Painted my Real Steel bow set. Waiting for my top from Marshall!
What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (33 Viewers)
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Covered the cruisers. (80 partially) with a new blue tarp.
Took a load of body parts (that weren't rusted out) to a shop to get media blasted and a coat of epoxy primer. They should be ready for pick up this next week.
Working on cutting out drivers rocker and floor today for new metal.
Working on cutting out drivers rocker and floor today for new metal.
Finally mocked up the rear tailgate I got last year. Looks like I didn't put my rear quarter patch panels in exactly square, should still fit pretty well. Not sure if I am going to just bolt it on or weld in some nutserts. Going to have to fab up some latch hooks as well as the ones I bought army long enough.
Drove it all week long....
Even with crappy traffic
Even with crappy traffic
Looks like Yoda is starting to levitate the car in front of you.
Just looking doesn't do it for me :<. I'm aiming to make mine a DD, even though it's a dumb idea.
Reattached the steering. Cleaned the schmookie out of the starter. Rebuilding the t-case. Waiting on parts. Sigh
Got the cables in for the lockers. I bought the lockers years ago so it feels good to make this kind of progress. They come up between the front seats
Gonna use these handles..,.
Made the bracket at the dif into a double shear type of dealie.
In other news I traded the original locker levers (bj74) for this very nice Colombian sombrero- thanks to Andres!
And..... Pulled the trigger on this n.i.b. 24v clamshell heater. First time I've seen one of these new.
It's been a good week!
More here:
84 bj46 long term maintenance, repair and upgrade- making it mine.
Pete
Gonna use these handles..,.
Made the bracket at the dif into a double shear type of dealie.
In other news I traded the original locker levers (bj74) for this very nice Colombian sombrero- thanks to Andres!
And..... Pulled the trigger on this n.i.b. 24v clamshell heater. First time I've seen one of these new.
It's been a good week!
More here:
84 bj46 long term maintenance, repair and upgrade- making it mine.
Pete
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murf
Lifer
Took her out on a club run to the backside of Barlett lake
1911
chupacabra
I have Darth Vader (that I found on the ground near a dumpster) hanging off my rear bumper to force-choke tailgaters.
On-topic, I had to replace my soft fuel line from the steel line on the frame to the fuel filter; the original one had dried, cracked, and was leaking gas. Broke all four bolts holding the battery tray onto it's mount, when taking it off for easier access to the fuel line and filter, so I cut the rusted/corroded captured nuts off of the mount and welded new ones on.
oestlarsen
SILVER Star
Haven't actually done anything to it this week, but something I thought y'all would appreciate happened. An older gentleman out at the range where I shoot (I'm a competitive skeet and sporting clays shooter) saw the 40 and asked me if it was "an old Willis." I, of course corrected him, telling him it was a Toyota FJ40. To this he replied, "Ooooh? *grinning* That's a pretty tough-riding SOB, isn't it?!" I just grinned and nodded.
New skins!
@BIG RENO AL please let us know how those work for you, both traction (on- and off-road) and durability/wear. I've been looking to put some new shoes on mine too. They look good! What size? How much were they? Assuming you're on stock suspension, as am I.
CruiserClay: I do have stock suspension. The size of the tire is 31 x 10.5 x 15. The tires are from Les Schwab and were about $190 ea. I thought they might be a bit loud on the road, but they are surprisingly quiet. I have an Elk hunt at the beginning of November so I'll find out how they perform then. I definitely like the look though.
78fj40mg
TLCA #23510
Er...What? No pics?
This morning I replaced my RH headlight which got cracked (presumably from a flying stone) within 12mths/5000kms of its installation:
I can't remember the last time I had one wrecked in this way. But these recently-installed headlights are the most pricey/costly I've ever run so I guess that's why it became my turn..
It got cracked more than 3 mths ago but I've only just replaced it today because I couldn't bear to do it earlier. (If I were to leave my BJ40 with that headlight it would invariably fail its next official 6-monthly roadworthy check because headlight cracks are something the authorities here are fussy about.)
I can't remember the last time I had one wrecked in this way. But these recently-installed headlights are the most pricey/costly I've ever run so I guess that's why it became my turn..
It got cracked more than 3 mths ago but I've only just replaced it today because I couldn't bear to do it earlier. (If I were to leave my BJ40 with that headlight it would invariably fail its next official 6-monthly roadworthy check because headlight cracks are something the authorities here are fussy about.)
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New to me 68, fixed several small problems. Fixed the signal lights, changed the standard hitch plate to reciever type, replace heater hose cutoff valve, replaced oil pressure switch, replace widow felt on drivers door, fixed license plate light, and repaired roof.
