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What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (39 Viewers)
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Top coated today with TCP Global Custom Flat Beige.
bwalker16527
1974 FJ40 SBC V8 350 TH400
Finally got the spare tire carrier mounted. Washed the 40 and drove my daughter to church today.
wngrong
what is the part number on those shocks and what year LC are they on?
by the way i might also be interested in your aft half doors
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The rear FJ45 are different than early FJ40. Early 40 front and rear same.
my rear shocks are longer than the front, about 2 inches. what is the part number on the shock itself? i can see it starts with 600.
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Onto the driver side now...and whoa! The ziptie trick actually works...I almost gave up after 7 zipties. Ziptie bulge opposite open clip, careful set, drop on 2x4...snap!
Assembly time..
Assembly time..
The way things are going now it looks like you will be on the road before me.
When it is all done, I have "discovered" a great route from Plett to Steytlerville to Patensie on seldom used farm roads and two tracks. Takes in big chunks of the Tsitsikamma National Park and the Baviaanskloof area. I can arrange access for you.
Put the hard top on, installed the jump seats and cleaned the OEM floor mats... none of that had been done in 2 years. My boys were going 
's in the jumpseats... gotta source some seat belts pronto.
's in the jumpseats... gotta source some seat belts pronto.
lelandEOD
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This thread is full of so much awesome.
I’ve had a couple major papers due so I haven’t played with the cruiser much. I was able to tinker with the door panels though. I’ve positioned and cut the holes for my central locking and power window switches. So I guess that something!
I’ve had a couple major papers due so I haven’t played with the cruiser much. I was able to tinker with the door panels though. I’ve positioned and cut the holes for my central locking and power window switches. So I guess that something!
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This plus a woman to travel there with me - that she can drive her to the top. . . . The vision to me of this is soooooo clear.
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You wouldn't think bolting hinges back onto the tub would be such a mission.
Hope not to have to do that again for a while.
Hope not to have to do that again for a while.
David70FJ40
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Here in the States the upper hinge on the passenger side (right side) is an absolute horror to get to. A midget monkey would be helpful, average sized male hands are a nightmare.
Had that happen to me once, found that one of the wires connecting the points was touching the dizzy wall...just had to bend the connection it in a bit and then she fired right up. Not long after that I gave up on points and put a Mallory unilite kit in.....runs so much better now.
POTATO LAUNCHER
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I was running an old Mallory dual point on my SBC for years points worked fine with correct gap and dwell. Upgraded to the unilite and man what a difference. Ran so much better through the rpms after that.
I finally wrapped up converting Lamar to 4 wheel, power assisted brakes. It started out all stock for the 1965 build with wheel flanges, drums all around, coarse spline axles and single circuit master cylinder. I got tired of the wheel cylinders failing and always having to pump brakes. I never could get them adjusted just right.
This is before:
I also sent the sloppy steering gear box and warped big window carb to @65swb45 for a rebuild of those.
I swapped in some refreshed axles from a 78 piggy with a rear disk conversion.
...along with reman'd calipers, 555 TREs, OME shocks and springs from @cruiseroutfit.
I decided to re-use the OEM hard line along the frame but plumbed the rest with NiCu:
A master cylinder from a 96 4Runner and booster from a Geo topped it off (see the clean a straight carb in the background?):
I'm not the cleanest with gasket maker...never have been.
With the new suspension, steering and brakes, this drives like a completely new vehicle. There are still a few rattles and I still can't get it to accelerate smoothly without a bit of choke (I think my dizzy might need a rebuild or replace) but I'm loving it.
This guy can't get enough of it either:
This is before:
I also sent the sloppy steering gear box and warped big window carb to @65swb45 for a rebuild of those.
I swapped in some refreshed axles from a 78 piggy with a rear disk conversion.
...along with reman'd calipers, 555 TREs, OME shocks and springs from @cruiseroutfit.
I decided to re-use the OEM hard line along the frame but plumbed the rest with NiCu:
A master cylinder from a 96 4Runner and booster from a Geo topped it off (see the clean a straight carb in the background?):
I'm not the cleanest with gasket maker...never have been.
With the new suspension, steering and brakes, this drives like a completely new vehicle. There are still a few rattles and I still can't get it to accelerate smoothly without a bit of choke (I think my dizzy might need a rebuild or replace) but I'm loving it.
This guy can't get enough of it either:
I forgot to mention the two weeks of bleeding and re-bleeding, never getting a firm pedal or any heat in the front brakes until I realized I put the front calipers on the wrong sides, which put them upside down with the bleeder at the bottom. 
Two weeks of 
Two weeks of
@Nothinghead , sounds like the same road I'm going down right now. What spacer did you use for the booster or did you cut the rib? Hard to tell from the photo. Only difference is I have a 2 barrel carb. Not sure if it will all fit no matter what spacer I use.
I used @65swb45 ’s spacer from marksoffroad.net. The bolt pattern for the mc is slightly smaller for the geo booster so I had to drill new holes. I did not cut the rib:
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