What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week?
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Might want to do a FOD check on those tires before driving on the flight line with those "Lawn Darts"
I got cowboy a new garage!
macdaddy59
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Sandblasted the ambulance doors driver door and windshield frame
macdaddy59
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Man I hate rust so I used Eastwood's rust encapsulator anywhere I could get a brush to and then used Eastwwod's chassis encapsulator with the long spray tube to paint inside of all of the tubes inside the doors and windshield then gave them 3 coats of 2K epoxy primer
Organized my tools, flares, leather gloves, etc into a De Walt tool bag. Soft emergency stuff goes into a duffle (Army blankets, sleeping bag cover,, paracord, etc.) Ready to pack depending on trip.
Removed the body mounts... a lot more difficult than I expected as they were all completely rusted tight and there was just no easy way to access several of them. Ended up giving my sawzall and angle grinder a good workout and after 3 dirty hours finally got them all out. Plan to start installing the new mounts tomorrow evening and hopefully it will go smoother than the removal.
Skreddy
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Today I got all my front sheetmetal lined up and snugged down. Filled trans and t-case with oil and headed to get a battery and fire it up! Got back to a leaking t-case rear output, but I think I installed the seal too deep and forgot to replace it. Also found out my new battery, that I seriously doubted would fit but was assured it was correct; is way too big to fit the stock tray. Like 1.5” too wide and 2.5” too long to fit. So maybe in a few days when I get the seal and new battery the firing off will commence. Paint for top and bezel should be here any day...
Life keeps getting in the way of putting it back together, but I’m plugging away anyway. Seats rips are repaired to trail truck standards and started painting the color princess chose- SEM bluebird brown. Ran out of paint, so waiting on a delivery of more. It’s nice not living in the city, but you got wait on supplies sometimes. Could of sworn I took pictures...
In between coats, I started in on the dash. It’ll never be this accessible again. Hope I got everything right. Pedal bucket was the biggest struggle, but today I got it and the steering column in place.
So I get to this point and notice I have matching cracks in the bottom corners of the dash
I don’t remember seeing them before the assembly stage. I suppose they may have been there all along, not sure. There’s no other evidence of abuse by the blaster or painter, so I suppose they are old.
I’ll have to stew on this matter. Probably drill a hole to stop the crack/tear and weld it up. Problem is the fresh paint is not encouraging to fix it.
In between coats, I started in on the dash. It’ll never be this accessible again. Hope I got everything right. Pedal bucket was the biggest struggle, but today I got it and the steering column in place.
I don’t remember seeing them before the assembly stage. I suppose they may have been there all along, not sure. There’s no other evidence of abuse by the blaster or painter, so I suppose they are old.
That’s a really nice looking color and cruiser!
Haven’t done much with the cruiser itself but been cleaning the garage for a couple of nights in the last week while the wife was at work. That’s the only time I can get rid of things without her know exactly what I’m getting rid of.
My cruiser has been at my dads since the day I bought it from him a few years ago and making the room in my garage to bring it home and actually get more things done to it.
My cruiser has been at my dads since the day I bought it from him a few years ago and making the room in my garage to bring it home and actually get more things done to it.
Make pairs of rocker panels today..
Mtntopper
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Never noticed that on mine until you said something. Thanks for sharing, I'll add it to the list!
Yeah I don’t know if it predates this current tear down or not. I’ve never heard of it being a common issue. Truth is I’m pretty ham fisted and it’s likely my fault. Fortunately, this isn’t a show and shine project, so minor imperfections don’t bother me much. Which is good because my daily driver has seen better days, but it runs like a top, so why get rid of it.
Skreddy
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My 71 was cracked there on both sides. I welded and finished them off prior to paint. I went over mine with a fine tooth comb and took notes prior to primer/paint. Still found a couple little things I missed, but I’ll never tell what they are....
Bought a 1979 after being fj40less for 23 years. Feels good to be back in it! Full fluid changes and compression check. Number 6 is at 100 all other cylinders 145-150. Burnt valve! Or maybe just adjustment needed?
I was also curious and, well damn...
They match the micro cracks behind my hood latches.
They match the micro cracks behind my hood latches.
MAR FJ40
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Received some goodies from Kurt/Chris at Cruiser Outfitters.
Over the past week I’ve been busy. Installed OME lift kit. Picked it up from Torfab in Everett, WA. Easy to work with and had some real time help which is always appreciated.
Once the new lift was on, I had a little clearance issue getting into the garage.
So I spent these last few days remodeling the garage door. My garage is just about falling over, so it was a bit of a PITA trying to get things plum, square and level. The old garage door sat too low when opened, never closed right and was rotting away. I made a set of barn doors, and increased my clearance by 10 inches.
Once the new lift was on, I had a little clearance issue getting into the garage.
So I spent these last few days remodeling the garage door. My garage is just about falling over, so it was a bit of a PITA trying to get things plum, square and level. The old garage door sat too low when opened, never closed right and was rotting away. I made a set of barn doors, and increased my clearance by 10 inches.