Put in my original(?) radio. Speaker doesn’t work though..
What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (25 Viewers)
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Front springs mock up today. Getting ready to check angles and dangles. I could get this lower(SOA) by ¼" on the front spring hanger and about ⅜-½" on the shackle hanger, but is it worth it?
AlaskanWheeler
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@64Rotorhead, also consider with what your final caster numbers are going to be, before your make your decision. Just my opinion...
- Oh you bet! The housing goes under soon to check pinion angle and castor. I had mocked it up earlier, my housing has 4˚ caster and 10˚ for pinion
did they fully weld the knuckles in on your axle? they left them tacked for me to adjust kind of like a cut and turn once i got the pinion angles set.
4Cruisers
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Not much I can do, at least for a bit. First storm started Christmas Night, dumped 7" or so.
Second storm started Thursday night, had another 7" by this afternoon.
So I spent most of my free time for the last two days shoveling.
Second storm started Thursday night, had another 7" by this afternoon.
So I spent most of my free time for the last two days shoveling.
I did what I feel was a really good mockup with my original housing to determine caster and pinion angle. So I had them weld em in! Let's hope it's right
fjl40
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Truck is finally wired, all electrical working, thanks to Bones Fab in Camarillo!!!! Should be driving (HOPEFULLY) at the end of January.
@letterman52 - what did you use to seal up your transfer case? I rebuilt mine last winter, sealed with the paper gaskets and anaerobic permatex and it’s already leaking. I’m planning to pull it back down sometime soon but don’t want to make the same mistake twice!
Been driving around with no top- but the rain just won't stop. So we started putting the glass in- what a pain in the neck! But at least it's clean work- yes, that's the living room. Love my wife.
And yesterday sent the chrome bits off for a refresh. Decided not to do the two side emblems since CityRacer has OEM for much less than re-chroming.
Won't be long now!
And yesterday sent the chrome bits off for a refresh. Decided not to do the two side emblems since CityRacer has OEM for much less than re-chroming.
Won't be long now!
If it ever snows here, I don’t bother shoveling... I just knock the buildup off the hood and roof and head out. 14” isn’t even a challenge for your 40s
Did you lightly tap the inside of the tin with a ball peen hammer to reverse the stretch around the bolts? It’s an old mechanics trick to ensure the tin doesn’t sit out from the housing. It doesn’t take much, just a hair last flat.
Did you spray it down with soapy water? Are you familiar with the rope trick? Recently I’ve used heavy weed-eater line or clothesline to have a smooth “rope” to pull the seal inside the metalwork.
With a bit of practice and the right tools it should go smoothly.
rkymtnflyfisher
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Started with making a new front DS floor.
Soap was flying, ropes were wrangling... still not the easiest thing. But looks great when done.
Fresh wheel cylinders for the rear brakes and a differential from the front of a FJ62 installed. Got the diff from @cruiserjunktion. Waiting on rear axle seals to finish putting the rear together.
FJ40 driveshaft yokes don't match the differential flange of the FJ62 diff. I thought about drilling out the flange to match the bolt pattern of the driveshaft but I don't trust my ability to keep everything properly aligned. Instead I scavenged the yokes from a FJ62 driveshaft to mount to the FJ40 driveshaft. Rear done and used a trail vise to press in the bearing caps on the u-joint.
