What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week?

[South Texas 97]

New front brake pads and checked the rear drum brakes. I drilled and tapped two m10 holes to make getting the drums off much easier.

New vs old pads

 

[Grayscale]

New front brake pads and checked the rear drum brakes. I drilled and tapped two m10 holes to make getting the drums off much easier.
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New vs old pads
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It really looks like a crack in the brake drum. On the left side of the photo, on the outer rib of the casting.

Anti-seize on the lug nut studs?

 

[SergP]

Dear Santa...

 

[South Texas 97]

It really looks like a crack in the brake drum. On the left side of the photo, on the outer rib of the casting.

Anti-seize on the lug nut studs?

It’s a scratch in the paint, thanks for spotting that. I put some never seize on the brake drum where it mates to the axle, and in putting it on transferred some to the lugs. I cleaned them off before bolting up the wheels. I had a heck of a time the first time I took the drums off.

 

[pb4ugo]

New front brake pads and checked the rear drum brakes. I drilled and tapped two m10 holes to make getting the drums off much easier.
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New vs old pads
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Looks like the frt pads weren't wearing evenly. 1 set has more material than the other. That can be an indication that a caliper maybe starting to stick. Did 1 rotor spin easier than the other? We're there any pistons more difficult to compress than others?

 

[TemboTusk]

I just completed replacing the rubber/felt window guides. In my head, it was a daunting task, I had been dreading doing this for a long time. But after a bit of MUD research and convincing the lazy side of me to do it right, it was really not that hard!

The first window took a bit longer and once I broke loose all the screws it was smooth sailing. The first window is always a bit harder as you learn what to do.

The second window work took about half an hour from start to finish. And now my windows no longer rattle and they roll up and down like they were new!!!

 

[bikersmurf]

New front brake pads and checked the rear drum brakes. I drilled and tapped two m10 holes to make getting the drums off much easier.
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New vs old pads
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Those pads probably had another 5 years left in them…


Kidding aside… when I replaced the thin brake pads with rough service ones in our 10k pound “van” the were 10x better than the old ones.

 

[FJ404345]

Let them rest during the Christmas days

 

[OGBeno]

Ran into an awesome 1970 built by Joost in Carlsbad. He’s on MUD! Cool!

 

[Rochfort]

Ran into an awesome 1970 built by Yost in Carlsbad. He’s on MUD! Cool!

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Street legal without doors?

 

[B y r o n]

Street legal without doors?

Not all locations require doors. When I lived in California running around without the top and doors was a blast. Seatbelts were required.

 

[charliemeyer007]

We don't need no stinking doors!

 

[mef0629]

Street legal without doors?

No windshield wipers?

 

[JohnnyC]

Street legal without doors?

Most every states that I know of perfectly legal …. AS LONG as you have mirrors

No mirrors will get you the ticket

A standard accessory is the door straps that MrT designed to be used without doors

Swiped pic from @jvincig01

 

[Buffchief]

Street legal without doors?

Street legal in Texas to have the top off, doors off windshield down. They're only anal about seatbelts and sometimes a front (required) license plate.

 

[pb4ugo]

Street legal without doors?

Generally in the US, Yes. Always wear a seatbelt.

 

[Jah310]

Ran into an awesome 1970 built by Joost in Carlsbad. He’s on MUD! Cool!

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Heck yeah man! Great seeing you @OGBeno

 

[Jah310]

Street legal without doors?

Yup

 

[Jah310]

No windshield wipers?

On the to do list…but running without them is worth at least 1.5hp.

 

[bikersmurf]

Yup

I’ve driven around countless days without doors. Most police officers don’t even know if side mirrors are required. I have never been pulled over for doors, mirrors, or lights. It helps if you treat the police well, and haven’t been pushing your luck.
If you piss them off, they will find a reason to ticket you. It helps that 40s are very rare here and many officers, and most of the adult population think it’s a cool old truck.

I got pulled over doing about 120 kph in a 80 zone (75 mph in a 50) at 5:30 am on my ‘99 BMW motorcycle. I chatted with the officer for a couple minutes and they let me off with a verbal warning… and asked me to slow down. Now if I was a dick about it, they could have nailed me for excessive speed and ruined my day. They aren’t the enemy, and often, treating them with respect goes a long ways.