Ordered……again!
These were not the ones I had last time… thanks!
These were not the ones I had last time… thanks!
What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week?
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Putting things back together. Honestly struggling to remember where things go. Will figure it out eventually.
Bought a way too expensive piece of rubber for the windshield frame cushion.
Learned the lower thermostat housing is a perfect beer holder.
Discovered Mike Tyson is packaging parts for Toyota… bypath…
Bought a way too expensive piece of rubber for the windshield frame cushion.
Learned the lower thermostat housing is a perfect beer holder.
Discovered Mike Tyson is packaging parts for Toyota… bypath…
Got the pollen cleaned off, excited for warmer days head!
Slowly been getting my bonnet ready for paint...
They always say it's all in the preparation, but it always takes me at least ten times longer than i thought it would.
They always say it's all in the preparation, but it always takes me at least ten times longer than i thought it would.
sleepycruiser
I will get by….I will survive
Did you paint the valve cover? If so what did you use? Looks good!
My daughter found this at Old Navy!
Still a valid offer…great color for the shirt AND the 40 on it. Better still, it’s 100% cotton
Found that the mounting hardware had come loose on my rebuilt steering box! I tightened the hardware and it's tracking beautifully now. There were no split washers to hold the bolts/nuts in place. I have some split washers I'll install tomorrow. I took delivery of a kit to install an isolated second battery, but am still trying to confirm the wiring placement.
nabbasi
SILVER Star
I just looked up the torque for that about 30 minutes ago!
I’m going through steering now and always fear losing steering.
I got my center arm rebuild and reinstalled with new hardware and got my steering box set on the mount. Waiting on parts to complete my front / steering rebuild/ replace/ refresh.
How did you get your valve cover so shiny? I worked on mine for days and it’s no where near that nice.
Valve cover ( and the rest) is on point!!
I got mine vapor polished.
Took her for her first real drive in 6 years. Had a few test drives around the neighborhood, but this was the real first test.
Added the white led lights to my gauge cluster since the original bulbs were so dim but then they became overly bright and white. I added superbright green bulbs and it was still dim so I removed the guge cluster and took the bezel off and found that some areas on the back side where for some reason black not whit. I painted the reflective area white and it brightened up a bit. I read that the two bulb covers could be removed for more light but I instead drilled a 3/8" hole dead center of the housing to let more light from the end of each bulb reflect off the new white paint. and this made it much better IMHO.
My green LED’s are supposed to be arriving today… I am a little lost in understanding the work you describe …I feel I may need to do this as well..currently it’s dark… not sure that the green will light it up
If you pull your gauge cluster out of the dash (2 screws ) + disconnect speedo cable from back side and 2 electrical connections, you can lay it face down on a rag and remove the 8 or so small screws around the back that holds all the actual gages in place to the face plate. carefully remove it , there may or may be a small gasket going around the perimeter and it may be stuck on but you can carefully remove it so the gauges can be removed. No need in removing the "circuit " board that the bulbs twist into. Once removed you will see the back side of the bezel that reflects the light (around the glass) and may need bright white paint added as mine did. Then, the two bulbs that light up the gauges with reflective light can be seen with a small metal cover over them that can be carefully removed (small spot welds) or drill a single hole in each one as I did with a hole of you preference to allow more light out. Be careful and start by using a center punch and or a 1/16" bit and work your way up. Make sure all the drill shavings are blown out or vacuumed. Reassemble and check your lights in the dark to see
if its enough. Some people remove the covers entirely. I meant to take some picks but failed that apart !
Step one is disconnect the battery.If you pull your gauge cluster out of the dash (2 screws ) + disconnect speedo cable from back side and 2 electrical connections, you can lay it face down on a rag and remove the 8 or so small screws around the back that holds all the actual gages in place to the face plate. carefully remove it , there may or may be a small gasket going around the perimeter and it may be stuck on but you can carefully remove it so the gauges can be removed. No need in removing the "circuit " board that the bulbs twist into. Once removed you will see the back side of the bezel that reflects the light (around the glass) and may need bright white paint added as mine did. Then, the two bulbs that light up the gauges with reflective light can be seen with a small metal cover over them that can be carefully removed (small spot welds) or drill a single hole in each one as I did with a hole of you preference to allow more light out. Be careful and start by using a center punch and or a 1/16" bit and work your way up. Make sure all the drill shavings are blown out or vacuumed. Reassemble and check your lights in the dark to see
if its enough. Some people remove the covers entirely. I meant to take some picks but failed that apart !