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

[DrSlug]

Hey DrSlug, your shorty looks to be in great shape! I haven't been down to Bribie yet, but it's on my to-do list. How was the beach condition?

Thanks for that, It's not too bad from afar, still have to get rid of some rust on below the rear doors and then repaint the lot.

Yeah it is good up there, especially cause it's only an hour from my place. The surf club has a great feed and cheap beer, seem to always be able to snag a parking spot which is good. The crossing onto the beach is pretty good, but sometimes you will get some knucklehead stuck in a Subaru or something there, which can hold up getting onto the beach. Was held up there for an hour coming back off the beach a while back by some guy who had bogged his brand new Nissan X-Trail across the track.

Sing out when your heading up that way and we can catch up for a brew at the Surf Club, always good to meet up with fellow mudders

 

[DSRTRDR]

I broke my first birf

after 7 years of wheeling it hard

pics to follow

 

[destin]

I broke my first birf

after 7 years of wheeling it hard

pics to follow

damn man!

I hope you did not get stuck too far out

any symptoms before it gave up the ghost?

 

[Hoz FJ40 CO]

Installed my new SOR bikini top. OG on Red looks great!

 

[Dusty 66]

Broke the transfer case extension

Repair Lucky I had an spair

 

[Cruizerjunkee]

took hard top off for summer.... looking into those safety straps to replace doors.... hmm, DIY job perhaps

 

[Rockets2000]

Broke a U-joint. Kurt has the replacement on the way!

 

[DSRTRDR]

damn man!

I hope you did not get stuck too far out

any symptoms before it gave up the ghost?

nope; had heard a ping a few obstacles earlier, but couldn't reproduce it - the bad grinding noise started just as I came across the Golden Crack - had the experts with me, and since I carried a spare pre-packed shaft/birf assembly, was rolling again like 45 minutes later

what you can't see well is that there is a crack at every ball groove

 

[DSRTRDR]

before this, I took a 3.5 day trip around the Capitol Reef and northern Lake Powell area by myself

then wheeled at Cruise Moab - this happened on Thursday - wheeled some more and drove 500 miles home on Sunday - 400 of those with 30 mph headwind - I found it amazing that the truck can still run 75 steady under those conditions

trip report with pics in preparation

 

[waiting for time]

Went from sheet to this.
And here is how.

 

[RichiT]

Used the winch!

 

[77mustard40]

Top off & steelies

Took the top off last weekend and then slipped out of work early yesterday to pick up my steelies and have them mounted up. The narrower rims stood my 10.50 31's nice and tall. Next week starts cancer surgery on the rear sill and quarter panels.

 

[tmarx]

Took Olive for a long drive today, to visit an old friend(teebag).
Then he took her for a spin which will hopefully inspire him to get back into his own FJ resto that he has been neglecting

 

[TEQ]

I went 80 mph on the freeway. Was using a GPS. Granted it was slightly downhill. Solid and stable. Wouldn't do it for long distances, but it was nice to know she could do it without exploding.

 

[peteinjp]

Used the winch!

Cool! How far did you have to move that pick nick table? Just joshin ya-


Pete

 

[peteinjp]

Turned it upside down!

Cruising the mountainside in the mother land......

 

[JohnnyC]

were you cruising or reflecting on cruising

 

[Josie'sLandCruiser]

Hi All:

D*mn Claudia, you did that Birfield and some!

When I blew one 3 - 4 years ago it was just the star that went!

Better save some $$ for Longfields! Just saying . . . . .

Regards,

Alan

nope; had heard a ping a few obstacles earlier, but couldn't reproduce it - the bad grinding noise started just as I came across the Golden Crack - had the experts with me, and since I carried a spare pre-packed shaft/birf assembly, was rolling again like 45 minutes later

what you can't see well is that there is a crack at every ball groove

 

[Josie'sLandCruiser]

Hi All:

Have not done anything this week on my own '40, but did help a friend install a Vortec V-8, NV4500 transmission, and Orion t-case into his '76 FJ40 today!

Regards,

Alan

 

[igotta40]

Put it to work, had some fun

Yanked out some shrubbery on my property. Took the top and doors off, folded the windshield and went for a burger at Five Guys!

Saw another FJ40 on the street, how rare is that!