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Perfect RTT for a 40, the profile matches the roof pretty well.
What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week?
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Good job and nice rig!
Does your 40 have a rear disc conversion "kit"? If so, from what company?
@Pighead , I saw you have discs on your 55 in the rear too. Kit?
I just installed new drum brake cylinders (Japanese aftermarket, all 4) in the rear of my 76, and bleeding them gave me ( and a trusted mechanic) fits! Yes, I tried all the tips I could find here on Mud too.
I've done it in the past and never had an issue like this time.
I'm going to be shopping for a disc brake conversion kit soon, to put on the shelf for the next time a brake cylinder leaks or can't be adjusted.
When I bought my rig in 2002, I asked a CHP if child seats on the jump seats were legal, and he said they were, as long as they were OEM. My girls are in their late 20's now.
POPO AGIE
SILVER Star
My Boys are 46 and 44 now.
RevISK
SILVER Star
totally a thing a cop would say... to another cop.
Brackets and discs (‘70s C-10 truck discs) are from Poser, calipers are mid 80s Monte Carlo and the dual master cylinder is a 1” diameter from Wildwood. I think it was a kit from Man a Fre at one time.
PS 4 wheel disc conversion.
I like that safety rock chock 
Ha! That was before I learned to count the clicks when pulling the parking brake (7-12 per FSM, but I prefer 7-8), then adjust if needed. There was also a steep drop off close by.I like that safety rock chock
Agreed. I don’t think that’s too expensive at all. Consider the materials alone. Everything is expensive. I’m getting the smallest, 40, tri-mix cylinder for stainless welding and that alone costs over $350 for the cylinder and the gas. Then you got wire, pipe, blah blah and you gotta make money on your labor.
Then again, it was probably the easiest exhaust that he's made in a while...
Taught my 11 year old daughter how to drive a stick shift. 
The right way to remove u bolts.
I rebuilt the column shift linkage with new ball / socket joints. It got to the point that every time I shifted to reverse the linkage came apart and I’d have to crawl under it and reattach, very nerve racking in a crowded street, on a trail with a group or like today in a parking lot at a rigs and coffee event. I didn’t think to take any pictures because it was such a 1 banana job. Unbolt the rod at both ends, loosen the locknut, unscrew the ball/socket head and install new. I just did 1 linkage rod at a time.
Procrastination: 12 years……. Not gonna win a ‘body-work’ MVP with it but I’m not as worried bout my feet punching through the floor now! After I got some paint on this, I realized more filler and sanding might be in order but I’m thinking….. Procrastination: another 12 years! 
Drove it around the block, was having issues on initial acceleration, got the first gas from a pump in 30 years.
Advanced my timing from 7° to 12° and did another lean drop tune. Much better off the line and seems to have leaned out the mixture but vacuum may have drop 1psi. Did a little tour of town, visited and gave rides to some of my buddies who helped on the build and finished up with the first beer run!
Probably gonna drop the timing back a bit toward 10° advanced and see what happens.
Advanced my timing from 7° to 12° and did another lean drop tune. Much better off the line and seems to have leaned out the mixture but vacuum may have drop 1psi. Did a little tour of town, visited and gave rides to some of my buddies who helped on the build and finished up with the first beer run!
Probably gonna drop the timing back a bit toward 10° advanced and see what happens.
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Got a little closer to the first start up. Diffs, trans and transfer case fluids changed. Fuel tank drained and new diesel added with a new filter. Fresh oil and filter and I snagged the battery out of my 2F 60 series and attempted to start it. Drained the battery in a couple attempts and put my booster on it. It got a stronger start but no cigar.
Looks like I’ll need a battery with more juice.
Looks like I’ll need a battery with more juice.
Finally getting the 45 on the Aqualu frame...been a ride and with lots of small modifications, but cab fits, bed fits, and now tweaking hood, fenders etc.
