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

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Installed LED headlights and black stone guards.
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Dave,

Where did you get those stone gaurds?

Those are nice!!!!

 

[davegonz]

MUD classifieds, but I bet you can find them on eBay or Amazon. Do a search for 7" black stone guards.

 

[78fj40mg]

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.

Very nice disassembly Nolan!

 

[gator25]

Very nice disassembly Nolan!

Thanks Mike, its been awhile since I've been in a transmission. Those bearings kicked my butt, don't recall ever having that much trouble. I'll get back out in the shop later and see what kinda shape the main shafts in. Might look at test fitting the breather too, @rkymtnflyfisher got me thinking.

 

[waiting for time]

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

They also prevent you from engaging 2 gears at the same time.

 

[Strategic1]

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...

Step 7 ??? Doh! we all thought it was step 1 maybe explains a few things. Have a couple of mates who are guiding me a bit, one a sparkie so big help with electrics as it all looks like hieroglyphics to me. I'm ok with body work & spraying so helping them with a CJ6 & Cj7 jeep rebuild.
Doing as much as I can myself but stupid stuff like rear ambo doors putting top hinges round wrong way, one step forward two back & finding bits from the strip down & wondering where the bloody hell did that come from??? All good fun as you all know Cheers

 

[Jpilot]

A couple of simple things over the last few weeks. Put a trailer hitch on the back, installed new brake pressure sensors (leak like hell, need to rethink those). Installed a rubber trim piece around my front headlight surround. I think that came out really nice, adds a bit of a contrast to the front. New mirrors from CCOT.

 

[Jpilot]

hitch

 

[Jpilot]

new mirrors from CCOT

 

[Jpilot]

Leaking brake pressure sensors. Almost crushed a caddy on my way home the other day when my brakes gave out from lack of fluid.

 

[AlaskanWheeler]

@Jpilot , where did you source that trailer ball mount?

Thanks

 

[Nottajeep]

Installed a newly rebuilt head for the second time. Machinist missed a crack on the last head.
Now I've been enjoying the drive in this warm December weather this week.

 

[FJ404345]

Picked 1 FJ45 Troopy up at the body shop

 

[FJ404345]

Brought the other FJ45 Troopy to the body shop

 

[Ian Macdonald]

Worked on 'THE LIST'. Getting the gas tank repaird and driveshafts modified (swapped trannies). Still can't decide on a color. If tartan came in a can I might go for that. Purists be damned, I say.

 

[Jpilot]

@Jpilot , where did you source that trailer ball mount?

Thanks

I put up a wanted add here on Mud and ginericLC responded with it. I originally looked like this, but I redid with my go-to color 'truck bed liner black'.

 

[jim land]

Nice z50 in the background jpilot

 

[Peters Moose]

Time for new tires.... forgot how much of a workout it is. Doing the two rear myself so I can clean up the rims. Will probably take the other two in at a local shop. They can change them a lot faster than I!!!

Years of brake fluid sitting for a long time... came back nicely though.

Almost done. A little oooo steel wool and windex.

Popped the bead and holding preasure!! Looking forward to the new retreads. 68.00 per with free shipping. A good way to start the new year.

 

[Bripars40]

Can you send a link to those tires?

View attachment 1371457 Time for new tires.... forgot how much of a workout it is. Doing the two rear myself so I can clean up the rims. Will probably take the other two in at a local shop. They can change them a lot faster than I!!!
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Years of brake fluid sitting for a long time... came back nicely though.
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Almost done. A little oooo steel wool and windex.
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Popped the bead and holding pleasure!! Looking forward to the new retreads. 68.00 per with free shipping. A good way to start the new year.

 

[tstepp920]

what he said^