What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (32 Viewers)

[RenaissanceWoman]

I learned to replace dash-bulbs , Fixed the lighter, and plugged some excess holes with these neat rubber doo-dads I found. And installed AC.

 

[dustinuhls]

Found a cheap alternative for mirrors when the doors are off. Coleman brand ATV mirrors from Wal-Mart. The holes lined up perfectly with the two bottom screws of the windshield hinge, just had to drill out the ATV mirror brackets slightly to fit 8mm x 40mm screws purchased at Menard's. I think they look a little more sleek than the old bulky door mirrors and only cost $19. I'm also legal now when the doors are off!

Old Door Mount Mirrors:

New ATV Mirrors:

 

[spotcruiser]

What's with the doorbell?

I learned to replace dash-bulbs , Fixed the lighter, and plugged some excess holes with these neat rubber doo-dads I found. And installed AC.
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[Solace in Solitude]

Four night trip, with daBoise, to various venues in Central Nevada. Found a great place to camp off the Extraterresterial Highway, but it was so damned cold, with the wind gusting to about 30mph, we headed east to US93 and about 20 miles south of Alamo, NV.

Found a very isolated and tranquil campsite, off a two track that probably isn't legal near the campsite. DaBoise and I hiked a lot... Very little climbing this time... Just one climb to see 44 in the distance. Thurs night, a norther (probably the same front that we had run from) blew in and the temp dropped to 16, with the windchill (around Alamo, NV) down to 6 degrees.

We were comfortable in the tent, but 4:30pm is too early to go to bed, so we came home a couple of days early...

This is where we camped the last couple of nights

Sunset, the first night, off Kane Springs Road and the old, closed US 93

Here's where we camped, up on the ridge, the first night... Slept in 44

 

[Solace in Solitude]

More pics

Not the best pic, but I liked the way the sun broke thru and shined on the single peak, on a very dreary and cold day.

 

[JohnnyC]

What's with the doorbell?

What's with the horn button ?

To alert the outside that the occupant of the vehicle is about to drive thru you



Used to be so common to see ... along with a dash mounted ignition switch ... however early cruisers came with those lol

 

[74HogGuy]

Started pulling my rear axle. Decided to flip one of the springs as I've been thinking about flipping the rear to gain some wheelbase. Doesn't have weight on it but can get an idea of what it'll look like. The plan is to move the entire wheel opening back to keep an original look.

 

[fjdiesel]

@carreta What's the bypass hose for on the split case?

 

[RenaissanceWoman]

To alert the outside that the occupant of the vehicle is about to drive thru you



Used to be so common to see ... along with a dash mounted ignition switch ... however early cruisers came with those lol

Yea, its a horn reroute, the original steering wheel was all messed up and the horn contacts were all corroded, so a shop decided this was the fix, not my choice, and on the list of fixes to be done

 

[carreta]

@carreta What's the bypass hose for on the split case?

@fjdiesel


here you can get useful information about to know when it's necessary to use a bypass hose

Tranny/Transfer Case


I hope this help

Alvaro

 

[carreta]

Started pulling my rear axle. Decided to flip one of the springs as I've been thinking about flipping the rear to gain some wheelbase. Doesn't have weight on it but can get an idea of what it'll look like. The plan is to move the entire wheel opening back to keep an original look.

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What size of MT goodrich are you running?

 

[74HogGuy]

What size of MT goodrich are you running?

35x12.5x15

 

[tls3601]

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Not the best pic, but I liked the way the sun broke thru and shined on the single peak, on a very dreary and cold day.

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As always your adventures look great Danny! Been really colder than normal up here in Prescott as well, had very light snow/sleet this am, and expecting light snow over the night and tomorrow as well.

 

[Michael B]

I installed the radiator and my two new shifter knobs. Then I started working on my cable locker cable installation.

 

[Tennessee80]

Started working on my fj40 overland/camping setup a bit. A good friend gave me a fridge slide, so I built a simple divider system, and got my simple kitchen vibe started. I have an 80 series with all of the goodies, but there's something special about banging on a 40! Also working on a rigged up accessories rack to hook up lights and other hanging junk.

And also a poser shot in the driveway of my trucks, wish I was out on a trail enjoying the great outdoors!!

cheers, mud!

 

[Tennessee80]

I installed the radiator and my two new whiter knobs. Then I started working on my cable locker cable installation.

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Looks great!

 

[peteinjp]

Me too; just installed the same one!

How much space is required to install those lifts? I'm wondering if I can fit one between the second floor rafters in my building….

Pete

 

[fjgoober]

12 foot if memory serves me correctly. You might want to do some research on it because I think there are some lifts that don't go quite as high but don't require as much ceiling clearance.

Man that floor looks clean!

Looks like a brand new shop!

 

[4Cruisers]

Started working on my fj40 overland/camping setup a bit. A good friend gave me a fridge slide, so I built a simple divider system, and got my simple kitchen vibe started. I have an 80 series with all of the goodies, but there's something special about banging on a 40! Also working on a rigged up accessories rack to hook up lights and other hanging junk.View attachment 1410404View attachment 1410405View attachment 1410407View attachment 1410410

And also a poser shot in the driveway of my trucks, wish I was out on a trail enjoying the great outdoors!!

cheers, mud!

Nice to see another Coleman stove still going strong. We bought a similar (or identical?) stove right after we bought our '84 FJ60 new from the dealer. Once we had the Land Cruiser we had to start accumulating gear for car camping with our two sons. We still have the '84 and the stove.

 

[fjgoober]

Little brother & I just got back with this. He and his son are going to start working on it. I think he was very pleased with his purchase.

But while we were there the guy showed me this.

Yes he was aware the bezel is upside down.