What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week?

[sterling]

How did you apply it, spray on I assume

After prep I used a roller then a paint brush for the tight spots.
One quart will do 2.5 coats I would say. Let dry for 24 hrs. in between.

The paint is "self leveling" and looks great fully cured.

Its not perfect, but for the cost and effort the results are impressive IMOP.

 

[clrussell]

After prep I used a roller then a paint brush for the tight spots.
One quart will do 2.5 coats I would say. Let dry for 24 hrs. in between.

The paint is "self leveling" and looks great fully cured.
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Its not perfect, but for the cost and effort the results are impressive IMOP.

Yeah that’s good enough for the firls I run with.

 

[RevISK]

Been driving the hell out of her. Batting cage with the boy, not one other soul at the entire complex.

And chalk testing with the daughter.

 

[Augustiron]

^^pretty freeborn rig!

What wheels are those? They look like stock 15" steelies but wider with 12.5 tires??

 

[RevISK]

^^pretty freeborn rig!

What wheels are those? They look like stock 15" steelies but wider with 12.5 tires??

Are you tagging @sterling ?

Also, I was born in Grass Valley. You live in my childhood stomping grounds

 

[imyahucklbrry]

After prep I used a roller then a paint brush for the tight spots.
One quart will do 2.5 coats I would say. Let dry for 24 hrs. in between.

The paint is "self leveling" and looks great fully cured.
View attachment 3832630
Its not perfect, but for the cost and effort the results are impressive IMOP.

For the record…. I did the same thing

 

[Land Shark]

After prep I used a roller then a paint brush for the tight spots.
One quart will do 2.5 coats I would say. Let dry for 24 hrs. in between.

The paint is "self leveling" and looks great fully cured.
View attachment 3832630
Its not perfect, but for the cost and effort the results are impressive IMOP.

Damn thats nice

 

[Grayscale]

These are the plugs that came with the '75 2F motor currently in use. It has been on the road, and trail, since '20. I have like three sets of spark plugs, so they get service, then cleaned (left) and shelved. I'll let you guess what happened to the threaded portion for the one on the right...

And, here is the PCV valve. I did a visual inspection on it when I swapped plugs. This engine has enough blow-by that moisture condenses in the valve, and makes an oil-water emulsion, I think.

 

[numby]

These are the plugs that came with the '75 2F motor currently in use. It has been on the road, and trail, since '20. I have like three sets of spark plugs, so they get service, then cleaned (left) and shelved. I'll let you guess what happened to the threaded portion for the one on the right...

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And, here is the PCV valve. I did a visual inspection on it when I swapped plugs. This engine has enough blow-by that moisture condenses in the valve, and makes an oil-water emulsion, I think.

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Or a head gasket leak. Let's hope not.

 

[Grayscale]

Or a head gasket leak. Let's hope not.

I was low on coolant. However, it was leaking from where the heater hose attaches to the head. I tightened up the hose clamp, and I'll keep a close eye on it for a while. I don't suspect a head gasket issue.

Any other guesses?

 

[MatthewMcD]

After prep I used a roller then a paint brush for the tight spots.
One quart will do 2.5 coats I would say. Let dry for 24 hrs. in between.

The paint is "self leveling" and looks great fully cured.
View attachment 3832630
Its not perfect, but for the cost and effort the results are impressive IMOP.

You recommended this for mine over a year ago, the stuff goes on easy and even, levels great and "skins" quickly so that bugs and debris can be flicked off after 24 hours.

 

[numby]

Yesterday, flushed the system, primarily the engine block and installed a new radiator. There was some fairly nasty stuff that came out of the block drain when i removed it completely! Had it on a good angle and burped for about 30 min with heat on. Let the engine cool with the burp kit (funnel) in place for a couple of hours and it absorbed 90% of whet was left in the funnel. No more over heating !!! Oh, and I also changed out the temp sending unit.

I finished up the OEM radiator install over the weekend too. I was going to go straight Mr. T. with the hoses but I've had (ancient) Goodyear Hi-Miler heater lines for years and have gotten used to the color so...

It's a super-blingy Chinese silicone set off Ebay that I will probably regret but there it is. The seller was super helpful and made up a couple of one meter lengths of the matching 5/8" (16mm) heater line for just a few extra bucks. I drained 4 gallons from the block/system and 4 fresh gallons of roughly 60/40 went back in without issue. I used some decent SS clamps from HPS but there's lots of them out there that are just as good or better. No issues. No leaks. No Drama.

I rarely venture far from my purist's roots despite admiring all the amazing mods folks here do so this is a bit out of my comfort zone. The funny thing is: Blue is definitely not my favorite color.

The last piece of Hi-Miler headed for the bin after almost 30 years.

 

[numby]

I was low on coolant. However, it was leaking from where the heater hose attaches to the head. I tightened up the hose clamp, and I'll keep a close eye on it for a while. I don't suspect a head gasket issue.

Any other guesses?

Well, you're not living in a swamp at that latitude but if you're not driving it a lot I guess condensation could be the culprit.

I had a head gasket issue on the wife's vehicle for, like, ever. It just very slowly lost coolant - like a cup every few weeks or so - and the oil was always dirty at 3K miles. I chalked that up to the engine having 150K on it. One morning, as she was pulling out of the drive, a cloud of steam came out of her exhaust pipe. That settled it and off came the head. In retrospect I should have known but you know what they say...

Denial is just a river in Egypt.

 

[sterling]

For the record…. I did the same thing
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Looking sweet! I think the original post where I learned this trick is at least 12 years old.

 

[clrussell]

Been driving the hell out of her. Batting cage with the boy, not one other soul at the entire complex.
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And chalk testing with the daughter.
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The 40 looks so right with the soft top

 

[RevISK]

The 40 looks so right with the soft top

I love the soft top and miss the hardtop all at once.

 

[Grayscale]

Well, you're not living in a swamp at that latitude but if you're not driving it a lot I guess condensation could be the culprit.

I had a head gasket issue on the wife's vehicle for, like, ever. It just very slowly lost coolant - like a cup every few weeks or so - and the oil was always dirty at 3K miles. I chalked that up to the engine having 150K on it. One morning, as she was pulling out of the drive, a cloud of steam came out of her exhaust pipe. That settled it and off came the head. In retrospect I should have known but you know what they say...

Denial is just a river in Egypt.

The emulsified-oil is only on the inside of the PCV valve. Maybe once, did it make enough water-oil emulsion to be seen in the crankcase, during an oil change. I drive it about twice a week, this time of year.

The spark plug, which is pitted (right, below), this one sports a layer of rust-pitting on the face of the thread. The 2F-type air cleaner assemblies don't protect the intake from water, and this one must have been outside for a while. It is amazing that the engine is even on the road after rusting from the inside!

 

[Catching Neutral]

I love the soft top and miss the hardtop all at once.

This is why we need one of each

 

[Bad Mojo]

I just used the H42 with it.

Did you make an adapter plate, use the Dellow bellhousing, or something else? Any pictures?

Clean looking swap. Nice job!

 

[Bella1992]

I raise hell about bird poop on my hood.....you have a whole hub with studs down ON the hood ! lmao I guess the new wears off after a while.

Ha! I’ve only owned one shiny car… It was a nice first GEN tundra. I got sick of taking it back to the paint shop to have them fix scratches and dents. I’ll never own another shiny car. This way I can just live life and never worry about anything. The blue paint is actually rustoleum. I think the color is called French. Anyway, anytime anything happens I can just shoot it with a spray paint can and I’m back to glory.!!!!