What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week?

[Billyfj7312ht]

A Block Island Cowhorn!

Similar, they were built by descendants of the infamous Bounty mutineers against Captain William Bligh in boatsheds for whaling and cargo movement from ships to shore called "lighters" They got bigger, wider and deeper as the Island needed more supplies, made from local Pine and spotted gum.

Rant over....

 

[Pighead]

Went to the local LandCruisers club meeting, another LandCruiser showed up. So i parked next to it.

Edit: @pardion

 

[Chungas Revenge]

New gasket

 

[Gappy]

Before and after. I had the bezel stripped and repainted then I painted the grille a contrasting color so the new "Toyota" badge would pop to maybe reduce the number of Jeep waves, assuming the jeep owner can read.

 

[cruiserinsanity]

Sorry, wrong thread.

 

[tls3601]

I'll second this. I was really surprised that I could actually feel a difference. I think the biggest difference is that the crossmember between the rear body mount and the next one in had rubbed through the OEM canvas spacer and it was metal on metal. When I hit big bumps, I think there was a clunking coming from this interface that is now gone.

I’ll third this! Made a huge difference on my ‘78. Next will be the ‘76. And who thought a 40 could be quieter???? Ha ha

 

[Brian/99uzj100]

Towed it 200 miles home from the engine builder with my 100.

250 miles into the break in, and everything is running smooth.


My carb was rebuilt by Marlin Czajkowski of @Marlin Crawler fame. Who knew he rebuilt cruiser carbs? What a talented guy, not to mention a quality individual, and all around nice dude he is. My carb needed some special attention because of shoddy prior rebuilds, but he was up to the challenge.
The carb works as good as it looks too.

 

[sterling]

Mounted splash guard I found little info on:

FJ40 Splashguards - Where do they go?

These splashguards came in a box of parts with my 1979 FJ40. Can anyone tell me, or better yet send a picture of, precisely where they attach to the frame? Thanks, Ted

forum.ih8mud.com

If you have this:

Mount in front of the right rear p.s. side tire to protect fuel filler neck, 4 bolts total 2 top/bottom:1979 May FJ40

 

[cims1970fj40]

Brought my 40 to my house finally. Bought my 40 from my dad about 5-6 years ago. It’s been at his house the whole time up until today. I’m excited about having to just walk into the garage to work on it vs doing at my dads. Now I need to buy some tools.

 

[thatcabledude]

Refurbed an ashtray to swap with an A/C vent and installed a new plate from @shipmag

 

[EWheeler]

Re-wired the rear of the truck and un did some really poor work from a PO. I used a junction block, same as the front fender uses that will allow me to add a trailer plug later on without any hassle. Wrapped all wires in @Coolerman ‘s harness tape, then wrapped with some fabric tape i got off ebay.

Also removed the top and went out for a ride with the pup! Was a great day.

 

[ToyotaMatt]

 

[ToyotaMatt]

 

[cruisermatt]

Tom @papabeach and I took his fresh 40 build on a 1200 mile test drive up to NC for the ONSC Relic Run! We wheeled up every trail at Uwharrie and had a blast, the drive home was pretty cold though

 

[ceylonfj40nut]

It was time.View attachment 2973538

Part #’s you can share?

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Great Vid Matt.

 

[CruisingTheLand]

Part #’s you can share?

I went with this kit:

Poly Body Mount Set for '58 to '78 Land Cruiser FJ40 BJ40

Polyurethane body mount set for '58 to 12/'78 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40, BJ40. Superior to stock rubber mounts in terms of durability and strength while offering a smooth ride. View instructions

www.cityracerllc.com

 

[Living in the Past]

Spent some time the last few days cleaning up the land of forgotten/neglected projects.

Was pretty scary before.

 

[Skreddy]

I pulled a 2F apart and found out I need a new pair of rod bolts. Bearings should be fine with a 3 stone hone?

 

[Chungas Revenge]

I pulled a 2F apart and found out I need a new pair of rod bolts. Bearings should be fine with a 3 stone hone?View attachment 2977056View attachment 2977057

I think you could straighten those rod bolts out with a blow torch and a pair of Vice-Grips....Just say'en.