What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (16 Viewers)

[bernardbar3]

We did 3.5 hour drive from Bogotá to Villa de Leyva yesterday to experience the start of the Christmas season here in Colombia . It was a great opportunity to shakedown the Land Cruiser. We made it safely with no surprises. Enjoy a few pictures. Seasons Greetings!

View attachment 3501429

View attachment 3501430

View attachment 3501431

 

[tls3601]

The season is finally over and we are in the days where we dont see people on the beach so I decided to take the Hasselblad and fj40 out for a photoshoot. View attachment 3499241View attachment 3499242

Nothing produces color right out of the camera like Hasselblad! What camera did you use on this picture? Nicely done

 

[bernardbar3]

We did 3.5 hour drive from Bogotá to Villa de Leyva yesterday to experience the start of the Christmas season here in Colombia . It was a great opportunity to shakedown the Land Cruiser. We made it safely with no surprises. Enjoy a few pictures. Seasons Greetings!

View attachment 3501429

View attachment 3501430

View attachment 3501431

 

[Green Bean]

Talk about getting into minutia... Front seat bracket retainer pins. Our 1970 only had cotter pins. I found a used pair of brackets with some retainer pins still attached. I decided to try and replicate the pins with some stainless rod and chain. Results shown below:

Factory Original Retainer pin and chain on right, My attempt to replicate on the left.

An Original Retainer Pin(?) on the bottom.

Finished result:

 

[Living in the Past]

Talk about getting into minutia... Front seat bracket retainer pins. Our 1970 only had cotter pins. I found a used pair of brackets with some retainer pins still attached. I decided to try and replicate the pins with some stainless rod and chain. Results shown below:

Factory Original Retainer pin and chain on right, My attempt to replicate on the left.
View attachment 3502315
An Original Retainer Pin(?) on the bottom.
View attachment 3502316

Finished result:

View attachment 3502317

View attachment 3502318

Have you ever seen the earlier version that was a cast pin? Not around my 10/69 70 model but pretty sure it has the cast pins. I know my 9/67 68 model did. Replaced the stock seats forty years ago. Who knows may one of older cruisers here could have them. I pretty sure the the rolled pin were used too. I have a few of those as well.

 

[red66toy]

Talk about getting into minutia... Front seat bracket retainer pins. Our 1970 only had cotter pins. I found a used pair of brackets with some retainer pins still attached. I decided to try and replicate the pins with some stainless rod and chain. Results shown below:

Factory Original Retainer pin and chain on right, My attempt to replicate on the left.
View attachment 3502315
An Original Retainer Pin(?) on the bottom.
View attachment 3502316

Finished result:

View attachment 3502317

View attachment 3502318

Awesome! I need to venture down this path as well. I’m missing mine.

 

[Green Bean]

Have you ever seen the earlier version that was a cast pin? Not around my 10/69 70 model but pretty sure it has the cast pins. I know my 9/67 68 model did. Replaced the stock seats forty years ago. Who knows may one of older cruisers here could have them. I pretty sure the the rolled pin were used too. I have a few of those as well.

One of the Seat Brackets that I purchased had a square-headed pin but it looked like it had maybe been shortened in its lifetime. These are really cool but I couldn't figure out a way to replicate. I bet @red66toy could knock some out.

 

[Green Bean]

There was a lot of wind noise and I could see daylight around the closed doors. At speed, the whistle noise was annoying. Generally, I try and avoid anything with the word "Universal" as i found that such products universally don't fit. However, I went ahead and sprung for some adhesive backed weatherstripping that I found on Summit. It surprisingly seems to be working just fine and things are much quieter although I sure wouldn't put it in a car wash.

 

[Living in the Past]

One of the Seat Brackets that I purchased had a square-headed pin but it looked like it had maybe been shortened in its lifetime. These are really cool but I couldn't figure out a way to replicate. I bet @red66toy could knock some out.

View attachment 3502383

View attachment 3502384

That is like the ones I have. Does look shortened. Biggest difference was they were still steel color not rust brown.

 

[igotta40]

Met 78crzr & Steve at Post Houston Coffee & Cars this morning…..

 

[middlecalf]

Anyone seen different diameter seat pins? I have an original pin set from my '65 40, and those pins are bigger in diameter than the holes in the original seat brackets in my '63 45, so they don't fit in those holes. ??

 

[knuckle47]

Today was a touch over 60 degrees and the warm sun was rejuvenating. I’d gotten a load of great stuff done outside today as a result. This flag thing has been sitting new in the bag for probably 17 years and the pole was always in the way. Finally found a reason to use it

Family thinks I’m crazy…. What’s crazy is a 71 year old guy on top of an 8’ ladder with a bum knee

 

[igotta40]

Today was a touch over 60 degrees and the warm sun was rejuvenating. I’d gotten a load of great stuff done outside today as a result. This flag thing has been sitting new in the bag for probably 17 years and the pole was always in the way. Finally found a reason to use it
View attachment 3502553
Family thinks I’m crazy…. What’s crazy is a 71 year old guy on top of an 8’ ladder with a bum knee

What part of Jersey? I had family in Cape May.

 

[MatthewMcD]

Parking Brake rebuild and hood rust remediation, clean up and alignment. My assistant is sleeping on the job.

 

[fj40fillet]

There was a lot of wind noise and I could see daylight around the closed doors. At speed, the whistle noise was annoying. Generally, I try and avoid anything with the word "Universal" as i found that such products universally don't fit. However, I went ahead and sprung for some adhesive backed weatherstripping that I found on Summit. It surprisingly seems to be working just fine and things are much quieter although I sure wouldn't put it in a car wash.

View attachment 3502422

View attachment 3502415


View attachment 3502421

U might consider loosening the door catch hoop that bolts to the tub and move the hood in towards the console. That should reduce that door gap and make it seal properly.

 

[fj40fillet]

Center photo is of the inside of the door repaired. Other two are of the outside door skin getting replaced. A technique I learned from a guy on youtube called Fitzee who is an incredible metal worker where you place the new panel over the old existing one being replaced. Grind a weld gap through both of them and pry the existing side of the panel, in the pics the painted side up flush to the new panel. Tack weld it and grind more along the seam. Once ground away, remove the old rusty panel. It works great.

 

[Sky King]

Test fitted my front replacement fenders today before painting. At least 3 or 4 holes on each one either needed new holes drilled or the holes egged out a bit to line up. That and a little bit of tweaking the shape here and there and they are ready to go. I'm not complaining, I got the pair for $100.00.

 

[knuckle47]

What part of Jersey? I had family in Cape May.

I’m about 25 minutes southeast of Six Flags Great Adventure. Cape May is about 90 minutes away for me. Loved going there for decades but haven’t been in 15 years or better same for Wildwood

 

[Forest Pig]

Continued grinding on the Forest Found 55…passenger side rocker off due to an abundance of Oregon getting into it over the years…drivers rear corner smash damage cut off and Oregon discovered all up in it…Spitzenagle work ALL around the truck plus hood off, cowl off, grill off…tail gate dents repaired. Lots more to do-clearly

 

[knuckle47]

@Green Bean …. I seem to be a little lost on your seat bracket pins…. Where exactly are these located on the seat? Is this model or year specific? I don’t know that I have something like this on my 40