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02-26-07, 11:23 AM
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Dain Bramaged Member
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Location: Reno, NV
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ROTW - 'Ol Rusty
Year: March 1975, no factory front disk
Nick Name : 'Ol Rusty, my son named it.
History: From what I can tell the body came from three or more donors, the engine may or may not be the original, it has the oil cooler but I have been told that was an option in 75. Other than that it was pretty much stock whem I bought it.
We purchased it in 1993 for $3000 and kept it pretty much stock until 1997.
In 1997 we had some work done by a local shop:
-Saginaw manual steering conversion
-Front shackle reversal
-ARB lockers F&R
-Confer Aux tank
-Confer rear bench seat
Here is how it looked a couple of years ago
But it looked like this more often
For many years it was my daily driver. My commute was from Reno to Carson City. This route took me through Washoe Valley, considered to be the Burmada triangle of weather in N. NV. In winter white outs are common even in good weather because of the high winds and build up of snow in the valley.
A few years ago I hooked up with the local TLCA chapter. Everything changed. 
One trip over Fordyce riding along in another rig and I was hooked.
For the first year I read everything I could find on the internet about modifying an FJ40. A lot of stuff here on Mud, and a lot of stuff on other sites.
Then I started working on the finiance committie,
A lot of negoation later I started working on the new and improved 'Ol Rusty
The list:
PS conversion by PSC, ( w/ rock ram, not installed)
SOA
HySteer by Pro Comp
Toy Box
Orion t-case
HFS Front bumper
Warn 8274-50 winch
STC (Kayline) Soft top
Metal tech family cage.
Front disk conversion/mini truck knuckle swap
Longfield Birfs and inners.
Over two years and a lot of help from Mud later it was done.
This is me the first time out of the garage
I still grin when I remember it.
I'm pretty happy with the results. I had never done anything like this before, so I'm sure there are things that will need to be modified. But overall it seems to work well:
The first technical trail I will do is Fordyce Creek, the equivelent of jumping in the deep end of the pool after one or two swimming leassons. Hey, I never said I was smart!  But I may have a great spotter along, I'm hoping that will help make up for my lack of skill.
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Dan Johnson
What the large print giveth, the fine print taketh away.
Battle Born Cruisers
1975 FJ40, A couple of thingamajigs and a deally bob, fully integrated whatzits, dash board Hula girl (pending spousal approval.)
1998 pair of Pink Panties, now with a doohicky in the front.
1984 FJ60, Detroits F&R and a gawd awful spring lift.
Rust never sleeps.
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02-26-07, 02:17 PM
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Congrats!!!! 
Looks great!
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02-26-07, 02:53 PM
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Forum Lifer
Join Date: Jun 2004
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awesome rig, what size tires you got.?
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02-26-07, 03:06 PM
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Dain Bramaged Member
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Originally Posted by camcruiser13
awesome rig, what size tires you got.?
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36" TSL Super Swampers.
I got them used for cheap.
Next fall I hope to replace them with new shoes.
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Dan Johnson
What the large print giveth, the fine print taketh away.
Battle Born Cruisers
1975 FJ40, A couple of thingamajigs and a deally bob, fully integrated whatzits, dash board Hula girl (pending spousal approval.)
1998 pair of Pink Panties, now with a doohicky in the front.
1984 FJ60, Detroits F&R and a gawd awful spring lift.
Rust never sleeps.
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02-26-07, 03:06 PM
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wut
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Your bezel is upside....HEY! YOU DON'T HAVE A BEZEL! OMFG!
J/K I always liked your rig. Good to see it here.
I think I have an extra bezel if you want one. Yours for the cost of shipping...
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'99 UZJ100 "The Iron Hippo" / '82 FJ40 "Mustard" / '73 FJ40
WFC: 3437-8655-9529
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Originally Posted by Mars
I need something hot and black inside me.
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02-26-07, 03:08 PM
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wut
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Are you happy with the soft top? Did it require any permanent bodywork mods (like holes drilled, etc.)?
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'99 UZJ100 "The Iron Hippo" / '82 FJ40 "Mustard" / '73 FJ40
WFC: 3437-8655-9529
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dude, I can't ban yooper....he's got friggin lazers on his head 
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Originally Posted by Mars
I need something hot and black inside me.
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02-26-07, 03:16 PM
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Dain Bramaged Member
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Location: Reno, NV
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Quote:
Originally Posted by yooper
Your bezel is upside....HEY! YOU DON'T HAVE A BEZEL! OMFG!
J/K I always liked your rig. Good to see it here.
I think I have an extra bezel if you want one. Yours for the cost of shipping...
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Originally Posted by yooper
Are you happy with the soft top? Did it require any permanent bodywork mods (like holes drilled, etc.)?
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I have a bezel, I'm dodging the bezel police.
Yes you have to drill a couple of holes for the ST. In my rig thats no big deal, the body is pretty well swiss cheese any way. The ability to convert to a Safari top and back in a few minutes is great. The only thing I would do different is keep my hard doors, the full soft doors suck at any highway speed. The ST is loud at highway speeds but so was my Hard top  . I think the dB level may be a bit lower with the ST though. It is definately less drafty then the old HT.
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Dan Johnson
What the large print giveth, the fine print taketh away.
Battle Born Cruisers
1975 FJ40, A couple of thingamajigs and a deally bob, fully integrated whatzits, dash board Hula girl (pending spousal approval.)
1998 pair of Pink Panties, now with a doohicky in the front.
1984 FJ60, Detroits F&R and a gawd awful spring lift.
Rust never sleeps.
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02-26-07, 03:33 PM
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Forum Lifer
Join Date: Jan 2005
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nice write up, sweet rig!
i love that color green. i was planning a color similar to that for my 40,but i think i'll end up camoing it.
jim
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02-26-07, 03:59 PM
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Dain Bramaged Member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 2badfjs
nice write up, sweet rig!
i love that color green. i was planning a color similar to that for my 40,but i think i'll end up camoing it.
jim
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You like my $25 paint job huh?
Krylon Hunter green, I painted myself in the garage
For what I plan to do with this rig and it's current body condition it was the perfect solution to the oxidized $200 Maco paint job it had before.
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Dan Johnson
What the large print giveth, the fine print taketh away.
Battle Born Cruisers
1975 FJ40, A couple of thingamajigs and a deally bob, fully integrated whatzits, dash board Hula girl (pending spousal approval.)
1998 pair of Pink Panties, now with a doohicky in the front.
1984 FJ60, Detroits F&R and a gawd awful spring lift.
Rust never sleeps.
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02-26-07, 04:07 PM
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Great rig Dan!
I am definetly a fan of the stupid low combination.
Dylan
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02-26-07, 04:17 PM
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Dain Bramaged Member
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Originally Posted by CaliCruiser
Great rig Dan!
I am definetly a fan of the stupid low combination.
Dylan
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Thanks, I like your rig too.
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Dan Johnson
What the large print giveth, the fine print taketh away.
Battle Born Cruisers
1975 FJ40, A couple of thingamajigs and a deally bob, fully integrated whatzits, dash board Hula girl (pending spousal approval.)
1998 pair of Pink Panties, now with a doohicky in the front.
1984 FJ60, Detroits F&R and a gawd awful spring lift.
Rust never sleeps.
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02-26-07, 08:42 PM
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sweet rig...how do you like the soa?
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02-26-07, 08:44 PM
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Dain Bramaged Member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by scouthead
sweet rig...how do you like the soa?
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I wish I had done it years ago.
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Dan Johnson
What the large print giveth, the fine print taketh away.
Battle Born Cruisers
1975 FJ40, A couple of thingamajigs and a deally bob, fully integrated whatzits, dash board Hula girl (pending spousal approval.)
1998 pair of Pink Panties, now with a doohicky in the front.
1984 FJ60, Detroits F&R and a gawd awful spring lift.
Rust never sleeps.
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02-26-07, 11:40 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rusty_tlc
You like my $25 paint job huh?
Krylon Hunter green, I painted myself in the garage
For what I plan to do with this rig and it's current body condition it was the perfect solution to the oxidized $200 Maco paint job it had before.
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heck yea! aint nothin like a good o'l shake and shoot.
and, you don't have to worry bout scratch'n it
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02-27-07, 07:10 AM
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Awesome rig. I'll bet she's fun to drive. I dig Krylon hunter green. Parts of my rig are that color.
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02-27-07, 01:33 PM
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I've got rustoleum hunter green. It's slightly different. Your rig looks nice.
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02-27-07, 02:13 PM
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Dain Bramaged Member
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Originally Posted by numtel
I've got rustoleum hunter green. It's slightly different. Your rig looks nice.
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Yeah I was to cheap to pay the extra $0.50 a can for Rustoleum.
Thanks.
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Dan Johnson
What the large print giveth, the fine print taketh away.
Battle Born Cruisers
1975 FJ40, A couple of thingamajigs and a deally bob, fully integrated whatzits, dash board Hula girl (pending spousal approval.)
1998 pair of Pink Panties, now with a doohicky in the front.
1984 FJ60, Detroits F&R and a gawd awful spring lift.
Rust never sleeps.
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02-27-07, 09:38 PM
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How do those two colors match up to Toyota's Rustic Green (621?)
Nice!!!
I didn't see your truck in the parking lot after the last BBC meeting.
My green is seriously fading........
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02-27-07, 09:49 PM
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Dain Bramaged Member
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Originally Posted by Renoron
How do those two colors match up to Toyota's Rustic Green (621?)
Nice!!!
I didn't see your truck in the parking lot after the last BBC meeting.
My green is seriously fading........
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It blends pretty well, you have to feather it in. I did that on the door frames since I didn't paint the whole interior. If your body is in any kind of shape I wouldn't recomend the krylon route, my whole tub is a waste of time. I'll bring it to the next meeting. You didn't see it last time because I drove our new/used 100.
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Dan Johnson
What the large print giveth, the fine print taketh away.
Battle Born Cruisers
1975 FJ40, A couple of thingamajigs and a deally bob, fully integrated whatzits, dash board Hula girl (pending spousal approval.)
1998 pair of Pink Panties, now with a doohicky in the front.
1984 FJ60, Detroits F&R and a gawd awful spring lift.
Rust never sleeps.
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03-02-07, 07:14 PM
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You did a great job on Rusty....
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03-02-07, 07:28 PM
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Ooo ooo. Sooooweeet! Did you get the Krylon kraps?? How do you sand out the dribbles?
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03-02-07, 08:17 PM
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hey since your in reno have you ever ran mustang canyon ?it's behind the old mstang ranch that's closed now there's a huge quarry or some mine there maybe a landfill ,but the canyon is gorgeous and it's a river bed or something.drove up once out of sacramento had a great time,it took sometime to find it but well worth it.....we came in on the side where the firehouse is which is on the oppisite side but it works....you go through the new houses to get there if that helps. it is on the map.....we can only do fordyce and the rubicon so many time before we go in search of new trails....
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03-03-07, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by high country cruiser
hey since your in reno have you ever ran mustang canyon ?it's behind the old mstang ranch that's closed now there's a huge quarry or some mine there maybe a landfill ,but the canyon is gorgeous and it's a river bed or something.drove up once out of sacramento had a great time,it took sometime to find it but well worth it.....we came in on the side where the firehouse is which is on the oppisite side but it works....you go through the new houses to get there if that helps. it is on the map.....we can only do fordyce and the rubicon so many time before we go in search of new trails....
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I believe the above pic is on the trail you call "Mustang." We locals call it "Bronco Canyon".
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03-05-07, 11:00 AM
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Dain Bramaged Member
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Originally Posted by IDave
Ooo ooo. Sooooweeet! Did you get the Krylon kraps?? How do you sand out the dribbles?
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No dribbles, well a few but I wiped them off with a clean rag before they dried.
I did a lot of very light coats.
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Dan Johnson
What the large print giveth, the fine print taketh away.
Battle Born Cruisers
1975 FJ40, A couple of thingamajigs and a deally bob, fully integrated whatzits, dash board Hula girl (pending spousal approval.)
1998 pair of Pink Panties, now with a doohicky in the front.
1984 FJ60, Detroits F&R and a gawd awful spring lift.
Rust never sleeps.
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03-05-07, 11:06 AM
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Dain Bramaged Member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by high country cruiser
hey since your in reno have you ever ran mustang canyon ?it's behind the old mstang ranch that's closed now there's a huge quarry or some mine there maybe a landfill ,but the canyon is gorgeous and it's a river bed or something.drove up once out of sacramento had a great time,it took sometime to find it but well worth it.....we came in on the side where the firehouse is which is on the oppisite side but it works....you go through the new houses to get there if that helps. it is on the map.....we can only do fordyce and the rubicon so many time before we go in search of new trails....
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Originally Posted by 24HOURSOFNEVADA
I believe the above pic is on the trail you call "Mustang." We locals call it "Bronco Canyon".
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Yes the picture is from Bronco Canyon. From High Countrys description is sound like the same canyon.
It's about 30 or 40 minutes from my house if I use the road behind Damonte Ranch HS. I don't think I would compare it to Fordyce or the Rubicon, but it's a fun little trail for a Saturday afternoon run. There is another trail in the same area we call Dead Horse, again not in the same league as Fordyce or Rubicon but a great place to flex out a rig and check out suspension mods.
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Dan Johnson
What the large print giveth, the fine print taketh away.
Battle Born Cruisers
1975 FJ40, A couple of thingamajigs and a deally bob, fully integrated whatzits, dash board Hula girl (pending spousal approval.)
1998 pair of Pink Panties, now with a doohicky in the front.
1984 FJ60, Detroits F&R and a gawd awful spring lift.
Rust never sleeps.
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03-05-07, 11:07 AM
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Dain Bramaged Member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Walton
You did a great job on Rusty.... 
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Thanks.
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Dan Johnson
What the large print giveth, the fine print taketh away.
Battle Born Cruisers
1975 FJ40, A couple of thingamajigs and a deally bob, fully integrated whatzits, dash board Hula girl (pending spousal approval.)
1998 pair of Pink Panties, now with a doohicky in the front.
1984 FJ60, Detroits F&R and a gawd awful spring lift.
Rust never sleeps.
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