What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (60 Viewers)

[winnie]

my carb cooling fan is back in action, after all the bs, which turned out to be a dirty connector going into the cooling fan relay ... it works even better now that I put yellow tape around the wires i.e. the way it came from the factory (lol) ... will finetune it by including the fuse protector wrapped with yellow tape once I'm convinced its really fixed ... the thread "fj40 carb cooling fan ... do you run yours" is an excellent resource including where/how much yellow tape was on the fuse/wires ...

 

[Twisty]

Drove about 50kms in the ute over the weekend with some of that on a local dirt track to give everything a good shake. Few things to tighten up and rattles to investigate now, but overall I am stoked with it.

Build thread here.
Twistys Aussie HJ45 Buildup/Resto

 

[blazer]

Got away with the pup for her first full weekend.

 

[AYM707]

Wow Twisty!! that looks amazing. Its not a standard FJ45 bed; where is it from? I'm going to save these pictures for reference.

 

[JackA]

I second the Wow Twisty. That thing is sweet.

 

[oldschool4wheeling]

I CHANGED OUT MY FACTORY 55 AMP ALTERNATOR FOR A FORD FOCUS 100 AMP.

I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO GET A GM ALTERNATOR BUT IT WAS HARD TO REFUSE THE GUY AT THE SHOP THAT REWORKED THE FORD ALT TO FIT PREFECTLY WHERE THE STOCK ONE WENT AND HE DID IT FOR FREE !!!

IT IS ONE WIRE. INTERNALLY REGULATED.

THE DIMENSIONS OF STOCK AND FORD ALT ARE REALLY CLOSE. BUT HE DID DO SOME GRINDING ON THE ALT HOUSING TO WIDEN THE BOTTOM SO IT WOULD FIT OVER THE STOCK BRACKET.

HE GROUND DOWN THE ALT HOUSING SO IT WOULD FIT OVER STOCK BRACKET. THAT IS THE FACTORY BOLT. I ALSO
POLISHED THE BRACKET MOUNTING POINTS AND APPLIED ELECTRICAL GREASE TO HELP GROUND THE ALT HOUSING. I WILL INSTALL GROUND WIRE TO BATTERY LATER.

THAT IS 6 AWG RUNNING DIRECTLY TO + BATTERY. TIDDIED THINGS UP BY ADDING MORE ELECTRICAL GREASE TO FACTORY CONNECTOR AND TAPING IT UP TO KEEP OUT CORROSION AND ZIPPED TIED ALL TOGETHER.

I DID HAVE TO USED DIFFERENT BOLT FOR THE TOP BRACKET BECAUSE THE FORD HOUSING WASNT THREADED LIKE THE STOCK HOUSING. AND WITH A LITTLE MORE MODIFICATION WAS ABLE TO USE STOCK ADJUSTER.

AND WAS ABLE TO USE STOCK PULLEY AND USED EXISTING ALT BELT.

 

[oldschool4wheeling]

WIDER VIEW

 

[Twisty]

Wow Twisty!! that looks amazing. Its not a standard FJ45 bed; where is it from? I'm going to save these pictures for reference.

Thanks! I bought a rusty old standard bed, then had a local sheet metal company fold up some sides and tailagte to match the original profile. Then just built the rest myself. Was a massive job and ended up kinda expensive, but I am stoked with the result.

I second the Wow Twisty. That thing is sweet.

Thanks!

 

[MartynFJ4071]

Drove about 50kms in the ute over the weekend with some of that on a local dirt track to give everything a good shake. Few things to tighten up and rattles to investigate now, but overall I am stoked with it.

Build thread here.
Twistys Aussie HJ45 Buildup/Resto

That is awesome!

 

[thebigredrocker]

Installed rear sideglass, corner glass, Ambulance door glass. Then ran some CCOT seals around everthing. Finally got rear sides and doors! If I had a do over I would wait until I had cash for OEM water seals. Nontheless I'm almost ready for the lid install. Missing the back header brace for in between the lid and rear Ambulance doors. May try to fab something temporarily until I can find a replacement.

 

[rob5182]

Installed some new Energy poly bushing, Bilstein 5100 shocks front and rear, OME steering damper then took her to the beach.

 

[MartynFJ4071]

Had a sneaky little drive then gave the underside, outside and inside a water blast.

Pretty amazing how much filth these things can carry around. Still about an inch of dirt in the chassis rail that I'll have to remove by hand.
I also replaced the rear wheel cylinders and rotated the drums.

 

[antFJ]

but how does the hood stay closed...

 

[Tysano]

First valve check/adjustment on the new motor

 

[ErikinSC]

Put the top back on with my wife and son :

Once the rubber windshield top piece is in place

Remove the safety straps to keep the roof up to the ceiling

Release the pulleys

And bolt everything back down using stainless steel metric hardware.

Next up : swap 1/2 doors to stock doors....

 

[Solace in Solitude]

Great system @ErikinSC !!

I did get hung up on on the "...keep the roof up to the ceiling..." part... But, I worked through it

 

[78fj40mg]

Very nice pulley system Erik! ~Get-R-Done!

Beautiful 40!

 

[Opus]

started putting parts back on, while enjoying a nice fall day............

 

[murf]

Swapping out the rear ring and pinion on the 40. The pinion and yoke will go from a 10 spline to a 27 spline

 

[MartynFJ4071]

Got this unused (still in its original bag) Audi Allroad dickey seat for $5.00
Now I just need to make it fit. It folds and tumbles too!