What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week?

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tarheel40 said:
The previous owner installed an old clunker of a starter from CarQuest when the original died, it’s slowly been getting worse so I decided to upgrade to a Toyota reman GR starter. All is can say is wow. If you haven’t done this mod do yourself a favor and get one, took me about 30 minutes to swap it out. It does sound a little “new” for a 40 but I’ll get used to it.

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Wait until you take it off road and find out you’ve got a new granny low range! It seriously can crawl a 40 over the rocks. In this shot I’m crawling the Karma Cruiser over a rock with the GR starter bc the 3speed low range was still too tall for it.(Katemcy 2009)
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Love that fat power cable 2/0? Take that old starter apart. Polish the commutator with a flat file wrapped with crocus cloth. Open up the solenoid and dress the big copper contacts to flatten/remove the arc divots. Clean and lube the bushings, springs, and all the parts in general.
 
charliemeyer007 said:
Love that fat power cable 2/0? Take that old starter apart. Polish the commutator with a flat file wrapped with crocus cloth. Open up the solenoid and dress the big copper contacts to flatten/remove the arc divots. Clean and lube the bushings, springs, and all the parts in general.
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I agree with Charlie about this R&R. I let an old school starter shop guy rebuild my many-decades-old starter for about $60 and it spins the
low compression 6 banger over no sweat. I'll use it as a 'granny gear' if push comes to push harder, too!
 
tarheel40 said:
The previous owner installed an old clunker of a starter from CarQuest when the original died, it’s slowly been getting worse so I decided to upgrade to a Toyota reman GR starter. All is can say is wow. If you haven’t done this mod do yourself a favor and get one, took me about 30 minutes to swap it out. It does sound a little “new” for a 40 but I’ll get used to it.
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Servicing the original starter 28100-60041, 28100-60061 is not very difficult. Finding replacement parts for a complete rebuild is. It’s also not easy on the wallet. For me, I like the original sound of the OEM starter.

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When I bought my 75 four years ago, it had a gear reduction starter in it, and I had really never thought about it but when I first turned the key that sucker would spin like a top I’m kinda used to that sound myself, although others have been a conventional Starter and there is a huge difference

The company I work with has a starter rebuilding service since many of the trucks have diesel starter motors as well as pony motor starters so we are sending something out to them a couple times a month. I should ask him if he has the parts available OEM or if they are just conventional starter parts.
 
Ackcruisers said:
Servicing the original starter 28100-60041, 28100-60061 is not very difficult. Finding replacement parts for a complete rebuild is. It’s also not easy on the wallet. For me, I like the original sound of the OEM starter.

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That’s awesome! If my starter had been an original Toyota model I would have likely gone this route, I didn’t feel as loyal to the aftermarket one that was on there. Definitely a different sound with the GR starter, sounds like my 62 now - I don’t hate it.
 
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65swb45 said:
Wait until you take it off road and find out you’ve got a new granny low range! It seriously can crawl a 40 over the rocks. In this shot I’m crawling the Karma Cruiser over a rock with the GR starter bc the 3speed low range was still too tall for (Katemcy 2009)
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Please excuse my ignorance, how do you do this trick?
 
tarheel40 said:
Please excuse my ignorance, how do you do this trick?
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It is very helpful when you are going uphill or just in some rocks and you stall the engine. Just put it low range and first gear and crank the starter without pressing on the clutch. The starter will turn the engine which will turn the wheels and slowly move you. The engine may fire up as you are doing it and then you keep on going.
 
vfrer said:
It is very helpful when you are going uphill or just in some rocks and you stall the engine. Just put it low range and first gear and crank the starter without pressing on the clutch. The starter will turn the engine which will turn the wheels and slowly move you. The engine may fire up as you are doing it and then you keep on going.
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That’s awesome, thank you!
 
bryce112 said:
Big thanks to Jeff @Chungas Revenge for the tailgate panel. Also, I found and installed our headrests.
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Looks like it was meant to be there…😉
 
65swb45 said:
Looks fine from here.😉
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Thanks....l'm probably too used to caressing the side seeking every blemish.....once l've sanded the black rust proofer back again it might feel alright... guaranteed if l try for perfection with it & l think l've got it .. as l'm driving down the valley a boulder will roll down a hill & smack the side....:D
 
kenjera said:
Thanks....l'm probably too used to caressing the side seeking every blemish.....once l've sanded the black rust proofer back again it might feel alright... guaranteed if l try for perfection with it & l think l've got it .. as l'm driving down the valley a boulder will roll down a hill & smack the side....:D
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Scars are like tatoos, but with better stories. My 45 bed has a nice scar down the side from an entanglement with barbed wire!😱
 
My buddy’s Harley softail has a few tank scars and seat scars from his nutty ex-girlfriend. She was full of rage and I do mean rage. He did’nt laugh it off either. I guess that’s how the restraining order was issued?

It’s not for him…..it’s her!!!
 
Now that ive got the two major rust blisters patched up on the passenger rocker, it’s time to start thinking about filler and paint. When I bought the bottle of touchup paint, I also ordered a spray can of Pluto beige. A little light bulb moment made me realize that I shouldn’t assume that what is in the spray can will also be a match for the body, even though the bottle has been a home run so far. So, I decided to do a test yesterday.

I pulled out the two weatherstrip channels from the overhead bows yesterday, sanded them with 1200# and shot them with the can. Not the whole channel; just the exposed part. The part that has been shielded from sunlight wedged against the inner bow made for the fairest test of the color match. Two stage: two coats of color, two coats of clear.
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Dead ringer. Couldn’t be happier.
 
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Sucked out the brake and clutch reservoirs, filled with new fluid, and gravity bled at the wheels, to get new brake fluid into the system.

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