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Used my Dremel to remove the rest of the factory switch panel and cigarette lighter and of course the ashtray. Used the new snap in twist on cutting wheels and I must say I am impressed with it! Cut thru the plastic like butter without a lot of melted build up. Of course finding the right RPM helps too.
So today I went to the local hardware store and bought a can of Plasti-dip. I figured it would be easier on my fingers plus give it a nice weather proof exterior. So I bought a few cheap lunch containers to pour the plasti-dip in. Used a nut and a mini bungee cord and was ready to do the deed.
I don't have any photos after as my batteries ran down on the camera. I poured the dip in the container and dipped it 5 times, giving 3 minutes per dip. Came out okay, I used black to be non descript. One thing if you use that stuff, be in a well ventilated area, the fumes are powerful!
Here is the newly painted console installed back in the Jeep with the lower switch panel I made to house the In Cab Winch Control and my electric locker switches, made by 12 Volt Guy! You can also see on my shifter mocking up a mount for my hand throttle control.
I tried putting the pistons in first, then connecting the rods. Yeah...no way. It's way easier the normal way. The tapered sleeves make installing new rings a snap.
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From Canibeat's 4th annual First Class Fitment in Princeton, NJ.
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ift.tt/2LLJlx9 This 60 Series Landcruiser has over 630,000Kms on the clock and has seen some work including a couple of laps of Australia, one of them towing a caravan. My mate Simon picked it up about 10 years ago with 370,000Kms on the clock and since then it has been a daily drive, family beach and holiday truck. All that work has meant that despite regular oil changes for the engine, gearbox, transfer and diffs, the gearbox and transfer have been making some pretty awful noises lately especially in 4WD on the over-run. We dived in and pulled the box and transfer out to get it stripped down and find out what was going on. Overall everything was in really good condition which is a testament to those regular oil changes, but it wasn't long before they found the issue. The trust bearings were almost worn completely through and the needle bearing on the idler shaft in the transfer case were showing some serious wear, combined these issues would have accounted for the noise. In the gearbox itself the Lay Shaft was showing signs of de-lamination which would have pretty soon become a serious problem and would have failed.Fortunately the Terrain Tamer gearbox & transfer rebuild kit includes all of the bearings, seals and parts required to completely replace all of the consumable items, even down to the rubber boots. The gearbox lay shaft was couriered in overnight from Terrain Tamer! Stay tuned for the rebuild video coming up soon! SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: ift.tt/2lXYhNu Instagram: ift.tt/2oH9tyY Twitter: twitter.com/SMART_Auto_AU Blogger: ift.tt/2BPuKzR Tumblr: ift.tt/2oceGP5 #SMARTautomotivesolutions #Mr_Landcruiser_ #TerrainTamer #builtnotbought #40Series #restoration #bj #landcruisers4wd #Landcruiser #landcruiserlife #landcruiserlifestyle #toyotalandcruiser #Landcruisers #landcruiser40 #landcruiser4x4 #4x4 #4wd #aussie #toyotaheritage #heritage