Year in Review: What was Your Best Land Cruiser-Related Accomplishment in 2023? (3 Viewers)

[Green Bean]

Happy Holidays everyone. As 2023 draws to a close, it is a good time to reflect. Share what your biggest accomplishment/improvement to your Land Cruiser over the past 12 months and/or what you have in store for it during 2024.

 

[POPO AGIE]

Installing my R2.8 with the H55F and split transfer case. I have to get it back on the axles first with the new Alcan springs with a 4" lift rear and 3" lift in the front.

 

[POPO AGIE]

It is 12 degrees out side and I don't want to start the heaters in the barn then wait for it to warm up. Seems I don't have a problem working in the Summer when it is in the 80s-90s or even 100. But I have a lot of parts stacking up and running out of room to park my 1-ton.

 

[POPO AGIE]

I have the transmission isolator and 1 motor isolator but the second isolator is being shipped.

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

Biggest accomplishment, wheeling the snot out of it one weekend.

Drove it 3+ hours there, wheeled it all the next day, then drove it 3+ hours home.

Everything else was normal everyday stuff.

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

You know, cool stuff.

 

[rex in bama]

First year full year of ownership- lots of fun projects, some big (for me), some small. The top disassembly/reassembly, rear brake rebuild, and new hydraulics game me the most satisfaction and were much easier than I thought

 

[rainingagain]

I'm mid patina refresh but have been side tracked by other projects that keep jumping the line. I am really looking forward to getting back at it starting in January 2024!

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Mule conversion 2.0 via Rubber City Land Cruisers…

 

[archie73]

Finally made to the rubicon. Polled and rattled its way along until my buddy broke his track arm bracket (twice). Fixed it and turned around to get out before it broke again. Guess we’ll just have to go back and finish it another time.

 

[jmylie]

This is minor but the windshield wipers on my 40 did not work. I pulled the wiper motor and had it rebuilt.

Over a year ago.

Re-installed the motor and still no go. I hooked up 12 volts to the motor and I had wipers, so the motor rebuild was good.

Finally got around to tracking down the bad wire, fixing it and wipers work again.

Funny how when you don't drive in the rain, wipers are not that important. However, it did bug me that it took so long for me to get them working. Glad it is finally done.

 

[igotta40]

New tires, and the can of worms they brought with them

 

[South Texas 97]

getting it back on the road after 12 months of incremental work. Started small with a taillight refresh, rear harness rebuild. And learned a whole lot along the way. Holley carb rebuild. Interior rust removal cleanup and paint. coolant system rebuild. Thermostat, housing, new water pump, fan blade, radiator and all hoses.
learned how to sandblast and zinc plate as much of the nuts and bolts as were recoverable.
new tires to replace the 20 year old Coopers.
starting to put some miles on last weekend. A good year all around.
2024 Sniper EFI with in tank pump. Weld up some rusty spots and install the tire carrier.
Drive it.

 

[franklin40]

got my new 350 with a four speed and it, wired it up with the help of some very excellent mud members, got it running, doors and windows sealed, dash electrical gremlins fixed brake booster, shocks and a hand full of other parts mostly all in two months and have daily driven it for the last two!!

first time in 12 years i’ve day driven a 40! i smile every day

 

[devo]

@igotta40
Thats a nice set of Klevers , what size are they?

 

[JustOneMore]

2023 was the first year owning my 40. I’ve done lots of things to it but my favorite is definitely lift and tires. Not far behind that is cleaning off all the spray paint from the PO and cleaning up the old paint underneath.

When I first brought it home

Lift and Tires

Paint cleaned up

 

[John McVicker]

@igotta40 very nice 40, off topic question for you…was the picture in the driveway taken in Meadowcreek in Missouri City?

 

[igotta40]

@igotta40 very nice 40, off topic question for you…was the picture in the driveway taken in Meadowcreek in Missouri City?

No, I guess a lot of neighborhoods look alike.

 

[igotta40]

@igotta40
Thats a nice set of Klevers , what size are they?

33x9.50-15 no lift

 

[77mustard40]

Surviving another year with the 40, let’s see that makes 37. Biggest mechanical accomplishment was rebuilding the mini-truck steering box. Best memory was having my youngest daughter make her first trip out to wheel it, we‘ve done a lot of hunting and camping but seeing her behind the wheel was great!