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It’s totally roached
What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (39 Viewers)
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It’s totally roached
I just need about 6" of the edge of the hump if there's that much that is still intact.
bwalker16527
1974 FJ40 SBC V8 350 TH400
Beautiful, love the Dune Beige. Here is mine before and after.Here's a before and after of a rig I did a while back. Build is the 69 in my sig... thought id bring it back up to help inspire those who are struggling with their addiction .
Before...
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After...
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Shot Shell Ivory paint at the cap and bezel (sorry the bezel is upside down in the pic, maybe it’s just a misdemeanor offense since it’s not mounted up yet)
Wheels are mounted up, waiting to swap in.
No he din’nt!?
...Yes he did. Quik hinges reporting for duty.
Not pictured: New OEM battery tray.
I’d be more worried about the cap... at that angle it’ll catch a ton of water that’ll dump in you if you stop suddenly.Shot Shell Ivory paint at the cap and bezel (sorry the bezel is upside down in the pic, maybe it’s just a misdemeanor offense since it’s not mounted up yet)
Wheels are mounted up, waiting to swap in.
No he din’nt!?
...Yes he did. Quik hinges reporting for duty.
Not pictured: New OEM battery tray.
rkymtnflyfisher
Trout Bum
I started mine on Monday.
Shamefully, that’s all I’ve done with mine since before Thanksgiving.
Hopefully I get some spare time to go out and do a couple things this next couple of weeks. I’m wanting to play with the windshield wipers.
Shamefully, that’s all I’ve done with mine since before Thanksgiving.
Hopefully I get some spare time to go out and do a couple things this next couple of weeks. I’m wanting to play with the windshield wipers.
Almost got this thing squared away. Got it out the workshop and gave it a wash to get all the dust off.
Had the carby rebuilt and was best thing I did, runs smooth from idle, and pulls nicely thru the rev range.
Had put a supposedly new radiator in but the drain plug leaked, not from the plug but wasnt welded properly around the actual threaded metal section.
Bought a new one from Terrain Tamer and will get the other fixed as a backup.
Got the jump seat to finish off , a bit of wiring to tidy. Want to make a storage box for passenger side in the rear and be almost done.
Got a factory air con to fit at some stage. Got the compressor mounted but the rest can wait till more funds materialise.
Had the carby rebuilt and was best thing I did, runs smooth from idle, and pulls nicely thru the rev range.
Had put a supposedly new radiator in but the drain plug leaked, not from the plug but wasnt welded properly around the actual threaded metal section.
Bought a new one from Terrain Tamer and will get the other fixed as a backup.
Got the jump seat to finish off , a bit of wiring to tidy. Want to make a storage box for passenger side in the rear and be almost done.
Got a factory air con to fit at some stage. Got the compressor mounted but the rest can wait till more funds materialise.
Very nice. Any pictures of the brackets installed?
Turned on and broke in the cam on my newly rebuilt SBC! now I'm boxing it all up for a year. Building a tiny home in that shop this year.
I restored a 84140-59620 Floor Dimmer switch , this was Both a Mechanical & a Cosmetic ................
My Plug & Play format includes x 2 OEM 6mm Hex bolts , ( these are fender to Bib 90119-06074 ) , also Marine Grade stainless steel 4mm #2
Phillips head machine screws for the electrical wires brass lugs . Post mechanical & clean up , I polished the Entire Aluminum Housing out
to " Bright " with Mothers Marine . Finally the switch was Treated to a generous coat on Low Luster Marine Grade clear Low Temp. Baked on
The switch bench tested perfectly both pre & post restore
My Plug & Play format includes x 2 OEM 6mm Hex bolts , ( these are fender to Bib 90119-06074 ) , also Marine Grade stainless steel 4mm #2
Phillips head machine screws for the electrical wires brass lugs . Post mechanical & clean up , I polished the Entire Aluminum Housing out
to " Bright " with Mothers Marine . Finally the switch was Treated to a generous coat on Low Luster Marine Grade clear Low Temp. Baked on
The switch bench tested perfectly both pre & post restore
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4Cruisers
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How'd you get them cleaned up? What paint did you use? I'll be restoring the rear belts from my '76 FJ40 to go in my '71 FJ40 project.
reddog90
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Yummy
The Seat belts look Great , they " look " alot safer too. you really cleaned up the black webbing well TOP SHELF
David70FJ40
Older Than Most
Might be a little grease in the water?Yummy
I used Greased Lightning cleaner and hot water on the webbing, and CLR on the buckles and metal parts. I scrubbed the CLR on the buckles with a Scotchbrite sponge and did a little rust removal on the worst condition buckle with a Dremel w/ wire brush. I thought about trying to remove the black cover from the buckle to paint, but I was afraid of breaking it, so I used Testor's gloss black model paint and applied it with a small model brush. This was my first attempt at doing this, and I was pleased with the results. We will see how well the paint holds up, but it should be okay with the limited use the buckles will receive.
RodrigzCrzr
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Measure 2x and cut once!
Slow progress on the FJ40.
Slow progress on the FJ40.
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