What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (35 Viewers)

[gator25]

Beautiful work!!

Thanks @78fj40mg got a lot more to do on it yet. Hoses and clamps should be on there way, but I'll break in the cam with the ones on it. Took the day off to rest the back and work on dryer.

 

[upperblack]

Installed Real Steel bows on the 75 fst. Very impressed with the quality and ease of install. Primed them in black before installing.

 

[White Stripe]

Picked up the intake from PTSView attachment 1366655
He was going to bead blast it but I didn't give him time, mating surfaces to head where within .0035. The intake on top is one I bought, best I can tell by the part number it fits 81-87 from what I've read on here. It's real close to the one that came on it originally in 75 which was 17111-61010 there again from what I've read. The intake on the bottom was on the truck when I got it. So naturally (me being ignorent in all things Land Cruiser and spelling) thought it was the original 75 intake......WRONG! Lesson 100 something. So if you want to put a Man A Fre header on your truck you need one like the one on TOP. View attachment 1366657 Got the intake cleaned up and mounted along with the header, made a gasket for the home made block off. I'll probably weld a fitting in it, before its all said and done. View attachment 1366669

Don't throw the old manifold away. Others may want to buy it including myself...

 

[Strategic1]

Spent more $$ rear light indicator assembly with lens Missus has no idea how much has been sunk into this so far

 

[ginmtb]

Following up on my rear side window gasket install - shocked at how easy this is. Hardest part of the job was getting the old one out. Install gasket on glass, insert 3/16" cord inside slot on back of gasket, lube it up (I used windex since it evaporates quickly), hold glass in place with a little pressure, and slowly pull cord out. Gasket seats around sheet metal. I used a plastic bike tire iron to lift the front lip of the gasket so it laid flat. Clean window. That's it! Easy peasy! Perfect fit and looks just like oem! @Racer65 shoikd have these in his store in the near future! Next will be the rear hatch. Still need to deal with the rust first.

 

[jvincig01]

Following up on my rear side window gasket install - shocked at how easy this is. Hardest part of the job was getting the old one out. Install gasket on glass, insert 3/16" cord inside slot on back of gasket, lube it up (I used windex since it evaporates quickly), hold glass in place with a little pressure, and slowly pull cord out. Gasket seats around sheet metal. I used a plastic bike tire iron to lift the front lip of the gasket so it laid flat. Clean window. That's it! Easy peasy! Perfect fit and looks just like oem! @Racer65 shoikd have these in his store in the near future! Next will be the rear hatch. Still need to deal with the rust first.

View attachment 1366881

Nice! Hey, whered you get that hoist for your top?

 

[jvincig01]

Finally finished up the engine compartment. I've been about 2 years of working on it off and on. Completely new plumbing and electrical as well. Definitely not stock anymore but still a good ol' F145 with a few enhancements. I'm really happy with how well it came out.

BEFORE...

AFTER...

 

[ginmtb]

Nice! Hey, whered you get that hoist for your top?

FJ40 Hardtop Lift Storage System

 

[bikersmurf]

Picked up the intake from PTSView attachment 1366655
He was going to bead blast it but I didn't give him time, mating surfaces to head where within .0035. The intake on top is one I bought, best I can tell by the part number it fits 81-87 from what I've read on here. It's real close to the one that came on it originally in 75 which was 17111-61010 there again from what I've read. The intake on the bottom was on the truck when I got it. So naturally (me being ignorent in all things Land Cruiser and spelling) thought it was the original 75 intake......WRONG! Lesson 100 something. So if you want to put a Man A Fre header on your truck you need one like the one on TOP. View attachment 1366657 Got the intake cleaned up and mounted along with the header, made a gasket for the home made block off. I'll probably weld a fitting in it, before its all said and done. View attachment 1366669

It's too bad you need to go to a more restrictive intake to fit headers.

 

[csd1982]

finished my SOA with FJ60 and FJ80 axles

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Built a hard fuel line for my de-smogged 76, A.K.A. the mule...

 

[gator25]

Don't throw the old manifold away. Others may want to buy it including myself...

Oh no @White Stripe , I don't throw hardly anything away and surely not that intake. But it might be had. I know a lot of folks go with that for the added flow, it also had a old header that had been repaired many times and a good Holley carb. As wore out as the engine was it did pretty good. But I didn't drive but just a few miles around the house here after getting it running, as I knew some thing wasn't right with it. I'm going back with the like stock Troll Hole carb and stock air breather. I didn't want the stock exhaust manifold and all the heat under the carb that comes with it. I gotta a pile from my uncles 60 still in the corner of the shop that I went through and got another started with this one.

OTE="bikersmurf, post: 10726361, member: 33991"]It's too bad you need to go to a more restrictive intake to fit headers.

Yea @bikersmurf your rite, but I like the way there built along with the ball sockets at the collectors, I run a set of Hedmans on my BB roller motor in my Malibu made like that. You don't have to worry about them leaking, and I'm not going to be twisting her up any way.

 

[White Stripe]

Finally finished up the engine compartment. I've been about 2 years of working on it off and on. Completely new plumbing and electrical as well. Definitely not stock anymore but still a good ol' F145 with a few enhancements. I'm really happy with how well it came out.

BEFORE...
View attachment 1366895

AFTER... View attachment 1366897 View attachment 1366899View attachment 1366900 View attachment 1366901

Looks nice! How'd u make the carb top?

 

[jvincig01]

Looks nice! How'd u make the carb top?

I cant take credit for the carb top. I bought it from a friend who's nephew was learning how to weld. He built for him and then I ended up buying it. It's pretty sweet!

 

[gator25]

Ran her for about 45 min today

 

[78fj40mg]

Ran her for about 45 min todayView attachment 1367622

It looks good but I can't hear it, my speaker volume is all the way up and still no sound. Any idea as to why I can't hear it running?

BTW nice setup!!

 

[gator25]

It looks good but I can't hear it, my speaker volume is all the way up and still no sound. Any idea as to why I can't hear it running?

BTW nice setup!!

Lmao, yea its because I can't figure out how to get video to upload (I guess that's what you call it)
Thanks, got a lot of pretty stuff to do yet.
You don't know where I might could find a fuel line nut do ya?

 

[78fj40mg]

Lmao, yea its because I can't figure out how to get video to upload (I guess that's what you call it)
Thanks, got a lot of pretty stuff to do yet.
You don't know where I might could find a fuel line nut do ya?

If you have a YouTube account you are set, if not I can do it for you.

 

[gator25]

Thanks @78fj40mg, you have incoming.

 

[Strategic1]

rewired new indicators on, rear lights, installed front seat, put front bonnet & catches tired now think I'll go home