mattressking
10 digits to freedom
Your truck makes me want to respray mine gray and tint windows. Looks so good.
Builds fj62 gets a lift (1 Viewer)
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thanks. i do love it. it's been fun and i've ended up doing way more to it that i had ever planned when i bought it. hopefully it'll last a very long time now though. it'll be a great overland adventure vehicle which is why i have it.
Found myself looking at this company yesterday. Air to water intercoolers. There is a 1HZ build that has one of these styles.
Might take a look into them.
Water to Air Intercooler
Might take a look into them.
Water to Air Intercooler
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ha ha. that's who i got it from. i've read some decent reviews and they are inexpensive compared to some. i wanted air to water because i won't have to cut my rad support to crap to fit big air pipes in the air to air systems. yes they are s little more complicated but willl he better for what i want and also supposedly have less turbo lag as there's less air volume between the turbo and engine. who knows if it's a noticeable difference
Which rear wiper arm is that?
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OEM landcruiser one for my 62.
i got by boot gauge adjusted for altitude i was under by 2.6 lb before which was a little annoying. the program that comes with the zeitronix controller is quite easy to work with once you can connect it to a lap top but it worked perfectly. now I'm waiting for all the intercooler parts to come in. if the tuning shop wants AFR and lambda then ill have them weld in the O2 sensor bung and it'll all connect right up to the controller. also if i can't get my tach to work (one more item sitting unfinished since the motor swap) then i'll hook it up the the controller and use it as my tach. this little gauge is pretty cool what it can do. i still have to find a nice clean place to mount it though.
Interesting. I didn't know the OEM had a J hook for the Bosch blades. I thought they were screw in.
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those aren't j hook type. the are the stab type with a single hole for the wiper to snap into. they are rain-x blades from walmart with their respective adapter. i change blades once year so don't spend a ton of money on them. i find with our winters and ice that even the expensive ones get chewed up fast
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this is why i don't like letting shops work on my truck. it seems like there's always something i have to fix after. something like changing oil and diff fluids should be a simple job. i guess not. instead of using the fill plug they decided the top bolt on my diff cover should work fine. well it was way over filled and has been puking out excess oil out the breather. what a mess
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lol. thanks jason
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At least they remembered to put the bolt back in.... Good help is hard to find man!
J
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i know. normally they actually do a good job. it was just a time save decision i made but now i'm wasting time cleaning up. oh well.
i'm collecting intercooler parts that should all be in mid next week. that's exciting. i can't wait to get tuning and get a little more towing power.
i'm collecting intercooler parts that should all be in mid next week. that's exciting. i can't wait to get tuning and get a little more towing power.
Every time I make that decision with my wife's car I get screwed over somehow. Last time I brought it (mk4 jetta) in for an oil change they broke the shifter and the outlet of the radiator somehow. Cost me a few extra days.
Should have changed the oil myself.
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finished my first attempt at log furniture for my little girls birthday tomorrow. pretty happy with it. now i get my garage back tomorrow and my family is gone all next week. i should have every evening and an empty garage to get down to the intercooler install!! pretty excited about both the bed and landcruiser time.
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started the install. it's a pretty big job turns out! i had to notch my grill support but it's still plenty strong. i had to make a bracket that holds the radiator. i'm using 4 rubber bushings off my old sway bar links. they worked perfectly. i initially wanted to mount it up high to avoid the notching but the return line from the air conditioning rad gets in the way so i have to go under it. the whole front has to come off to get access down here.
now painting the parts and then ill install!
next is a bracket for arb compressor, webasto, catch can and a place to put the intercooler pump. that'll be tomorrow's job!
now painting the parts and then ill install!
next is a bracket for arb compressor, webasto, catch can and a place to put the intercooler pump. that'll be tomorrow's job!
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well this stinking bracket took about 5 hours to make. it looks a little crazy but it'll hold all 4 accessories as mentioned above. it's also my first attempt to weld aluminum so there was lots of grinding, trying again, more grinding etc etc etc..
i'm going to try to get it cleaned up and painted tonight yet. tomorrow will be install of all the parts including the intercooler rad
ill show the nicer welds as i was learning. i think i got lucky!!
i guess it's fitting that my first attempt at welding steel was the bracket for the arb pump. now my first aluminum welding is expanding on that. i've sure learned a lot of skills because if this truck!!
i'm going to try to get it cleaned up and painted tonight yet. tomorrow will be install of all the parts including the intercooler rad
ill show the nicer welds as i was learning. i think i got lucky!!
i guess it's fitting that my first attempt at welding steel was the bracket for the arb pump. now my first aluminum welding is expanding on that. i've sure learned a lot of skills because if this truck!!
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rad is mounted now and just waiting for the hood latch to dry from paint. the. i can put the grill support on and then the rest of the front. also waiting for paint to dry on my bracket then ill mount the arb, webasto etc! currently fighting with waste gate hoses trying to put a boost controller in. of course the fittings are all different sizes so let the fight begin!!
