What have you done to your rig today?

[SteveH]

Rehabbed the bent ARB bumper I got from @BritKLR. I cut off the old bumper piece, fabbed a new one from steel strap (torch-bent it around a 3" dia mobile home axle), had it powder coated, and bolted it on tonight. Looks decent, if not perfect. The casual observer won't see the repair.

 

[Inukshuk]

A GX470 CV axle replacement is probably the easiest Land Cruiser job ever! 1:15 from the time I pumped the jack handle to all 4 back on the floor. Got a reman from CVJ which is still in Denver on Brighton Boulevard.
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[brettf]

That area is so different I had a hard time finding CVJ last time I went there! Takes me 1.5 hours just to get myself organized to even jack my vehicle off the ground. Good job!

 

[MonPetiteShoe]

Changed diff oil, oil oil, and serviced the bearings before a trip to Moab. I also made a shelf. It was subject to a few engineering iterations. Great success.

 

[BritKLR]

Rehabbed the bent ARB bumper I got from @BritKLR. I cut off the old bumper piece, fabbed a new one from steel strap (torch-bent it around a 3" dia mobile home axle), had it powder coated, and bolted it on tonight. Looks decent, if not perfect. The casual observer won't see the repair.

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You got skills! Looks great!

 

[KC Masterpiece]

Replaced absolutely POS Rocky Road sliders with Slee steps. Also added their belly plate and got the front two kutsnake flares mounted.

Looks better than I expected.

I found a nice bondo surprise under the passenger front flare.

 

[Johnny Utah]

@KC Masterpiece I wanna see those kutsnake flares up close! They look really good!

 

[Johnny Utah]

I rebuilt the driver seat in my 80.

Shout out to @nakman for the parts and install video!

 

[subzali]

Replaced absolutely POS Rocky Road sliders with Slee steps. Also added their belly plate and got the front two kutsnake flares mounted.

Looks better than I expected.

I found a nice bondo surprise under the passenger front flare.
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Those are good upgrades!

 

[KC Masterpiece]

And done!

Not 100% perfect but worlds better than before.

Taped the holes and did touch-up paint on any exposed metal as well. The old flares had a little bit of wiggle and wore down the paint.

 

[Johnny Utah]

Looks awesome @KC Masterpiece ! Would you take some pictures of the new flares from underneath? I’m curious how much coverage they provide inside of the wheel well.

How was the installation process?
Did you do anything to address the potential for rust/water intrusion on the new holes?

 

[KC Masterpiece]

Looks awesome @KC Masterpiece ! Would you take some pictures of the new flares from underneath? I’m curious how much coverage they provide inside of the wheel well.

How was the installation process?
Did you do anything to address the potential for rust/water intrusion on the new holes?

Is that what you were looking for? I'd say they are very close to the stock flares in terms of coverage. Maybe 1/4" wider. Tires are a 315/75/16 on stock alloys for reference.

I am going to put up an install thread on mud since I could not find one. It's simple but annoying. You have to fight them into place. I still think I got pretty good alignment for not having a helper. I wish I had a 2nd set of hands for the sliders and belly plate. Those sucked.

I didn't worry about the new holes with the screws. Not really much that can be done. For the old ones or the two I drilled in the wrong place. I taped up the rear holes to keep water and dust out of the rear, left the front ones open.

 

[Johnny Utah]

I’m kinda liking those kutsnake more than I thought I would. I just really hate the idea of drilling holes in my fenders.

Maybe it doesn’t matter…they already have a bunch of ugly holes where my flares are missing!!!🤣🥲

 

[KC Masterpiece]

I’m kinda liking those kutsnake more than I thought I would. I just really hate the idea of drilling holes in my fenders.

Maybe it doesn’t matter…they already have a bunch of ugly holes where my flares are missing!!!🤣🥲

That's where I was at. In for a penny in for a pound.

 

[damon]

Redesigned a JDM OEM roof rack.

Before:

After:

 

[Johnny Utah]

Changed diff oil, oil oil, and serviced the bearings before a trip to Moab. I also made a shelf. It was subject to a few engineering iterations. Great success. View attachment 108238

I wonder if this shelf would work well in conjunction with the Tire Table? Looks like it could be a winning combo!

 

[Lastresort576]

And done

Man Im really liking these flares. How spendy were they?

 

[KC Masterpiece]

Man Im really liking these flares. How spendy were they?

I think $550 shipped. They have been in the garage for a while. I ordered them from a guy on MUD.

 

[KC Masterpiece]

Cleaned up my window switch. Slight improvement but I'll take whatever I can get.

 

[J Kimmel]

Rock lights finally installed…resealed my rear hub too. Last trip to sand hollow in a week on these axles then my 1 tons are for sale