Thanks! I run 285/70R17 Toyo MT's on 17x9 Procomp rims with 4" BS. With 1/2" more BS I'm sure they would rub the springs. But I really like those rims, much better that steel!
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Mark's FJ62 build (3 Viewers)
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This is an awesome thread. Fantastic job so far.
Is your engine an LS4?
I can't wait for updates
Your Electrical skills terrify me. I don't get electricity. I like my cruiser because it has no computer.
Is your engine an LS4?
I can't wait for updates
Your Electrical skills terrify me. I don't get electricity. I like my cruiser because it has no computer.
Greatg Thread! Great Work! Great Build! I live in Edmond, Why haven't I seen you out and about? "89 white FJ62 with grey steel wheels...
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Thanks.. Going to try and get the rear bumper painted this weekend..
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Thank you... The engine is a L33
The electrical part of the build wasn't that hard. I think the hard part is getting all the parts needed gathered.
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Thank you... I am pretty sure I seen you a few days ago.. On 164th between Western and Penn, at least I seen a light colored FJ62. I wonder how may more are in our area.
I use the LC as my daily driver now, I have a 2006 Tundra that just sits in the garage. I have put over 7000 miles on it since the engine swap.
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Update time.. Been busy.. Over 8000 miles since the engine swap…. It is my daily driver.. I drove it almost 400 miles today.. The gas mileage has dropped a little.. I averaged ~16mpg on the trip today. I think some of the decrease is due to the additional weight of the rear bumper and the Wheels and Tires. Plus since I have worked out all the steering issues I drive it way too fast.. I had the cruise set on 80 most of the time on my trip today.
A month or so ago I installed 4 deg shims to increase the camber (My good friend Mike build these for me, he also build a set of 6 deg shims as well). That real seemed to help the steering. In addition I tightened up the relay rod ends and installed a new steering gear. The LC drives great now..
I have been having a little bit of a rough idle so I had a set of spare injectors sonic cleaned and tested. I installed those and did see a little improvement, but not what I had hoped for. When I get a chance I will clean the MAF and Throttle body, and may look for a vacuum leak. To be honest it isn’t that bad, I think the stiff motor mounts might make it feel worse than it is.
I also installed a Tuffy Box to replace the center console. Great box and fit the LC very well.
The master switch wouldn’t work when raising the passenger side front window and the door locks. So I order this….
http://www.ebay.com/itm/370820298233?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
It worked great…. I had to move three of the wires to get it to work correctly, but after that was done it is prefect…
A month or so ago I installed 4 deg shims to increase the camber (My good friend Mike build these for me, he also build a set of 6 deg shims as well). That real seemed to help the steering. In addition I tightened up the relay rod ends and installed a new steering gear. The LC drives great now..
I have been having a little bit of a rough idle so I had a set of spare injectors sonic cleaned and tested. I installed those and did see a little improvement, but not what I had hoped for. When I get a chance I will clean the MAF and Throttle body, and may look for a vacuum leak. To be honest it isn’t that bad, I think the stiff motor mounts might make it feel worse than it is.
I also installed a Tuffy Box to replace the center console. Great box and fit the LC very well.
The master switch wouldn’t work when raising the passenger side front window and the door locks. So I order this….
http://www.ebay.com/itm/370820298233?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
It worked great…. I had to move three of the wires to get it to work correctly, but after that was done it is prefect…
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A couple of weeks ago I went back out to Mike’s and we sand blasted, primed, and painted the rear bumper. It turn out great….
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This last weekend I started on the templates for the new front bumper. I hope to hide most of the winch inside the bumper.
I plan on mounting the relays under the hood…
Earlier this week Mike and I started cutting the metal based on the templates. As soon as the weather clears up we will start the welding…
I plan on mounting the relays under the hood…
Earlier this week Mike and I started cutting the metal based on the templates. As soon as the weather clears up we will start the welding…
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Front Bumper pics…
More work to come…
More work to come…
Front bumper is the next thing on my truck. You are giving me great motivation
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Thanks.. I wish the weather would warm up so I could get back on it.. Good luck with your bumper..
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Update
It has been too cold to work on the front bumper for a while now. Hopefully it will warm up soon and we can get back on it.
I took another trip to Shreveport last week in the Land Cruiser. Great trip, my mileage has dropped a little since my last trip there. I averaged 16.3mpg on this trip as opposed to 18+mpg on the first trip. I blame the decrease on several items; added weight – front and rear bumpers, bigger wheels and tires, spare tire, etc.. and I drive the crap out of it now. I had one 200 mile stretch of road (turnpike and interstate) that I did in 2 hours and 20 minutes… 85mph average. All I know is that I am happy with the performance and the mileage.
Over 11,000 miles since the swap.. all is well..
I decided to add some modern touches to the Land Cruiser. I decided to add remote door locks. This really is an easy job on a FJ62 since it already has power door locks. I searched Craigslist and find a couple of new systems in the $40-$50 range, I also find a Viper 5901 system that offered what I wanted and much more at a really great price. Security, remote start, and remote door lock functions. It is not an easy install; it took me about 4 hours start to finish. I am very pleased with it. I installed the control box on the driver’s side kick panel. We use the remote start more than we thought we would.
I also started on refurbishing the entire brake system. Starting at the back, I installed new wheel cylinders, hardware, shoes, and drums.
New braided stainless brake hoses
I also installed a new brake booster – 94 4Runner non/ABS. It is a about an inch larger and has greater assist as compared to the original.
Today I ordered new master cylinder, rotors, pads, and calipers. That should finish out the brake system.
Besides the brakes I will be working hard this month to get the bumpers completely finished including the rear basket, license plate mounting, rear camera mounting, and front lights, winch, etc…
Sometime in April are May I plan on installing a rebuilt 4l60e to replace the $250 craigslist special I am running now. It works fine, but I think I have a little slippage in 3rd gear at high rpm’s.. Doesn’t happen often, but sometimes I feel the urge
This summer I will start to gather the body parts and new weather-stripping and seals to start on the body work this fall/winter.
It has been too cold to work on the front bumper for a while now. Hopefully it will warm up soon and we can get back on it.
I took another trip to Shreveport last week in the Land Cruiser. Great trip, my mileage has dropped a little since my last trip there. I averaged 16.3mpg on this trip as opposed to 18+mpg on the first trip. I blame the decrease on several items; added weight – front and rear bumpers, bigger wheels and tires, spare tire, etc.. and I drive the crap out of it now. I had one 200 mile stretch of road (turnpike and interstate) that I did in 2 hours and 20 minutes… 85mph average. All I know is that I am happy with the performance and the mileage.
Over 11,000 miles since the swap.. all is well..
I decided to add some modern touches to the Land Cruiser. I decided to add remote door locks. This really is an easy job on a FJ62 since it already has power door locks. I searched Craigslist and find a couple of new systems in the $40-$50 range, I also find a Viper 5901 system that offered what I wanted and much more at a really great price. Security, remote start, and remote door lock functions. It is not an easy install; it took me about 4 hours start to finish. I am very pleased with it. I installed the control box on the driver’s side kick panel. We use the remote start more than we thought we would.
I also started on refurbishing the entire brake system. Starting at the back, I installed new wheel cylinders, hardware, shoes, and drums.
New braided stainless brake hoses
I also installed a new brake booster – 94 4Runner non/ABS. It is a about an inch larger and has greater assist as compared to the original.
Today I ordered new master cylinder, rotors, pads, and calipers. That should finish out the brake system.
Besides the brakes I will be working hard this month to get the bumpers completely finished including the rear basket, license plate mounting, rear camera mounting, and front lights, winch, etc…
Sometime in April are May I plan on installing a rebuilt 4l60e to replace the $250 craigslist special I am running now. It works fine, but I think I have a little slippage in 3rd gear at high rpm’s.. Doesn’t happen often, but sometimes I feel the urge
This summer I will start to gather the body parts and new weather-stripping and seals to start on the body work this fall/winter.
The 4runner booster bolts right in place of the old one. The only difference is the location if the vacuum port. (notice the lengthened rubber hose wrapping around from the passenger side to the driver's side of the new booster) I had more trouble bleeding the new MC than I did installing the booster when I swapped mine.
When I swapped mine I ordered it from rockauto.
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I got mine at my local o'reilly's.. $170 I think. The Machinist covered the install above. One of the easiest upgrades you can do to your LC. I took about 30 minutes.
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Update time..
Installed new brake master cylinder.
New
Old
New rotors and calipers
Installed new light switch, I had cleaned the old one a couple of times. It would work for a few thousand miles and then the high beams would quit again. I ordered this from Thailand..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1982-90-TOYOTA-LANDCRUISER-60-Series-BJ60-FJ60-FJ62-HJ60-INDICATOR-SWITCH-LHD/271789723300?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid=222007&algo=SIC.MBE&ao=1&asc=20140602152332&meid=47d7b6936d4141888cddf4f50650d11d&pid=100011&rk=1&rkt=2&sd=271788532925
It is a very nice looking item, but the wiring harness is about 3 inches shorter than the original. I was able to make it work, but not sure I like it. Time will tell. If I have to I will re-solder the old harness to the new switch, lots of work, and not sure it is worth it. Buyer beware.. It works, but….
Old switch
New
Together
Over 17000 miles since the swap.. Made two 800+ mile trips in it last month. Stilling running strong.
The weather is starting to warm up here in central Oklahoma this week, hopefully we can get started back on the front bumpers.
Installed new brake master cylinder.
New
Old
New rotors and calipers
Installed new light switch, I had cleaned the old one a couple of times. It would work for a few thousand miles and then the high beams would quit again. I ordered this from Thailand..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1982-90-TOYOTA-LANDCRUISER-60-Series-BJ60-FJ60-FJ62-HJ60-INDICATOR-SWITCH-LHD/271789723300?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid=222007&algo=SIC.MBE&ao=1&asc=20140602152332&meid=47d7b6936d4141888cddf4f50650d11d&pid=100011&rk=1&rkt=2&sd=271788532925
It is a very nice looking item, but the wiring harness is about 3 inches shorter than the original. I was able to make it work, but not sure I like it. Time will tell. If I have to I will re-solder the old harness to the new switch, lots of work, and not sure it is worth it. Buyer beware.. It works, but….
Old switch
New
Together
Over 17000 miles since the swap.. Made two 800+ mile trips in it last month. Stilling running strong.
The weather is starting to warm up here in central Oklahoma this week, hopefully we can get started back on the front bumpers.
just an awesome write up and great build all around. Very cool seeing you build the cruise control setup.
I've got the same rear frame rust and didn't even think about just ripping it apart and replacing. Didn't even know the rear frame would come apart like that.
Not looking forward to it.
Thanks for keeping us updated.
I've got the same rear frame rust and didn't even think about just ripping it apart and replacing. Didn't even know the rear frame would come apart like that.
Not looking forward to it.
Thanks for keeping us updated.
