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What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week?
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Swapped out the wheels and tires from white to black. I actually like the looks of both so sort of a toss up.
You bring up a 49 year old memory… I gotta go with the white …..here’s why
Jackman 8 spoke wheels and Armstrong Tru-Trac Tires
frankly they both look good!!
Jackman 8 spoke wheels and Armstrong Tru-Trac Tires
frankly they both look good!!
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White wagon wheels just look proper on an FJ40.
I went from white, to black - to factory grey. Gotta say, I'm partial to the original look:
What year is that? I have a '79 that I am trying to determine if the washer goes in the hood that was from a different year, or the top of the windshield frame which I think that frame is from '79 and also has a nozzle hole at the top.
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Finally was able to paint match my new spare wheel to the gray wheels on my truck. I went to one of those auto paint shops and found that Valspar S4736 gray was very close to what was on my other wheels. Had them mix it in a spray can to shoot the spare and it turned out great. Took advantage of the long holiday weekend and went for a cruise afterwards and took a few photos.
My 5/79 is at the top of the windshield. The one in my hood is a blank “dummy”, original hood. The tubing in the windshield frame has a habit of clogging, I ran a new hose all the way to the nozzle. You have the option of running to the hood if you decide you like that location better.
Freshened up the shine on the ol tail pipe.
If I were ever to choose to comment on another man’s tailpipe…….I would certainly compliment yours. But there is something about doing so that just feels wrong!
Compliments are fine, almost welcomed...touching however would be considered a party foul.
Adjusted valves - they were good.
Started the shakedown drive phase of the project.
Brakes need looking at again (leaky, boiling over, intermittent working)
Sniper throttle gets stuck open randomly (4k rpm sounds good with the big exhaust). Turns out the carb gasket was thick and catching the butterflies. Trimmed that and it seemed fine.
Moved to an electric fan setup (that was a debacle)
Can't figure out a wierd rubbing noise and there's an odd knocking that happens when warm. It sounds like light rod knock (same frequency) but when I ear scoped it it wasn't coming from pan/block/or head. Hmmm.
Still leaks in places. It's loud AF cruising (gotta get smaller pipes or better muffler). It doesn't stop occasionally, but it steers like a tractor, turns like a tractor and cruises alright.
It feels good to be in the shakedown phase after almost a year.
Started the shakedown drive phase of the project.
Brakes need looking at again (leaky, boiling over, intermittent working)
Sniper throttle gets stuck open randomly (4k rpm sounds good with the big exhaust). Turns out the carb gasket was thick and catching the butterflies. Trimmed that and it seemed fine.
Moved to an electric fan setup (that was a debacle)
Can't figure out a wierd rubbing noise and there's an odd knocking that happens when warm. It sounds like light rod knock (same frequency) but when I ear scoped it it wasn't coming from pan/block/or head. Hmmm.
Still leaks in places. It's loud AF cruising (gotta get smaller pipes or better muffler). It doesn't stop occasionally, but it steers like a tractor, turns like a tractor and cruises alright.
It feels good to be in the shakedown phase after almost a year.
Finally finished my center arm rebuild. I used the rebuild kit from cruiser corps. Not happy with it. I had to file the spline to get it to seat but it only went on ⅓ of the way. Put in the original spline…. Fit like a glove! I used the rest of the new kit though
I had the exact same sticking issue when I installed my sniper…. And solved the same way (just a small sliver of gasket was protruding abut 1/16” into one of the ports)…. Was an easy fix once I figured out the issue, but that diagnosis took awhile…
We installed new seats. The factory seat brackets were wonky and required cutting and welding. After riding in my 40 my husband now wants the same seats for his 60. 
This is my truck, it is a 77.
been working on a little reassembly this week. I've owned this one for 20 years and it's always had a bit of a swiss cheese floor. Looking forward to driving it without water or mud splashing up the back of my seat.
I'd like to finish installing everything but all the parts look great in my office (painting parts in my office basement).
I'd like to finish installing everything but all the parts look great in my office (painting parts in my office basement).
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Thanks. It's not perfect - but better than it was and good enough for who it's for. In the fall of 2021 I decided to patch a few holes in my floor.
It escalated quite a bit from there. Lots of new OEM parts, all new weatherstrips and a few resto-mod upgrades.
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