What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (31 Viewers)

[PRETRD]

Looks great!

 

[45Kevin]

Been planning this for a long time now. Got the knuckle rebuild kit from Kurt @cruiser Outfitters a while ago. In the box was a leaflet for the 2014 Cruiser Fest. LOL.
But I finally got around to it this week, and man was it ready for a rebuild. Threw in all the ball joints in the steering system as well. 555 kit, again from Cruiser Outfitters several years ago, and changed the front diff oil as well.
It was a little daunting, as I had never been into the front end, but after watching a few videos of the process, it is really only a 2 or 3 job.
I have a full floating rear end so I know how to deal with cone washers (BFH and a brass drift), and I have a fish scale to check the required pre-loads on the knuckle and the hub.

It went really well, with the only glitch, getting the PS axle back in. But after reading a few threads on here I just wiggled the thing and finally it slipped into place.
The DS axle took literally second to seat.
It took four days to do the job, I'm retired so I have lots of time. Day 1 was disassemble PS side, paint a few pieces and wait over night to dry, next day reassemble. Repeat for DS.

Brakes had lots of life left so I just wire brushed the mud off the calipers. The brake fluid looked like Coca-Cola so I flushed the old fluid out while I was in there.

Once I had the locking hub on, minus the outer part with the free/lock dial on I used one of the flex hose bracket bolts on the end of the outer axle to pull out the axle so I could install the snap.

 

[Trigger6]

Been planning this for a long time now. Got the knuckle rebuild kit from Kurt @cruiser Outfitters a while ago. In the box was a leaflet for the 2014 Cruiser Fest. LOL.
But I finally got around to it this week, and man was it ready for a rebuild. Threw in all the ball joints in the steering system as well. 555 kit, again from Cruiser Outfitters several years ago, and changed the front diff oil as well.
It was a little daunting, as I had never been into the front end, but after watching a few videos of the process, it is really only a 2 or 3 job.
I have a full floating rear end so I know how to deal with cone washers (BFH and a brass drift), and I have a fish scale to check the required pre-loads on the knuckle and the hub.

It went really well, with the only glitch, getting the PS axle back in. But after reading a few threads on here I just wiggled the thing and finally it slipped into place.
The DS axle took literally second to seat.
It took four days to do the job, I'm retired so I have lots of time. Day 1 was disassemble PS side, paint a few pieces and wait over night to dry, next day reassemble. Repeat for DS.

Brakes had lots of life left so I just wire brushed the mud off the calipers. The brake fluid looked like Coca-Cola so I flushed the old fluid out while I was in there.

Once I had the locking hub on, minus the outer part with the free/lock dial on I used one of the flex hose bracket bolts on the end of the outer axle to pull out the axle so I could install the snap.


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It looks like that inner axle seal had been leaking for a long time!

 

[BigHighBlue]

My power steering pump sprung a major leak recently, fortunately there was a replacement unit around the corner at Autozone. Got about 8 years out of the first one so for $70 I’m rolling the dice again, prolly should have hit the deck for a new vs reman but we will see. I’m back on the road without having to mop the garage floor every time I turn the key.

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The beauty of the Saginaw…

 

[PRETRD]

Been planning this for a long time now. Got the knuckle rebuild kit from Kurt @cruiser Outfitters a while ago. In the box was a leaflet for the 2014 Cruiser Fest. LOL.
But I finally got around to it this week, and man was it ready for a rebuild. Threw in all the ball joints in the steering system as well. 555 kit, again from Cruiser Outfitters several years ago, and changed the front diff oil as well.
It was a little daunting, as I had never been into the front end, but after watching a few videos of the process, it is really only a 2 or 3 job.
I have a full floating rear end so I know how to deal with cone washers (BFH and a brass drift), and I have a fish scale to check the required pre-loads on the knuckle and the hub.

It went really well, with the only glitch, getting the PS axle back in. But after reading a few threads on here I just wiggled the thing and finally it slipped into place.
The DS axle took literally second to seat.
It took four days to do the job, I'm retired so I have lots of time. Day 1 was disassemble PS side, paint a few pieces and wait over night to dry, next day reassemble. Repeat for DS.

Brakes had lots of life left so I just wire brushed the mud off the calipers. The brake fluid looked like Coca-Cola so I flushed the old fluid out while I was in there.

Once I had the locking hub on, minus the outer part with the free/lock dial on I used one of the flex hose bracket bolts on the end of the outer axle to pull out the axle so I could install the snap.


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Looks great

 

[ToyotaDyna]

Replacing my welsh plugs / frost plugs / core plugs, one right behind the inlet manifold sprung a leak on my B diesel so the whole lot has to be removed and injector lines too, nice little job though for the weekend

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[SergP]

Install the "new" radio.... I have to remove some stuff to fit behind the dash. I don't want to cut anything.

 

[Pighead]

Manifold vacuum at idle did not improve at all

Seems I may have misspoke too soon. I found that I had been driving with the sparkplugs only finger tight. Seems the idiot who was assigned to install the plugs flaked out again.
With the plugs correctly torqued my manifold vacuum jumped a good inch and a half at idle. Compression is good thing sometimes.

 

[Jdc1]

After performing flawlessly on the 80 mile power tour, the ‘72 made it across the awards stage for a Best In Class at the Cincinnati Concours.

 

[pb4ugo]

Congratulations. What was the name of the class you were in?

 

[Chungas Revenge]

After performing flawlessly on the 80 mile power tour, the ‘72 made it across the awards stage for a Best In Class at the Cincinnati Concours..

Congratulations young Jedi..The Greenbrier doesn’t know what they’re missing.

 

[Jdc1]

Congratulations young Jedi..The Greenbrier doesn’t know what they’re missing.

Thanks, the announcer used a question mark after Toyota, pretty funny.

 

[Jdc1]

Congratulations. What was the name of the class you were in?

Collector- Asian

 

[Green Bean]

Collector- Asian

I attended a small car show down here. None of the folks in charge knew what our vehicle was let alone what category to put it in. They ended up calling it an “exotic”.

 

[igotta40]

Got a bunch of parts that wouldn’t work on my ‘64 this week…ugh…rear door hinges and got sent the wrong skid plate.

But I did install a tach. It is bigger than I thought, but out of the way of all gauges.

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That tachometer looks identical to the Sun Supertach that I had on my 40 back in the early 1980’s.

 

[sleepycruiser]

That tachometer looks identical to the Sun Supertach that I had on my 40 back in the early 1980’s.

I scrolled through a bunch and wanted something that ‘looked’ older. So far it has worked pretty well. I’m idling at 1500-1800…so I guess I need to research the idling on the carb. Carbs scare me though…I know nothing about them.

 

[knuckle47]

@Jdc1 while too far away, there is a 1 day show in San Diego apparently known as the Japanese Classic Car Show. I stopped in the house for a quick bite to eat and it was on MotorTrend TV. I did not realize the extent that other models of Japanese cars would be so wildly restored or customized. With all the stuff they showed…there is a serious misrepresentation of Land Cruisers. I noticed 1 in a distant parking lot when they were interviewing someone. All of the cars they showed were very impressive 1960’s and ‘70s …and a lot of right hand drive.

I knew you’d do great… !

 

[wayne cruiser]

Well, two weeks ago I flushed the cooling system in my 1967 fj40. I haved it working with tap water and recently I changed the engine head, gaskets, pistons, pistons rings... but I didn't put coolant. So I took the time, used an old can of ABRO radiator flush and it really surprised me. I can tell that really flushed and cleaned all that rust. Then I flushed it with the hose until runs clear (radiator and engine) and put some good coolant.
Now I can notice a big difference, low heat and fresh cabin.

Just let me tell you that I have a 1963 fj40 working with prestone green 50/50. And I can notice that heats I little bit more than the 1967 fj40 with total engine (elf) coolant and both are flushed and cleaned

 

[Jdc1]

@Jdc1 while too far away, there is a 1 day show in San Diego apparently known as the Japanese Classic Car Show. I stopped in the house for a quick bite to eat and it was on MotorTrend TV. I did not realize the extent that other models of Japanese cars would be so wildly restored or customized. With all the stuff they showed…there is a serious misrepresentation of Land Cruisers. I noticed 1 in a distant parking lot when they were interviewing someone. All of the cars they showed were very impressive 1960’s and ‘70s …and a lot of right hand drive.

I knew you’d do great… !

Is that the one in Long Beach? Would love to hit that one.

 

[knuckle47]

@Jdc1 Yes….thats where it was. You can see the Queen Mary docked in the background