What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (29 Viewers)

[rkymtnflyfisher]

My 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited was stolen from my driveway this morning in broad daylight.

Congratulations!!!!!!! Now you can focus on the 40!



J.K., That sucks really.

 

[Morse_FJ40]

My 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited was stolen from my driveway this morning in broad daylight.
So it looks like I may be investing in my 78 fj40 earlier than anticipated. The insurance money may go towards a Howell fuel injection system, lift kit, OEM wheels and tires and a quick repaint and reupholster. .

Pure suck... but... a silver lining. .

Man sorry to hear about the jeep being stolen.

Car theft is super high up here in Anchorage. I believe there were over 3k care thefts in 2017!!!! The 40 stays in the garage, kill switch, oh and this thing called a clutch and stick helps too.

 

[troy scott]

got my gaskets and seals in yesterday for my tranny transfer case and pto ive never opened up any of these before im a little nervous but am going to start this weekend

 

[oregon fj]

Replaced the wiring to the rear lights and the sub-harness that runs across the bib, thereby eliminating the last of the wiring hack-jobs done by the original owner. Proper wire and terminals supplied by @Coolerman .

 

[complacent one]

Hard top sides and ambulance doors back from soda blast and paint. Just wrapped up some CityRacerLLC weatherstrip and re-installing hardware with OverLand Metric Cad Kit.

 

[FJ406]

Wow, nothing so gratifying as complacent one, that thing looks amazing. I did relocate my brake warning light from below wheel to right of the cluster and got my GPS mounted in an empty hole next to cig lighter, small but satisfying... cheers matt

 

[complacent one]

Bit more adjusting to do, along with patching and painting the POs half door holes...sheesh!!! Fiberglass top and Bezel are at paintshop now...getting some Cygnus White Base clear applied. Hope to have top complete by next weekend. Then it will be time to install some air conditioning and a spare tire!!

 

[bikersmurf]

A/C... Spare tire...

I've not used a spare tire in 27 years... with onboard air it's practically obsolete.

Looking good almost makes me want to go back to red... blue is in the front runner. Stock is so far gone it doesn't matter where it began.

 

[complacent one]

I honestly prefer blue, but the red is growing on me. A/C is very necessary, here in the Austin Area. I prefer to run with a top...helpx differentiate her from the other General Purpose vehicles. Onboard Air would be an option...but I like the look of the spare hanging off the back. Also, I did not mention....Big Alternator and second battery. I used to install Car Audio (professionally) back in the day, so a crazy stereo and some other creature comforts will be on the list too.

 

[bikersmurf]

still carry a spare too. Need to have something to absorb a rear end impact... tub won't budge.

 

[Ian Macdonald]

I drew a sharpie line on the rear quarter panel - what's left of it - that I'll someday trace with an angle grinder. I'll be dead by the time this project is done. Bury me in my 40 please!

 

[CoFarmer]

Got a little burst of energy and decided to finish up my NP205. Blasted the cast, complete rebuild, twin stick modifications, and new oil ports for clocking it up a couple inches.

 

[thebigredrocker]

Intalled LED marker, turn, and brake light bulbs all around. Left the OEM flasher relay in place, but mounted @Coolerman’s slick audible LED relay below the OEM unit.

What HUGE difference in draw. Here are some before and after photo’s of peak draw.

 

[thebigredrocker]

Still have a good amount of draw from the roundeye’s H4 headlights.

 

[FJ406]

hey complacent one, is that OEM 'freedom red' (turn it up!) It looks like something slightly different, or maybe I've never seen freedom red that freshly applied. Nice job. My first cruiser was red (before the rust bomb went off) so I have a soft spot red... cheers, matt

 

[complacent one]

It is "SUPPOSED" to be "Freeborn Red" Much more shine to it being a base/clear as opposed to single stage. Honestly, I would prefer straight body and original paint...but cannot really afford that. Top does not quite match the tub, but she looks damn good to me. One day I will find one and completely restore myself...welding, bodywork, paint...soup to nuts, but for now...this one will be my daily. My daily equates to about 5k miles per year...woooohooooo!!

PS...
I would trade for that blue, like you have, in a heartbeat!!. Love that GPS mount, who needs a cigarette lighter?!?!?.

 

[hooter]

Heater box restore!! And reestablish defrost tubes.

Been wanting to do this for a while.

Before

After

hOOter

 

[btbuild]

Had to post this pic. My wife and I took advantage of a beautiful Easter Day and made a long drive to Big Basin.

 

[Michael B]

I got the bed rack back from powder coating and installed. Later this week I hope to mount the RTT.

 

[mdsims]

I got the bed rack back from powder coating and installed. Later this week I hope to mount the RTT.

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Is your RTT the full length of the rack? If not, it might have been nice to keep the rack portion a bit more forward (not the full length of the bed) so you can fit taller items toward the tailgate in a pinch. Otherwise, do you think you'll leave the rack installed full time or take it out on occasion? I haven't had a pickup in about 5 years, the 4Runner has ended up serving most of the truck duty but a 45 is very compelling.