What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (43 Viewers)

[Red Baron]

Hey mate not yet. I might put something in later when I'm done. I just finished mounting the computer on the weekend. Charging system is done along with starting as well. Should go pretty well


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[PWCO70crusier]

Got the body off to the paint shop...1-2 weeks and I'll have it back on the frame. Plan to get the roll bar painted and ready to re-install this week. Progress... kyle-landcruiser.blogspot.com

 

[hairy_apple]

Dragged some little sheds around with it.

 

[Great Scott]

Pulled out the wobbly harmonic balancer. It was much easier than I thought it would be. I simply wrapped the balancer with a bicycle tube, rachet strapped it to the chassis to stop it moving and used a 1200 ft/lb electric impact wrench on it for 5 seconds. All of my strength on a 5' breaker bar did nothing except twist the engine on its mounts. The balancer came off easy with the supercheap 3 jaw puller.

I wish the cruiser would fit in the shed though... it gets damned hot outside, even under my makeshift shelter.

 

[BigFisher]

Mounted some new rubber....

 

[motovate]

Big Meat holding up a Heep!

What's that silver grey thingie the big meat is leaning against????????. Is it strong enough to hold up that big old tire????

LBM

Mounted some new rubber....

 

[PWCO70crusier]

Finally pictures posted of the floor and roll bar...
kyle-landcruiser.blogspot.com

 

[Vae Victus]

Finally pictures posted of the floor and roll bar... kyle-landcruiser.blogspot.com

Good work. What welder are you using? Are those lots of tiny spot welds in your photos of the welds on the rear quarter?

 

[Stumpalama]

Pulled the rear pinion flange to drill yet another set of holes for another driveshaft yoke pattern. That makes 3... I think I have '69-'89 covered now.

 

[PWCO70crusier]

Good work. What welder are you using? Are those lots of tiny spot welds in your photos of the welds on the rear quarter?

I used a little MIG welder. I spot welded it on and filled in the seams bit by bit. It was my first attempt at welding...

 

[Vae Victus]

I used a little MIG welder. I spot welded it on and filled in the seams bit by bit. It was my first attempt at welding...

Yes, cool. Just checking. Hard to tell since the photos lose detail when uploaded.

 

[Nothinghead]

New Shoes

Got these:
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back from the powder coater and switched from Michelin LTX 285/75 16 to BFG KM2 33x10.50 15.
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Looks a lot better but they tuck better under the fenders and have much more tread for the trails and the Idaho snow. Unless I get into a quarry or start jumping this rig, I won't NEED the OME lift (though I probably still will). What was immediately noticeable was how much easier these are to steer than the 285s. No power steering and the low speed driving is so much better. The ride is actually better too with the lower unsprung weight.

I cannot recommend the blokes at Discount Tire enough. Switching from alloys back to steel necessitated new lug nuts which they threw in for free. They also mounted the older KM I already had as a spare for no charge. This is only one in a long list of times that DT has really done me right.

 

[alberta mac]

This year and this week, new 1/4 panels on my friends hj60. cut weld fit, patch, replaced rocker gards in 16ga stainles etc...

 

[Texaszed4mc]

Hmmm

Lets see, installed a new Weber Carb, washed the 40, probably first time anyone had in 10 years!, painted the rollbar, painted the cap, polished up the old paint, painted the grill, and painted the headlight bezel.
Not much I guess.

 

[Chamba]

Pulled out the wobbly harmonic balancer. It was much easier than I thought it would be. I simply wrapped the balancer with a bicycle tube, rachet strapped it to the chassis to stop it moving and used a 1200 ft/lb electric impact wrench on it for 5 seconds. All of my strength on a 5' breaker bar did nothing except twist the engine on its mounts. The balancer came off easy with the supercheap 3 jaw puller.

I wish the cruiser would fit in the shed though... it gets damned hot outside, even under my makeshift shelter.

Oh thank god I don't live there any more: if I never see another Australian summer it will be too soon!

 

[lostmarbles]

...if I never see another Australian summer it will be too soon!

I'm trying to get my head around this one Josh...

 

[brian]

started a complete front axle overhaul, to include new hard and soft brake lines, tres as well as tie rods. new brake parts and probably rebush the springs and hangers...obviously new shocks too.

 

[kbahus]

Starting pulling the gas tank to get her back on the road and found this hiding behind the cover plate, not a good sign.

 

[lostmarbles]

Starting pulling the gas tank to get her back on the road and found this hiding behind the cover plate, not a good sign.

Maybe the PO found it to be a good fuel tank additive too...

(It should be, based on the wide-ranging things it cures.)

You guys over there have all the great products. (Our nasty Consumer Affairs Department stops many of these marvellous things from reaching our shelves.)

 

[Vae Victus]

Maybe the PO found it to be a good fuel tank additive too... (It should be, based on the wide-ranging things it cures.) You guys over there have all the great products. (Our nasty Consumer Affairs Department stops many of these marvellous things from reaching our shelves.)

I'm sorry, are you referring to Amerika? I don't think so. It's a police state in the making. Given our vehicle laws aren't like AU and NZ but I feel like the Chinese people sometimes with all the utter false propaganda spread by the MSM.

... and in other news, I worked on my tranny rebuild today.