What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (32 Viewers)

[cruiserboy14]

Had to retire the original wipers. I couldn’t get trico rainguard wipers in 13”, so the guy at O’rileys took the clips off of the tricks and but them on some 13” Bosch and we called it good.. lol the computer at O’rileys said my cruiser took 15”.. no sir. That hits the seal..

 

[Krenie]

Took awhile, but the steering linkage and high pressure line turned out great.

Parts needed:

- FJ60 Power Steering Pump
- Borgeson 450024 24" Fully Extended Telescoping Shaft:
- F250 Front Upper Shock Mounts
- Flaming River Billet U-Joint 11/16"-36 x 3/4" DD 898-FR1783DD
- Flaming River Billet U-Joint 3/4" DD x 1" DD
898-FR1717DD
- Cruiser Outfitters Column Bearing PSCB2

My reference point:

FJ60 Power Steering Conversion

Since the [Vortec Conversion], power steering has been on the agenda. There's a few options for FJ's: GM Saginaw (in front of radiator), To...

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Nice conversion. Did mine a bit ago too. Did you decrease the height of the f250 shock towers also? I did, but only took an inch out. When bolting back together noticed that I still needed to clearance the fenders half an inch..

 

[S4Cruiser]

Drove it for the first time since April (just realizing how long ago that was). Moved from one garage to a new one / temporary storage.

 

[tls3601]

Installed year appropriate winkers. I liked the early 70s looks, but these are correct.
Also installed castor shims. Steering is better for sure.

Oh and tossed in some LED dash bulbs.... waaay better!!

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Fine looking Olive you have there sir

 

[fjdiesel]

I got mirror brackets made!!

 

[65swb45]

I have a few memories about jet planes.
Another one was in the early 50's when an aunt and uncle of mine owned a motel on Kellogg Ave. in Wichita Ks. not far from Boeing.
The B52's and 47's landing approach was right over the motel.
They would come in so low and slow that you could count the rivets on the plane's fuselage and see the pilots faces.
They were so big it was amazing they even flew.
I also wondered how the motel got any business with those big noisy things going over head.

This last Monday in Death Valley

Of course by the time I got my camera out...

 

[4Cruisers]

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Of course by the time I got my camera out...

Timing is everything. It took me a lot of shots to get this one, taken from my front porch across from Creech Air Force Base, home of the Thunderbirds.

 

[4Cruisers]

But I missed this shot @Skydog :

 

[TCEd]

Since we're on airplanes. Back in the early 80's I was on a airline flight in the western USA. I happened to look out the window and way below us was a B-1 bomber being refueled by a KC-135.

 

[Skydog]

@4Cruisers - that's quite funny what you posted. ... Caught my attention. ... I so luv it !!

~Marc

 

[Skydog]

I realize has little or nothing to do with Yotas, let alone 40's, but I snapped these a few years ago. I've tons & tons of pics like this (and of really attractive women too). Lots of magazine covers. ... All I need now is a pretty pic of my 40 put back together !!! ... Actually, that's ALL I WANT - is it put back together - and an attractive woman & me driving her up a mountainside !!!

~Marc

 

[Engineer8000]

Installed the clear blinker lenses and amber bulbs.

 

[John in Utah]

Working on mocking up different radio delete plates for a FJ40- Currently using a clip in attachment, working on a magnetic solution for fun.

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Any chance you'd be willing to share the STL file for this? for my own personal use only of course. My radio hole has been gaping at me for far to long

Looking around the mountains.
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Great perspective in this shot

 

[ATLTJ]

Any chance you'd be willing to share the STL file for this? for my own personal use only of course. My radio hole has been gaping at me for far to long


Great perspective in this shot

Absolutely- PM me your email address and I will send you a couple of different versions.

 

[deliverance]

The one on the right just came back for mini truck power steering that I hope to have wrapped up this next week. A few weeks back I swapped fj60 disc brakes, OME lift and rebuilt the rear axle.

The one on the left is waiting on a carb rebuild from Mark and new vac advance dizzy.

 

[lelandEOD]

Worked on plumbing the heater lines.

 

[bhsdriller]

Bought one. Got here a couple days ago.

Fresh off the trailer

Cleaned up some

 

[Dizzy]

@bhsdriller You and I have a couple of the few 531 yellows.

 

[bhsdriller]

@bhsdriller You and I have a couple of the few 531 yellows.

Nice, what was the difference in them?

 

[Dizzy]

Nice, what was the difference in them?

The original factory paint (531) is (only) on the inner face of the hood hook. The rest of the Toyota world is on the swatch plate on the right (532). Our 531 is a 1975 color. It appears to have a lighter value, and a greener hue than the later 532 in real daylight, as well as in the photo.