Headliner today...trim and mock up! Boring...but I'm sure it will be well worth it once installed!
What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (30 Viewers)
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Headliner today...trim and mock up! Boring...but I'm sure it will be well worth it once installed!
4Cruisers
SILVER Star
Update:
I took a look at the flywheel to make sure my white highlighting of the BB and line was still good. Then I noticed the additional scribed line @ 13* BTDC that I had added and highlighted back when I did the 4-speed swap (coincidently exactly 20 years ago today
- just looked air my vehicle maintenance spreadsheet). I removed the cap on the octane selector and dialed it towards more advance until the timing light showed the pointer at the 13* line. I then readjusted the idle speed and checked the vacuum - up from 14.8 in to 15.2 in 
. Hopefully I can do the valve adjustment later on this afternoon. But first, I have to disconnect the power door locks on my '93 4-Runner (I think the power door locks are draining the battery) and reinstall the freshly charged battery so my son can drive it back to Albuquerque after work. I want my Silverado back!
I took a look at the flywheel to make sure my white highlighting of the BB and line was still good. Then I noticed the additional scribed line @ 13* BTDC that I had added and highlighted back when I did the 4-speed swap (coincidently exactly 20 years ago today
- just looked air my vehicle maintenance spreadsheet). I removed the cap on the octane selector and dialed it towards more advance until the timing light showed the pointer at the 13* line. I then readjusted the idle speed and checked the vacuum - up from 14.8 in to 15.2 in . Hopefully I can do the valve adjustment later on this afternoon. But first, I have to disconnect the power door locks on my '93 4-Runner (I think the power door locks are draining the battery) and reinstall the freshly charged battery so my son can drive it back to Albuquerque after work. I want my Silverado back!
Fixed my twisted driver seat. Had to redrill the front mounting holes in the tub to square up the seat frame. Then bent back into position the twisted seat back side frame with a large metal pipe. That metal is thin and weak so I will be looking for a more permanent fix.
Put the top back on Yagi for the winter then washed it. Needs a little TLC and it will be ready for another 47 years...
Started working on the other side. It’ll be trimmed later.
GA Architect
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With a morning temp of about 42 degrees down on the creek, I pulled this knob for the first time of the season. ❄
rkymtnflyfisher
Trout Bum
GA Architect
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So that is what was done with your cruiser this week? Mr Cena laughed at it, eh?
Shouldn't you be fishing somewhere and taking some awesome photos?
rkymtnflyfisher
Trout Bum
So that is what was done with your cruiser this week? Mr Cena laughed at it, eh?
Shouldn't you be fishing somewhere and taking some awesome photos?
Unfortunately I parked mine in the garage for a bit, I’ve been busy cutting firewood and working. I did drive my 40 to work on Wednesday! I may get out Sunday and hit some forest service roads in the Cruiser looking for a good wood cutting spot.
Getting the drivers side going. Lots of lessons learned working with sheet metal over the last few weeks. TJ flares will go on after and the sheet will be trimmed.
firefighterjed
SILVER Star
Stretched her legs a bit. 1.5 hour drive to an overnight camp and a plesant day of fishing. This wasn’t the biggest fish, but it did have the best backdrop.
rkymtnflyfisher
Trout Bum
Well, once again I can report having done squat on my 40, despite being smack in the middle of a knuckle rebuild. This whole work thing is really becoming a problem! On the plus side, after picking up a 14” cutoff saw last time, my local dump yielded up this beauty 
Finally got some new steelies and got some fresh tires mounted on the FJ40! And now I have a matching spare!
Edit: for anyone wondering and for future research these are Wheel Vintiques series 12 smoothies in 15x8 with 4” of backspacing wrapped in 31x10.50r15 Falken Wildpeak M/T’s. And yes I did have to run spacers; most tire shops in my case won’t mount a 10.50” wide tire on a OEM 5.5” wide wheel and these are cheaper anyways.
Edit: for anyone wondering and for future research these are Wheel Vintiques series 12 smoothies in 15x8 with 4” of backspacing wrapped in 31x10.50r15 Falken Wildpeak M/T’s. And yes I did have to run spacers; most tire shops in my case won’t mount a 10.50” wide tire on a OEM 5.5” wide wheel and these are cheaper anyways.
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Keeping at it.
Well considering how much wiring and that the tub was pulled off she still fired right up. Glad we laid a tarp down. Still a bunch of sheet metal work left.
Another piece replaced with new thicker steel.
Well? did it work? Hope not. We need you to do a thread on fixing it correctly. Detailed as usual with the appropriate part #s.
