Fuse block and breaker installed. Installed the fuse block on the inside kick panel on the driver's side. I hate dealing with electrical but what a relief to be able to install accessories with ease from here on out. And believe it or not I installed this and everything worked first time around. That's a first.
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My new "must carry" Safety item
I currently carry around a heavy and space taking mini floor jack in my 80 for potential flats because I don't trust the stability and safe bite of the factory bottle jack. Unless of course in on my flat cement driveway when it happens :rolleyes: On a recent club run to Sunflower mine, a tire...
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That’s a nice collection of a Land Cruiser , but there’s one is missing The Turbo Diesel Land Cruiser .
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The fuel debate continues...Regular or Premium..
Checking out more of my 'back yard' on Saturday... Had a morning of rain/light hail, but good visability. Sat on Stoney Pass for lunch, had a blue sky hole through the clouds, and watched the storm pass with pure blue sky and warm temps pushed up from AZ. 12 hours out on the trails!
Do you have more pics by any chance? Im debating where Im gonna mount mine.
Rebuilt front calipers and replaced front flex hoses with extended kit from Akella.
Dirty Koala
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Buttoned up a few hoses, topped up the oil and cranked the motor with the the coil wire disconnected until I could visually see oil coming through the turbo feed line. Then reconnected the coil and fired her right up...she idles smooth and quiet!
Took a little while to get the Power Steering system bled out, about 30-35 lock to lock turns.
Still need to bleed the brakes and sort out my center console power and guage wiring, but feels good to hear her run.
Took a little while to get the Power Steering system bled out, about 30-35 lock to lock turns.
Still need to bleed the brakes and sort out my center console power and guage wiring, but feels good to hear her run.
Swapped coils on the family rig for the millionth time. At near 8000# loaded, I needed a higher rate rear coil. The Slee 4” heavy progressive coils plus 30mm spacer I had in there netted me 3.2” lift. It also
Looked like it had been having coil lockout on bottom out due to the high winds, 30mm spacer and 21mm coil diameter. I swapped in some 319 coils from Dobinsons which are the highest rate 80 rear coil I could find at 375#/inch. Installed and seated, they gave me an increase of .6” lift. Heading to Utah in a week to give it all a good test.
Looked like it had been having coil lockout on bottom out due to the high winds, 30mm spacer and 21mm coil diameter. I swapped in some 319 coils from Dobinsons which are the highest rate 80 rear coil I could find at 375#/inch. Installed and seated, they gave me an increase of .6” lift. Heading to Utah in a week to give it all a good test.
Nothing too interesting. Did some work with it. Hauled a cubic yard of dirt on a utility trailer. Wasn't quite to the bump stops, but damn close. Handled it pretty well.
Next weekend will be knuckle rebuild and caster correction bearings (hopefully).
Next weekend will be knuckle rebuild and caster correction bearings (hopefully).
nice decal on the gas cap area
Just bought it, bone stock, and took it out to Big Bear with the fam to see how she feels without mods. Today I pour over everyone else’s build to determine what tire / size, suspension, bumpers etc I want.
The back of your cruiser is making me so thirsty
That process took me nearly 2 years. For the most part i never had a wish list but driving it for 2 years doing what i wanted to do soon helped me build my "darn i should've done that" list. It's fun either way..
Fixed a rattling exhaust issue that started after I took it to Meineke for an exhaust leak a few months back. There was a little shim/pad thingy that had come off one of the hangers in the back. Put it back in place and voila, no more rattle.
Rear heater delete today. Hoping it solves my mystery coolant loss. Thanks to whitz end for the hose kit. Also got rid of about a dozen hose clamp connections in the process.
Right now @NLXTACY is thinking "why did i not think of that - or maybe not.."...
The back of your cruiser is making me so thirsty
oh **** me I didn’t even realize.. whoops
Thanks! Couldn't resist poking fun at the Tacoma guys. I like it more than I thought I would actually.
