What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week?
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Fitted a Jerry can holder. Not an OE style one as they were too expensive for me. Looks OK but will have to rethink it as can’t operate the door handle with the can in. Not sure if standing it off another inch will impact the door skin even with a plate behind…
Does your model year have the bullet shaped electric actuator on the side of the carb? mine on my '79 was running like that and that device had a wiring issue.Warm weather means getting out more in the 40.
I still need some help dialing in the carb…holding the gas pedal and clutch (and brake) at the same time while stopped to keep it going isn’t always super easy…..drives no problem but when stopping or at a complete stop it will diesel and die unless giving it gas.
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My mini truck steer box had developed a leak that was getting to the point where it was a real problem. I located the leak to the top (input shaft) of the box before removing it. I rebuilt the whole thing three or four years ago and was hoping I wouldn’t have to tear the whole thing down.
Last time I used the Toyota seal kit but couldn’t find it from my normal sources and chose not to look overseas because of the changing tariff mess, so a Gates kit was ordered from RockAuto.
I was able remove the top bearing cap and replace the seal that was leaking. I am running a Saginaw pump and have no idea how much pressure the pump is delivering to my mini truck box, so I invested $17 in a kit to adjust the pressure of the pump (Borgeson 899001) and used 4 shims which is roughly 850 psi vs the one shim that was in it when I pulled the pressure valve.
The verdict after a weekend of wheeling was very positive; 850 psi feels great for a mini truck box and it was fine in the rocks.
Here’s a link to a helpful video for adjusting the pressure of a Saginaw pump.
Last time I used the Toyota seal kit but couldn’t find it from my normal sources and chose not to look overseas because of the changing tariff mess, so a Gates kit was ordered from RockAuto.
I was able remove the top bearing cap and replace the seal that was leaking. I am running a Saginaw pump and have no idea how much pressure the pump is delivering to my mini truck box, so I invested $17 in a kit to adjust the pressure of the pump (Borgeson 899001) and used 4 shims which is roughly 850 psi vs the one shim that was in it when I pulled the pressure valve.
The verdict after a weekend of wheeling was very positive; 850 psi feels great for a mini truck box and it was fine in the rocks.
Here’s a link to a helpful video for adjusting the pressure of a Saginaw pump.
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Messed around getting the rear end, fitted in properly and decided to get my “exhaust system” mocked up
Warm weather means getting out more in the 40.
I still need some help dialing in the carb…holding the gas pedal and clutch (and brake) at the same time while stopped to keep it going isn’t always super easy…..drives no problem but when stopping or at a complete stop it will diesel and die unless giving it gas.
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FJ40Dash is a great replacement if you don’t need to be 100% OEM.Decided to pull off the warped dash cap today. Apparently... you're supposed to have a dash to attach it to.... So it looks like I'm getting a new dash padView attachment 4104359
Thanks for the info. I ordered an OEM from City Racer... I didn't like the idea of the logo so I stuck with an original. This FJ 40 stays in the insulated shop unless I'm out driving in good weather. Not to concerned about cracking from the heat. Right now.... just waiting for good weather.
Also… get the OEM while it’s still available. Crazy how much more $$ that piece is now than just a few years ago.Thanks for the info. I ordered an OEM from City Racer... I didn't like the idea of the logo so I stuck with an original. This FJ 40 stays in the insulated shop unless I'm out driving in good weather. Not to concerned about cracking from the heat. Right now.... just waiting for good weather.
Looks great. Got my TT parabolic kit from George weeks ago but then got the flu. Will post up when I install.
Very cool jack rack, Im a big fan of neatness
Still getting the motor dialed in.
Got the new wheels installed. Previously had the wagon wheels. Almost complete with the cleaned up wiring. This was about 2/3 of the old wiring I removed.
