What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (47 Viewers)

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Is that some sort of trunk carpet or something. I'm thinking of doing mine this way too. I will insulate a little, reduce noise and look good.
I did the same thing, Home Depot indoor/outdoor carpet. It was like $20, cheap enough to experiment. I also put some Silas sound deadoning material under the carpet, really does make a difference.
 
Is that some sort of trunk carpet or something. I'm thinking of doing mine this way too. I will insulate a little, reduce noise and look good.

Might be marine (boat) carpet, like I used in mine:

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Is that some sort of trunk carpet or something. I'm thinking of doing mine this way too. I will insulate a little, reduce noise and look good.
My wife finds it in Aldi (6x9ft, Earthkind area rug, indoor/outdoor) priced at $18
 
New watertemp gauge, from Autometer. Has a smaller sweep than the old one, which I like. I don't really need a gauge that goes to 280, I'll probably stop if it hits 240.
Plumbed it into the waterpump so I can compare and contrast it with the head watertemp reading.
Just started it up for the first time, to check for leaks and stuff. Brought it up to temp to see if it worked. New gauge, on the right, warms up quicker but they both settled on 180 after a while at idle

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With the new temp sender in the new waterpump and not leaking I could finish putting in the new radiator and pressure test the system. New rebuilt power steering pump and high pressure hose too.

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Installed fittings and made up and ran the LP hose from the steering box to the cooler and the to the reservoir.

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Banjo fitting and bolt for the pump output.
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Connected the steering box to the cooler

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Connection from the cooler

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Connected to the reservoir

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I like these fittings much better then the push locks. I have fittings coming for the HP hose and will replace the suction line with one from the reservoir to the pump.
 
Needed more Fluid Film, run to my FLAPS, saw the new Blaster competition next to it on the shelf. Been meaning to try it, will perform some very unscientific tests later today.

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I used the blaster stuff last fall on my sequoia to try and keep some of the salt at bay over the winter here up in Alaska. It comes out of the can thick. I looked at it recently and it was still soaked on there really well. Seems to do the job.
 

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