What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (42 Viewers)

[70 FJ40]

Right when I got home something broke in my driver door latch. I can't open from either side now. So I gotta figure that out.

 

[RevISK]

None of my friends are Toyota guys, so I have to wheel with jeeps.

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You’re the hot chick in the crowd.

 

[Catman76]

Braze it?
Just replace it, that’s f’d.

In my humble opinion of course…

Have I ever told you how humble I am?

It's a BJ. Harder to find.

 

[RevISK]

It's a BJ. Harder to find.

Have you tried cruiser yard? He’s got some rando stuff. Also, I swear I saw one for sale on Craigslist somewhere in Arizona I think.

 

[Chuckha62]

It's a BJ. Harder to find.

TRUTH!

 

[RevISK]

It's a BJ. Harder to find.

So, you’re married.

 

[RevISK]

Seem to be a few on eBay.

Here’s a repro: Google Image Result for https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/VBkAAOSww~1kSx5t/s-l1600.jpg - https://images.app.goo.gl/W2pKoK54E4maRTsS8

Not cheap. Saw several others in a cursory look but I’m not well versed in the differences.

Sucks that happened. Reminds me of the time I destroyed my distributor cap changing my oil filter.

 

[charliemeyer007]

I think proper brazing will be a good fix.

 

[knuckle47]

Based on $480….. certainly worth the try

 

[sogncab]

I wonder how hard it'd be just to machine that housing out of a block of aluminum.
It doesn't appear to be a complicated shape.

 

[DangerNoodle]

Started on my new cage.

 

[SonofSonof40]

Took off the training wheels…

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UH WOW. clean as hell.

 

[hanzo111]

Starting restoration on the top.

 

[Green Bean]

Working on preparing recently acquired skid plate, splash guard and rear heat shield for paint. Probably should have had them sand blasted as they were pretty crusty with years of rust and muck. But I'm just hitting them with flap discs for now. I haven't decided yet but I'm leaning towards paining them with POR15. Installation will have to wait until new exhaust goes in.

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[Chungas Revenge]

Starting restoration on the top.

Looks pretty clean. Just a respray?

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Working on preparing recently acquired skid plate, splash guard and rear heat shield for paint. Probably should have had them sand blasted as they were pretty crusty with years of rust and muck. But I'm just hitting them with flap discs for now. I haven't decided yet but I'm leaning towards paining them with POR15. Installation will have to wait until new exhaust goes in.

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Nice work..As usual.

 

[knuckle47]

This will likely be counter to what people think but I used POR15 on a boat trailer for a 28 foot boat that had a little bit of muck all over it. after sanding it and cleaning it up, the paint only lasted about two years, I was quite surprised given what I always read is the great success of that Rust inhibitor. I understand that it probably gets blasted from road sand and other debris but so will the skid plate … maybe for an eight dollar can of rustoleum profession black you would be equally impressed. But that’s only my two cents.

I should add…the trailer was only in the water twice in/ out

 

[Chuckha62]

This will likely be counter to what people think but I used POR15 on a boat trailer for a 28 foot boat that had a little bit of muck all over it. after sanding it and cleaning it up, the paint only lasted about two years, I was quite surprised given what I always read is the great success of that Rust inhibitor. I understand that it probably gets blasted from road sand and other debris but so will the skid plate … maybe for an eight dollar can of rustoleum profession black you would be equally impressed. But that’s only my two cents.

I should add…the trailer was only in the water twice in/ out

You probably had it too clean. POR Stands for Paint Over Rust. It needs the oxidation in order for the chemical process to work properly.

 

[knuckle47]

Being older and a bit tired, there was a bunch of rust still on it.though

 

[Chuckha62]

Being older and a bit tired, there was a bunch of rust still on it.though

But, to be honest... I've never been all that enamored with the stuff either. The last frame off I did (a '72 C-10 short bed Chevy), I had powder coated and it hasn't changed at all since 2014.