What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (42 Viewers)

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lelandEOD said:
Also,
I think you're putting on the guide coat pretty thick. All you need to do is lightly mist it on there. Check out this thread for some photos...

Car Primers and Guide Coat Flatting
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Well heck. Now you tell me.:hillbilly:
I might tackle the lid on my 71 this summer, so I appreciate your feedback.

EDIT: I added SEM self leveling sealer. Probably added a bit too much. Used about 2 2/3’s cartridges. Make sure you have a heat gun ready to remove air bubbles. You can see I sanded through primer in a few spots. Plan is lay down sealer tomorrow morning then single stage 033 white.

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pngunme said:
@4x4veteran

That looks great!!

Do you have a link for a leather kit? Or, did you make it up yourself?
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It was a kit from good old China.
Found some priced at $30-40 and the one I used for under $7 with free shipping.
The leather looks good and good quality thread w/needles.
I bought the kit because I didn't have a long enough piece of leather for one piece and the ends stitched together would be better than I could do.
My wheel is 1970's shinny and the leather was wider than needed so I cut it and re-drilled new thread holes.
If I would have thought ahead I might have had enough to do two wheels but that is not my M/O
Measure The dia. of your steering wheel and the circumference of the ring then search Ebay.
The purchase history shows the name of the company as DIVINE_1_8
I pulled the wheel to do the repairs but did the stitching with it mounted on the column.
Time consuming but not that hard.
 
4x4veteran said:
It was a kit from good old China.
Found some priced at $30-40 and the one I used for under $7 with free shipping.
The leather looks good and good quality thread w/needles.
I bought the kit because I didn't have a long enough piece of leather for one piece and the ends stitched together would be better than I could do.
My wheel is 1970's shinny and the leather was wider than needed so I cut it and re-drilled new thread holes.
If I would have thought ahead I might have had enough to do two wheels but that is not my M/O
Measure The dia. of your steering wheel and the circumference of the ring then search Ebay.
The purchase history shows the name of the company as DIVINE_1_8
I pulled the wheel to do the repairs but did the stitching with it mounted on the column.
Time consuming but not that hard.
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Thanks!! I was briefly looking for a kit the other day.
 
Changed thermostat while fixing slight leak where lower housing attaches to the engine block.

I noticed the Aisin stat does not have a jingle valve. Anyone else see this before?
 
Finally finished up carb cleaning/ reassembly, no parts left behind woohoo!
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bwalker16527 said:
Did your lights begin to act up when the vehicle got warm after driving awhile?
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No. It had a short somewhere that was causing the fuse to heat up and blow.

Cleaning of the switch got them to work every time I turned them on.

I ended up wiring in relays to take the load off the old harness. Never could find what was causing the grounding
 
wngrog said:
No. It had a short somewhere that was causing the fuse to heat up and blow.

Cleaning of the switch got them to work every time I turned them on.

I ended up wiring in relays to take the load off the old harness. Never could find what was causing the grounding
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After I drive for awhile my turn signals and dashlights begin to slow down and work intermittently. Grounding issue or something else?
 
@bwalker16527 @jvincig01
Thanks. Yeah I sure was frustrated after screwing up the sealer round. The good news is I learned something. Very impressed how tough that sealer is. For anyone using sealer. Don’t screw it up!:D Triple check that you are dialed in.

Very relieved how the final coat turned out. A few small runs that can be easily sanded and buffed. It’s by no means perfect but feel pretty satisfied with the results.
 
thebigredrocker said:
@bwalker16527 @jvincig01
Thanks. Yeah I sure was frustrated after screwing up the sealer round. The good news is I learned something. Very impressed how tough that sealer is. For anyone using sealer. Don’t screw it up!:D Triple check that you are dialed in.

Very relieved how the final coat turned out. A few small runs that can be easily sanded and buffed. It’s by no means perfect but feel pretty satisfied with the results.
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Come ‘screw’ mine up just like yours..... :grinpimp:
 
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