What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (36 Viewers)

[dtbnz]

Hinges on Ambulance doors were worn, with doors dropping. Tried to find if I could get replacement bushes, but decided to make my own.
Cut off the old pins, and put the one which usually has the plastic bush in my lathe and used a 12mm end mill to ream hole out both ends 10mm deep. Then made new bushes and reamed hole out to 8mm diameter. Had some m8 stainless steel cap head bolts, that I cut down to size and machined the head off and threaded to length, so the 8mm shank with no thread fits on the outer hinge. Assembled with dome headed nuts. May not be OEM, but they are better than original, and has made the door open/close really good. Still got to prepare hinges for painting (and rear cab and doors) as now decided to paint whole of truck Dune Beige as I think that colour is the best. Which means rubbing all of cab down, front guards and bonnet, but will be worth it. Thinking of painting the roof with some marine paint (Toplac) which can be put on with a roller and apparently comes out really smooth and bright white (like the new FJ cruisers)

 

[sadam_husain]

Purchased a Christmas present for my 40, a brand new Optima battery!

The old Optima was not holding a charge so I re-purposed it as a boat anchor.

8025-160 25 Red Top Optima 720 CCA

my red top is 12 going on 13 years old now, still holding a good charge sometimes the truck sits for a couple of months between starts and the thing still turns over and fires up fine but I don't know how much longer I'll be getting out of the battery

 

[78fj40mg]

my red top is 12 going on 13 years old now, still holding a good charge sometimes the truck sits for a couple of months between starts and the thing still turns over and fires up fine but I don't know how much longer I'll be getting out of the battery

I guess some are better than others, my old one is about 9 YO and it's done.

 

[78fj40mg]

This is an amazing engine compartment, Kudos! mine doesn't look anything like this.

I did however purchase and install four 235/75r15 Firestone Winterforce SUV studded snow tires and I've never had such traction and positive maneuverability during the winter as I do now....yes!

Thanks Joseph!!

 

[Strategic1]

Bolt replacing new for old, slowly going over the old girl. Bought a tap set to redo threads see how that pans out

 

[gator25]

Finally welded a fitting in the block off plate on our fresh 2F, ordered some stuff from @65swb45.. thanks Mark. Here's a pic.

 

[gator25]

While I'm waiting on the parts from Mark, decided to check out the trans. I had already taken the transfer off. Pulled the plate the shifter locks in to.

Found one detent spring nearly rotted into, the one in the middle. Its hard to see there.

Did a bunch of searching and came up with a good part #, and whadyano its still available 90501-14772. So I ordered all 3. With shipping came to $11.70, not bad!

 

[waiting for time]

While I'm waiting on the parts from Mark, decided to check out the trans. I had already taken the transfer off. Pulled the plate the shifter locks in to. View attachment 1370632 View attachment 1370634 Found one detent spring nearly rotted into, the one in the middle. Its hard to see there.View attachment 1370635 Did a bunch of searching and came up with a good part #, and whadyano its still available 90501-14772. So I ordered all 3. With shipping came to $11.70, not bad!

Good catch. That could have become a nasty problem later on.

 

[gator25]

Got the shift rail cover off...or whatever its called.

Didn't look bad, but the input shaft had some up and down slop. So I had to make sure all was ok.

These things are a PITA!

Every bearing was like that!

Like to have never got that one.

 

[gator25]

The last one was the worst

Thought I was going to bust the case!

Finally got her apart

I'll check out the rest of it maybe tom.

 

[waiting for time]

The last one was the worstView attachment 1370662
Thought I was going to bust the case!View attachment 1370662
Finally got her apartView attachment 1370666 View attachment 1370669 View attachment 1370670 View attachment 1370672
I'll check out the rest of it maybe tom.

Nice job

 

[gator25]

Good catch. That could have become a nasty problem later on.

Thanks man, Yea @waiting for time Figured better to be safe then sorry, didn't know there was any rust on her till I rolled the main shaft. I'll probably check the clearance and pull the gears off tom. Ordered rebuild kit from Cruiser Outfitters today when I ordered those springs.

 

[jvincig01]

Created a little bling for the cruiser using an old emblem....

 

[Vossie]

While I'm waiting on the parts from Mark, decided to check out the trans. I had already taken the transfer off. Pulled the plate the shifter locks in to. View attachment 1370632 View attachment 1370634 Found one detent spring nearly rotted into, the one in the middle. Its hard to see there.View attachment 1370635 Did a bunch of searching and came up with a good part #, and whadyano its still available 90501-14772. So I ordered all 3. With shipping came to $11.70, not bad!

question, what do those springs do? and if one is missing, worse case scenario?

 

[thecrazygreek]

question, what do those springs do? and if one is missing, worse case scenario?

Those hold your shifter in place so it doesn't "pop" out of gear...

 

[Vossie]

Those hold your shifter in place so it doesn't "pop" out of gear...

ahh right. so worse case is that whilst driving the gear will pop out. ok. looks like im going to need to find some somewhere. and i checked my local dealers with the part no, no one has any

 

[gator25]

ahh right. so worse case is that whilst driving the gear will pop out. ok. looks like im going to need to find some somewhere. and i checked my local dealers with the part no, no one has any

@Vossie should be able to source a used one, I know the 41 and 42 4 speeds use the same ones.

 

[Strategic1]

Mmmmmmm so many shiny parts. wish I had the mech skills to do stuff like that (envy)

 

[davegonz]

Installed LED headlights and black stone guards.

 

[RAYJON]

Mmmmmmm so many shiny parts. wish I had the mech skills to do stuff like that (envy)

Get a manual and get dirty, take your time and dont over think it. Ohh. And make freinds with local crusierheads.. We have guys in our local club who started with no knoledge and with a little help have done amazing builds.. ohh and remember the ausie step 7 take a brake and have a beer... lol...

Land cruisers were designed for 3rd world conditions and mechanics, simple and well designed, unlike most of the stuff today designed to fail..