What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (58 Viewers)

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Beautiful ! Love the color
 
Been waiting a long time for this post. I upgraded my garage!

The before photo

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... and the after photo (13 years after).
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It was restored by Amazonia 4x4
It was manufactured in November 1971 so I don't know if I have a 1971 or 1972 FJ40. I did add A/C so I can drive it in the Summer and got a Holley EFI Sniper (although I have no clue what anything other than RPM means).
Wow, looks fantastic and I love the blue! Congratulations!
 
Custom rear bumper for @fjdiesel

Jason
Trail Tailor

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Secured the T and flex line to the ‘76 axle on the front of my +/- July ‘74. I say +/- because there are more donor parts than original… I lost count after 36… probably about 45 donors now. The steering pump alone was built out of 3 pumps.
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Should hold it securely. Even beating on it with a hammer to “adjust” it will barely make it move.

When the weather is a touch dryer I’ll hit the axle with a splash of paint and it’ll be “done”.
 
Drained the radiator, transmission, and transfer case. Removed the transmission tunnel and drive shafts. Up next, remove the transmission and transfer case. Lots of cleaning in my future!

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Looks like mine did, PO used Chocolate Milk in the transmission!
 
Factory mirror inspiration from @RevISK .
Best bang for the buck since headlight upgrade, Toyota part 87901-55012. Minimal Dremel work to install.
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Factory mirror inspiration from @RevISK .
Best bang for the buck since headlight upgrade, Toyota part 87901-55012. Minimal Dremel work to install.
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I’ll have to find the mod thread. I really do hate those plastic mirrors. They crack to fast here in Arizona..
 
Is that part number just the mirror or the whole assembly?
Its the mirror head itself only, modified to fit factory arm via Dremel tool.
 
I’ll have to find the mod thread. I really do hate those plastic mirrors. They crack to fast here in Arizona..
That is the exact reason I did this!
My passenger side has the cracks from overtightening in an effort to get it to stay put.

Nice piece of heavy OEM goodness for not a lot of cash.
 
Looks like mine did, PO used Chocolate Milk in the transmission!

That is often a sign of water in the oil from water crossings. When I bought my 73 Ford 30 years ago that's what came out of the transfer case. A tear down revealed it needed a rebuild as it had rust scored bearings and races, the rest of the parts could be cleaned up and reused.
 
That is the exact reason I did this!
My passenger side has the cracks from overtightening in an effort to get it to stay put.

Nice piece of heavy OEM goodness for not a lot of cash.
My PS mirror was a floppy mess and cracked at all the pinch points. Would never stand at attention, as it were.
While these are a tad smaller, they are convex and really improve the Field Of View, plus they are metal where it counts.
I completely agree that this is one of those cheap and easy mods that pay dividends far higher than the cost of entry.
 

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