What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (53 Viewers)

[mchlhmltn]

Temps are getting a little cooler so top and doors are on. Thinking this is the winter I let @Jdc1 take a look at refurbing the doors.

 

[Millardo]

Polished her up and took her to a show.

 

[Millardo]

Temps are getting a little cooler so top and doors are on. Thinking this is the winter I let @Jdc1 take a look at refurbing the doors.
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Beautiful!

 

[DylanH239]

The weather was nice for Florida (in the 60s/70s) so I decided to take Larry the LandCruiser to work. 1st time being out since hurricane milton and he ran good. No damage from the hurricane but some of my neighbors did get flooding from storm surge.

 

[imyahucklbrry]

What would that be 97 the river?

 

[Millardo]

The weather was nice for Florida (in the 60s/70s) so I decided to take Larry the LandCruiser to work. 1st time being out since hurricane milton and he ran good. No damage from the hurricane but some of my neighbors did get flooding from storm surge. View attachment 3751878

Beautiful rig, glad you’re safe!

 

[jhynesrockmtn]

I'm new to this whole thing and digging in. The PO of my 77 told me the wiper motor worked but the linkage must have been buggered up. So, I preemptively ordered a linkage and started taking things apart. I used my two post to lift the hard top a bit and got the windshield off. The old linkage is indeed busted. The driver's side was completely off and the wiper motor has broken bits as well. I'll open up the motor and make sure it looks good before putting it back together. This place is an incredible resource.

 

[rex in bama]

After finishing house chores, I took the 40 for a spin. I'm super grateful that they kept the highway open for a long weekend, as they are doing maintenance on it. It was nice to get in there after the first frost cleared some of the tender vegetation, after the mosquitoes, and before the snow.

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After a brutal hike, as always, I made it to a very extensive series of smallish cascades. One hour from the parking, forty-five from the wilderness boundary. Hardly anyone was on the trail this morning. I'm get excited about dry fly fishing in a stream tumbling over bedrock, where the stream pauses for a second in dark pools. Dry flies and waterfalls, oh, and old Cruisers. Anywhere that soil doesn't mask what is under it is special; you need topography with slope, close to the top of the mountain, or at faultlines. On this side of the mountain it is basically 'basement' rock, material beneath the 'Great Unconformity,' pre-dating the fossil record. I love tying flies with hackle and hair, and I really like small streams - although they don't necessarily have to go together.

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It is like basketball, the rocks are a backboard. Bounce it off the overhanging boulder, or do a lay-up with the current. It floats, so you get to play full-court.

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Dude, you are speaking my language. My LC takes me to the same type of fishing in the Appalachians. My happy place, for sure

 

[mef0629]

why pull when you can get a toyota twist?

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It sure looks very pretty but not for $200.00

 

[aging fleet]

Figured out the noise I’ve heard in neutral with the clutch out was my throw out bearing spinning when it shouldn’t be. At some point my 40 lost its clutch fork return spring and spring tab. Thankfully the spring is still available from Toyota and @cruisermatt makes a replacement for the NLA spring tab.

Concerning noise is now resolved.

 

[Mr. Green]

Did not know there was a tab. Thanks!!

 

[cruisermatt]

Did not know there was a tab. Thanks!!

Available in regular steel or stainless. We also have the bolts and spring in stock

Reproduction 31238-60041 Clutch Fork Return Spring Tab

Reproduction of the clutch fork return spring mounting tab found on 1975-1984 Land Cruisers, no longer available from Toyota. Shipped flat and can be hand-bent for use on either right or left-side applications. Available in mild steel or stainless. See drop-down to select material. OEM Bolts...

cruisermatts.com

 

[DylanH239]

Took one of the ambulance doors off yesterday, removed the original weatherstripping and began treating any rust I found underneath using ospho. Planning on doing some touch up paint then using new OEM weatherstripping to go back on. In some places the original weatherstripping was rock hard and decayed when you touched it in others still pliable and like new.

 

[jhynesrockmtn]

Well, after getting the new linkage installed and hooking everything up the motor ran somewhat slow and intermittently. At one point I tapped it with a rubber hammer and it started going again. I had cleaned out the gear part of the motor but today took apart the rest. It is well and truly toast. I ordered a replacement from Cityracer today, and will tackle rebuilding this with new brushes at some point. So close

 

[knuckle47]

Reminds me when I was a kid…late 1950’s
The vertical / horizontal roll was a real adjustment on TV sets and I can se my grandfather getting up and slapping the side of the TV to make it stop rolling.

I grew up for the longest time thinking this was just the way TV’s worked. Eventually that little pot on the back just disappeared

 

[45Dougal]

Reminds me when I was a kid…late 1950’s
The vertical / horizontal roll was a real adjustment on TV sets and I can se my grandfather getting up and slapping the side of the TV to make it stop rolling.

I grew up for the longest time thinking this was just the way TV’s worked. Eventually that little pot on the back just disappeared

It doesn't roll now, but it does take a minute for the software to start up before you can actually watch tv which isn't worth watching.

 

[dogfishlake]

Getting closer.

 

[dogfishlake]

Reminds me when I was a kid…late 1950’s
The vertical / horizontal roll was a real adjustment on TV sets and I can se my grandfather getting up and slapping the side of the TV to make it stop rolling.

I grew up for the longest time thinking this was just the way TV’s worked. Eventually that little pot on the back just disappeared

I remember watching UHF TV controlling the vertical hold knob back and forth so I could get an out of range channel to sort of come in and hold because it was a Godzilla movie and that was my f'ing FAVORITE thing ever on TV

If it wasn't the vertical hold, it was the "ant races" fuzz- trying to see the image through it

 

[charliemeyer007]

Percussion therapy often works! That why there are BFH's.

 

[fireflyr]

Installed the rear hatch window, the two rear quarter windows and a new hatch release.

First time I’ve installed windows. Hopefully the last.