What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (84 Viewers)

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I think I should get the windshield washer going.

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I put mine on an independent switch and relay ... which makes it borderline sufficient :flipoff2:

Blew through a tank and a half of fluid on my last drive back from CO
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Noted! So I guess the answer to my initial question was - Toyota used steel rivets.

I guess I didn’t think about the fact that those rivets won’t see the light of day for another 40 years or so, so I’d agree, the mixed materials/galvanic corosion is probably a moot point.

In the aircraft world, there is no such thing as “sealed up good enough” when it comes to galvanic corrosion. Take extra care to keep moisture out
 
Well, that makes sense. Absolutely zero chance my FJ-40 will turn into an airplane anytime soon, so I think I'll be OK.


You saying the 40 isn’t very aerodynamic?
 
I started prepping for my first knuckle rebuild! I scraped off several pounds of caked on dirt/grease and sprayed all the bolts with some kroil.

Question for the braintrust: I'm in a two car garage so on one side I have plenty of room but on the other I want to make sure I have enough clearnace to the wall to pull the birf/axle. Anyone know roughly how long it is?
 
I started prepping for my first knuckle rebuild! I scraped off several pounds of caked on dirt/grease and sprayed all the bolts with some kroil.

Question for the braintrust: I'm in a two car garage so on one side I have plenty of room but on the other I want to make sure I have enough clearnace to the wall to pull the birf/axle. Anyone know roughly how long it is?


Drivers side is the long one.
 
Ahem. Had Kermit sitting in garage for 8 months while dealing with other projects. One project included getting crap stacked up behind Kermit tossed out so we could pull her out. :). Stretched his legs last weekend. Fired right up. My sons and I all had ear to ear s*** grins tearing down roads nearby.

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I started prepping for my first knuckle rebuild! I scraped off several pounds of caked on dirt/grease and sprayed all the bolts with some kroil.

Question for the braintrust: I'm in a two car garage so on one side I have plenty of room but on the other I want to make sure I have enough clearnace to the wall to pull the birf/axle. Anyone know roughly how long it is?
You should be fine if the passenger side has a couple of feet at a minimum for clearance. I did mine with just two feet from the outside of the tire to the wall, once the tire was pulled it was fairly easy process. The driver side would need just a bit more room to work with, but really not all that much more. I was in a 1.5 car garage. Good luck.
 
Rolled the bones out of the shop and into the sun for a few hours so I could do front end work on my son's '03 Chevy Z71.

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My wife has a fern she keeps in the garage so it will not freeze.
I put it out in the sun every once in a while and it seams to help.

Have you noticed any new growth on the frame and engine?

Just messin with you, looks good so far.
 
What kind of magic did you use to convince your son that the zero-turn mower is a Chevy Z71? I might need that recipe....
That's a good one. I was trying to come up with a wiseacre comment about the mower and swelltimes saved the day.
 
My wife has a fern she keeps in the garage so it will not freeze.
I put it out in the sun every once in a while and it seams to help.

Have you noticed any new growth on the frame and engine?

Just messin with you, looks good so far.

:rofl: no new growth....must not be watering it enough.....my wife said it looked like a tractor sitting out in the yard...
 

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