What did you do on your 70 series today? (26 Viewers)

[AirheadNut]

i know but i wanted to clean behind the cover. I can't get my hands behind it to unclip anything.

There are a couple of metal clips that hold the speedometer cable to the firewall near the steering column, if you remove the cable from those clips you should be able to get enough slack in the cable to pull the gauge cluster out and get your hand behind it to detach the cable.

 

[jkrenzen]

There are a couple of metal clips that hold the speedometer cable to the firewall near the steering column, if you remove the cable from those clips you should be able to get enough slack in the cable to pull the gauge cluster out and get your hand behind it to detach the cable.

the answer i was looking for, thanks. Although i see no clips there, the cable is tight through the firewall. I'll have to look underneath.

 

[TheEngineer]

Tried switching the heat on and the lever got tight and I lost all dashboard lights. Spent an hour reorganizing the wiring so that it cleared the heater controls and I've got working heat now. Still need to track down the illumination issue though. I'll check fuses today after work, really hoping it's just a fuse.

 

[FJ73Texas]

Had some paint correction and detailing done. Pretty surprised at the final result. I don’t think I can keep it this clean.

 

[saltycoconuts]

Spent all of 2 minutes installing something I never knew I needed until I realized I didn't have it.

Thanks @bhicks for taking interest in the 70 series section

 

[bj70bc]

oh snap....mines a comin

 

[Guyute]

Hole Plug Club!

Thanks all! So simple Brian can do! May need help with TURBO badge.

XO,
B

 

[AmirTroopyNZ]

ist this a " safety " bullbar ?

Its OEM Toyota bullbar

 

[Jawsh]

Been a bit slack on Cruiser things this last month. Found it's best for my mental health to space out large, awful jobs (i.e. rust repairs) with small easy wins, like electrics. One of the rivets in the contacts for my dome light cracked, rendering it non-functional. Drilled out and replaced with an M3 bolt. If it only lasts another 40 years, I'll call the fix a success! Changed for an LED while I was at it to fight the gloom.

Spy how badly my headliner needs a clean...

Also had a swing at fixing my rear demister lines with a conductive paint kit. Turns out the stuff is rubbish, appears to barely conduct according to my very good Fluke multimeter. Open to suggestions as to what I was doing wrong, or other repair methods.

 

[TheEngineer]

Driver seat would move on quick left turns. Apparently the previous owner messed up the bolt that holds the seat to floor and flattened some of the threads. Momentarily fixed it with some washers to take up the extra space to avoid those top threads.

Attempted to fix our rear window rattle. The two hinges are tight to the body, so we tracked the rattle down to the cap on the outside of the window. It’s the one circled in red below. Does anyone know how that attaches? I can’t seem to spin it and I’m hesitant to try prying it off. I’d like to tighten the bolt beneath it.

 

[JuanJ]

Hello,

Another year of ownership of Chance, my 73 Series. I have become the PO, I presume.

I celebrated taking a friend to a field inspection and driving around country roads while she got her job done.

I remembered how much I like country roads.







Juan

 

[CRZR45]

I should have purchased these a long time ago! Game changer in driving comfort and a cup holder finally!

 

[Billyfj7312ht]

Nice little drive into town. Weather was perfect.

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Hi Ben, are they orange LEDs in your dashboard? Since I’ve tinted my windows I’m struggling to see my gauges but don’t want cool white.


Started a small internal alteration today. I’ll have to modify the sub I made and move the fire extinguisher. This is stage 1, I’m going to make a custom console to run in front of it, around the gear sticks and run up under the dash to take the uhf, cup holders and some gauges/switches.

 

[prwillard2]

Hi Ben, are they orange LEDs in your dashboard? Since I’ve tinted my windows I’m struggling to see my gauges but don’t want cool white.


Started a small internal alteration today. I’ll have to modify the sub I made and move the fire extinguisher. This is stage 1, I’m going to make a custom console to run in front of it, around the gear sticks and run up under the dash to take the uhf, cup holders and some gauges/switches.

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What fridge is this that is being used as your center console?

 

[svsisu]

What fridge is this that is being used as your center console?

Not sure if this is the same, but Amazon has a similar one:
Amazon product ASIN B098TBLQXN
and another mud member is using this:

Builds - A Re-Build of 2004 78 Series Troopy 1HD FTE

Almost time ....

forum.ih8mud.com

 

[Owyhee Jackass]

@Owyhee Jackass your picture confused me until I figured out you have a BOB trailer on your rack. What bike rack do you use? I'm thinking of going that way instead of my KUAT that sticks out pretty far in back.

Sorry for the late reply, missed your question, it's a copy of a Velocirax that I built last year. Still a work-in-progress, I had to add some bracing to the hoops as the hollow 1/2" tubing bent a bit, and it flexes a bit (bike bounce) on rough roads, but I think that's due to the swing-out twisting and not the rack itself flexing.

What did you do on your 70 series today?

Been wrenching on the truck adding gauges and getting things ready for a big upcoming trip. My girlfriend's mom made me a present in the meantime hahaha.

forum.ih8mud.com

 

[Felde]

My BJ73 is parked back in Germany while I'm exploring the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia . 5000km rampup trip would have been a bit too much for our time budget, so we are in a 4x4 rented locally. (Unfortunately no Landcruiser for rent).
Gorgeous scenery here

And nice offroad tracks, too. We are in Mestia right now.

Went up to Koruldi lakes (2750m).

 

[Felde]

Local law enforcement all use Hilux.
Few Troopies around here, too. But also many Mitsubishi and Nissan.
For hauling people up to remote destinations, Mitsubishi Delica are popular.

Cheers Ralf

 

[Billyfj7312ht]

What fridge is this that is being used as your center console?

 

[Gun Runner 5]

This last weekend was the first time I had ever loaned my truck out for someone else to drive. It was kinda cool seeing someone else put it through the paces.