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

[RodrigzCrzr]

Purchased some tires on Tuesday for the 40 series.
They are Kuhmo 30x9.5x15. Going to try these out and see how they feel.

 

[Alex Waddell]

The power steering gear is a bit longer than the manual one but the manual heat shield will work on it with minor modification of the mounting brackets.

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Good to know. But I don't know if it would be easier to fab something up or try to find a stock heat shield. I had to take off the heat shield off of my mini truck because it wouldn't fit with the headers installed. I guess I will need to find a solution for both.

 

[letterman52]

Grabbed more stuff from my honey hole.

 

[1811Retired]

Hot and smoky, but, the water was perfect for a swim!!

 

[graham5david]

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Love that color, is that a 69

 

[1811Retired]

Love that color, is that a 69

Thanks…it turned out better than I had expected…Yep, it’s a’69!

 

[RodrigzCrzr]

Attacking the flywheel and clutch on the 40.
removed the clutch and found it in two pieces. Wasn’t going to go very far with it.

 

[Kayaker]

Got up before sunrise, linked up with my buddies with their Cruisers and caravaned across town to a
”Cars and Coffee” met at Jacksonville’s Avenues Mall. More than a 1,500 cars at this event last month and looked to be about that many this month despite the 40% chance of rain in the forecast. When we arrived we were ushered to the center of the event and into the area reserved for “featured” show cars; what a hoot! Guess they don’t get too many vintage Cruisers at the event. Had a blast but retreated early when the weather radar show that our escape window was closing fast. That’s the price we pay for going topless in Florida.

 

[graham5david]

Removed hard top to install the bikini top. I ordered it from Amazon (best top brand) very nice quality. I also put leds in my gauge cluster. Little things.

 

[DangerNoodle]

Went to the Gunnison Car Show. Got stuck next to Kitty. Had a blast and met a bunch of cool people.

 

[ToyotaMatt]

Today i Fully Restored a 8/70 Hazard Switch inside and out for a Very Special Client ............


its a Privilege and a Blessing to have long term solid clients like @Green Bean ..

 

[ToyotaMatt]

also ,

gave me a chance to sport a new discovery :

In the Saudi Spec. Region Certain Years land cruiser had a Yellow Hazard Knob ?

perhaps this is related to the Crescent Moon Culture identity , anyway i like it alot

 

[Green Bean]

also ,

gave me a chance to sport a new discovery :

In the Saudi Spec. Region Certain Years land cruiser had a Yellow Hazard Knob ?

perhaps this is related to the Crescent Moon Culture identity , anyway i like it alot




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Thanks, Matt. You are a tremendous resource to this community. I really appreciate all that you do.

 

[Musafir]

Neglected it

 

[Slapshot]

My 40 has been a little sluggish to start recently. The battery tested bad, and it was old, so I got a new one. A few weeks later and it’s sluggish to start, AGAIN. Tested the alternator and it was putting out 8 volts! Since I have a 327 SBC conversion, the parts guys always struggle to come up with a replacement. Lots of internet searching and learning what a “one wire setup” means. Anyway a new alternator is in and it starts better than ever.

 

[Skreddy]

My 40 has been a little sluggish to start recently. The battery tested bad, and it was old, so I got a new one. A few weeks later and it’s sluggish to start, AGAIN. Tested the alternator and it was putting out 8 volts! Since I have a 327 SBC conversion, the parts guys always struggle to come up with a replacement. Lots of internet searching and learning what a “one wire setup” means. Anyway a new alternator is in and it starts better than ever.

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Did you go with the 1 wire? I much prefer the 3 wire units. If your block has the bolt pattern option, look into a pmgr starter; the one I use is from a late 90’s (?) suburban; those crank really fast.

 

[graham5david]

What is this switch? I have never seen this before

 

[Engineer8000]

Its the room light switch that turns on the vader light and dome light, depending on the year.

 

[graham5david]

Its the room light switch that turns on the vader light and dome light, depending on the year.

Good deal, I was thinking it must control some sort of light. There appears ro be a light on the passenger side of the glove box. It's hidden behind the grab handle in my picture.

 

[cruiserboy14]

Mostly finished a carb.