What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week?

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cruiserboy14 said:
Saw this and thought of everyone up north. My hometown in rust belt included.

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Could be worse… I really wasn’t happy when the salt truck merged in front of me. A couple miles down the road I passed a tow truck pulling two cars out of the ditch that had gone off the highway because of black ice.

Edit… I missed a key part. I was riding a ‘99 BMW F650 motorcycle. I’d felt it squirm a bit a few miles and had thought it was just the frost on the roads. The salt truck made me extra nervous, and seeing two cars had left the road freaked me right out.
 
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I’ve always cringed when the salt truck is going the opposite way in the other lane and as he passes me all it can hear is the salt pelting the truck like small buckshot. For the last 10years or so they use a liquid brine and you see the stripes …when they’re wet, you’re doomed
 
More body work and panel adjustment

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Seems to never end but I’m making progress. Finally have both wheel wells mocked up. Also made a trip to the machine shop to BS with the guys there and see the progress on the block. Freshly bored cylinders and cross hatching is a thing of beauty.
 
Another small step in the process for installing the Holley Sniper……this came in the mail
Fuel pressure gauge and the adapter
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It was a good weekend. I removed the old black paint from the transfer case and cleaned it up best I could. I found a small repair was done at some point using JB Weld(?). Gotta love these Costa Ricans. She's got a few battle scars but she's been a very dependable. I also had to adjust the headlights because they looked like Marty Feldman's eyes. After a quick inspection I noticed they weren't a match, so I ordered a new set of Sylvanias. Will install them when they arrive later this week. I'm replacing the plastic green fuel cap with a nice shiny one made of metal. It's also on the way. What can I say, I'm an old school sumbish.

I'm also going to remove the AVM locking hubs (barely a 100 miles on them) and replace them with a nice set Warn hubs that I purchased a few months ago. Those things are extra beefy.!! It's going to be a productive week.





Just a few more thing left on the to-do list. .. (yeah right!)
 
put some winter tires and wheels on as i wiped out. a few weeks ago with old unsafe tires!
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also added some castor shims up front to help with driveline angle.(this is a photo before i stalling the second one and before tightening them down. that’s not how they are currently sitting!!)
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while underneath i noticed this
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so i put an order to @cruiseroutfit which was perfect for timing as my parents are actually driving right past next monday! new wiper arms and knuckle rebuild kit are in that order too!
 
Soberacho said:
It was a good weekend. I removed the old black paint from the transfer case and cleaned it up best I could. I found a small repair was done at some point using JB Weld(?). Gotta love these Costa Ricans. She's got a few battle scars but she's been a very dependable. I also had to adjust the headlights because they looked like Marty Feldman's eyes. After a quick inspection I noticed they weren't a match, so I ordered a new set of Sylvanias. Will install them when they arrive later this week. I'm replacing the plastic green fuel cap with a nice shiny one made of metal. It's also on the way. What can I say, I'm an old school sumbish.

I'm also going to remove the AVM locking hubs (barely a 100 miles on them) and replace them with a nice set Warn hubs that I purchased a few months ago. Those things are extra beefy.!! It's going to be a productive week.





Just a few more thing left on the to-do list. .. (yeah right!)
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Do yourself a favor and get a set of the Toyota headlights with harness/relays/fuses for around $20.

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RevISK said:
Do yourself a favor and get a set of the Toyota headlights with harness/relays/fuses for around $20.

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These are a good deal but haven't found one a set for around $20 once you add in shipping. Wiring, fuses and relays that isolate these from the old original wiring make these different than other lamps out there.
 
Living in the Past said:
These are a good deal but haven't found one a set for around $20 once you add in shipping. Wiring, fuses and relays that isolate these from the old original wiring make these different than other lamps out there.
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I got mine for $19 plus tax picked up at a local dealer. All the extra jazz was just more icing on an already palatable cake. These lights are a fantastic upgrade in my opinion.

I even bought two sets just because.
 
I put a beer or two on the fender after I refreshed the T-case and the transmission with a fluid swap and a drive of course.

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RevISK said:
Do yourself a favor and get a set of the Toyota headlights with harness/relays/fuses for around $20.

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That's a great purchase, congrats mate!
Given that both my rigs are 24V, my question is: can I use it with the 24V system (even with a slight modification)? 🤔
 
RevISK said:
I got mine for $19 plus tax picked up at a local dealer. All the extra jazz was just more icing on an already palatable cake. These lights are a fantastic upgrade in my opinion.

I even bought two sets just because.
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Am going to call around and see what my local dealers would sell them for. In the past I've seen local dealers selling parts at list plus 25%. Online seen them for less than $17. In the past I bought a couple sets and had to add another part to get free shipping on orders over $75. Believe those were over $30 at the time. If I can find even at list will probably pick up a couple more sets. List seem to be down to under $23 now. Thanks for the heads up.
 
When I call the local dealer and they quote a price, I usually ask if that's the best they can do. Sometimes it works. On a $23 part there's not much movement, If any. I know I could buy it cheaper, but shipping usually screws it up.
 
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