What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (64 Viewers)

[John Armas]

I finished the "Oh s*** bar" and got it installed. Installed the skid plate. Put the hard top and doors on. I had to install flares for tire clearance. Changed all the fluids. Aligned the front end. Ran through the whole vehicle checking all the nuts and bolts. Pretty much ready for the trip to Moab. I will take the top off when we get there. I feel more comfortable being able to lock it up for the over night hotel stay. Leaving Thursday night, first stop will be Reno, about a four hour drive. Than we will probably drive through to Moab, depending how we feel. The rest of the group will arrive Sunday

 

[bikersmurf]

I painted my new steelies and got my frame painted. I think I’m finally ready to start putting everything back together.

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Has you rig been in an accident? From this picture it looks like the R-Hand frame rail has a tweak in it just before the cross-member on the left side of the picture.

 

[Hip2bSquare]

It really does look tweeted in that photo, but it’s just a strange shadow. I don’t have a lot of history so I can’t say no wrecks, but the frame looks straight to me.

 

[reddog90]

I painted my new steelies and got my frame painted. I think I’m finally ready to start putting everything back together.

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What color on the wheels? Looks good.

 

[HeadacheManNYC]

Installed HFS 2.5" springs and 2.5" shackles on the beige one; still having trouble sourcing suspension components for the blue

 

[samatulich]

In the last week I've added a roof rack and gone back to steelies and pizza cutters. preferring the look by far.


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That looks good. Where did you score that roof rack?

 

[reddog90]

Against a lot of good advice, I changed the color. I know there a lot of you who will shed a tear to see an olive cruiser turn red, but hey, it's my cruiser and you've got to make choices in life that make you happy.
Paint shop did an amazing job inside and out. Roof and bezel are cygnus white. Wheels powder coated cannon grey.View attachment 1952380View attachment 1952372View attachment 1952374View attachment 1952376

Pour one out for the lost olive. But it looks fantastic.

 

[Hip2bSquare]

Rustoleum Smoke Gray which seemed to be the consensus here on the best match available in rattle cans.

 

[occruiser]

An oil change and a trip to Home Depot to keep the lady happy

 

[73FJ40]

Finally got the windshield frame in place:

 

[deliverance]

Power steering and shocks installed! Still need to mount the pump and run lines, but the frame is all reinforced. F-250 shock mounts with 14” FOX shocks up front.

 

[hooter]

Started buttoning the engine back together.....

Hooter

 

[reddog90]

Started buttoning the engine back together.....

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Hooter

What's that skiff in the background...?

 

[FatTireGoose]

That looks good. Where did you score that roof rack?

Friend had it on a 40 that was being parted out, got it for $100

 

[BAJA FJ40]

Finished installing my new fuel system (Aeromotive in-tank pump, inline filter, hoses, heat shield, FiTech Fuel injection), re-enforced the fuel tank skid plate, new battery disconnect and fixed some tail light issues! Finally... (after months) back on the road for summer!

 

[allan man]

Mounting the compressor for some traction...

 

[Dizzy]

Installed a temporary exhaust behind the Aussie Performance header until I get the truck on the road. The plan then will be making this a bit more complete with professional bends and brackets. But for now, bailing wire.

So, the inside-the-frame-rail Aussie header places the outlet just under the factory skid plate. I don't mind this that much, because at night I am in the workshop scraping what is oily soil off of the transfer case, but on the exhaust side of the transfer case, the heat from the OEM downpipe turned the combination of petrol and kicked up dirt into asphalt; plus, the exhaust still sits higher than the lowest part of the skid plate.

Don't worry, the stepped sleeves from the auto store have a tight fit. They are even shimmed with the crusty piece that came with the truck, it just allowed me to get the bend up the frame rail without having the equipment to do the bending myself. I'm actually more concerned about the F-generation muffler because the cut-tube came a bit distorted from round around the welds and lateral cuts.

Bailing wire and some off-the-shelf brackets until I can get my exhaust fabricator on the project. That is unless you know of a good set of dies that I can invest in myself?

The SOR tailpipe is nice, anyone know if I can accommodate their F-vintage tail pipe hanger and muffler clamp on my '75 frame rail without much modification?

 

[Nothinghead]

Hung up the top for the season and went with the little guy for pizza.

 

[4Cruisers]

Installed a temporary exhaust behind the Aussie Performance header until I get the truck on the road. The plan then will be making this a bit more complete with professional bends and brackets. But for now, bailing wire.

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So, the inside-the-frame-rail Aussie header places the outlet just under the factory skid plate. I don't mind this that much, because at night I am in the workshop scraping what is oily soil off of the transfer case, but on the exhaust side of the transfer case, the heat from the OEM downpipe turned the combination of petrol and kicked up dirt into asphalt; plus, the exhaust still sits higher than the lowest part of the skid plate.

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Don't worry, the stepped sleeves from the auto store have a tight fit. They are even shimmed with the crusty piece that came with the truck, it just allowed me to get the bend up the frame rail without having the equipment to do the bending myself. I'm actually more concerned about the F-generation muffler because the cut-tube came a bit distorted from round around the welds and lateral cuts.

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Bailing wire and some off-the-shelf brackets until I can get my exhaust fabricator on the project. That is unless you know of a good set of dies that I can invest in myself?

The SOR tailpipe is nice, anyone know if I can accommodate their F-vintage tail pipe hanger and muffler clamp on my '75 frame rail without much modification?

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I've had good luck with Carmelito's Muffler Shop in Chimayo (actually La Puebla west of Chimayo). They do great work.

 

[hooter]

What's that skiff in the background...?

Hand built by......me.

hOOter