[camcruiser13]

It started in the early months in the year 1977,

this rig brought me home from the hospitol a few days after i was born. of course it was snowing.

i dont really remember the 40 until i was 5 or 6ish and my father would let me sit in the wheel and he would turn and i thought it was the funnest ride i had ever been on, the sibblings and i would also hang from the factory roll bar and swing back and forth as the rig would turn and what not. safety not a huge issue back in the day.

there was one day when i was 14 that stands out well in my mind. i had to run to my baseball coaches house to pick up my mitt, to my suprise my father threw me the keys and said, "time to learn to drive a stick"

awesome i thought, and i waited for him to get up and follow, he never did, and followed that with a " bring her back in one piece"

well ever since then i have loved it..

here is a pic with me as a young man..........


started stock and now has

350
ps
sr
soa
in the works..all parts in the garage just putting it all together
37,s
chromolys
locked front an rear
4.88s
ram assist
6 stud knuckles
beadlocks
4x4labs hysteer (first ever)



NOW I CLAIM TO BE NO EXPERT IN WELDING OR MECHANICS, HELL EVEN COMMON SENSE, BUT I ENJOY LEARNING AND BUILDING MY OWN THINGS. EXCUSE THE POOR MANOR OR STUPID MODS I HAVE DONE

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my parents would always pack us up and take us out camping, i have so many stories and memories a few pics of the cruiser in the early years,

he last one kills me, thats my father pimpin no shirt and the fro in the 40.

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now we fast foward a few years, 18 or so and i now have aquired the 40 from my father for an undisclosed amount, heres what she looked like when i got my hands on her.

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she mostly sat in the driveway, and i always thenk my dad for not geting rid of it. i always saw potential. i got it and started tearing into it. did a v8 swap and started goofing around with the body

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really didnt start dumping money and mods in to it until a few years ago. started with spring over and power steering. here is a pre mod pic



i will attach some photos and links to the threads as i go for more info if you are interested

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soa was done

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along with power steering and 4x4labs hi steer

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getting prepped and cutting

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a few more ps pics
if you notice where im at, i did all this in the carport at my old apartment, the neighbors thought i was a redneck , but the landlord never did say anything

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soon after the soa and ps were done i figured i needed a locker so i got myself an aussie. i have no pics but heres a link from last week with provocruiser

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while i had the front end apart i threw on a new made bumper and oredred meatl techs stinger and nose guard

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getting it ready for some walmart .97$ spray paint

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got it painted and done and then really didnt do much, this is all done in summer of 2005 and then shortly after we bought a house and then was a happy man

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with me now having a garage i thought what now???

then from their i went on to do a shackle reversal.

heres a link for that thread and heres a few pics

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a few more

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you get the just of it, see the link for more detailed write up.

well now that i had a garage, i figure turn it into a paint booth for a weekend and do some half doors.

heres the link for the write up and slap up some teaser pics

also herculined them to match the tub. some new hardware and bling bling there done

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getting all tha done, i decided to hit some trails, and test her out

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a few randoms

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then i needed a spare tire carrier and alot of you have chimed in with good comments recently on this one.

i like the poison spyder one so i copied it. heres the link for that thread and ill i give you some pics here too.

speaking of wich i got some updated photos i need to load, tomorrow.

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on the to do list, which i have all the parts is some of the below items

ram assist

beadlocks

6 stud knuckles

chromoly

los of others


i should get her all back together for april/may wheeling

[camcruiser13]

feel free to ask away. comments and feedback welcome,

i guess i could post some more wheelin pics

[my64fj40]

Cam,

Are you running a single cross over exhaust or dual exhaust??

I still need to figure out what to do with mine.

[Josie'sLandCruiser]

Hi All:

"Cam," it is cool that you really know the history of your FJ40!

The rig has come a long way in the last few years!

Thanks for sharing with us!

Regards,

Alan

[camcruiser13]

Originally Posted by my64fj40

Cam,

Are you running a single cross over exhaust or dual exhaust??

I still need to figure out what to do with mine.

im running dual right now. i have those funky huge headersthat route the exhaust out the frame. i have already smashed the driver side to pieces and will be doing rams horns and probably just run dual out the back.

[numtel]

Sweet. You're nuts for wheeling in those rocks with the hard top and doors on! I hate how tippy mine is with all that extra weight.

[2badfjs]

sweet write up cam

very cool how it's been in the family all this time.

[1973Guppie]

great writeup Cam! love that you were brought home in the truck, that is classic.

Noah

[cruiseroutfit]

Very nice!!!

[mr_manny]

Great Story
I like all the work/choices you've done on your 40...and look forward to the ones to come

thanks for sharing,
manny

[camcruiser13]

thanks for all the great responses, it has been a great learning experience, and thanks cruiseroutfitters for getting all the parts and answering all my mundane questions