It has “character”...Drove it to lowes to get some stuff, someone in a heep said it was a cool truck but it needed some work.Sad but true.
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What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week?
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then it will really be ready to off-road.
Ditched the gray for the engine and mixed up some custom metallic green to match.
Opened one up for new Dentures. 
Axle swap from drum to disk. Put disk axle together during Covid time. Finally have a week to install..
Tough to do alone. I figure I only have a couple of these projects left in my old body...
Axle swap from drum to disk. Put disk axle together during Covid time. Finally have a week to install.. Tough to do alone. I figure I only have a couple of these projects left in my old body...
Went to Harbor Freight this weekend. Saw 16 j**ps in the 8 mile round trip and 0 other LCs. Got more waves and head nods than all them combined. Stayed in the parking lot for 10 minutes answering questions. I'd rather have the "cool truck" that needs work.Drove it to lowes to get some stuff, someone in a heep said it was a cool truck but it needed some work.
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Damn right!Went to Harbor Freight this weekend. Saw 16 j**ps in the 8 mile round trip and 0 other LCs. Got more waves and head nods than all them combined. Stayed in the parking lot for 10 minutes answering questions. I'd rather have the "cool truck" that needs work.
Mine's due out today==final work was a shorted out turn signal.
Looks fixable.bought a parts truck for $800, going to use the Top for my 72!
I saw it on FB. Unfortunately, it doesn’t have what I need. Good price for the parts.
Just needed the top and was willing to pay that alone for a nice top. Can make back most of it selling off the rest, so win-win!
worth it for the price, decent flip up's are hard to find.bought a parts truck for $800, going to use the Top for my 72!
Took the cruiser to the shop to get the valves adjusted. They were overdue
by 30000 miles. The “ Big Red Car“ as my niece calls it , runs much better now.
by 30000 miles. The “ Big Red Car“ as my niece calls it , runs much better now.
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bought a parts truck for $800, going to use the Top for my 72!
I wouldn't toss the reverse light housing. 73 reverse lights are hard to find. Have never explored how much brighter a lamp could be used in the bigger housing but has to be better than the 68-72 housing. Many of these are missing the lense but think a plastic lens with a cool LED would be a great option.
already have people asking me about it!
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Installed Apple Airtag to be able to find FJ40 if it wanders. Cheap option for GPS tracking and installed a kill switch. If somebody really wants the FJ40, I'm sure they will find a way. Hopefully the kill switch/horn will irritate them or at least slow them down. Here is the wiring diagram that I found on the internet that I used. I installed the horn inside the cab under the dash. I ignored the neutral safety switch in the diagram, it was not an option on my 1973 FJ40. 
said I'd follow up on wheel fitment. Turns out the split rims do have one spot that hits the tundra caliper. The clearance bump for the inner tube valve stem has about 3/16" of the edge of the bump hit. So made them fit anyways.
moved on to the steering. Still a work in progress.
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Installed Apple Airtag to be able to find FJ40 if it wanders. Cheap option for GPS tracking and installed a kill switch. If somebody really wants the FJ40, I'm sure they will find a way. Hopefully the kill switch/horn will irritate them or at least slow them down. Here is the wiring diagram that I found on the internet that I used. I installed the horn inside the cab under the dash. I ignored the neutral safety switch in the diagram, it was not an option on my 1973 FJ40.
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What you need is a second relay the is double pole single throw. Need to ground the one side of the coil then the wire going to the horn go to the other side of the coil. Now get a 12 volt power source to one side of each pole. Other side of the poles one to the horn and the other back to the positive side of the coil. That way once the relay is triggered the coil still has power and continues to keep the horn going. Just need a second hidden switch that breaks the new power to shut it off. If the ignition switch isn't you can switch the power back on. This way instead split second of the horn until the ignition switch is stopped the horn keeps going. Label the second relay HOLDING RELAY. Personally like breaking the wire going to coil verses the starter. Or just pull the rotor out of the distributor. Someone is not as likely to be looking to turn a kill switch if the engine turning over. Also on a 73 unless it has an automatic transmission there is no neutral switch.