What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (96 Viewers)

[Burbot]

Your " Old Blue" is a real head turner. Don't just like it Love it!

 

[reddingcruiser]

Drove in and out of the 29th Annual Rubithon via Cadillac. Absolutely elated about the performance of 5.3L/4L60E combo versus the 5.7L/700R4. A few 'maiden voyage' glitches, but nothing a few minutes of tweaking didn't fix. The engine is the big difference, and I highly recommend it for any "fence sitters" debating the issue.

 

[scott fasken]

Turned my bezel up right.

 

[peteinjp]

picked up a set of these:

8.25r16 just about the perfect size for stock fendered truck.


I didn't get them here but if you want some now is your chance:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/8-25R16XZL-8Ply-New-Michelin-Tires-Military-Surplus-/252967029776?epid=0&hash=item3ae6028c10:g:QjIAAOSwxu5ZLtu2&_trkparms=pageci%3A29c9b0c3-6b32-11e7-9fd8-74dbd18082e3%7Cparentrq%3A5254f27715d0aa1301fac955ffe347fe%7Ciid%3A1

And had a custom skinny set of these made up:

Fortunately I have a very good relationship with the local tire guys and they let me come into the shop and torture them with this project.

And once we have them all installed I gave a ride to the tire princess in my trailer

Great day!

 

[bwalker16527]

Wire wheeled bumperettes and bezel to remove rust. Primed and painted semi gloss black. Fixed a leak in my rear heater and tested fan to make sure it worked.

 

[65swb45]

We have a joke amongst the locals here that parts sold at my shop often end up return and being resold, sometimes more than once, as owners go through the modification processes. One of these is @fjl40. The PO of his truck was my very first retail customer at the shop in May1990. John bought the '73 FJ40 from him in 92 or '93.

Not too long afterwards I ended up building John a very respectable 2F engine and installing an H41 transmission, among other things. Well John has since gone over to the dark side, and is now finishing up a ramjet conversion. @DSB345 bought his re-rebuilt cylinder head, and I just bought back a valve cover I sold him close to 20 years ago.

When John showed up yesterday to deliver the valve cover, he brought some other pieces from the old engine, including one I needed...for myself! Yup, it happens. I had accidentally sold off my 4speed inspection cover, probably during the timeframe in 2001 when I swapped in the current engine.

So today, even though it looked just like any other day, was the day my clutch got covered again for the first time in 17 years!

 

[Varty Yo]

Are those rare? I have one sitting in my garage on the shelf. I have no clue where it came from been there 10+ years now haha

 

[Indestructible 47]

went for a drive the other day, mostly dirty old girl. they go more places than i thought possible though.

 

[fjl40]

Well Mark, when I return from the dark side, my next one will be an original 40 and may have you build another 2F for me. I have the pistons for a start!

 

[Varty Yo]

Trying to decide where to put my gauges.

I like them where the ashtray goes but they are a bit far. I also really like the radio blockoff plate. ill prob go with ashtray now i can always swap it over if its an issue haha. The mouting plate will be be touched up to round the corners and not sure of paint color. Either black or grey.

 

[Morse_FJ40]

I finally got my carrier cleaned, painted, and installed. Plus found a matching colored yeti!!

 

[tls3601]

@Morse_FJ40 very sharp looking setup! I have the same 4 plus carrier, is that a Yeti 45?

 

[airon23]

Made this little tailgate. It's not the most elegant thing but it works and even sort of matches in color.

 

[Morse_FJ40]

@Morse_FJ40 very sharp looking setup! I have the same 4 plus carrier, is that a Yeti 45?

Not a 4plus, but very similar build but with spindles. Yes it's a 45, I wished I would of made the basket 2 inches deeper to fit the tundra 50. The 50 is quite a bit taller... oh well.

 

[Morse_FJ40]

Not a 4plus, but very similar build but with spindles. Yes it's a 45, I wished I would of made the basket 2 inches deeper to fit the tundra 50. The 50 is quite a bit taller... oh well.

I made the tire carrier arm about 4" too tall... but I have room underneath the tire for a backup light.

 

[Varty Yo]

Made this little tailgate. It's not the most elegant thing but it works and even sort of matches in color.

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Dont worry mines plywood! Works for me.

 

[btbuild]

Installed wireing harness, pedal box,fenders, apron and some goodies.

 

[gator25]

That's a nice truck!/\ /\ /\ /\

 

[gator25]

Got a axle, hub and front wheel cyls. from @65swb45 (Marks Off Road) rear wheel cyls. and axle bearings from @cruiseroutfit cruiser outfitters and some stuff from the powder coater.

One in the middle is from Mark, always good stuff. Hub was no different.

Always like opening boxes filled with parts.

Gotta show off some of the stainless lines from @Cruiser Corps , put the rotten rubber line back on it just so I can keep trash out the system.

Wont be putting the rest on till it comes back from paint.

 

[Aloha Jen]

Saw this 40 parked across the street from the hotel I was staying at in Point Loma, San Diego. I waited around for the owner to come back, but no luck connecting to talk about it. I may need a 40 of my own so I stop obsessing over everyone else's I come across!