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I do not. I got them done at Rain City Wheel Repair here in Kirkland Washington. The owner told me he sprays all the bumpers and off-road things people bring him with this same stuff.
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Ah gotcha. It didn’t look like there was a winch in that comparison pic on the left.
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Thanks for the measurements!
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Added a leaf to the fronts this weekend. Painted everything. And I don't think it fixed anything.
35.75 to fender on drivers side
36.25 on passenger side
I need to drive it a little still, but I don't think that gets me where I should be.
35.75 to fender on drivers side
36.25 on passenger side
I need to drive it a little still, but I don't think that gets me where I should be.
What did you paint the leaves with? Did you grease in between them or any other product? I've read more than I care to admit about paint/not painting leaf springs and there doesn't seem to be a consensus.
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I just used POR top coat. They were pretty rusty given that they were only a few years old. I guess ignorance is bliss for me.
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Hey everyone. It's been a while. I took a year off from the truck kind of. Some of it forced and some of it just because of other priorities. Had some house projects for one which consisted of a new roof and a backyard reno. A few new automotive additions and some new fun tools. So here's what's happened, with a tiny truck update thrown in for good measure.
Coolest thing maybe is that we bought a Ranger Rapter.
It's a hoot. We did the ProCal tune to it so it makes 455hp and 536 lb-ft. Really enjoy it.
I bought a CNC machine and tucked it in the back corner of the garage.
I've made a few things on it. The most recent I'll share in a week or so when it's all done. I had back surgery which was terrible. Herniated L4 and L5 that needed clean up. I feel much better now but could barely walk or sleep for the 4 months before the procedure. And the latest thing is this cupholder. I made one ages ago that some of you liked but I did a new version.
So I should be around more now that I'm back up and vertical. Been plugging away at some of the stuff on the LC. The rear air locker is leaking which is a bummer. Also going to do a real simple build out for the rear of the truck to mount my fridge finally.
Coolest thing maybe is that we bought a Ranger Rapter.
It's a hoot. We did the ProCal tune to it so it makes 455hp and 536 lb-ft. Really enjoy it.
I bought a CNC machine and tucked it in the back corner of the garage.
I've made a few things on it. The most recent I'll share in a week or so when it's all done. I had back surgery which was terrible. Herniated L4 and L5 that needed clean up. I feel much better now but could barely walk or sleep for the 4 months before the procedure. And the latest thing is this cupholder. I made one ages ago that some of you liked but I did a new version.
So I should be around more now that I'm back up and vertical. Been plugging away at some of the stuff on the LC. The rear air locker is leaking which is a bummer. Also going to do a real simple build out for the rear of the truck to mount my fridge finally.
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This was really my first machining project. Kind of swung for the fences here. I've always seen these panels on the back hatch of the land cruiser. I'm pretty certain there were for access during the build of the trucks. Running wire and the sprayer hose. Maybe they have another use, some of you might have opinions. But they are just sitting there.... waiting. When the hatch or liftback is open these panels are about 7 feet in the air and could sure serve some sort of purpose right? I mean certainly feels that way.
So I embarked on a journey to put a couple lights in something and some multi-purpose threaded locations for an eyelet and possibly some other junk. I settled on a ram mount to start. I don't know, put a tablet mount on there and watch movies at the campsite or something. This kind of lead me to doing something with 1/4-20 threads as that is a common thread for an eyelet, ram mount, even camera tripod equipment. The main feature was the lights though. I ended up with a CAD design like this.
I wanted it to look kind of like the original panel with recesses around the screws. I think I achieved that in the design but machining it proved difficult. 3D printing one worked well as a test fit and I tried out the lighting which was promising. Really gave me some motivation to keep going.
I set off on learning CAM which took ages. Also the part gets quite thin so I was testing the work holding I could accomplish. I had a couple failures along the way. Here's one where I caught one of the thin edges and tore it off with the endmill.
Anyway. I finally got all the machining worked out and installed it unpainted as a fit. Which was really promising. Could tell I was really going to like it. The eyelet obviously wont' support a ton of weight. Eventually if you put too much on it the weight would overcome the the gas shocks and pull the hatch down. Now you could clip the gas shocks to keep them up or put a pro rod in. Some of you have probably done this. I figured it would be nice to run a line to a tree to hang wet clothes from, or hanging something low mass when you're setup for camp. I will keep searching for other 1/4-20 accessories holler if you think of something that would be cool to have in a camping bag. I'm going to leave the holes empty until setting up somewhere so I don't accidentally smash and eyelet or ram mount into something.
So then I took it apart again, sanded and painted it, then polished and did the final wiring. I am not a great painter but I think the illusion works. The pic below is before polish.
One light is white and the other is yellow for camping (as you can see). Pretty proud of the end result. I have a more simple version that we should have available on @Cruiser Cult in the not too distant future (unpainted). The bigger panel looks prime for some serious lighting as well. So will make something for there too. Thanks for following along as usual. Happy Memorial Day!
So I embarked on a journey to put a couple lights in something and some multi-purpose threaded locations for an eyelet and possibly some other junk. I settled on a ram mount to start. I don't know, put a tablet mount on there and watch movies at the campsite or something. This kind of lead me to doing something with 1/4-20 threads as that is a common thread for an eyelet, ram mount, even camera tripod equipment. The main feature was the lights though. I ended up with a CAD design like this.
I wanted it to look kind of like the original panel with recesses around the screws. I think I achieved that in the design but machining it proved difficult. 3D printing one worked well as a test fit and I tried out the lighting which was promising. Really gave me some motivation to keep going.
I set off on learning CAM which took ages. Also the part gets quite thin so I was testing the work holding I could accomplish. I had a couple failures along the way. Here's one where I caught one of the thin edges and tore it off with the endmill.
Anyway. I finally got all the machining worked out and installed it unpainted as a fit. Which was really promising. Could tell I was really going to like it. The eyelet obviously wont' support a ton of weight. Eventually if you put too much on it the weight would overcome the the gas shocks and pull the hatch down. Now you could clip the gas shocks to keep them up or put a pro rod in. Some of you have probably done this. I figured it would be nice to run a line to a tree to hang wet clothes from, or hanging something low mass when you're setup for camp. I will keep searching for other 1/4-20 accessories holler if you think of something that would be cool to have in a camping bag. I'm going to leave the holes empty until setting up somewhere so I don't accidentally smash and eyelet or ram mount into something.
So then I took it apart again, sanded and painted it, then polished and did the final wiring. I am not a great painter but I think the illusion works. The pic below is before polish.
One light is white and the other is yellow for camping (as you can see). Pretty proud of the end result. I have a more simple version that we should have available on @Cruiser Cult in the not too distant future (unpainted). The bigger panel looks prime for some serious lighting as well. So will make something for there too. Thanks for following along as usual. Happy Memorial Day!
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That is such a cool idea! I was just thinking about how much I wanted to add lights to my tailgate. I’ll be buying one for sure.
