[badass]

Alright it is my turn to do a rotw for my rig. I bought it off of ebay on March 13, 2006. It was in great condition with very minimal rust, except in the driver's side floorpan. Engine runs storng, underneath had no rust, not even surface rust. So I decided not to do a frame off, not that i could have afforded it anyway. I had a man in Gadsden, Al do the restoration for very cheap and ended up taking 10 months. He works for Ford collision center. Basically everything was either replaced or refurbished. Don't really know what else to say, i will let the pictures do the talking.

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Mastercraft seats, and orginal jumpseats that came out of a 81 cruiser, these have the original leather foam and paint!

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The entire inside of the landcruiser was done with matching mustard yellow bedliner. The only thing i ever bought from $or are the mats that you see. They really are great mats, very happy with the purchase.

[badass]

Also got new seatbelts, Arb lockers for rear only. New dash, window channels, I am currently fixing up the two small left dashes. I also am having trouble reinstalling the tuffy console because the new seathbelts not only get in the way but they don't reach up far enough. I don't care much for the grant steering wheel. I attempted to install the original steering wheel but it seems that i am missing some of the factory parts.

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Wal-mart cb radio, pretty damn nice if i should say so myself. New emblems all around, thank cruiserdan!! Also, one of the best items i have bought so far, the roundeyes lights.

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Rebuilt engine, atleast that's what the po said, which i do belive because it runs real strong. It has the stock carb, header, new voltage regulator, extended diff breathers, all new hoses, complete MAJOR tune up, new radiator, rebuilt wiring. Also installed a 791xv viper alarm system, this is the top of the line alarm with the lcd remote, kill switch, hood pin swtch, shock sensor, motion sensor, and backup battery. And my newly painted safari snorkel.

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All new tie rods and ends and a random pic of the running boards because i used to not have any.

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And ccot mirrors.

[dirtywilks]

My *** that's clean.. beautiful rig.. What have you added to it since you bought it? How much you get it for off ebay? Thanks for sharing... it's one smooth ride

[badass]

Will post more pics in daylight tomorrow.

[1973Guppie]

your truck looks like it's squatting to take a poop,

just kidding, sweet ride man.

Noah

[rusty_tlc]

That is going to be tough to follow, my rig looks like crap next to that.


BTW the crystal dish in the first few pics, I think we got the exact same one for a wedding present. Think it will make my rig look better if I use it when it's my turn?

[Poser]

Is that a bowl of cereal or buttermints on the driver front tire?

[badass]

Originally Posted by Poser

Is that a bowl of cereal or buttermints on the driver front tire?

nuts

[Poser]

Originally Posted by badass

Australian Ebay bought DIFF BREATHERS.

Do you have pictures of these posted out here?

[nmostofi]

That is freaking nice. Good job on the rig you got the best color, I love how you used the mustard beadliner, very classy. how much did the paint and body work cost you if you don't mind me asking. I am about to do the same next fall minus the beadliner.

[badass]

Originally Posted by Poser

Do you have pictures of these posted out here?

Yes, they even have filters

[Poser]

How much did those run you?

[badass]

Then my cousin was telling me about this guy who just painted his jeep and he said he did a really good job. I looked at it and it really looked good. This guy paints hot rods and does frame offs for a living. He does have a full time job so this was on his spare time only, I really did not have much money so we came to an agreement $1,750. No, this was not some crappy paint job. This is showroom quality, this guy has trophys for his work. The reason i came out so cheap is because i told him that there was not time limit and he could finish it when he felt like it. 10 months later, man was it worth it. Bedliner ran me about 300. $1,750 included complete strip of body and disassembly of EVERYTHING. Replace floor pan on driver's side, weld up the cb antenna hole, and take out a few rock kisses, etc. Also, he installed most of the parts i gave him. Parts ran me around 2-$3,000. So for under $5,000, and i got a nice 40.

[badass]

Originally Posted by Poser

How much did those run you?

Let me get you a link, http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....5558308&rd=1,1. Only thing that i had to purchase were some clamps from LOWES. Very high quality. But at the same time, one could go to home depot, buy some tubes just like these for 8 cents a foot, and run their own diff breathers. I just liked the filter so what the heck. You could just use some fuel filters.

[Poser]

Thank you.

[dirtywilks]

For what you've put into it, it looks amazing..

Sorry if I offended you with asking about price.. When you are looking for a fj40, I like asking to get ideas on how much I'm gonna have to fork out to get what I want.. I appreciate the openness.

[dukebluerog]

nice...i'm jealous...

[nmostofi]

thanks for sharing, you got an excellent deal, enjoy your "new" 40 it looks amazing. No one around here is going to touch my 40 for under $5k:( what ever I end up spending it will be worth it to have a nice 40.

[badass]

Originally Posted by dirtywilks

For what you've put into it, it looks amazing..

Sorry if I offended you with asking about price.. When you are looking for a fj40, I like asking to get ideas on how much I'm gonna have to fork out to get what I want.. I appreciate the openness.

No bro, you did not offend me, it just goes to show you that if your patient and know people, things can be done a whole lot cheaper, body work is just way too overly priced.

[mustardfj40]

Beautifully done! I love the paint job, what kind of bed liner is it?

[my64fj40]

What type of paint job is it??

Base coat, clear coat??