What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (39 Viewers)

[Chungas Revenge]

A fair number of TLC 40 series rear heater hard lines have gone the way of the great white Buffalo. I’ve seen some interesting mods done with “soft lines”- . I used a silicon hose as a way around a lack of available hard lines and I’m getting ready to use a MILSPEC soft line on my next plumbing job as well. This time in black (inside funny).

Looks nice @Green Bean ....

 

[imyahucklbrry]

My current battery tray is ‘previously’ buggered up so………. Although new ones can still be had, I got myself one in solid shape (thanks to @letterman52) , cleaned her up, primed and coated with rubberized spray -
Time to go battery shopping!

 

[Green Bean]

Did you run soft lines to the rear heater?

I ended up using Gates 5/8" heater hose.

 

[imyahucklbrry]

Stripped, blasted, powder coated OEM Jack. Thanks to @kevos37 for supplying the jack.

Powder coat: Prismatic powders Caterpillar Yellow II (PSS-2550) for body, Super Chrome (USS-4482) for threads on top post.


Here's the before and after shots:

Original
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Coated
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Bout too pretty to use now……

 

[Imurdaddy]

Put in a new turn signal switch and assembly in my ‘71,
but still have a short to the 5 amp gauges (fuel, temp, oil pressure)

 

[phroger]

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1) 3.5 inches 2) 2 1/16 inches (between 1/16 and 1/8 to be technical)
1979 40 series firewall VIN not measured by a professional

Thanks a million!

 

[JDNs78FJ40]

Restored a period correct bottle jack I bought in the classifieds. This was a fun little project. The zip tie trick for getting the extension back in worked perfectly!

 

[Ackcruisers]

@JDNs78FJ40 amazing job. What did you use to finish the inside column and crank top threaded shaft?

 

[steveola]

Restored a period correct bottle jack I bought in the classifieds. This was a fun little project. The zip tie trick for getting the extension back in worked perfectly!
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Incredible job.

 

[JDNs78FJ40]

@JDNs78FJ40 amazing job. What did you use to finish the inside column and crank top threaded shaft?

I soaked all the parts in evapo rust for 24 hours to get rid of all the rust and then used a small wire brush to clean them up. Coated the inside of the column and threads on the extension in fluid film and they turned out nice.

 

[-MaTTi-]

Selfmade manifold and Holset backwards.

Heat shield still fits:

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Road testing new bulbs. LED vice conventional.

 

[RodrigzCrzr]

Road testing new bulbs. LED vice conventional.

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Something else on my to do list for my 40!

 

[Flatlanderfj40]

Out of hibernation in KS.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

That passenger in the rear window is priceless.....

Out of hibernation in KS.

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[Flatlanderfj40]

That passenger in the rear window is priceless.....

Which one?

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Well played....

 

[fjc-man]

Are they both doodles?

 

[Xylonmedia]

I’ve spent a couple hours a night for the last week digging my project out from under five years of accumulated junk. Hoping to get her on the road for the first time in almost 10 years.

 

[grenade]

new boots.