What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (45 Viewers)

[David70FJ40]

The tank in the photo is plastic?

Plastic indeed! The claim, which I believe since it came from Mark, was that the plastic will bend to pressure and not crack like steel. From first look, I might be able to reuse the skid plate from the BTB tank I have now which will add a little extra protection.

 

[Solace in Solitude]

Plastic indeed! The claim, which I believe since it came from Mark, was that the plastic will bend to pressure and not crack like steel. From first look, I might be able to reuse the skid plate from the BTB tank I have now which will add a little extra protection.

I guess @Downey (ebay: thetojoman) isn’t making his fuel cell skid plate anymore...

 

[Bripars40]

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What am I looking at?

 

[letterman52]

File this under future "What Have I Done to my Land Cruiser".

Saw a short discussion about auxiliary fuel tanks. The rear tank I purchased from BTB Products has started rusting inside so my fuel is rust colored. Can't be good for the carb or fuel pump. So I decided to take the plunge and contacted Mark at Marks Off-Road and purchased a plastic rear tank from him. Mark sent it out quickly, the price was fair and I am looking forward to installing it in place of the rust bucket and having clean gas going to the carb and engine. Thanks Mark!
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File this under an accessory for the Land Cruiser.

I purchased a camping trailer in Dec and once home made a list of things to alter or repair. Tops on the list was a new RTT and when I saw this one discounted by 20% at REI for members, I decided to get it. Free shipping to the store avoiding the $160 heavy freight charge and a further discount from REI next year of an additional 10% refund. Now all I have to do is get the 40 and trailer ready for the Carolina Relic Run in late April. (Was $1099 then reduced to 799 and with additional members discount I paid $561. With the yearly 10% refund it puts the cost down to $505.)
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A 83 Chevy Blazer tank fits the same spot and is only $86.

 

[tstepp920]

A 83 Chevy Blazer tank fits the same spot and is only $86.

Am I seeing correctly? 31 gallons?

 

[tstepp920]

Am I seeing correctly? 31 gallons?

S-10?

 

[letterman52]

Am I seeing correctly? 31 gallons?

20 gallon tank.

 

[letterman52]

S-10?

Yeah S-10 Bazer. Sorry for the confusion. Pics attached are from builds on here. Not mine.

 

[-MaTTi-]

Pulled the engine&trans out:

My tent garage is starting to be too small...

 

[tstepp920]

Pulled the engine&trans out:
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My tent garage is starting to be too small...

How long have you used it?

 

[fjdiesel]

What am I looking at?

I am pretty sure that is @mesa man picture from his text above about replacing his steering rack. Looks like a 100 steering rack to me..

 

[69LC]

I scored a bunch of 3” SS process pipe and elbows to someday build the exhaust for my 40 (6.0+ LS) and a couple of sticks of 1/2” to run rear heater lines for my wife’s 95-for $10.

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

Nothing with the rig today, but I have to split a pile of wood soon so I can get my 40 out of the garage. I have about a cord and a half of fir that my daughter was helping me split, she said she likes using a splitting maul!!

A local cowboy cut that tree down today, he said it was in the ballpark of 48” across the bottom!
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[tstepp920]

Yeah S-10 Bazer. Sorry for the confusion. Pics attached are from builds on here. Not mine.

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Thank you. Just ordered tank.

Nothing with the rig today, but I have to split a pile of wood soon so I can get my 40 out of the garage. I have about a cord and a half of fir that my daughter was helping me split, she said she likes using a splitting maul!!

A local cowboy cut that tree down today, he said it was in the ballpark of 48” across the bottom!
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Helped pay my first year of college by swinging a splitting maul from dark to dark.

 

[imyahucklbrry]

Nothing with the rig today, but I have to split a pile of wood soon so I can get my 40 out of the garage. I have about a cord and a half of fir that my daughter was helping me split, she said she likes using a splitting maul!!

A local cowboy cut that tree down today, he said it was in the ballpark of 48” across the bottom!
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And this is conveniently located somewhere close but out of the picture...

 

[bikersmurf]

Yeah S-10 Bazer. Sorry for the confusion. Pics attached are from builds on here. Not mine.

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It even has a corner knocked off for exhaust clearance... seems like a good option for the price.

I really like Mark’s tank and would buy one if I needed it, and had the $$$. I’ve got an older Man-A-Free tank that I bought for $50ish. It’d been sitting in the corner of someone’s garage for 20+ years. It was rust free inside, and is tough enough that I can likely lift the rear of the 40 with a jack under it... not that I do. Just imagine what I’ll be able to do if I ever put a skid plate under it.

I plan to install a box steel receiver hitch across the rear of the frame... it’ll double as a stronger hitch as well as protecting the tank. Add a flat steel plate across the bottom and instant fuel tank skid plate. The tank only sticks down 2-2.5” so the spare class 3 receiver hitch I’ve got would likely do the job nicely.

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

And this is conveniently located somewhere close but out of the picture...
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Heck I wish. If I had spare cash for something that fancy I’d probably just buy Cruiser parts, or a raft.

 

[bikersmurf]

Pulled the engine&trans out:
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My tent garage is starting to be too small...

Time to add a 2nd ‘room’ onto it. My 40 has essentially been built in a blue room (25’x25’ tarp tied along the edge of the gutter.

 

[bikersmurf]

Heck I wish. If I had spare cash for something that fancy I’d probably just buy Cruiser parts, or a raft.

If you’d hollowed out that tree rather than splitting it you wouldn’t need a raft.

 

[ksrunner]

Bought a new slave cylinder.

Aaaand clutch master cylinder.