I haven't been able to do a whole lot lately but I was able to clean up that front end.
Ditched the PO's grill and cleaned it up a bit.
Ditched the PO's grill and cleaned it up a bit.
What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (39 Viewers)
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Buddy at work has a 40 and had them for some 4runner wheels that didnt work so he gave them to me.. But they are similar to this.
Look at this on eBay (2) 1/4" Wheel Spacers 5x5.5 Universal Spacer | 5lug 5x139.7 | eBay
David70FJ40
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Ordered a new rain gutter for the 40 from CCOT, 9 weeks ago with a 5 week lead time. They finally shipped yesterday. So I started work on the fiberglass top to remove the old rusted gutter and found it was in worse shape than I expected.
Then I spent time removing the old rivets and trying to smooth down the underside where the gutter will fit. What I found was it looks as though a PO might have used bondo as a seam sealer. The stuff is brittle and pink like bondo and will snap off the edges easily. You can see the front edge where the stuff is jagged and broken off when I removed the gutter.
I turned the top over and saw this, cracks and valleys on the top side.
With all these cracks will the top need to have a new layer of fiberglass installed? Nothing goes all the way through but they look like spider webs and are all over the top.
Then I spent time removing the old rivets and trying to smooth down the underside where the gutter will fit. What I found was it looks as though a PO might have used bondo as a seam sealer. The stuff is brittle and pink like bondo and will snap off the edges easily. You can see the front edge where the stuff is jagged and broken off when I removed the gutter.
I turned the top over and saw this, cracks and valleys on the top side.
David70FJ40
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Finally, the part which holds the rear hatch hinges is badly rusted. Does anyone have a decent one sitting around?
Same question....Mr. Dog, Looks great!how well does it cool, and can you feel a power loss when it's running?
Does it work well? Nice and cold?
Check for spider crack repair on yt.
David70FJ40
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YT? Don't know what that is.
David70FJ40
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You Tube. Sorry, old age getting the way.
I think he means youtube.
The rear header bar has the same dimensions as an Ambulance door header bar. There are comparison pics in the Top thread bellow. If you can find either you'll be set.
New tires for my bomber rig, the original tires has only 17.500 km
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How do you figure? Is there a reasonable way to insert the hinge boxes into an ambi door header?
There would be a small amount of fab work to cut square holes and reinforce the area, but yes, the sheet metal has the same dimensions. Other than that, the Ambulance door striker would need to be removed from the center.
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Splattered some 2K epoxy on super beefy shackles from Mark's Off Road. I bought both his 4.25" and 5.25" versions.
First progress on my 8274 project in a long while. I used 2k spraymax clear on the aluminium. Shot some black 2K epoxy from an HVLP on the rest.
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I have one for you. I will try and remember to snap a pic tomorrow; a VM to remind me would be helpful.
I'm pleased with how it cools. I would like it better if it had the vent routed to the left side of the driver like the old version did. I may try to figure out a way to add one at a later date. Although there is probably a bit of a power loss, I don't notice it. It's a pretty nice upgrade to have AC in a 40 year old daily driver with 100 degree temps. Well worth the time and money for me.Mr. Dog, Looks great!
Yup, nice and cold! No noticeable power loss.
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Wife and I went out on a dinner date last night in my FJ40. On the way back home, I said; "Babe, reach under there and close the kick vent and roll up your window. We are going to see how good this AC is."
It was probably the first time I driven my rig for any length of time with just the AC. Oh MY, being a muggy 90 degrees outside, it was very comfortable inside my 40. Impressive, I must say!
Here is a photo of the CCOT AC unit in my rig.
It was probably the first time I driven my rig for any length of time with just the AC. Oh MY, being a muggy 90 degrees outside, it was very comfortable inside my 40. Impressive, I must say!
Here is a photo of the CCOT AC unit in my rig.
Called machine shop to see if the engine is ready for assembly.
Painted gearbox and part of the frame with POR15. It is clearly good stuff - it wont come off my hands and arms.
Painted gearbox and part of the frame with POR15. It is clearly good stuff - it wont come off my hands and arms.
