What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (39 Viewers)

[Skydog]

@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.

I'm in the Roswell area of N. GA. ... If you'd like your upcoming FJ45 photoed with this History-filled Huey in the background, I can make that happen. Huey 104 just moved from Ozark to Dothan. ~Marc

 

[Michael B]

We will see. The truck is still a little way from being finished. Pm me your contact information please?

 

[Skydog]

We will see. The truck is still a little way from being finished. Pm me your contact information please?

I'll race you with my own build. But unfortunately, I'm believing you'll likely beat me... at least ... at the rate I've been going... :-(

~Skydog

 

[firestopper]

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!!

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 !!

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!

Reading from the surgeons report,
1) Subscapularis, supraspinatus, and infraspinatus rotator tendon repairs
2) Humeral head chondrplasty
3) Subacromial decompression (rasping down a portion of bone)
4) Reduction and internal fixation of acromiale (screws/pins)
5) Subpectoral biceps tenodesis (ruptured bicep tendon repair)

I should note, no trauma caused this mess other than over working, the final bicep tendon rupture happened pulling myself + 80 pounds of equipment/gear into fire truck. I grabbed the the grab handle with my left arm while holding equipment with my right and pulled myself up into cab.
My shoulder had been hurting for a long while prior to the final "pop". Physical Therapy 3 x week since week five (torture sessions) and still on passive range of motion (ROM) but improving. I do my own PT twice a week and on weekends and no longer on oxycodone. This Thursday will be week 10. Sucks to get old fellas.

 

[Solace in Solitude]

Reading from the surgeons report,
1) Subscapularis, supraspinatus, and infraspinatus rotator tendon repairs
2) Humeral head chondrplasty
3) Subacromial decompression (rasping down a portion of bone)
4) Reduction and internal fixation of acromiale (screws/pins)
5) Subpectoral biceps tenodesis (ruptured bicep tendon repair)

I should note, no trauma caused this mess other than over working, the final bicep tendon rupture happened pulling myself + 80 pounds of equipment/gear into fire truck. I grabbed the the grab handle with my left arm while holding equipment with my right and pulled myself up into cab.
My shoulder had been hurting for a long while prior to the final "pop". Physical Therapy 3 x week since week five (torture sessions) and still on passive range of motion (ROM) but improving. I do my own PT twice a week and on weekends and no longer on oxycodone. This Thursday will be week 10. Sucks to get old fellas.

You young whippersnapper!!

Pulling 2.5" hose for all those years can't have helped.

I'm surprised you didn't have the surgery before you retired!

 

[gator25]

If your like most guys, you tell yourself and everybody else ( aw hell it'll be alright, just needs a little time to heal ) stuff like that doesn't heal in less it gets fixed.

 

[thebigredrocker]

I sucessfully removed two bolts that broke off in my exhaust manifold. Managed to keep the 10mm x 1.25 threads intact. Now I'm debating whether to re-use my 71 exhaust mani or switch to headers.

During my rumuging in the rafters to look at my headers, I finally realized I may have some of the tire changing equipment that came with my 12/75 40. It was in a box of random junk. Looks like it was yellow and then covered with red.

 

[peteinjp]

Got the rope all spooled up. This is what 100' of 3/8" line looks like on a pto winch. I may shorten it a bit to have a little more freeboard.

Pete

 

[David70FJ40]

Drilled out some bolts and tapped the threads, check out these self centering drill bit thingamajig.View attachment 1383769
Works pretty goodView attachment 1383770
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.

The bits are called Vix bits and are primarily used in woodworking to center screws for hinges and other places where centering is primary. Didn't know the drill bits would stand up to metal.

 

[Adams77]

We got naked in the yard.

 

[70fj40]

Gave it a spit shine. It's all I could muster before the rain came again.

 

[tls3601]

@70fj40 really like your mirrors, where did you get those if I might ask???

 

[70fj40]

Mirror arms from Cruiser Corps and mirror heads are some standard aftermarket heads. I liked that they are large and although not factory looking they do have a good field of view and don't vibrate. Interestingly I mounted them to the side bolts on the windshield hinge.

 

[Adams77]

Gave it a spit shine. It's all I could muster before the rain came again.

70fj40

What are your lift/tire sizes on your rig? I love that stance and want to copy it.

 

[70fj40]

Tires are 33x10.50. My shackles are 1-1.5" longer than stock, otherwise no lift, factory suspension.

 

[Skydog]

View attachment 1384509 Gave it a spit shine. It's all I could muster before the rain came again.

This really looks good. Good looking '40.

 

[Skydog]

I sucessfully removed two bolts that broke off in my exhaust manifold. Managed to keep the 10mm x 1.25 threads intact. Now I'm debating whether to re-use my 71 exhaust mani or switch to headers.

During my rumuging in the rafters to look at my headers, I finally realized I may have some of the tire changing equipment that came with my 12/75 40. It was in a box of random junk. Looks like it was yellow and then covered with red.

View attachment 1384234 View attachment 1384235

Perhaps ceramic coated headers from Man-A-Fre ?

 

[David70FJ40]

Mirror arms from Cruiser Corps and mirror heads are some standard aftermarket heads. I liked that they are large and although not factory looking they do have a good field of view and don't vibrate. Interestingly I mounted them to the side bolts on the windshield hinge.

Got these from somewhere last year. They mount to the upper door hinges and hold well.

 

[jvincig01]

Made my own parking brake return spring setup. Mine never had one so I decided to give it a shot and made my own. Cost me about $5 and I got to use the creative side of my brain. Made the tab, found the right spring at the local ACE, used a bolt as a post on the lever. Came out great and now I am certain it returns all the way and I am not driving with the brake pads rubbing.

 

[Skydog]

Made Just for Y'all :

This week : I was looking through one of my external hard drives (I've several stacks of them) and crossed this never-before-revealed image I'd made eight years ago. It's of a Real McCoy, Vietnam & Korean War era A-1 Skyraider, that is full-to-the-hilt of war-torn history. And further, she was flown from France to the U.S. by a former friend of mine, who has since perished in the Caribbean in a fatal air crash, while flying yet a different, unique airplane. That I may add, this particular friend was far, far more colorful in personality than any other person I've ever crossed. Period. A legend beyond belief, he, himself, had an army of close friends, who thought the World of him.

The image seen here, to my knowledge, is the very last time this A-1 Skyraider spooled-up. She was flown to a hangar-museum, where she was naturally based; and then, due to an intense ownership legal dispute, has apparently never since flown again (over the past eight years). Her future remains stagnant.

Regardless, this is a Most Beautiful Warbird machine, restored to all her glory. To give you a scale of reference, the diameter of her spooled-up prop, here, is approximately 12-feet. To make the image, I'm standing atop an 8-foot A-frame ladder, right there in front of her, as she was being prepared for what could be her final take-off. As you can imagine, it's an absolute shame this apparently was the last time energy flowed through her massive pistons. In her day, she had carried a lot of bombs, a lot of machine gun brass, and even missiles. And I'd been told pilots had been shot-up within her. That's for sure.

So, what did I do this week, after uncovering this never-before-revealed high-energy, high-sentimental value image of mine ??
- - I eagerly inserted into the image a '67 Shorty-40, of course ... I mean ... you know ... back in the day, the Living-On-The-Edge pilots had to drive SOMETHING COOL - - of course !!
~Skydog