My Toyota Land Cruiser BJ40

new gauge install at ACC

Well , I just go her back with a three gauge cluster install. I went with the Oil, temp and Volt under the radio. They look good and work.... I just need to get a picture and post it up. I also had ACC knock out a broken wheel stud and replace that with a new one. The truck is coming along. New on the list will be a new lift ! I will most likely go with the OME 2.5. That should look great and drive really well. I am close to having it set as my DD in the spring....

wow - holly lug nutz

Well I was taken the bj40 for a spin to go by the shop ACC here in town . I was headed over there to ask about some gauges and getting mine working. After talking with them they seemed pretty optimistic that mine were not that far from working. Also after talking to them about the speed o being off , I feel real smart when they noticed it was in Kh not mph..... dohh..

Anyway back to my story , so I headed out the shop and down the road to visit some EXPO folks working on another truck and pop I heard this weird noise after turning. I though I must have broken something in the steering. Well pulled over and could find nothing wrong. I even kicked the tires and walked around the truck. Then decided to limp on back home. Well the noise continued until I saw in the rear view that my back tire was about to fall off. The lugs had come lose and were sitting on the last tread of the studs on 5 of the lugs. The sixth lug is broken off. Anyway as luck would have it I did not have my lug wrench with me either, so I continued on praying I would make it home. I did reach my garage and quickly began looking at the damage. I have stripped several of the lugs. Worn the thread down on some of them where I know it will be a problem and elonggated the lug holes on the rim. Dam,,,, I wont be making that mistake again , driving off with out checking everything out !

new / old hood

Well I finally got around to painting my hood in the garage black and switching it out. I tell you what I dont know how anyone could paint a whole truck with spray paint. What a pain in the ___!
The paint job turned out less then what I wanted but I just got tired of spraying and started to rush it. I think its fine for now but I will end up having it done bu someone who knows what they are doing. All and all it looks better then what it did.... love that BJ40 !

BJ40 / fj40 WITH fJ 17 INCH RIMS

Well I have driven several miles and everything seems a great fit. But I think I do need a spacer , maybe 1/4 on the front. At full turn the driver side wheel hits the steering rod. I think if I went into a hard turn quick the tire would grap the steering arm and damage it. I think I might be able to get the spacer for about 6 bucks each and not need any longer studs.

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bj40 with 17 inch black Fj Cruiser rims

Well after searching and trying to figure out what to do , I finally found some 17 inch fj rims on CLs for a deal I could not pass up. 80 bucks for all 5 rims.... Then I went over to a used tire place and had some Firestone Destination 265 / 70 / 17 tires mounted for $180 . I just needed something other then the MUD tires already on there. They had become warn on the front and were not making a fun ride into work.. Again my goal here is to have a daily driver and exploreation truck. Here are a couple of pictures.

SO far I have not had any problems with fit. My truck has a 60s front disk conversion and other than a tight fit no problems and I am not running a spacer. I think if the tire where any bigger I might need too.

North Ga to the Seas of Carolina

Well I finally got out and did a little exploring and camping again. It feels good to wander from home a little and see some other parts of the east coast. Of course we did it up in style in our 10 RT starcraft pop up camper. This thing is the perfect camper for me and my family.

Here is my 2006 tacoma TRD hooked up to the camper. IT pulls so nice since the camper has full leaf springs and shocks with 15 inch offroad tires. O-ya not to mention AC and 3 way frig. Anwyay we headed up to North Ga to a spot right outside of Hellen Ga. on some private land on a lake.

We didnt do that much exporing because the weather kept us close to camp. No problem we made due and were able to catch a few bass and brim so all was not a loss.

Then we headed for the beaches of South Carolina right out side of Charlston , we camped at James Island Campground. What a great place for the entire family. I cant say enough about all the close and cool things that are at this campground. I will let the next picture speak for it self.

We were able to visit three different beaches , Ise of Palms, Folly Beach and Keawa Island beach. All of them were nice and had a little something different. We had great weather and we were one week a head of the croweds becuase the school kids had not gotten out in SC yet. It was a great week and I am already looking forward to the next adventure.