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I’m near Jacksonville, Fl.This is in my future as well.
Are you still in the Asheville area??
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I’m near Jacksonville, Fl.This is in my future as well.
Are you still in the Asheville area??
Nice job! You mentioned it’s from Toyota- do you have a part number for it? One more question- are those relays? My factory 1974 has no headlight relays.
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Cool……. So - your dad was Thomas Magnum back in the day?I’m usually in the 80s section, but figured I’d hop over here for once. I wouldn’t even have a Land Cruiser if it weren’t for my dad—he bought his ‘79 brand new and daily drove it everyday until the mid-2010s.
Growing up, I remember riding shotgun with a stack of pillows under me so I could see over the dash. Back then, it was still his daily, and we were wheeling all the Colorado classics—Imogene, Black Bear, Tincup, Taylor Pass—just to name a few.
Because of that, I always wanted a 40 or a 60 from a young age. But my mom had one rule when it came to my first car: it had to have airbags. So I ended up with my 96 80 that I’ve had for the last 9 years… and honestly, I owe her—because the 80 kicks ass.
We’ve been rebuilding the 2F in my dad’s 40 for the past four years. He pulled the motor just because it was tired, not because it had a catastrophic failure. Not long after pulling the engine, some health issues slowed down the project. But we finally just recently got it back up and running .
This past weekend, I brought my 80 back home to start prepping it for a trip to Alaska we are doing in August (my dad’s coming too, but not in his 40). My 80 still needs some last minute love —fuel injectors, rear bumper work, some electrical gremlins—so I couldn’t wrap it up in a weekend.
But I was lucky enough to take my dad’s 40 on its first “road trip” post-rebuild—from Colorado Springs to Aspen. It was a special drive I won’t forget. It ran great overall— needs some minor adjustments—but it was solid.
I’m thinking about starting a thread to document my dads 46 years he has had with it, and the new memories I hope to make with it.
Here are a few photos from this weekend, and a couple throwbacks too. Excited to spend more time on this side of Mud and help dial in his 40.
Cheers,
Andrew
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Just saying……..Cool……. So - your dad was Thomas Magnum back in the day?![]()
Deflate the tires enough to get it out.Haven’t started my cruiser in a few years. Mostly because I don’t want to hear my wife complain about the garage smelling like a shop. So yesterday I decided to push it out of the garage to start it only to find out that with the FST my cruiser is too tall.
I just replaced the springs from a 4” lift to 2 1/2. Looks like I’m going to have to replace my extended shackles.
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lol! Done that as well and it didn’t go well. All is good and hope all is well with you as well.Deflate the tires enough to get it out.
Also, I get the same complaints…has fumes and spray paint!! Haha. Hope you are well.
I’ve been living this nightmare. I did not realize the geometry differences in hard vs. soft tops. Weeks of work to drop the rig 1/2” here, 1” there. I’m exaggerating, but my wrenching time is quite limited these days. Hang in there.Haven’t started my cruiser in a few years. Mostly because I don’t want to hear my wife complain about the garage smelling like a shop. So yesterday I decided to push it out of the garage to start it only to find out that with the FST my cruiser is too tall.
I just replaced the springs from a 4” lift to 2 1/2. Looks like I’m going to have to replace my extended shackles.
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I’m usually in the 80s section, but figured I’d hop over here for once. I wouldn’t even have a Land Cruiser if it weren’t for my dad—he bought his ‘79 brand new and daily drove it everyday until the mid-2010s.
Growing up, I remember riding shotgun with a stack of pillows under me so I could see over the dash. Back then, it was still his daily, and we were wheeling all the Colorado classics—Imogene, Black Bear, Tincup, Taylor Pass—just to name a few.
Because of that, I always wanted a 40 or a 60 from a young age. But my mom had one rule when it came to my first car: it had to have airbags. So I ended up with my 96 80 that I’ve had for the last 9 years… and honestly, I owe her—because the 80 kicks ass.
We’ve been rebuilding the 2F in my dad’s 40 for the past four years. He pulled the motor just because it was tired, not because it had a catastrophic failure. Not long after pulling the engine, some health issues slowed down the project. But we finally just recently got it back up and running .
This past weekend, I brought my 80 back home to start prepping it for a trip to Alaska we are doing in August (my dad’s coming too, but not in his 40). My 80 still needs some last minute love —fuel injectors, rear bumper work, some electrical gremlins—so I couldn’t wrap it up in a weekend.
But I was lucky enough to take my dad’s 40 on its first “road trip” post-rebuild—from Colorado Springs to Aspen. It was a special drive I won’t forget. It ran great overall— needs some minor adjustments—but it was solid.
I’m thinking about starting a thread to document my dads 46 years he has had with it, and the new memories I hope to make with it.
Here are a few photos from this weekend, and a couple throwbacks too. Excited to spend more time on this side of Mud and help dial in his 40.
Cheers,
Andrew
90s pic.
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Late 2000s pic:
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This weekend:
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Naaa... Trim that door opening!Haven’t started my cruiser in a few years. Mostly because I don’t want to hear my wife complain about the garage smelling like a shop. So yesterday I decided to push it out of the garage to start it only to find out that with the FST my cruiser is too tall.
I just replaced the springs from a 4” lift to 2 1/2. Looks like I’m going to have to replace my extended shackles.
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Let some air out of the tires...Haven’t started my cruiser in a few years. Mostly because I don’t want to hear my wife complain about the garage smelling like a shop. So yesterday I decided to push it out of the garage to start it only to find out that with the FST my cruiser is too tall.
I just replaced the springs from a 4” lift to 2 1/2. Looks like I’m going to have to replace my extended shackles.
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I like your anti-window jiggle solution!I finally got my FJ40 out on some actual off road routes. We camp on Priest Lake in Idaho and there is a nice network of forest service roads north of the lake. I spent a couple of days exploring. I was a stones throw from the Canadian border on Thursday. One of the pics is of a gate that boarder security manages. The second day the roads were way rougher. Much of the time I was in 4lo climbing and descending in some gorgeous country. I need to put my air pump back in after removing it from the engine bay. Airing the tires down would have helped my kidneys. The changes I've made with the Sniper and Hyperspark performed well. I am new to all of this and need to build my back country tool set and skill set.
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