What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (9 Viewers)
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My old man came over today to help me get the rain gutter and hard top riveted back together. Big thanks to @Splangy for the custom rivet tool!
I used a battery powered right-angle hammer to compress the rivets on the top cap for the windshield, with a 3 pound sledge held stationary on the outside of the rivet. I'll grab some more pics of that when the top is upside down again.
Rivets ready to be set.
Rain gutter, top, and top cap all riveted up.
Bucking tool and right angle hammer used during this job.
I used a battery powered right-angle hammer to compress the rivets on the top cap for the windshield, with a 3 pound sledge held stationary on the outside of the rivet. I'll grab some more pics of that when the top is upside down again.
Rivets ready to be set.
Rain gutter, top, and top cap all riveted up.
Bucking tool and right angle hammer used during this job.
Interested in how this turns out. I am getting ready to make one myself. How do you plan on framing that stamped sheet metal?
Over the weekend I drained and removed the gas tank. Found some amazing original tan! Replaced all my feed soft lines to the carburetor. blew out the hard lines. And removed the fuel pump. Anyone know if they still sell fuel pump gaskets?
4Cruisers
SILVER Star
Toyota Part #90923-05024, also aftermarket, including NAPA.
mdkaboom
SILVER Star
Finally got the Troopy out of storage and hauled the beast from Denver to D.C.
As soon as I got to the new rental house, the dog crapped on the kitchen floor and the cruiser crapped out a quart of rotella in the garage ....
Bad omens? Or are they both just excited?
As soon as I got to the new rental house, the dog crapped on the kitchen floor and the cruiser crapped out a quart of rotella in the garage ....
Bad omens? Or are they both just excited?
Towed the Zombie Apocalypse Trailer up to Wolf Creek, CO in search of New Years POW!
Couple of inches of freshies on the first morning.
New Years Day it puked snow. The Resort was dropping bombs all day long.
This super helpful blue smurf was seen clearing the snow off the The Old Gurl.
Couple of inches of freshies on the first morning.
New Years Day it puked snow. The Resort was dropping bombs all day long.
This super helpful blue smurf was seen clearing the snow off the The Old Gurl.
Did you make a form to hammer into, that looks real clean, just curious how you were able to get it that clean looking... power hammer/shrinking disc? ???
Just cut a rough shape, left it a little to big, and started bending, shrinking and stretching the corners and hammering the rib area.
Next I Wheeler the hammered area’s and used the bead roller to form the ribs.
This was the first time I did this so not a perfect panel yet but better than I expected. I need to cut the exces material and form the outside of the panel to fit the original shape.
You can find a better discription on the ‘81 link in my sig.
Just about finished my build, only taken 2 years.....
Still got to make mudflaps, put flares on the front guards and sort heater pipes. Then cert, wof and reg.
Still got to make mudflaps, put flares on the front guards and sort heater pipes. Then cert, wof and reg.
These guys, from McMaster Carr:
97482A209 Aluminum Domed Head Solid Rivets, 5/32" Diameter, 0.375" Long, packs of 250
thanks!
I ended up having to chase the holes in the top and rain gutter with a 5/32" drill bit to clear out the POR-15 and primer. But diameter and length of the rivets is perfect.
Put a sweet reman alternator from Mosley Motors on my 40
I appreciate the info, I have a new gutter to install in the near future. I purchased a used pneumatic rivet squeezer similar to this that I plan to attempt to use.
The best snow in CO, and some of the cheapest lift tickets too. South Fork and Pagosa Springs was our destination of choice in college.
Well, just take it easy, and do a few test runs! Not a lot of tolerance for mis-alignment in some spots, especially depending on the width of jaws.
