What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (60 Viewers)

[Michael B]

Thanks @gator25 my body used a mil-spec bed liner product. He uses it on everything. It has a completely different texture from other bed liners I have used and seen before. Sorry I don't know the name of it.

 

[Skydog]

Thanks @gator25 my body used a mil-spec bed liner product. He uses it on everything. It has a completely different texture from other bed liners I have used and seen before. Sorry I don't know the name of it.

Looks a lot like the 2K U-Pol Raptor.

 

[RWBeringer4x4]

@RWBeringer4x4 there is some minor modification needed to the 60 cover to get it to conform to the 40 cover on the back right corner. Along with enlarging the opening of the 40 cover and drilling a few holes. Nothing too serious.

There's always options, lol. It just a matter of having enough time and/or money to put those options into play.

My mistake I understand now - I thought you had used the entire transmission HUMP from a 60-series, not just the shift-tower cover. This is still good info though, really clean way to cover up the modification to the transmission tunnel!

 

[Vossie]

My wiper arm kept jumping off the rotor cam of the winder motor, so made a little mod to keep it in place

This is the rotor cam before I drilled and tapped for a 4mm screw

So, drilled and tapped 4mm hole for a screw. Had to put a few washers to get it off set enough but it's all nice and tight and working really well. No more having the wipers stop whilst I'm driving in the blinding rain!

 

[firestopper]

Road shotgun it after 9 weeks of post shoulder surgery. I can drive it on the paved road now as it has factory P/S, but it will be months before I can drive it off road.

 

[gator25]

Drilled out some bolts and tapped the threads, check out these self centering drill bit thingamajig.

Works pretty good

Found them straighten up my step dad's shop, after he lost his battle with cancer back Sept. Kind of strange, I had been trying to find some a few days before. Called all the hardware stores, searched on the computer...nothing. Picked up a few tools off one of his work benches, opened the lid on the tool box to put them away and there was 3 laying in the top of it right there. Brand new never been opened. I'll think of him every time I use one.

 

[bikersmurf]

I think he left them there for you.

 

[gator25]

Got most of the main support beam cut out, those spot welds are a PITA!

After taken a look inside cut all I could with a cut of wheel

Then the fun began

Not to bad, but its

just the start of a long row to hoe

 

[Skydog]

Road shotgun it after 9 weeks of post shoulder surgery. I can drive it on the paved road now as it has factory P/S, but it will be months before I can drive it off road.
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I like the sticker-family of doggers !! ~Skydog

That you, as a fire fighter (am guessing by the Maltese Cross window sticker?), may be interested : below is an image I'd made a few years back, in '08, during a time I'd made a number of such images of fire engines & fire trucks, as well as unique portraits of fire fighters.

To make this particular image, I attached a professional, heavy-duty camera tripod at an almost 90-deg angle to the outside of the bucket of a ladder truck, secured via nylon webbing & carabiners. And while wearing a full body harness, and tethered via rope to the bucket, I stood myself on the outside of the bucket, at 45-deg angle to the ground, that I could look through the camera & operate it. The ladder on the fire truck is able to extend 110-feet, and per the focal length of the portrait lens I was using, I had them raise it to 80-feet directly above the fire engine, below me. We made the image late into the night, and the only lighting used was that from the subject fire engine. I then inserted the American flag, after the fact, via Photoshop.

~Skydog

 

[78fj40mg]

I like the sticker-family of doggers !! ~Skydog

That you, as a fire fighter (am guessing by the Maltese Cross window sticker?), may be interested : below is an image I'd made a few years back, in '08, during a time I'd made a number of such images of fire engines & fire trucks, as well as unique portraits of fire fighters.

To make this particular image, I attached a professional, heavy-duty camera tripod at an almost 90-deg angle to the outside of the bucket of a ladder truck, secured via nylon webbing & carabiners. And while wearing a full body harness, and tethered via rope to the bucket, I stood myself on the outside of the bucket, at 45-deg angle to the ground, that I could look through the camera & operate it. The ladder on the fire truck is able to extend 110-feet, and per the focal length of the portrait lens I was using, I had them raise it to 80-feet directly above the fire engine, below me. We made the image late into the night, and the only lighting used was that from the subject fire engine. I then inserted the American flag, after the fact, via Photoshop.

~Skydog

Awesome photography skills!

 

[Solace in Solitude]

Road shotgun it after 9 weeks of post shoulder surgery. I can drive it on the paved road now as it has factory P/S, but it will be months before I can drive it off road.
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It looks great, Francisco!!

Go easy on that shoulder!!

 

[Solace in Solitude]

Awesome photography skills!

What Mike said, @Skydog !!

 

[firestopper]

Nice work skydog!
pngume,I had five procedures to correct my left (dominant arm) shoulder, The first five weeks was pure hell, so I will be carful as I never and
won't go though that again. The hardest part now is not working in the shop or fire house. Im told 12 months .
Thanks for your support sir.

 

[Solace in Solitude]

Nice work skydog!
pngume,I had five procedures to correct my left (dominant arm) shoulder, The first five weeks was pure hell, so I will be carful as I never and
won't go though that again. The hardest part now is not working in the shop or fire house. Im told 12 months .
Thanks for your support sir.

I've had both AC joints resected... But, that was a piece of cake... 6 weeks in a sling for each, no PT.

But, I've been fortunate to stay away from rotator cuff stuff!

It's really hard to be good, especially once you start feelin 'normal'... But, don't fall for it... Be a good boy!!

 

[Skydog]

Road shotgun it after 9 weeks of post shoulder surgery. I can drive it on the paved road now as it has factory P/S, but it will be months before I can drive it off road.
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Rotator cuff tear ? ... If so, I can relate. Both shoulders for me (once from mountain bike riding & and once from inline speed skating). It's indeed a Big OUCH !! ~Skydog

EDIT : Oh, I see that it's not - that it's a structural issue. Sorry about that. Get well soon !!

 

[gator25]

Nice work skydog!
pngume,I had five procedures to correct my left (dominant arm) shoulder, The first five weeks was pure hell, so I will be carful as I never and
won't go though that again. The hardest part now is not working in the shop or fire house. Im told 12 months .
Thanks for your support sir.

Dang @firestopper , what you do to it rip it off! I've had my right one done, but it went back together pretty good. Still it was a big pain to deal with, can't imagine 5 surgeries!

 

[Skydog]

Thanks guys for the nice complements. I, as the "starving-artist-photog" type, do appreciate.

Have been making unique images (like the one above) for a good while now. The green plane at the bottom dipped down abnormally low (as seen) that he could purposely test my balls, as I stood tall near the runway centerline. As I remained standing tall, concentrating only on manually focusing the camera, he ended-up buying me a few extra drinks later that evening That was back in '08. Today, I printed-out a large poster of the image below, which I'd photoed this past Autumn :

While beginning the process to rebuild my own '40, and to help pay for its paint, fasteners, wiring harness, etc - - I'm beginning to wonder if I should offer to professionally make unique images of vintage 40-series vehicles. The thought had crossed my mind previously, but I was less than optimistic if the ordeal would be $$-making. After all, it's a lot of work (I mean A LOT of work) to conduct a true photo shoot. It truly is. I've photoed just about everything, throughout my life. There's no one subject that I can't think of that I haven't photoed. Boudoir. Naked women on cars. You name it !! The action image below (one of a slew of super-cool ones I'd made of this particular Ferrari) was printed large for the lobby wall of a Ferrari dealership :

Conversely, I conducted a photo shoot of the super-expensive GTX1 prototype car below, that it could be featured in Robb Report & Dupont Registry magazines (I've so many magazine covers, I have now no clue of how many ) :

I'm knowing I can make any '40 look abnormally good. Making people, what they do, or what they have - look abnormally good - has been my profession. A studio-lighted portrait of the owner & vehicle together is also common with me, and could/would be included with such an endeavor. ... I just don't know if it'd actually be worth the effort. - - What are y'all's thoughts about this ??
~Marc

 

[tstepp920]

Do it! And publish a killer calendar each year. Where do I send my money?

 

[Skydog]

Do it! And publish a killer calendar each year. Where do I send my money?

An annual calendar can be done. I've made calendars in the past - but would definitely require some globe trotting though... I'll start with the Toyotas in Fiji ...

 

[Michael B]

@Skydog what part of N Ga are you located in? After I finish my 45 I would be interested in your services. Check out my build thread for a preview.