Build What did you do to your Land Cruiser/Toyota/Lexus 4X4 this week?

[RockJock82]

Finally in installed the ARB bumper. bowtiestang lent me his sand blaster. The. She is going under the knife. Wait after I finish Mike's LX600

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[Relix]

Finished buttoning up the new engine for the pig, the old tired engine in it had terrible compression #s all over the board #7 cylinder had 55psi and #2 the best one had 124psi, she dyno'd at 127ph. The new engine is a 290hp gm crate motor, we changed the head gaskets to Mr. Gasket LT1 gaskets the compress to 0.026 instead of the stock 0.047 should bump the compression ratio to above 9.7:1 , swapped the bump stick with a comp came special order to match my goal of low end power, alone with a set of crane aluminum roller rockers and an old school edelbrock intake manifold. After it is put in I will take it to a exhaust shop to see if we can shoehorn in some block hugger headers and route the exhaust the awesome way John routed them ( very good job dude, until mechanic pointed it out I didn't realize how ingenious that design of your is) , then we'll tune the carb for the break in process and break it in nice, then Dyno tune her... Hopefully sh'e'll be on the trails within a month..

 

[Relix]

Also I am going to swap the mechanical fan for an electric fan with both a temp switch and a manual switch.. I am hoping for better mileage and much better performance..

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Finished buttoning up the new engine for the pig, the old tired engine in it had terrible compression #s all over the board #7 cylinder had 55psi and #2 the best one had 124psi, she dyno'd at 127ph. The new engine is a 290hp gm crate motor, we changed the head gaskets to Mr. Gasket LT1 gaskets the compress to 0.026 instead of the stock 0.047 should bump the compression ratio to above 9.7:1 , swapped the bump stick with a comp came special order to match my goal of low end power, alone with a set of crane aluminum roller rockers and an old school edelbrock intake manifold. After it is put in I will take it to a exhaust shop to see if we can shoehorn in some block hugger headers and route the exhaust the awesome way John routed them ( very good job dude, until mechanic pointed it out I didn't realize how ingenious that design of your is) , then we'll tune the carb for the break in process and break it in nice, then Dyno tune her... Hopefully sh'e'll be on the trails within a month..

Cool to see you given the old girl a new heart. Im sure inkpot is glad to see her getting some new love with a younger man

 

[inkpot]

Finished buttoning up the new engine for the pig, the old tired engine in it had terrible compression #s all over the board #7 cylinder had 55psi and #2 the best one had 124psi, she dyno'd at 127ph. The new engine is a 290hp gm crate motor, we changed the head gaskets to Mr. Gasket LT1 gaskets the compress to 0.026 instead of the stock 0.047 should bump the compression ratio to above 9.7:1 , swapped the bump stick with a comp came special order to match my goal of low end power, alone with a set of crane aluminum roller rockers and an old school edelbrock intake manifold. After it is put in I will take it to a exhaust shop to see if we can shoehorn in some block hugger headers and route the exhaust the awesome way John routed them ( very good job dude, until mechanic pointed it out I didn't realize how ingenious that design of your is) , then we'll tune the carb for the break in process and break it in nice, then Dyno tune her... Hopefully sh'e'll be on the trails within a month..

Glad to see your making good progress with it. Be careful of that compression sneaking up too high or you will have to run premium fuels. I'm excited to see it getting freshened up. Bunches of extra horsepower means there will be lots of extra heat generated when your into the skinny pedal, so keep an eye on that cooling system. The radiator already has a high density core for extra cooling, and the water pump was a FlowCooler with extra capacity, so you may want to transfer that over also. John

 

[murf]

TLC

You sold it to the right guy John! I'm glad we will continue to see the ol piggy for years to come

 

[Relix]

Glad to see your making good progress with it. Be careful of that compression sneaking up too high or you will have to run premium fuels. I'm excited to see it getting freshened up. Bunches of extra horsepower means there will be lots of extra heat generated when your into the skinny pedal, so keep an eye on that cooling system. The radiator already has a high density core for extra cooling, and the water pump was a FlowCooler with extra capacity, so you may want to transfer that over also. John

Thanks for the info, I am considering installing an auto meter temp gauge , you know the issue of a Toyota temp gauge and a chevy tempreture sending unit.. I'll pull that water pump and check it put..anything to keep it cool is a good idea IMHO ..

 

[Relix]

You sold it to the right guy John! I'm glad we will continue to see the ol piggy for years to come

Yeah I have secretly wanted to own john's truck since I first saw it as a kid at Phoenix Offset USA today.. It was actually one of those life long dreams come true..

 

[DSRTRDR]

Yeah I have secretly wanted . . . It was actually one of those life long dreams come true..

how cool is that - that's übercool

 

[murf]

I know the feeling

 

[myLX450d0e]

This week i carb cleaned my intake mani and throttle body. today i took off the valve cover to clean and inspect. Good thing i did, the valve cover spark plug tube gaskets were all hard, stuck inside the cover and chipped all over. I will then be ordering some ebay gaskets for my oil pump and distributor as well as a couple drive belts. Good luck to me.

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[Pitch]

-Changed the 3FE oil pan gasket out (what a PITA for few drops of oil on the garage floor ).
-new U joints in the front and rear drive shafts.
-extended f/r axle breather lines
-chopped the front bumper and began winch install in it's place. Ran out of daylight before bolting up the winch plate.

All in all, I got some quality time with my father in law. He is far more patient with projects than I.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

-Changed the 3FE oil pan gasket out (what a PITA for few drops of oil on the garage floor ).
-new U joints in the front and rear drive shafts.
-extended f/r axle breather lines
-chopped the front bumper and began winch install in it's place. Ran out of daylight before bolting up the winch plate.

All in all, I got some quality time with my father in law. He is far more patient with projects than I.

details on your front bumper mod

 

[tlin]

Phil - the ARB looks good!

 

[tlin]

Nothing as exciting or involving as an engine swap but took apart my AFM (again) - seemed fine, swapped out the ISV valve (old boot/grommet was brittle and fell in to the head - vacuumed all out and new one seems fine).

Rig isn't "hiccuping" or stalling anymore. Added fuel additive to a full tank (will do a second), cleaned e-brake lever boot.

 

[tucson_sailors]

FJ60 work this last weekend

Finally managed to get that god-blessed power steering pump off (previous or current 60 owners who have ever had to get that off will know exactly what I mean). Now debating about replacing it with a GM saginaw so that it doesn't drip on my smog pump and destroy the replacement I have yet to fit.

Glenn in Tucson

 

[Pitch]

details on your front bumper mod

I began by trimming ~1/2 of the front bumper vertically, and cleaned it up with a flap disk. Next I removed tow hooks and mounted a trimmed-to-fit winch plate under the frame rails. The winch clutch was clocked to allow better access to the handle through the bumper vent, or from underneath. A 12K winch was mounted on the winch plate, and raised up between the frame rails. I utilized the tow point mounting holes and hardware to hold the winch plate in place. The tow points were then reinstalled.

Overall, it has yielded more clearance for sure on the front end, and I dig the look too. The electric on the winch has not been hooked up yet, so I need to decide where I will mount the solenoid; on the winch, or remotely under the hood. Pics were taken in the fading light, so they are not very good. I'll need to get some on the trail soon!

The beauty of it all was the 60* temps in late January in Flagstaff. It made working in the driveway a reality instead of fumbling in a dimly lit winter time garage

 

[Chuy]

I began by trimming ~1/2 of the front bumper vertically, and cleaned it up with a flap disk. Next I removed tow hooks and mounted a trimmed-to-fit winch plate under the frame rails. The winch clutch was clocked to allow better access to the handle through the bumper vent, or from underneath. A 12K winch was mounted on the winch plate, and raised up between the frame rails. I utilized the tow point mounting holes and hardware to hold the winch plate in place. The tow points were then reinstalled.

Overall, it has yielded more clearance for sure on the front end, and I dig the look too. The electric on the winch has not been hooked up yet, so I need to decide where I will mount the solenoid; on the winch, or remotely under the hood. Pics were taken in the fading light, so they are not very good. I'll need to get some on the trail soon!

The beauty of it all was the 60* temps in late January in Flagstaff. It made working in the driveway a reality instead of fumbling in a dimly lit winter time garage

Looks sharp!

 

[murf]

On my 40:

• A new security alarm

• Updating the air locker system with a new ARB: Compressor, locker/compressor switches, and wiring harness.

 

[Saddletramp]

Murf,

Was this to solve the problem you were having with the lockers on Montana Mt.? Bad compressor? Or was this the process of elimination?