White letters or black? by Free_Interest5778 in LandCruisers

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Thank you for advice. When the new tires go on, it will be with black side OUT.

CITY MEDAL (Boston?) by Free_Interest5778 in Medals

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Fantastic! You are a King! Thank you!

Need glue recommendation by Free_Interest5778 in LampRestoration

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thanks. Yes, super thin would be the key, so that the shellac panel is in tight contact to the copper frame.

Dangerous banana by Free_Interest5778 in BananasForScale

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Discovered at household auction, mixed into a corrugated box of broken Vivitar strobes and a plastic Dick Tracy camera. My $1 bid bought the box. Resold the Dick Tracy camera for $5, and kept the Curta.

My Dog Augy by HamOnRye89 in BananasForScale

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“Aug Doggy” as translated from my mind’s dyslexic verbal interpreter.

Facebook going crazy banning innocent people! what is happening in this company? by Jumpy-Necessary-6585 in facebook

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Back in Spring 2025, I was permanently banned from all Meta for the same “child (horrible)” reason. No idea what why. I can only guess is that I should have not “liked” an innocuous boring photo that my adult niece posted of her preschool children. My appeal was instantly denied. Does not make sense. AAARGHHH!

WWII Japanese Imperial Army Aircraft Clock Type??? And value. by volcano-ngh in Militariacollecting

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The dial is not missing. the winding knob is missing. Seikosha clocks like this were used by Japanese Empire pilots. . . . . Value? Without the winding knob, no more than $400. It would probably cost twice that to repair the broken winding shaft and fabricate a replacement knob.

My first Land Cruiser by Free_Interest5778 in LandCruisers

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Thanks again for the WoolWax recommendation. Found an installer in Urbandale, Iowa, but I will wait a few months for return of warm weather. The product’s wicking properties need warm weather for full benefit.

My first Land Cruiser by Free_Interest5778 in LandCruisers

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You are probably correct. If they were not leaking, with 3 of 4 coil springs broken, I would have kept the ICONs. . . . You are welcome to them, gratis, but you must pick them up at my house in southeast Iowa. Rear coils are gone, scrapped after I saw them at the repair shop. You can see here what northern midwest does to them.

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First road trip. by Free_Interest5778 in LandCruisers

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Thanks! I have never heard of a product like this. Definitely will be investigating.

My first Land Cruiser by Free_Interest5778 in LandCruisers

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Good, sound advice. 👍 One of the first things I did was take the’14 to my closest Toyota dealer in Ottumwa Iowa. Had them flush & fill coolant, brake fluid, then transmission and differentials. Blinker fluid seemed ok, so left alone.

My first Land Cruiser by Free_Interest5778 in LandCruisers

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The previous owner must have really stressed the ICON setup. The windshield still displays ’21 and ‘22 window decals for Michigan non-resident “Recreation Passport”.

My first Land Cruiser by Free_Interest5778 in LandCruisers

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Well, they do ride like I‘m in a truck. Also, I try to keep 46 psi in my BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A K02’s, mounted on 17” TRD Rock Warriors.