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  1. LuisGW

    1983 FJ60 Land Cruiser rebuild and upgrade

    New front bumper, winch, tinting, and OME rear heavy duty springs. Hurray.
  2. LuisGW

    1983 FJ60 Land Cruiser rebuild and upgrade

    My new storage solution for tripping. folding table and stove plus other goes in the two slots on the bottom.
  3. LuisGW

    1983 FJ60 Land Cruiser rebuild and upgrade

    Well I have decided I have little choice but to *******can my rear HFS springs they are definitely not designed for anything heavier than stock design. the springs are totally flattened out and the HFS shock is completely compressed. I have ordered OME heavy duty springs. I looked at spring assist...
  4. LuisGW

    1983 FJ60 Land Cruiser rebuild and upgrade

    4wheelparts say I have to wait an additional two month to get the mounting hardware. arghh. I figure I need about 300lbs in front to balance the back. the LS engine is 140lbs lighter than the original 2F and the rear bumper is cantilevered about 3.5 feet and is 130lbs heavier than the original...
  5. LuisGW

    1983 FJ60 Land Cruiser rebuild and upgrade

    Thanks. Only the best treated lumber.
  6. LuisGW

    1983 FJ60 Land Cruiser rebuild and upgrade

    Does anyone have photos of the routing for the speedometer cable? I forgot to put it in and don't know where it passes through the firewall. I may have used the penetration point for other cabling. Eek.
  7. LuisGW

    1983 FJ60 Land Cruiser rebuild and upgrade

    Added RTT, USB ports, tablet stand, Tuffy console, LED controls...
  8. LuisGW

    alucab rooftop tent SOLD

    Is this how it works? I got this from Alucab manual.
  9. LuisGW

    1983 FJ60 Land Cruiser rebuild and upgrade

    Really close.
  10. LuisGW

    1983 FJ60 Land Cruiser rebuild and upgrade

    Seats in with new upholstery, carpet in, rock sliders, temporary front bumper, rack on.....
  11. LuisGW

    1983 FJ60 Land Cruiser rebuild and upgrade

    Well after 4 more calls to 4WheelParts and two to ARB USA. I got them to confirm a part # for the mounting kit (6172076SP) and 4Wheelparts charged me $157 for their screw up. Said it will be coming from Australia and might take several months to be delivered. Jerks......
  12. LuisGW

    1983 FJ60 Land Cruiser rebuild and upgrade

    I doesn't. I did email them. The manual which I had to download from internet says you must use only the "included" hardware for mounting the bumper tho.
  13. LuisGW

    1983 FJ60 Land Cruiser rebuild and upgrade

    I tried to mount the ARB front Bull Bar that I bought from 4Wheelparts.com only to find out that the mounting hardware was not included with it. I called, emailed and 4Wheelparts is just blowing me off. I called ARB and they said I needed to deal with 4Wheelparts as that is who I bought it from...
  14. LuisGW

    1983 FJ60 Land Cruiser rebuild and upgrade

    Glass is in, headliner done, grille and headlights in, snorkel on, antirust wax flooded into all rocker, door and other interior seams.
  15. LuisGW

    1983 FJ60 Land Cruiser rebuild and upgrade

    Headliner going in. Also I 3D printed some new covers for the firewall openings. One a closure plate and the other the vent. And a couple of random shots of the rear window washer resevoir and the gas tank feed tube.
  16. LuisGW

    1983 FJ60 Land Cruiser rebuild and upgrade

    Painted the rain gutter black instead of replacing the beat up chrome. Also added roof sound deadening. Moving slow due to coronavirus delays.
  17. LuisGW

    1983 FJ60 Land Cruiser rebuild and upgrade

    The orange monster is progressing. Putting all back together. Bought new headliner, new upholstery, taillights, emblems...coming along. getting anxious.
  18. LuisGW

    ExPo 60 Series Registry

    nice
  19. LuisGW

    ExPo 60 Series Registry

    Like it looks clean. great build.
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