come with oh so cool light covers and the original boxes. The lamps are 130W sealed halogen units and functionally tested.

My personal favorite shot of these lights

 

[Cruiser Cult]

Also, we were able to secure more of these amazing OEM switches! They are on the way to us right now. They are used as switches for the "map/Vader" light in the 40 series, but could also make great low key accessory switches.

 

[Cruiser Cult]

Fresh set of our reproduction early FJ40 tail light protective cones are back in stock! Faithfully copied from an original and ready to rock.

 

[corcel]

Also, we were able to secure more of these amazing OEM switches! They are on the way to us right now. They are used as switches for the "map/Vader" light in the 40 series, but could also make great low key accessory switches.
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Is this what is used to turn on the interior light above the door in the mid 70's 40's too?