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    Front Bash Plate

    Left handed drill bit (Dormer usually good) might shift them.
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    Chas Spencer

    Bye bye Chas, RIP.
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    Soylent Green

    Great Auntie Joyce with an overtone of peppermint. :anguished::)
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    Odd MOT argument today

    My 81 hasn't got a headlamp on tell tale, only a main beam. Not an MOT thing: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles/4-lamps-reflectors-and-electrical-equipment#section-4-9-1
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    Where to buy window weather strips?

    There are Chinese copies (some on Ebay), cheap but unknown quality. i ordered a pair of genuine front ones from Amayama last week, about £50 with postage. They're a chrome strip with a plasticky (ABS?) blade and clips.
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    Front side lights

    It looks as though lens glass was a breakthrough (Corning Conaphore). History of headlights: Headlamp - Wikipedia - [Leaving Land Cruiser Club] On the recommendation on the forum (thanks StarCruiser) I replaced my H4s with Philips leds, a big improvement in output and no problems with aim or...
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    Heater question

    Not had to do it on the 81, but in the past I've disconnected the heater supply hoses, given a reverse flush with a hose and then filled with kettle descaler. Leave overnight and then another good reverse flush.Usually helped, but if matrix is a bit iffy, removing the scale can lead to leaks.
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    Seen some snow today.....

    No snow here yet in West Wales, but I did spend an hour (not really supposed to since stroke) last night in the rainy dark rescuing an Amazon delivery driver who'd got himself stuck in mud. A nice enough lad, but very little english on his part and no whatever his language was on my part didn't...
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    Jokes

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    Pan Americana 2022-2024 North to South

    Thank you for sharing........happy trails !
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    89 Turbo Diesel Arriving Soon - Looking for US Parts source

    Try here: 1991 Toyota Land Cruiser Owners Manual (Covers 70, 73, 78, LJ, PZJ, KZJ)
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    Fuse.(why)???

    Might be worth a read: https://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/showthread.php/171330-ECD-Fuse-on-Toyota-Prado-1998
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    Stick with the oldies

    More good reason to keep older cars going: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/
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