What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week?

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MatthewMcD said:
Did you already have the jack and other parts or was that a recent find? Would love to get those for mine.
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I just ordered jack parts from japan on this site. Cheap too. People in the states think they have a pot of gold when they sell this stuff on eBay. Standard Tool for 1975 - 1980 Toyota LAND CRUISER FJ43 | General sales region, , 18026069-936597 - https://www.megazip.net/zapchasti-dlya-avtomobilej/toyota/land-cruiser-38286/fj43-56584/fj43l-kcw-936597/standard-tool-18026069
 
This past weekend I started on my 40's interior project. I test fit the OEM roll bar and short jump seats before they get powder coated. Roll bar is getting powdered gloss black. Jump seats I'm not sure, black is correct for my year. But I think the factory pewter color would look better. Any input? After the roll bar and short jump seat project is complete I have a pair of OEM bucket seats with the metal backs to install. Everything is getting new gray SOR covers, foam, and OEM hardware.

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rfitzpatrick said:
I finished rebuilding my manual steering box this weekend. I removed all of the shims and left the spacer, but I still have roughly 3 inches of play in the steering wheel. Not perfect, but much better than before. After I buttoned everything up, I went for a little drive to test it out.

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75mm (around 3") is within spec. Sounds good :)
 
fj40fillet said:
I just ordered jack parts from japan on this site. Cheap too. People in the states think they have a pot of gold when they sell this stuff on eBay. Standard Tool for 1975 - 1980 Toyota LAND CRUISER FJ43 | General sales region, , 18026069-936597 - https://www.megazip.net/zapchasti-dlya-avtomobilej/toyota/land-cruiser-38286/fj43-56584/fj43l-kcw-936597/standard-tool-18026069
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Well, thanks…I had just spent $182 on megazip last week… clicking on your link cost me another $260.00 tonight. What kills me is seeing all of the great parts details and then looking to the right side of the page and seeing almost nothing available…the stuff you can still get is a life saver though.

Don’t forget Amayama.com too.
 
bernardbar3 said:
These are the 17inch FJ Cruiser steelies. Will I need spacers for these. Planning to run. 10.5 inch wide tire.
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I have them on my 40 with no spacers. 255/75/17 tires. No issues.
 
405 said:
This past weekend I started on my 40's interior project. I test fit the OEM roll bar and short jump seats before they get powder coated. Roll bar is getting powdered gloss black. Jump seats I'm not sure, black is correct for my year. But I think the factory pewter color would look better. Any input? After the roll bar and short jump seat project is complete I have a pair of OEM bucket seats with the metal backs to install. Everything is getting new gray SOR covers, foam, and OEM hardware.

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Loving this! Want to do the same on my 43. My long jump seats will not fit between the roll bar hoops 🥹

Keep with the upgrade interior!
 
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Put it in winter storage/project mode. A hard decision.. but I also want to get on with the 4 speed swap. Last time I drove it, there were some non-confidence inspiring sounds coming from the 3speed. Hahaha.
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bernardbar3 said:
Love this red! Good luck with the newer 4 speed. Keep us posted.
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Thanks! I need to figure out what this red is. :D It’s some Toyota red but unsure. It was painted many years ago by my dad who just picked a red on his own.
 
red66toy said:
Put it in winter storage/project mode. A hard decision.. but I also want to get on with the 4 speed swap. Last time I drove it, there were some non-confidence inspiring sounds coming from the 3speed. Hahaha.
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Will you be keeping the original T-case with vacuum engagement? If you would, it would be great if you document the swap and the list of parts that you sourced.
Thanks.
 
Green Bean said:
Will you be keeping the original T-case with vacuum engagement? If you would, it would be great if you document the swap and the list of parts that you sourced.
Thanks.
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Yeah the goal is just the 4 speed, everything else is stock. I’ll be sure to document everything. Currently hunting down the right pullers to buy for the 4 speed refresh.
 
Performed a “wire-ectomy”. Removed about 3 feet of excess wire loom from the Toyota headlight upgrade kit. The excess had been coiled and zip tied but wasn’t as clean as needed. Similarly, some miscellaneous wires under the hood were shortened and put into small diameter woven loom wrap for a cleaner look. Finally, while on the operating table, removed the Dakota Digital instrument cluster and cut out several feet of excess wires and wrapped with 3m loom wrap. Afterwards it was refreshing to see a big pile of wires in the trash.
 
CondeCruiser said:
I have them on my 40 with no spacers. 255/75/17 tires. No issues.
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Finally got my new shoes on. Found a great deal on five clean, matching FJC wheels. 255/75/17. Fit fine, no spacers. Waiting on some bolts to mount the spare tire carrier.

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