What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (32 Viewers)

[MatthewMcD]

Put my tuffy console in. I used the correct bracket but drilled 1 holes in the bracket, 2 new holes in the box so i could mount it with clearance for 4th gear and the rear heater WHILE also giving myself an elbow patch that works!
Like it a lot so far... it really changed the feel of the cockpit.

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Hadn't thought about moving the holes...was planning on gently bending the shifter. Thanks for the option.

 

[dazerb]

Hadn't thought about moving the holes...was planning on gently bending the shifter. Thanks for the option.

To a man with a hammer...
This put me halfway between the two pre determined choices.
No messing with bending my shifter.
Position seems great.
2nd gear clears the console on the drivers side. Only 4th to worry about.

 

[mrboatman]

Just a little heat and it will bend very easily

 

[Trigger6]

Hadn't thought about moving the holes...was planning on gently bending the shifter. Thanks for the option.

I added a few more bolt holes and slid mine back farther from the shift lever as well... worked out very nice and only took about 10min to redrill the new holes (also added brackets to the passenger seat bracket to allow it to move back another ~2" as well to give a little more passenger leg room.)

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

Just a little heat and it will bend very easily

I used a 1/2" emt bender to nudge my shifter just a bit, plenty of room now for bigger mugs in the cup holder on the Tuffy console.

I also added some thin foam to the part of the cup holder that the bottom of the mug rests on, it eventually turns into an annoying rattle without some sort of cushion down there.

 

[Zukrider]

Looks good. That’s going to be a short rear driveline. Curious what the measurements are on that?

It would have been. I’m stretching the frame 24”. Just about done with that portion. The driveshaft would have been about 10” long.

 

[hanzo111]

Ambulance door lower latch rebuilt and fabrication.
The door had the cage for the latch but not the inner striker, fabricated for about $10.00 and some welding splatter. The items were purchased from ACE hardware, excellent selection of small screws and parts in metric.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

The items were purchased from ACE hardware, excellent selection of small screws and parts in metric.

My go to… Nice job on the refurb.

 

[jvincig01]

I got mine used from SOR.

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Were the 3 holes for the regulator pre-drilled?

 

[brian]

Started the only rust repair I've found.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Took 2.0 to the skeet range.. Still a good Mule.

 

[MatthewMcD]

Were the 3 holes for the regulator pre-drilled?

The regulator is on the engine block. This plate is for mounting the oil filter bracket to the manifold. It is drilled with 6 holes. Two are threaded for the Oil Filter bracket. 4 are not and mate to the manifold with one long through bolt holding the bracket to the plate into the manifold.

 

[Nothinghead]

I noticed my barely worn, 11 year old muds are showing their age.

I don’t drive Lamar nearly enough.

 

[jvincig01]

The regulator is on the engine block. This plate is for mounting the oil filter bracket to the manifold. It is drilled with 6 holes. Two are threaded for the Oil Filter bracket. 4 are not and mate to the manifold with one long through bolt holding the bracket to the plate into the manifold.

Dont know what i was thinking, calling it a regulator.

 

[jvincig01]

I noticed my barely worn, 11 year old muds are showing their age.

I don’t drive Lamar nearly enough.

Looks like you need some new shoes!

 

[Chilkoot]

To possibly save others from pain and suffering. If you have to change out a fuel pump with an insulator and gaskets (79+) that hasn’t been messed with in over a decade (or four). Tape the fuel pump hole and place a piece of tape over the insulator after removing the pump itself. I made the mistake of doing neither and as I was prying off the insulator it decided to break and that piece fell into the fuel pump hole of the block and rest in the oil pan.

I really did not want to drop the pan at this point in time to get it out. So I bought a cheap endoscope/boroscope that hooks up to my phone and proceeded to waste away 3 hours of my life fishing that f****r out. Between the little hook attachment and some duck tape I emerged victorious only because that insulator piece hadn’t dropped off into the main area where the engine oil sits. Please avoid this at all costs.

 

[Green Bean]

Great recovery.

 

[Stevens79FJ40]

Finally sanded/painted sourced everything to put my front grill back together

 

[Green Bean]

Happy Fourth of July Mudders.

Installed a new fusable link that I snagged from Cruiser Cult. (It is a very nice kit. Thanks @red66toy!)

Also, retrofitted a post 01/1979 hood safety latch to our 1970 40 series, just in case...

 

[6f40j9]

Installed a remflex gasket. So much nicer.