FJ25 Chat Thread (1 Viewer)

[My wife said no FJ!]

Niiice!

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

has anybody seen Archie?

Here he is!

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

I know it is not a 25, but anyone else here into these old Landies?
This one is pretty sweet

 

[JohnnyC]

i kinda forgot to pm ya back dean...sorry about that

anyway...yeah the landies have a place in my heart...i used to work on them alot for a company called brittania years ago...we loved them....they would always come back for more

mechanically great....leaked worse than a cruiser...ALOT worse...and the electriacl was horrable...ground issue after ground issue...not just on the landies but all british leyalnd products at that time...jags, mg's, triumphs, austin h's ...most every type of british car...i do like them alot

 

[destin]

i dig the old landies too

Dope photo Dean!

 

[JohnnyC]

heres a pic of my triumph that i drive as my dd for many years...it was my 1st car...that had a great supedup lil engine...

just sold it 2 years ago?

loved the looks i got with that car...also loved to set off car alarms with the exhaust....Mmmmm Monza

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

No worries Johnny

So was the grounding really the biggest issue ? ...well that and the puddles...

Was there a fix for either, i.e. better gaskets, running a green ground line through out the truck...etc? What was the corrosion like on these old girls?

I think most of us older Cruiser lovers like Johnny, Destin, and myself have a thing for the older Landies...how about the rest of you? To have means, I'd love to eventually restore a perfect trio of old 4x4s...the Cruiser, an old 50's 86" Series 1, and 40's Ford or Willys jeep...I started with the Cruiser, as this is what I yearned for the most

Edit: BTW Johnny, what a neat Triumph...would have been pretty hard top get extra cars seats in that one

 

[foxfab]

From the FJ45 run this year..

Buzz's (60fj25) 1960 FJ25.

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

heres a pic of my triumph....

Sorry Johnny, the only thing I loved about this car was the color I painted it, and the relatively easy mail order parts availability...........that and my excess hair should give you an idea how old the picture is.

 

[JohnnyC]

wow the hair reminds me of when i got my perm ...probably the same year that pic is from

cool car Jim


Dean yes it was fixable....ALOT of ultracopper on both sides of the gasket

the grounds ...we would replace nthe ground ends they had on the harness with better ends...the owner had a good supply from someplace.

 

[Living in the Past]

Me I don't care for the old Landies at all. But I do know of a 1964 108 that old lady who owns it won't sell it to me or anyone else. To0 many memories from earlier years. The poor thing hasn't run for years. If it was a pickup like the picture above I would probably pressure her a little more.

That does look like an old picture Jim. I probably had hair then.

 

[JohnnyC]

Jim i think you and i were going for the same look...you look alot closer that i did however...i'll have to find a pic of my doo

 

[FJnotCJ]

I think most of us older Cruiser lovers like Johnny, Destin, and myself have a thing for the older Patrols...how about the rest of you? To have means, I'd love to eventually restore a perfect trio of old 4x4s...the Cruiser, an old 50's 86" Series 1, and a 60s Patrol...I started with the Cruiser, as this is what I yearned for the most
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I'm with you on old Patrols....all three types together for a retro test/comparo would be cool...

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

lol...almost forgot about the Patrols

 

[a.greenspan]

Don`t know if you guys have seen this Land Rover version before,
it`s the Land Rover Lightweight (1968-1985) produced only for the english army, based on the civilian Land Rover mechanic.
Although named Lightweight, it was actually heavier than its civilian counterpart.

http://www.lrfaq.org/NL.MM_lightweight.html
http://www.lrfaq.org/NL.MM_lightweight.html

more info : http://www.lrfaq.org/NL.MM_lightweight.html

some british cars I owned
http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-1960-1969/1961-MG-MGA-red-fa-lr.jpg
http://www.workingcars.com/media/pictures/source/Mini Moke.jpg
http://www.carstyling.ru/resources/classic/large/64-67Austin-Healey_3000_MkIII_2.jpg

Cheers
Peter

 

[foxfab]

dumb question I'm sure but how are you supposed to turn over an early F engine by hand if you have a PTO winch in the way of the crankshaft hole in the crossmember?

Pull the plugs and bump the starter? Use the flywheel somehow?

Trying to check/adjust the valves. Maybe we can do it at FG Jim?

 

[JohnnyC]

dumb question I'm sure but how are you supposed to turn over an early F engine by hand if you have a PTO winch in the way of the crankshaft hole in the crossmember?

Pull the plugs and bump the starter? Use the flywheel somehow?

Trying to check/adjust the valves. Maybe we can do it at FG Jim?

i grab onto the crank pully and vbelt and turn...sometimes i put a wrench on the alternator nut also

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

Like Johnny said, turn it with the fan and belt. Your hand crank is now obsolete.

JC, mine was more of a blonde 'fro, when it started getting all Greatest American Hero like I started with the crew cut.

 

[Living in the Past]

If I was in the middle of nowhere and the battery was dead I do believe I would pull the winch and use the handle. I'm a old man and I can still pull one of these winchs by myself. In a pinch could probably do it with the factory tools but the tools I nornally carry would work better.

 

[67azcruizr]

I would agree with the crank pulley/fan blade method for finding TDC etc..

as far as being stranded with a dead battery, the vehicle is +/- 50 yrs old, subscribe to AAA