Builds Fix'n up the Land Cruiser.....

[TYM4FUN]

Replaced A/C tension adjusting bolt that disappeared during the front oil leak fix, and finally have A/C again! Adjusted parking brake shoes, replaced EVAP hoses to and from canister, and installed new OE breather valves to complete the diff ext. mod. Also added some OE drive belts and fusible links to the back-up parts bag.

 

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Well A/C didn't last long....On the way home I was enjoying nice cold air. Then on the freeway I lost half my electrical! I lost, all gauges, HVAC, windows, sunroof, cruise control, and transmission was driving funny....

At first I thought it was a fusible link, but after looking at everything that is connected to it, this didn't make sense. I replaced the AM1 fusible link by the battery (since I had the new ones,) and no dice.

I looked at all the fuses the best I could and everything looked fine. The only thing I had done before was install the A/C belt, so I figured that was related....and did a search.

Low and behold, I'm 99% sure its a bad compressor/clutch. After reading through this thread I found, I double checked my 10 amp "gauge" fuse, and it WAS blown. Somehow I thought it looked fine the first inspection.

After replacing the fuse everything worked again. But it looks like my A/C clutch is seizing up. (it made bearing noises and the pulley would wobble when engaged....

Thread I found and saved me time, but cost me money!

https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/52473-ac-guages-windows-clustermuck.html

Well back to no A/C

 

[TYM4FUN]

I ordered a new A/C compressor and dryer from Coolstream on here, and the parts arrived in the mail quickly! They were very helpful on the phone, which speed up my install.

Here are the pics of the fried parts and the new ones installed. Just need to take it somewhere to pull a vacuum and charge her up!

 

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Nice Warm Welcome For Mr PHH!

Finally tackled this damn thing!! And I hope I never have to do it again...

 

[jcardona1]

Good stuff! So that's what a brand new diff breather looks like. Never seen one before lol! Nice work on the PHH. I did the bypass when I did the HG, looped it around the brake booster. That damn thing is still hard to reach from on top of the engine, can't imagine what it's like reaching from underneath!

 

[retrofive]

Finally tackled this damn thing!! And I hope I never have to do it again...

Nice. I still giggle a bit reading PHH threads. I'm glad mine is done as well.

 

[93yotasr5]

when i did the PHH the rest of the day i was using duct tape to pull the insulation out of my hand. your looks like mine did lol.

 

[TYM4FUN]

when i did the PHH the rest of the day i was using duct tape to pull the insulation out of my hand. your looks like mine did lol.

Funny thing is, the insulation was in good shape and covered up. But after the PHH install it got a little mangled....

 

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New brakes!

100 series Akebono pads and Powerstop rotors. The size difference between the 80 and 100 series = cheap big brake kit! The pads were a pretty tight fit, but they work.

 

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LC's 1st Camping Trip!!

Well,....I finally received my spare rim from powder coating and threw the Nitto on, and took the family for our first camping trip! It was only for one night, but the therapy it provided me, made it feel like a three day weekend. We left Wednesday after work and came home last night.

The truck performed excellent! At the top of the list however, is a rear bumper with carriers....the spare tire and ice chest take up A LOT of room!

Here are some pics I took.....

 

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The kiddos...

 

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more..

 

[jcardona1]

Awesome pics! How far down did you end up going?

 

[TYM4FUN]

Awesome pics! How far down did you end up going?

Sawmill Lake. This is the pic from Sawmill dam, cruiser is parked on the left....

 

[TYM4FUN]

Pulled over for speeding, walked with a ticket for no mudflaps....I was trying to get some momentum to get up the next hill and flashy lights. Guess he followed me for a while, but with all the stuff packed up I couldn't see him. And leave it to my kids to say something sarcastic right when the officer walks up to the window! He just replied with, "You guys having a party in here?", as we are all laughing. HWY Man was a really nice dude.

 

[TYM4FUN]

I am a VERY grateful and happy man. My kids gave me the new door speakers I wanted, wife threw me the cash to order Seans rear bumper, Mom gave me a Fiskars splitting axe and mother in law gave me a high-lift Jack.

 

[DudeAbides]

Those are some serious quality presents!

 

[TYM4FUN]

First up was installing the Pioneer door speakers. I had read a number of threads to prepare for this install. For the front speakers, some were able to just screw them on without modification and some not. The rears absolutely require extra work.


The fronts were Pioneer TS-G1644R

The rears were Pioneer TS-G1044R

I did need to modify to install the front speakers. Upon test fit, the mounting holes were half an inch away from the door surface. To fill the gap I used layers of butyl rubber strips and a part of the OE speaker. I wish I had the pictures of this step, but somehow deleted them... The original speaker had a hard plasting grill glued to it. I pried the grill off and shaved the center mesh out, wich left just a plastic ring. I took the ring and sandwiched it with the butyl strips for the spacer.

Since I was not able to use the stock mounting screws, I purchased 1 inch long #8 screws and used the metal brackets that came with the Pioneers. Also necessary was shaving the cardboard door panel. If left alone, the speaker foam around the cone touches it in spots.... Combining the supplied wire terminals and the stock terminals wrapped up the front!

 

[TYM4FUN]

Those are some serious quality presents!

No kidding! I'm still in shock.

 

[TYM4FUN]

For the rear speakers to retain the original look, you have to gut the original speaker bracket. This is fairly simple. Remove the stock speaker from the bracket, then dremel out the insides.

Next grind off the mounting tabs on the Pioneer speaker frame and carefully bend the electrical spades up 90°s. This will be necessary for the the speaker wire connections to fit.

Last I needed to find a way to semi-perminantly attach the speaker to the bracket. (In case they need to be replaced again.) I had some 3M molding tape laying around that will work perfect for this. I trimmed the tape to fit around the frame of the Pioneer speaker and pressed it firmly into the now modified OEM speaker bracket.

Again, attached supplied speaker wire to factory terminals. Then mounted the speaker to the door using the original screws.

Last step is shaving some ribbing from the backside of the factory speaker cover. The tweeter pushes against the speaker cover, so this provided the necessary clearance.

Done!!! Speakers provide zero bass, but sound a hundred times better than stock. With the bass set at negative one, I can crank the stereo to almost max volume with no distortion. If the bass is turned up, volume needs to be kept LOW, as these speakers can't handle it. Now I just need a subwoofer!