What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week?

[mrboatman]

Replaced distributor cap and rotor with OE ones still available from Toyota. For those in the know, as part of a routine maintenance program, is there any reason to change out a PerTronix unit, or do those just keep on going? I believe our current one is about 3 years old.
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I ran one with my F engine for about 15 years before it let me down and quit.

 

[Green Bean]

I ran one with my F engine for about 15 years before it let me down and quit.

Good to know. Thanks.

 

[MatthewMcD]

While working through the refresh of all the rubber in the cooling/heater system, I had the rare broken bolt extraction work. I think I am 2 for 28 right now.

 

[charliemeyer007]

Left handed drills for the win.

 

[MatthewMcD]

Following @roma042987 I used heat shrink tubing over the insulation to revamp the interior heater lines.

 

[charliemeyer007]

Looks Nice!

 

[firefighterjed]

Following @roma042987 I used heat shrink tubing over the insulation to revamp the interior heater lines.
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Great result!

 

[Green Bean]

While working through the refresh of all the rubber in the cooling/heater system, I had the rare broken bolt extraction work. I think I am 2 for 28 right now.
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Nice job!

 

[knuckle47]

@Green Bean …with regards to those Pertronix units from one of the classic Thunderbird forums they say they are like a TIMEX ..” TAKES A LICKIN’ AND KEEPS ON TICKIN’ “

 

[Homey15]

I took the 78 for a spin around the property.

 

[mef0629]

I found a nicer steering wheel ...

 

[bikersmurf]

Following @roma042987 I used heat shrink tubing over the insulation to revamp the interior heater lines.
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Heat shrink tubing is a nice touch.

When I replaced the insulation on mine I found that residential pipe insulation melts from the heat from coolant lines.

I found that Armacell (or similar hvac pipe insulation) won't melt when in contact with the brass pipes.

 

[Taha32]

Fabricated a cage for my FJ45 and it does make it handy for firewood. A bit more weight on there than you think, glad for the bags in the back.

Still need to put the two doors on the front for toolbox access.

 

[Green Bean]

Had a chance to delete the non-factory "Made in USA" rear license plate frame and light. Replaced it with what I believe is the factory-correct frame and light for our 08/1970 manufacture date. The two lower mounting holes in the driver's-side barn door were MIA (not sure if at one time they were there and had been filled up), so I added a couple of M6 rivnuts.

Old aftermarket "Made in USA" rear license plate frame

New OEM rear license plate light still available from Toyota:

The early OE rear license plate frame is NLA so I found a used one. The two lower mounting holes were not present, so I added a couple of M6 rivnuts. (Something is so satisfying about using that tool).

Final result:

 

[MatthewMcD]

Heat shrink tubing is a nice touch.

When I replaced the insulation on mine I found that residential pipe insulation melts from the heat from coolant lines.

I found that Armacell (or similar hvac pipe insulation) won't melt when in contact with the brass pipes.

Time will tell, the product I am using is rated a little lower than 190F. It says it's rated for AC use...but anyone can type that.

 

[pb4ugo]

When I did the heater pipe insulation I found on this site a lot of folks used McMaster Carr 3/4od x 1/2"id EPDM hose. It comes in 6ft lengths, so you need 2 pieces and some baby powder to help get it on the pipes. I'm extremely happy with the results.

 

[OlYellr]

When I did the heater pipe insulation I found on this site a lot of folks used McMaster Carr 3/4od x 1/2"id EPDM hose. It comes in 6ft lengths, so you need 2 pieces and some baby powder to help get it on the pipes. I'm extremely happy with the results.
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I will second that. I also put the pipes in the chest freezer to contract and the tube in the sun to expand. I had a good 10 minute or so to slide it on. Got a decent run doing that as well

 

[Ackcruisers]

Inspected my newly installed Carb Cooling Fan. I’m happy to report with this hot New England weather, it turned on for the first time as it was engineered to. I made my own thermo snap switch to activate when the ambient air temp around the manifold reached 170 degrees. NOTE: This fan was retrofitted into my 1976 and it does the job to prevent hard starts.

 

[Green Bean]

Inspected my newly installed Carb Cooling Fan. I’m happy to report with this hot New England weather, it turned on for the first time as it was engineered to. I made my own thermo snap switch to activate when the ambient air temp around the manifold reached 170 degrees. NOTE: This fan was retrofitted into my 1976 and it does the job to prevent hard starts.

Wow. Really nice job. Your engine bay looks like a work of art.

 

[Green Bean]

Tried to dress up the top of the blower motor housing. The 3 screws with rubber grommets are NLA. Our old ones were looking pretty crummy and the rubber was falling apart.

I found some stainless steel EPDM bonded sealing washers that seemed about the right size.

Definitely not a perfect match to the OE, but overall it seems a satisfactory improvement.