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What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (68 Viewers)
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DSB345
SILVER Star
Removed the manual steering pump off old California Gold today
Decided to take the Old Girl out for a spin to watch the Storm Roll out & Sun Set at the Local park roll in .....
bwalker16527
1974 FJ40 SBC V8 350 TH400
Installed new thermostat and burped the radiator and took for a test drive. Great views of the Columbia river and Portland.
How did that work out?
DSB345
SILVER Star
Had this follow me home....
1970 US spec FST with bows, factory PTO and a Vader light.
Will need lots of work and will probably be a full off frame restoration by the time I’m done with it.
Runs and drives but not safely.
hOOter
1970 US spec FST with bows, factory PTO and a Vader light.
Will need lots of work and will probably be a full off frame restoration by the time I’m done with it.
Runs and drives but not safely.
hOOter
Dayum! Nice score Hooter
S4Cruiser
SILVER Star
Working on rebuilding a spare sm465 I've been moving around for like 9 years. It was surprisingly in good shape minus some rust on the input shaft where the seal rides. Ordered a new shaft and some other small parts plus a full rebuild kit.
I'll drill and tap the output shaft to work with my Orion before reassembling. Once this one is ready I'll swap it out with the one in my truck at the moment...which is leaking out the front shaft.
Case painted after cleaning/blasting. I'll wait a couple days for the Rustoleum Appliance Epoxy paint (I love this stuff, it's great) to cure and parts to arrive. Wash the case with soap and water to remove any residual glass beads and then it's assembly time!
I'll drill and tap the output shaft to work with my Orion before reassembling. Once this one is ready I'll swap it out with the one in my truck at the moment...which is leaking out the front shaft.
Case painted after cleaning/blasting. I'll wait a couple days for the Rustoleum Appliance Epoxy paint (I love this stuff, it's great) to cure and parts to arrive. Wash the case with soap and water to remove any residual glass beads and then it's assembly time!
tlaporte
SILVER Star
Case painted after cleaning/blasting. I'll wait a couple days for the Rustoleum Appliance Epoxy paint (I love this stuff, it's great) to cure and parts to arrive. Wash the case with soap and water to remove any residual glass beads and then it's assembly time!
Quick question on the painting of something like this: do you mask off the machined surfaces prior to painting? Is that how you accomplish that, or is there some other technique?
S4Cruiser
SILVER Star
Yes. My process...which is just one way.
1. Scrape off crud.
2. Scrub and scrap in the parts washer until all grease and most dirt is removed.
3. Wire wheel machined surfaces.
4. Mask off machined surfaces and plug holes (trying to limit the amount of blasting media gets inside the case).
5. Blast case.
6. Remove tape and wipe down case with degreaser.
7. Re-mask machined surfaces.
8. Prime/paint.
9. Remove masking.
10. Once paint is cured then wash case with soap and water, blowing dry with compressed air (don't want any residual blasting media left inside the case that would mix with gear oil and potentially cause premature bearing / gear wear).
I imagine the machined surfaces on the exterior of the case could be painted if wanted.
Reminds me of the first time I drove my 40 to my parents’ house (I didn’t tell them I’d bought it). My dad came home from work and said “I see there’s a rusty POS in my driveway. I assume this is your doing?”
Ironically, my dad and brothers couldn’t really care about the 40 - my mom and sisters in law all love the truck.
Patina has a split case? Is it running a 4 speed too?
Interesting wheels. What size?
