What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week?

[EWheeler]

Been quite a while since i did anything 40 related. FB marketplace yielded a couple of solid scores over the past few months finding a 4+ front with basically new 8274, and a 4+ full width rear swingout. The new to me front has some patina, so i swapped it onto the ‘69 that had the identical bumper on it but was in like new condition. The new front got moved to the ‘80, and then i worked on fitting the rear onto the ‘80. PO welded bolts over most of the mounting holes in the rear crossmember, so spent some time removing and cleaning those up. Will adjust to level, drill holes paint crossmember, and re-mount this week.

 

[FJmaine]

Nice job! You mentioned it’s from Toyota- do you have a part number for it? One more question- are those relays? My factory 1974 has no headlight relays.

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[igotta40]

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[imyahucklbrry]

I’m usually in the 80s section, but figured I’d hop over here for once. I wouldn’t even have a Land Cruiser if it weren’t for my dad—he bought his ‘79 brand new and daily drove it everyday until the mid-2010s.

Growing up, I remember riding shotgun with a stack of pillows under me so I could see over the dash. Back then, it was still his daily, and we were wheeling all the Colorado classics—Imogene, Black Bear, Tincup, Taylor Pass—just to name a few.

Because of that, I always wanted a 40 or a 60 from a young age. But my mom had one rule when it came to my first car: it had to have airbags. So I ended up with my 96 80 that I’ve had for the last 9 years… and honestly, I owe her—because the 80 kicks ass.

We’ve been rebuilding the 2F in my dad’s 40 for the past four years. He pulled the motor just because it was tired, not because it had a catastrophic failure. Not long after pulling the engine, some health issues slowed down the project. But we finally just recently got it back up and running .

This past weekend, I brought my 80 back home to start prepping it for a trip to Alaska we are doing in August (my dad’s coming too, but not in his 40). My 80 still needs some last minute love —fuel injectors, rear bumper work, some electrical gremlins—so I couldn’t wrap it up in a weekend.

But I was lucky enough to take my dad’s 40 on its first “road trip” post-rebuild—from Colorado Springs to Aspen. It was a special drive I won’t forget. It ran great overall— needs some minor adjustments—but it was solid.

I’m thinking about starting a thread to document my dads 46 years he has had with it, and the new memories I hope to make with it.

Here are a few photos from this weekend, and a couple throwbacks too. Excited to spend more time on this side of Mud and help dial in his 40.

Cheers,
Andrew

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This weekend:


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Cool……. So - your dad was Thomas Magnum back in the day?

 

[imyahucklbrry]

Cool……. So - your dad was Thomas Magnum back in the day?

Just saying……..

 

[1911]

Just saying……..
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But his dad is not saying if he really shot that guy or not ....

 

[cims1970fj40]

Haven’t started my cruiser in a few years. Mostly because I don’t want to hear my wife complain about the garage smelling like a shop. So yesterday I decided to push it out of the garage to start it only to find out that with the FST my cruiser is too tall.

I just replaced the springs from a 4” lift to 2 1/2. Looks like I’m going to have to replace my extended shackles.

 

[sleepycruiser]

Haven’t started my cruiser in a few years. Mostly because I don’t want to hear my wife complain about the garage smelling like a shop. So yesterday I decided to push it out of the garage to start it only to find out that with the FST my cruiser is too tall.

I just replaced the springs from a 4” lift to 2 1/2. Looks like I’m going to have to replace my extended shackles.

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Deflate the tires enough to get it out.

Also, I get the same complaints…has fumes and spray paint!! Haha. Hope you are well.

 

[cims1970fj40]

Deflate the tires enough to get it out.

Also, I get the same complaints…has fumes and spray paint!! Haha. Hope you are well.

lol! Done that as well and it didn’t go well. All is good and hope all is well with you as well.

 

[cims1970fj40]

All so I thought about deflating the tires but it was getting late and was out in the sun for a few hrs prior and didn’t feel like messing with it at the time.
My wife and kids are catching a movie on Tuesday so I might attempt it then. Haven’t decided if I’m going to start it in the garage while they are gone or just deflate the tires and start it outside.

 

[nabbasi]

2 years ago, my transfer case indicator switch crumbled to pieces when I was ripping out my harness. I tried repairing mine and even bought a broken one off of someone to repair it, but working with epoxy ismt my forte.

@ToyotaMatt now has a suitable replacement for those of us with the early vacuum transfer case. Unfortunately, the repair took me longer than I expected because my dash indicator light socket lost both the ground and power wire. I soldered it back together, and now have a working light!

 

[EWheeler]

Carried yesterdays momentum into another 4+ install today. I ordered this a year ago when Dave was publicly discussing closing shop. Part of the deal with the full width one i recently picked up was i traded the OEM carrier off my ‘70, so with that gone, this one could be installed. I ordered this with the upright shipped loose as I wanted to ensure that my 35” spare would be positioned such that the barn door could open without opening the carrier. I ended up having to shift the upright 3/4” outboard from the “normal” position and everything clears, just barely. The tire does protrude slightly past the bodyline on the passenger side, but that bothers me less than opening the carrier every time i open the barn door.

I have always liked the symmetry of the bumperettes, so i notched the passenger side one to allow re-installation.

Looking forward to a couple less rattles when this gets all buttoned up.

 

[mdsims]

Haven’t started my cruiser in a few years. Mostly because I don’t want to hear my wife complain about the garage smelling like a shop. So yesterday I decided to push it out of the garage to start it only to find out that with the FST my cruiser is too tall.

I just replaced the springs from a 4” lift to 2 1/2. Looks like I’m going to have to replace my extended shackles.

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I’ve been living this nightmare. I did not realize the geometry differences in hard vs. soft tops. Weeks of work to drop the rig 1/2” here, 1” there. I’m exaggerating, but my wrenching time is quite limited these days. Hang in there.

And yes, deflate the tires. That’s the best way to just cut to the chase and fire her up.

 

[clrussell]

I’m usually in the 80s section, but figured I’d hop over here for once. I wouldn’t even have a Land Cruiser if it weren’t for my dad—he bought his ‘79 brand new and daily drove it everyday until the mid-2010s.

Growing up, I remember riding shotgun with a stack of pillows under me so I could see over the dash. Back then, it was still his daily, and we were wheeling all the Colorado classics—Imogene, Black Bear, Tincup, Taylor Pass—just to name a few.

Because of that, I always wanted a 40 or a 60 from a young age. But my mom had one rule when it came to my first car: it had to have airbags. So I ended up with my 96 80 that I’ve had for the last 9 years… and honestly, I owe her—because the 80 kicks ass.

We’ve been rebuilding the 2F in my dad’s 40 for the past four years. He pulled the motor just because it was tired, not because it had a catastrophic failure. Not long after pulling the engine, some health issues slowed down the project. But we finally just recently got it back up and running .

This past weekend, I brought my 80 back home to start prepping it for a trip to Alaska we are doing in August (my dad’s coming too, but not in his 40). My 80 still needs some last minute love —fuel injectors, rear bumper work, some electrical gremlins—so I couldn’t wrap it up in a weekend.

But I was lucky enough to take my dad’s 40 on its first “road trip” post-rebuild—from Colorado Springs to Aspen. It was a special drive I won’t forget. It ran great overall— needs some minor adjustments—but it was solid.

I’m thinking about starting a thread to document my dads 46 years he has had with it, and the new memories I hope to make with it.

Here are a few photos from this weekend, and a couple throwbacks too. Excited to spend more time on this side of Mud and help dial in his 40.

Cheers,
Andrew

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Yes please make a thread.

So damn cool to see this. Amazing pictures

 

[jhynesrockmtn]

I finally got my FJ40 out on some actual off road routes. We camp on Priest Lake in Idaho and there is a nice network of forest service roads north of the lake. I spent a couple of days exploring. I was a stones throw from the Canadian border on Thursday. One of the pics is of a gate that boarder security manages. The second day the roads were way rougher. Much of the time I was in 4lo climbing and descending in some gorgeous country. I need to put my air pump back in after removing it from the engine bay. Airing the tires down would have helped my kidneys. The changes I've made with the Sniper and Hyperspark performed well. I am new to all of this and need to build my back country tool set and skill set.

 

[Buffchief]

Haven’t started my cruiser in a few years. Mostly because I don’t want to hear my wife complain about the garage smelling like a shop. So yesterday I decided to push it out of the garage to start it only to find out that with the FST my cruiser is too tall.

I just replaced the springs from a 4” lift to 2 1/2. Looks like I’m going to have to replace my extended shackles.

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Naaa... Trim that door opening!

 

[Thechief86]

Haven’t started my cruiser in a few years. Mostly because I don’t want to hear my wife complain about the garage smelling like a shop. So yesterday I decided to push it out of the garage to start it only to find out that with the FST my cruiser is too tall.

I just replaced the springs from a 4” lift to 2 1/2. Looks like I’m going to have to replace my extended shackles.

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Let some air out of the tires...

 

[centerlineseal]

I finally got my FJ40 out on some actual off road routes. We camp on Priest Lake in Idaho and there is a nice network of forest service roads north of the lake. I spent a couple of days exploring. I was a stones throw from the Canadian border on Thursday. One of the pics is of a gate that boarder security manages. The second day the roads were way rougher. Much of the time I was in 4lo climbing and descending in some gorgeous country. I need to put my air pump back in after removing it from the engine bay. Airing the tires down would have helped my kidneys. The changes I've made with the Sniper and Hyperspark performed well. I am new to all of this and need to build my back country tool set and skill set.

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I like your anti-window jiggle solution!

 

[cims1970fj40]

Let some air out of the tires...

That’s what I’m going to do for the time being. Just didn’t really have much time the other day once I realized it was going to clear.

 

[jhynesrockmtn]

I like your anti-window jiggle solution!

The door glass channel is on my list. The PO sent me home with "new" upper channels but looking at them, I'm guessing he bought used. They look no better than what is in there now. Maybe marginally. For now my Ace Hardware wedges work ok.