Top progress. Got to scuff up the rest and prime and paint!
What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week?
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So I rented a radiator and cap test kit and found out that my coolant is leaking at the drain plug on the block. I believe I still have a small leak more so on the passenger side but can’t determine yet weather it’s from the same leak on the plug.
I’m going to still run the UV dye hopefully this weekend to make sure that are leaks are addressed.
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What’s in here?
Uh oh
Get the grinder!
The sill was this rotten when the PO bought the truck 33 years ago. Having the auxiliary tank back there stopped it from getting worse, but the damage was done. Fortunately, the top and bottom were still basically intact. All I had to do was attach them to fresh metal.
Uh oh
Get the grinder!
The sill was this rotten when the PO bought the truck 33 years ago. Having the auxiliary tank back there stopped it from getting worse, but the damage was done. Fortunately, the top and bottom were still basically intact. All I had to do was attach them to fresh metal.
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Cut up some 2” box tubing for the structural
Cap the ends of the tube for posterity
Pull out another fender apron to skin the sill with
Cap the ends of the tube for posterity
Pull out another fender apron to skin the sill with
Weld an old pushrod to the metal for a ground
Grind it all down for primer
Grind it all down for primer
Call it a day
A handful of pits in the surface. This is not a job that I wanted to be doing right now, but I wanted to be able to say that there is not one iota of filler under the doors. 100% metal, primer and paint.
I still have to do the section by the tire carrier hinge. But as I said a couple of weeks ago, with the auxiliary tank out of the truck, it just made sense to do this now.
@majdomo , @royal cake , @redshiftquasars , @daveb , @Kofoed Auxiliary tank reinstalled. Basically ready for the next adventure.
A handful of pits in the surface. This is not a job that I wanted to be doing right now, but I wanted to be able to say that there is not one iota of filler under the doors. 100% metal, primer and paint.
I still have to do the section by the tire carrier hinge. But as I said a couple of weeks ago, with the auxiliary tank out of the truck, it just made sense to do this now.
@majdomo , @royal cake , @redshiftquasars , @daveb , @Kofoed Auxiliary tank reinstalled. Basically ready for the next adventure.
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I haven’t done anything to it except daily drive it for the last couple weeks. It’s been a fun experience, as my usual daily is a 3rd gen 4Runner. My son is in from Hawaii so he’s been using it for the last week or so and I kind of challenged myself to dd the cruiser a week or two before that anyway.
I’m curious on the Spartan up front.
I’ve been thinking of pulling the lunchbox from the rear of mine and installing it in the front at a later date.
POPO AGIE
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I installed the LockRight in both axles. Have not been able to drive it yet since I am not at that point in my build.
I was not going to put lock out hubs on the front but since steering could be an issue when steering is more important then traction. My transfer case also does not have a shift gate so I have the option of 2 low range. I have options.
I was not going to put lock out hubs on the front but since steering could be an issue when steering is more important then traction. My transfer case also does not have a shift gate so I have the option of 2 low range. I have options.
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There’s a learning curve involved. If you have a spare Birfield and locking hub with you when you go out, the learning curve is less painful.
Eventually you recognize that when the steering wheel tugs the wrong way, you don’t tug back!
@FJ40Tiger this is an old post, but I can't help but wonder where you got this Toyota add from 1971 featuring late model wheels..... the picture must be doctored up with someone elses rig???
Edit: Disregard, I now see your avatar and that you like photoshop
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Yeah, over the years that back sill holds moisture, dirt and mud and rust out really badly. Mine was not as bad as that. I cleaned mine, and epoxy primed and painted from the back side. So, it hopefully stays non-rusty in the future.
Started cleaning up my t-case housing with wire wheels. Getting years for crud and old undercoating off of it. It won't be as nice as a full removal and resto but it's the best it will get for now.
@letterman52 can you provide a little more detail? Which firmness and thickness do you recommend / did you use for your 40 series refoam work? No point in trial and error when there are good resources on Mud. Thanks!I’ve found bestway foam has the firmest stuff for sale.
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@ChargedFZJ can I ask what you used for engine managment and do you think the 1uz can be sufficently moved forward to accomodate the extra length of an h55 in a late model 40 series (1982) while keeping the t-case in its stock location? Thanks!!!!!
Didn’t feel like yard work today so I got this done instead 
Priorities..... respect.
Found the gremlin yelling at me under the rear seat today
Edit: Got it back together with a donor 3rd while i rebuild my other. No 4 wheel drive for the time being with 4:88 in the rear and 4:56 up front, also no locker but it’s still driveable and on the road while the other is on the bench
Edit: Got it back together with a donor 3rd while i rebuild my other. No 4 wheel drive for the time being with 4:88 in the rear and 4:56 up front, also no locker but it’s still driveable and on the road while the other is on the bench
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