oregon fj
Serial rescuer of old vehicles
Final project wrap up in progress. Cleaning, detailing, minor assembly touch ups. And more pictures...
What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (22 Viewers)
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I’m in the process of upgrading my front axle. The internals and brakes are complete. I just got the primer on the housing this evening. Will finish with black tomorrow evening and hopefully have the ‘68 back on the road this weekend.
Is that a Miller 330 ab/p in the background? I’ve got the Airco version. Love that beast.
I don’t know for sure what model it is, but it’s old and loud. But will tig awesome! I’ve used it with stick a few times when someone forgets to refill the argon, no complaints there either. Real good on aluminum, too.
Cheers!
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As I mentioned to @RAGINGMATT on a post Tuesday there was an electrical short in the harness of my 45 which I discovered when I went to drive home Tuesday night. Turned on headlights, boom, instant 30 amp draw.
After a few minutes of looking around with a flashlight, I found a foot-long section of exposed wire near the taillights. It took 10 minutes of fussing to unplug the sub-harness from the main loom (never touched in 54 years). Power back to normal. Drove home.
This morning i dropped the skidplate to get a good look at everything. Found a good place to open up the loom and cut free the taillights, which as luck would have it was one inch upstream from where the wire started heating up.
Since I found no obvious cause for the meltdown, I am sure that replacing the wire will only address the symptom, but will likely not be the cause. Will continue the hunt for that shortly( no pun intended)
After a few minutes of looking around with a flashlight, I found a foot-long section of exposed wire near the taillights. It took 10 minutes of fussing to unplug the sub-harness from the main loom (never touched in 54 years). Power back to normal. Drove home.
This morning i dropped the skidplate to get a good look at everything. Found a good place to open up the loom and cut free the taillights, which as luck would have it was one inch upstream from where the wire started heating up.
Since I found no obvious cause for the meltdown, I am sure that replacing the wire will only address the symptom, but will likely not be the cause. Will continue the hunt for that shortly( no pun intended)
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oregon fj
Serial rescuer of old vehicles
Took it out for some photos today.
It? Something that fine should have a nameTook it out for some photos today.
oregon fj
Serial rescuer of old vehicles
My wife and I call it the Land Cruiser. We haven't really ever named our vehicles.It? Something that fine should have a name
Besides, I'm not going to get too attached to it, it will be on the auction block soon.
Skyjacker 4" softride/ bilsteins 5100
thecrazygreek
A.K.A. TheCraftyGreek
My wife and I call it the Land Cruiser. We haven't really ever named our vehicles.
Besides, I'm not going to get too attached to it, it will be on the auction block soon.
I will officially name your vehicle with the name Blue Moon. In honor of the beer that we will never drink over our hoods...
oregon fj
Serial rescuer of old vehicles
If you'd just work faster, we might make it yet.I will officially name your vehicle with the name Blue Moon. In honor of the beer that we will never drink over our hoods...
Oh yeah, I only drink dark beer, porters and stouts mostly.
what is the size of your tires?Looks great !!
jim land
SILVER Star
7.50x16 ?
rkymtnflyfisher
Trout Bum
Oh yeah, I only drink dark beer, porters and stouts mostly.
Did someone mention a porter?
I think I’ll crack the top on a Black Butte right now!
thecrazygreek
A.K.A. TheCraftyGreek
oregon fj
Serial rescuer of old vehicles
Keith is in Seattle this weekend, so he is out. I've got a Porsche club thing in the morning tomorrow, but free in the afternoon (I think). Shoot me a PM, we can trade contact info and see what we can work out.@oregonfj I'll tell you what. If you don't mind, I'll just bring my 78, and we can meet up anytime. Oh and we can't forget our other 64 compadre. Lets meet tomorrow at a place of your choice. I'm down for anywhere... what say you?
I'm a IPA guy myself...
Actually, I may take the 40 to the P-car coffee gathering at 10. Many of them like seeing my other projects.
I used to run 285/75/16 on my truck and they were lot wider than yours 285/75/17 ...Are they 33'' size or 34" ?they look like 255/85/16 narrow and skinny
33.7 according to bf...
