What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (34 Viewers)
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For short term use, a McDonalds drink carrier and some duct tape would help…@soberacho, how are these mounting to the tunnel cover? Wondering if commercial wide adhesive velcro would hold it well yet be removable on demand
Skreddy
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I’ve been looking into strong magnets with a thin felt or silicone cover so they don’t scratch the tunnel up too bad.
I thought letting a roll of duct tape melt in place was the preferred trans hump drink holder
Also available on their own website: www.tuffyproducts.comSorry, I should’ve posted that the cup holders are available at CCOT. It’s a solid , well made holder.
Their locking center console is worth a look and accepts the cup holder.
Well, I had thought about screwing it onto the tranny cover but I like your idea about using HD Velcro, much better.
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OlYellr
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i used the 3m double side mount pads to secure my speaker brackets while i decide if that is what i want before drilling in bolts. it is solid and might not not need to drill holes.
got from ace hardware.
3M Scotch-Mount Double Sided 1 in. W X 3 in. L Mounting Strips Black - Ace Hardware - https://www.acehardware.com/departments/home-and-decor/office-supplies/tape/9432824
(holding well with the speaker being a cantilever relative to strip location)
One thing about the wide Velcro. The adhesive is pretty good. Be sure your surface is clean and it should be good to go. When the day comes that you wish to remove it from both surfaces, a hair dryer will soften the adhesive and if any remnants, they will come off with a little acetone. Done it several times with other “vehicles”. Always wanted to attach something somewhere without drilling or damaging the surface below
Thank You for the pearls. Much appreciated!
Chungas Revenge
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Aqualu tub, cowl, windshield, fenders, aprons and bib loosely mocked up VIA Rubber City Land Cruisers.
It continues to amaze me, no matter how I look at it, a Land Cruiser, whether it’s in full regalia, completely restored, polished, painted, sloshed with mud, aged patina, rusted, or just an engine and a frame….it always catches my eye and warms my insides.I could be looking at a Ferrari one minute and a Land Cruiser chassis the next minute and it makes my brain energize to see the Land Cruiser ….the Ferrari ? Sure It’s pretty …but has no heart, no depth of soul, no blood flow.
@Chungas Revenge , this baby has some sexy feet too.
Stop posting these steamy pictures
@dlzadl that is a beauty…. Salt sucks…. It ate my 1974 FJ40 within 6 years. From brand new to Swiss cheese….We lived in Vermont and it was our full time vehicle. The photo is about 1 year after I bought it new.
EDIT; this eventually was my oil change snow bank… we also live in a 1 room schoolhouse with non-potable water. You could shower with it but don’t drink it. So we had to improvise…melted snow was tasty too! Haha those were the good ole’ days : December 1975.
January 1976 it was the coldest spot in the nation at -54F. It beat out International Falls, Minnesota and Gunnison, Colorado that week…could not get the transmission shifter to move unless it idled for 20 minutes first.
EDIT; this eventually was my oil change snow bank… we also live in a 1 room schoolhouse with non-potable water. You could shower with it but don’t drink it. So we had to improvise…melted snow was tasty too! Haha those were the good ole’ days : December 1975.
January 1976 it was the coldest spot in the nation at -54F. It beat out International Falls, Minnesota and Gunnison, Colorado that week…could not get the transmission shifter to move unless it idled for 20 minutes first.
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Finished up one of the 2 knuckle jobs, installed a new water pump, prepped for the new thermostat housing and thermostat. Installed the kioto light kit.
Sat it on all 4 wheels for the first time since life install.
Sat it on all 4 wheels for the first time since life install.
really?? 6 years???
Yes…. The spot welds all around the back of the tub just below the jump seats were bubbled inside and out and flaky. The rear sill just under the doors was showing daylight in several places, the kick panels under each door and above the running boards had holes. It was very distressing especially that I’d take it to the self serve car wash and spend the $3.00 I didn’t have to spray the bottom and chassis on warmer winter days with fresh water. Those roadways were salted heavily, it was Rt 242 …the main access to Jay Peak ski area so “visitors” had a safer ride up and down the mountain In the winter. Snow and super freezing weather was the norm back in the 1970’s. The last 50 years had some seasons with green Christmases.
we’ve even had days here in this “garden state” where the temps were colder than my in-laws on the Canada border
by the way @MtnAddict that is a significant change in those headlights…impressive !
I guess I should have explained the pics. First is low beams, second is high beams. I didnt get a before pic, wish I would have, but I know they are significantly brighter.
rkymtnflyfisher
Trout Bum
Drove around today in the big city, it was the first time it's been out of my garage in a couple of weeks. I repaired a big patch of paint that peeled off from the underside of the body.
Browsing around a local fly shop for some goodies, I caught a glimpse of a 40 driving by.
Browsing around a local fly shop for some goodies, I caught a glimpse of a 40 driving by.
Vossie
#thecrazycruiserman
Phase 2 of the build is now underway.
How the interior looked before:
Stripped mostly all the way down
New seats mounted, now ready to go for upholstery.
And AC unit mounted
Now to start fixing holes in the dash and prepping for paint.
How the interior looked before:
Stripped mostly all the way down
New seats mounted, now ready to go for upholstery.
And AC unit mounted
Now to start fixing holes in the dash and prepping for paint.
