What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (38 Viewers)

[sandcruiser90]

Another piddily project....... @RAGINGMATT swung me a good deal on a reproduction radio delete plate - I was fairly sure it would not fit the hacked up opening but since I’d already ‘red-necked’ a cover plate out of metal and adhesive foam, this just dressed it up a bit!
*Velcro tape works wonders


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Lev-O-Gauge is pretty cool. Never saw it before.

 

[imyahucklbrry]

What is the cloths pin for?
To hold the shopping list when the wife sends you to the store?

Shucks brother... I’m all modern now... get honey-do list compliments of text these days!
Clothes pin makes a good chip clip though

 

[imyahucklbrry]

Lev-O-Gauge is pretty cool. Never saw it before.

Expensive and difficult to install add on option:
https://suncompany.net/product/lev-o-gage-tilt-gauge-for-off-road-vehicles

 

[nelsonjm624]

Getting closer to going to the blaster and the paint and body shop!!

 

[imyahucklbrry]

Does he sell them or just happen to have one? I have a similar Jerry-rigged hole to dress up.

I haven’t reached ‘master’ of jerry-rigging just yet but gettin there! Here’s my hole covering solution:

Mend plate - Home Depot
*Think I had to cut it just a bit and rounded corners with grinder:

Good old Velcro tape - Walmart:

Adhesive foam to cover - Walmart:

 

[4x4veteran]

Lev-O-Gauge is pretty cool. Never saw it before.

The destroyer I was on had a brass pendulum mounted midships on the front of #4 boiler.
45 degrees was supposedly the critical roll angle before capsizing.
More than once during a storm while sitting on watch at the bottom of that boat the pendulum would go over to 45, sometimes a little passed one way or the other, then hang there for a few seconds and someone would inevitably say this is it boys then the pendulum would swing back and there would be a collective sigh of relief.

Another piddily project....... @RAGINGMATT swung me a good deal on a reproduction radio delete plate - I was fairly sure it would not fit the hacked up opening but since I’d already ‘red-necked’ a cover plate out of metal and adhesive foam, this just dressed it up a bit!
*Velcro tape works wonders


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So we have the cloths pin mystery cleared up, now what is the level control nob on the left for?
Don't tell me it is hooked to the lev-o-gage.

 

[imyahucklbrry]

The destroyer I was on had a brass pendulum mounted midships on the front of #4 boiler.
45 degrees was supposedly the critical roll angle before capsizing.
More than once during a storm while sitting on watch at the bottom of that boat the pendulum would go over to 45, sometimes a little passed one way or the other, then hang there for a few seconds and someone would inevitably say this is it boys then the pendulum would swing back and there would be a collective sigh of relief.



So we have the cloths pin mystery cleared up, now what is the level control nob on the left for?
Don't tell me it is hooked to the lev-o-gage.

*God bless you for your service - Got 2 brothers ex-Navy... youngest was EOD - retired as a Chief

*Nah... that’s my rigged up volume control - connected to an amp hidden in the glove box - use a phone for music

 

[felipe70]

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[AutaviaFJ40]

I know many aren't Dynamat fans...but I removed the passenger door panel today, tightened up everything, greased the regulator, treated rust in the bottom interior of the door and replaced a missing nut. Then I added Dynamat to the interior wall and lined under the door panel.

Wow! What a difference it makes. It completely deadens the rattles and road noise. It started raining before I could get to the drivers door, but with just one door complete its a significant improvement.

 

[YORSIAN]

this week I'm trying to make hard top

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[64Rotorhead]

Getting ready to burn in engine mounts and tranny X member reinforcement

 

[Martyt]

After almost 3 months in shop, I finally got my 40 back home and in my shop. Got the Vader light going, installed new hub caps and working on electrical. I had head lights working but when I hit high beam—no more lights— will have to sort through all that— I have schematics, tools and time. Also loaded Tuffy boxes with items I have accumulated

 

[4x4veteran]

Nice rig, now show your air-eo-planes.

 

[Martyt]

Lol— the one on top is a Robart/Dennis Crooks collaboration kit— 114” span, P38 Lightning—run’s on 2 Ziroli G62 gas engines— only one left in the world I think—have tons of planes— big, small, electric, gas, alky race planes etc

 

[skidplate]

Cool planes, I was really into the warbird RC thing years ago. I need to get back into it. Love those tires on your rig, it just looks right. Where are the Tuffy boxes mounted?

 

[handala]

Spiffed up this piece of art!

 

[Sheck44]

Dropped the 1966 hard top for the 1st time in 6 years, pulling the windows out and pulling it apart to take down to bare metal
Again (in other thread) wondering if post 71 glass and rubber gaskets/weaterstripping can be made to fit older 66' hard tops ?

Cheers
Steve

IMG_8531 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

 

[tls3601]

@Martyt try looking at your high beam switch, may be crude. Mine acted weird on my JW Speakers until I worked the high beam switch a few times, now they work great

 

[tls3601]

May be crudy and poor contact.

 

[tls3601]

@handala what did you use to get your Warns looking so good? Cleaner or what shade of paint to match the inner turning area? The original color is unique