What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (33 Viewers)

[knuckle47]

@kpadawe Following your progress…I have this same project pending….really pending but it is a good thing to have done

 

[pb4ugo]

@kpadawe , @knuckle47 , I just tore into my knuckles last night, to remove the small pattern disc knuckles and upgrade to large pattern FJ60 knuckles & birfs, plus pull the 3.70 3rds and go back to the original 4.11's.

 

[clrussell]

Crossed a milestone. Last time this was
registered was 2004

 

[knuckle47]

@pb4ugo you know of course…you’re gonna have to show me a few pictures …. The photos here seem to be so much nicer to follow than the B&W manual.

 

[Green Bean]

Took out the screws and went with rivets.

 

[Soberacho]

Took out the screws and went with rivets.
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A Purist. Nicely done, Sir.!

 

[Green Bean]

A Purist. Nicely done, Sir.!

An added bonus: Excuse to buy a new tool

 

[ranchdawg]

Spent money.

 

[OlYellr]

for those who are in there with a knuckles (I started yesterday) and have disk brakes - good time to check calipers. I bought a seal kit just in case - PO did some hammering on the pistons to remove...

and

last

 

[Skreddy]

Just driving it lately. Work, kids soccer and home improvement stores when I don’t need the rack on the 60 for long stuff.

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

Just driving it lately. Work, kids soccer and home improvement stores when I don’t need the rack on the 60 for long stuff.

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Slow poke

 

[fj40fillet]

Make sure you check all the bulbs and grounds on your marker lights/turn signals before replacing the flasher relay - especially if only one side doesn’t blink.

The turn signals also will not blink unless everyone is hooked up. It's weird but must be designed that way. If you just hook the front or back up to test they will not work.

 

[kenjera]

84' HJ47 4.0l Diesel...Picked up 5l of brake cleaner to degrease the bed at some point in the coming days before l treat it, its been covered in something clear & greasey. l've also calculated my mpg & l've managed to get 29.9 mpg by never going over 70kph (55mph)... Update on the tyres saga. After days of research l've found/bought a set of 5 Falken Wildpeak 225/75/16 112/115rated & they were cheaper than the lower rated general grabbers too....

 

[kenjera]

Slow poke

On the upside... l've just calculated my mpg & l've managed to get 29.9 mpg by never going over 70kph (55mph).. (84' HJ47 4.0 Diesel)

 

[405]

Picked up a set of these mud flaps and brackets for my '78 build. I hadn't seen these before and really liked the period look of them for a 40.

Link for anyone looking for a set

Toyota Land Cruiser BJ40 BJ42 FJ40 HJ45 FJ BJ Mud Flaps Pair WITH MOUNTS BRACKET | eBay

TOYOTA LAND CRUISER FJ40 FJ45 BJ40 BJ42 BJ45 HJ45. Toyota Land Cruiser.

www.ebay.com

 

[steffan]

got some brake lines bent up and flared - much to my amazement, no leaks

 

[405]

That looks super clean, nice work.

 

[FJ40Savvy]

First drive of the season. Actually surprised on how well it started after sitting since October.
Needed some therapy from a S**T week at work. Did some errands in the beautiful sunshine.

• post office to drop some Landcruiser parts in the mail and
• buy the first slurpee of 2024.

 

[6f40j9]

Insured it, registered it, drove it into town for the first time since I’ve owned it.
Gets up to about 50, flat out. I think I need to adjust the throttle cable and something on the carburetor because if the choke is all the way off, it doesn’t like to idle.
Looks like I’m good to go for the car show tomorrow.

 

[dazerb]

Got the parking brake put back together with shoes and hardware from cruiser teq...
New housing for the speedo from valley hybrids - hope they can tap the core.
One less oil leak