What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (38 Viewers)

[FJBen]

Need a little help. Looking for picture of a cruiser that someone posts up here. I believe they are from Florida, and they have an expedition trailer the take with it. Blue FJ40, pretty decked out. I was trying to show my friend and couldn't remember the username but I know he has posted here.

 

[RWBeringer4x4]

Need a little help. Looking for picture of a cruiser that someone posts up here. I believe they are from Florida, and they have an expedition trailer the take with it. Blue FJ40, pretty decked out. I was trying to show my friend and couldn't remember the username but I know he has posted here.

My UZJ40 Build - 2UZ iForce V8 and a750f 5spd auto

Finished reading the whole build. Very inspiring. From some of the later pictures it looks like you changed the air intake and maybe the placement of the horns. If so, what is the reasoning for this? Thank you. I moved a few things around in the engine bay after a few thousand miles. I...

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This one? I believe it got sold to a guy in Florida but not 100% on that...either way that's the most decked out, bluish FJ40 with an expedition trailer I'm aware of. It was an awesome build.

 

[FJBen]

My UZJ40 Build - 2UZ iForce V8 and a750f 5spd auto

Finished reading the whole build. Very inspiring. From some of the later pictures it looks like you changed the air intake and maybe the placement of the horns. If so, what is the reasoning for this? Thank you. I moved a few things around in the engine bay after a few thousand miles. I...

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This one? I believe it got sold to a guy in Florida but not 100% on that...either way that's the most decked out, bluish FJ40 with an expedition trailer I'm aware of. It was an awesome build.

It's not that one, although that one is super sweet. It's a smurf blue one. Looks very similar to this:

 

[Rooster47]

@FJBen Maybe this one?

What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week?

What went wrong with it? Cracks, leaks, it didn't fit right, it seemed like the cooling fins and tubes were super thin and fragile. OEM 4 core is still available, pricey but cheaper than an engine rebuild. There are folks that successfully run aluminum radiators without problems, I...

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[ChewyGoBrap]

4" lift, 10" wheels, 32 11.50/15 BFG Mudders and new exhaust from manifolds back.

 

[Toyo_Judson]

4" lift, 10" wheels, 32 11.50/15 BFG Mudders and new exhaust from manifolds back.

Pics or it didn't happen... lol

 

[ChewyGoBrap]

Pics or it didn't happen... lol

4" spring under lift 66 FJ40

Wife got cancer 3.5 years ago so Chewy has been on hold. FINALLY: Some pictures of Chewy lifted after all these years. 305 V8 1st member and all the rest is Toyota from 3 speed down, (other than the 4" lift). Question: I just rebuilt the center arm last week because of too much play, but do...

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[FJBen]

@FJBen Maybe this one?

What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week?

What went wrong with it? Cracks, leaks, it didn't fit right, it seemed like the cooling fins and tubes were super thin and fragile. OEM 4 core is still available, pricey but cheaper than an engine rebuild. There are folks that successfully run aluminum radiators without problems, I...

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Thats it! No wonder I couldn't find it, only 8 posts from him. Thanks!

 

[YoYoHo]

I let a heap of Smoke out of the wiring loom, should make it easier to find the issue when it clears

One day this 36 year old Truck will be Free of PO enhancements

 

[Pierps]

What in the smelly hell?!? Did you strip that green/red wire after the incident, or was it already stripped like that?!?

 

[YoYoHo]

That was all ass seen. The green wire you see was then bare for about 8 ft it even went up in flames . That is one of the down sides to 24V it fries much quicker than 12V. In this case the PO had a feed wire earthed so when the hazards got turned on it created one as opposed to warned off it ( educated guess as a bit hard to say for sure, came in with electrical issues and PO Mods ) . Sad thing was I turned them on from outside of car and then walked around to check they were all working. Noticed they were not and then saw smoke and opened door and saw flames and killed the power. Could have been much worse. It only fried the loom, the switch and burnt one of these rare little intermittent buggers.

 

[cruiserkev]

My 40 has had the infamous "cruiser lean" since I bought it in '95. No matter what lift or shackles I used, the drivers side always was lower. Not everyone noticed it but I sure did. Finally fabricated some leveling blocks and installed them on the passenger side springs yesterday. No more leaning cruiser of Pisa!

 

[cruiserboy14]

@cruiserkev what did you use? my cruiser leans pretty good as well.

 

[cruiserkev]

@cruiserkev what did you use? my cruiser leans pretty good as well.

I used some 3/8 inch bar stock I had laying around, cut to length and drilled for the center pin. New u bolts as well. Passenger side dropped about 3/4 of an inch which leveled things out.

 

[MartynFJ4071]

Moved house and got the Cruiser onto a tow truck. Not super exciting but I did get to coast it down a hill and try out the steering and the brakes for the first time.

 

[pb4ugo]

To cure my cruiser lean, instead of lowering the high side, I made an installed a longer shackle for the low side.

 

[cruiserboy14]

the cruiser lean is a known factory issue. in fact Toyota used to have a fix kit for it that was sent out to dealers. I may still have the directions somewhere. but they no longer provide it.

 

[pb4ugo]

the cruiser lean is a known factory issue. in fact Toyota used to have a fix kit for it that was sent out to dealers. I may still have the directions somewhere. but they no longer provide it.

It's similar to what cruiserkev describes making.

 

[Skydog]

Soooo. ... To earn some needed side money that I will use in part to directly help jump-start the rebuild of my 1979 FJ40 - I'm helping UPS to deliver packages within a prestigious residential country club via my own car ... How Coolio Is That !! ...

~Skydogger

 

[4Cruisers]

Soooo. ... To earn some needed side money that I will use in part to directly help jump-start the rebuild of my 1979 FJ40 - I'm helping UPS to deliver packages within a prestigious residential country club via my own car ... How Coolio Is That !! ...
~Skydogger

As your side business expands, you'll need to buy one of these: