What year (and market) did they come from?
Edit, I see you mention 76, but was this a USA item or overseas?
The brand new ones are a pretty penny…
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What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week?
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Edit, I see you mention 76, but was this a USA item or overseas?
The brand new ones are a pretty penny…
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The one that I really like is the '69 & earlier with the octane adjuster and the little brass oiler cap. This one is like a '75 to '78 I think. It was in a cardboard box in a milk crate for years and I forget exactly were it came from.
The one that I really like is the '69 & earlier with the octane adjuster and the little brass oiler cap. This one is like a '75 to '78 I think. It was in a cardboard box in a milk crate for years and I forget exactly were it came from.
Thank you, so many “get this” items I’ve never heard of to go source…my stock retard dizzy will have to go away one of these days.
There are only a handful of metric
The are labeled in metric and imperial.
RevISK
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Dayum… this mofo zoomed in
New dash pad from fj40dash.
Not really. I just took it on a nice drive into town, about 10 miles one way, lots of uphills and downhills shady curvy road with speeds up to an indicated 50 mph.
I don't do freeways, 4.88 diffs. New set-up seems to maybe be slightly better at going from 3500 to 3800 RPM but maybe not as good at holding RPM on a long uphill. Requires more testing. So I drove into town, got some gas, got some stuff at the hardware store and the beer store. Usual LandCruiser duties.
I like my craftsman tools
Does anyone know if the Pantonics electronic points kit still uses vacuum advance?
I cleaned up the two rear tub mounting bolts and surrounding sheet metal down in the holes. Also, rust treated them. Tomorrow I will scuff and paint them the body color. If you need new rubber hole plugs in oem, Toyota still has them in stock. Part Number: 90950-01882. I ordered some dash hole plugs too. Keep her factory as much as I can.
RevISK
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I have most of my grandfathers craftsman mechanics tools, treasures.
Today’s craftsman? Single use.
did you have to use any parts from your old dash pad, or this just a direct install on the FJ40 medal?
The Pertronix ignitor is just the electrical bit of your dizzy, just replaces your points. Whatever advance mechanisms are on your dizzy stay the same.
So, yes.
Ackcruisers
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After much deliberation, I pulled trigger and purchased this Toyota branded rear cargo floor mat for my 1976 40. It is high quality and fits great.
avicenna110
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Found the source of ticking sound from engine bay, hole in EGR cooler! I first thought it was from the valves not being adjusted properly, but after adjusting the valves twice and the noise not going away, I found the source. I put high heat JB weld for now, not sure it it’ll hold, but the sound is gone.
No other parts needed on my 3/70 FJ40. Had to drill and tap one of the original 5mm x .8 holes in the dash after one original screw snapped. My old 40 has mostly never been apart and rust got it.
Fit good. Had to pull lower portion down to get the 5 screws started. It flexes enough to allow this.
Seems really tough. Wish it had no logo, but maker explains this on his website.
Highly recommend keeping a spare pertronix sensor in the glove box... I've had 2 fail (one in my '76 40 and one in my Ferguson 35 utility tractor). But I definitely noticed both engines ran much better when I switched the engines over from the points to the pertronix. I also switched the dizzy from the original vacuum retard to vacuum advance, which seemed to helped with power under load/acceleration...
I have over two dozen good used vac advance dizzies on the shelf waiting for new homes.
Long day driving to and from Rubber City Land Cruisers HQ, but well worth the trip. @Jdc1 and his dad cooked up a mean lunch, Jim C was on hand to drop knowledge, and @Brew40 brought the beer. Good meeting all you NE OH folks.
All that and I only took 2 photos