What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week?
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Thats with a 55" wms axle, at full stuff the tires barely touch spring, with 2.5" backspace rims & 1" spacers ( I know, I know ), unavoidable & I wasnt into building a new axle thats wider just to delete wheel spacers which have been there for a decade.
I replaced the coolant overflow bottle in my 40. I got the replacement bottle, cap & hose from City Racer. The original coolant bottle had seen better days & I cleaned up the holder as well. 
I took a break from painting parts to do a little wheeling. Unfortunately, local gas station filled me with water in my gas. I had to get towed home. At least it's only a few blocks from my garage.
If you are considering audio system options for your cruiser, I played with this bluetooth speaker in mine today that a buddy let me try. It's a neat little system. Great quality sound and volume level. Has a magnetic mount to stick to your console. upper windshield frame or dash. I have no affiliation with them, just passing it on. The Turtlebox Ranger: LOUD! Outdoor Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker - https://turtleboxaudio.com/products/turtlebox-speaker-ranger
The promo photo on their website with the guy with it strapped to his ski backpack....aaarrrrggggg
After a couple carb dip sessions I finally got the sludge cleaned out of the baffle in the engine side cover. Did some more parts plating and now I’m disassembling and cleaning the rocker assembly. Have some used specialty studs for that side cover on order from SOR, the work continues.
Having to do the same thing, not a lot of room to work with in there.I installed a new brake light switch from @cityracer. It was a ‘Nakamoto’. As I put the dash panel back in thought to myself, ‘will this one last 56 years’
Take the dash panel out, then reach through the hole. I used a multimeter to adjust the depth….make sure open circuit when off the brake.
Replaced the kickdown cable to the Turbo 350 transmission, replaced headlight rings, been painting bolts, removed the top and sides and installed the bimini top. Dialing in the new carb and then I will begin hooking up vacuum lines to see where I have leaks at.
Put a small wire wheel on the dremel and cleaned the oxidation off of the notched shaft behind the parking brake handle. Wadda you know, it moves a LOT easier.
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Minor resto-mod this week. After "modernizing" the cabin light to turn on when I open the doors (build thread), I took advantage of the pressure-switches, repurposed an FJ40 seatbelt warning buzzer, and, well, here you go:
I mounted it using the top bolt of the emissions control computer (not sure why I haven't removed that, its literally unplugged), its powered by the corner / parking lights connector off the headlight switch (green wire on a '78). The ground is tied into the wire that connects the dome light to the ground via all the pressure switches on the doors.
I found out the hard way that when the headlight switch is completely off, it grounds the green wire to the corner lights (which in this configuration meant that both the buzzer and dome light turned on when the light switch was off and the door was closed
, so I put a diode in-line between the headlight switch and the buzzer. Problem fixed!
Minor mod, but I did it for the karma... Im daily driving the truck and in the last month, I've forgotten to turn the lights off twice. It just so happens that in both cases, someone I knew was nearby, saw the truck, and found me to tell me. Figured the universe was telling me I was out of freebies
I mounted it using the top bolt of the emissions control computer (not sure why I haven't removed that, its literally unplugged), its powered by the corner / parking lights connector off the headlight switch (green wire on a '78). The ground is tied into the wire that connects the dome light to the ground via all the pressure switches on the doors.
I found out the hard way that when the headlight switch is completely off, it grounds the green wire to the corner lights (which in this configuration meant that both the buzzer and dome light turned on when the light switch was off and the door was closed
, so I put a diode in-line between the headlight switch and the buzzer. Problem fixed!Minor mod, but I did it for the karma... Im daily driving the truck and in the last month, I've forgotten to turn the lights off twice. It just so happens that in both cases, someone I knew was nearby, saw the truck, and found me to tell me. Figured the universe was telling me I was out of freebies
I towed my sailboat home from my buddies house.
Minor resto-mod this week. After "modernizing" the cabin light to turn on when I open the doors (build thread), I took advantage of the pressure-switches, repurposed an FJ40 seatbelt warning buzzer, and, well, here you go:
I mounted it using the top bolt of the emissions control computer (not sure why I haven't removed that, its literally unplugged), its powered by the corner / parking lights connector off the headlight switch (green wire on a '78). The ground is tied into the wire that connects the dome light to the ground via all the pressure switches on the doors.
I found out the hard way that when the headlight switch is completely off, it grounds the green wire to the corner lights (which in this configuration meant that both the buzzer and dome light turned on when the light switch was off and the door was closed
Minor mod, but I did it for the karma... Im daily driving the truck and in the last month, I've forgotten to turn the lights off twice. It just so happens that in both cases, someone I knew was nearby, saw the truck, and found me to tell me. Figured the universe was telling me I was out of freebies
Brilliant
I have had a ton of work around the house so I had about 30 minutes towards the end of the day to add some female spade connectors to the speaker wire and mount the speaker plates to the kick panels. I don’t really want to drill in the diagonal floor mounted holes so used these pull thru rubber feet to press into the floor while the plates are mounted on the pillar with two screws
Incase anyone was interested…I did not even need to drill the holes out larger…perfect fit
I started it for the first time in 2,161 days…but whose counting.
Thanks @cruisermatt for getting me over the final hurdle with the distributor to check my sanity. It turns out I didn’t need it, but it helped me diagnose my no-spark stupidity and it’s staying for now.
Thanks @cruisermatt for getting me over the final hurdle with the distributor to check my sanity. It turns out I didn’t need it, but it helped me diagnose my no-spark stupidity and it’s staying for now.
Minor resto-mod this week. After "modernizing" the cabin light to turn on when I open the doors (build thread), I took advantage of the pressure-switches, repurposed an FJ40 seatbelt warning buzzer, and, well, here you go:
I mounted it using the top bolt of the emissions control computer (not sure why I haven't removed that, its literally unplugged), its powered by the corner / parking lights connector off the headlight switch (green wire on a '78). The ground is tied into the wire that connects the dome light to the ground via all the pressure switches on the doors.
I found out the hard way that when the headlight switch is completely off, it grounds the green wire to the corner lights (which in this configuration meant that both the buzzer and dome light turned on when the light switch was off and the door was closed
Minor mod, but I did it for the karma... Im daily driving the truck and in the last month, I've forgotten to turn the lights off twice. It just so happens that in both cases, someone I knew was nearby, saw the truck, and found me to tell me. Figured the universe was telling me I was out of freebies
Very cool mod
Looks great
Finished the rear seat in Ol' Green for the grandkids.
