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06-29-07, 10:52 PM
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Everyone.......... Meet Sully
The wife and I bought our 14 year old son, Wyatt, his first vehicle today. He may not be driving for a while, but he can learn to wrench!!! Wyatt came up with the name, he says the cruiser is the same color as Sully from Monsters Inc. Yep, he is still a kid.
Sully is a 1972 floor shift, hard top, box stock, no frills 40. The plan for this one will be: spring over shackle reverse power steering 4 wheel disc lockers Things we are going to address right away are: carb adjustment a few leaks loose steering check brakes new door seals I will have some better pics of it next week, here are some pics taken up at Fort Tejon on the way home. Last edited by rockcod; 06-30-07 at 06:25 AM. |
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06-29-07, 10:54 PM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Portland/Corvallis, Oregon
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Wow...! thats actually a good looking rig and i like the color! i think the name fits the cruiser perfectly! have fun!
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06-29-07, 11:36 PM
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one lucky kid.
love the color __________________ 1972 FJ40 TLCA #16396 "you can run all your life and never go anywhere" Shameless link to my Breast Cancer walk page:  Please click link below.http://info.avonfoundation.org/site/...480&px=4000403 |
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06-30-07, 01:13 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Abbotsford, B.C.
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He doesn't know how lucky he is...congrats, beautiful truck, and I love the colour.
__________________ 90 VX Ltd, HDJ81 RHD, 1HD-T 4.2l turbodiesel, auto, BFG 285-75-16 AT's, 3" lift, 15mm spacers all round, OME heavy / medium springs, triple locked, JDM tube frt bumper, 3" mandrel bent exhaust, aeroturbine muffler, Safari Snorkel. SOLD - to backroads backpacker... |
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06-30-07, 01:27 AM
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Single-Serving Friend
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Paper St.
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Hi, I'm 31, love Cruisers and am up for adoption.
Actually, my '71 was once, and will be that color again. Way to spoil that kid! 
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06-30-07, 07:21 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Harrisburg, NC
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You are the best dad ever..once I finish up with old yeller I'm gonna pass her down to my son, unfortunately he is only 10 months old...by the time he can drive old yeller will be 56 years old!!
__________________ 67 FJ40 F engine...mostly stock "Over?..did you say over?..nothing is over until we decide it is..." |
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06-30-07, 08:31 AM
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My first vehicle was a 65 FJ40 fixed it up with my dad, still have it and plan on doing a frame off with my daughter when the time comes, they are a great first vehicle!
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06-30-07, 09:15 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Fort Worth, TX
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Nice cruiser. So your kid is into Monsters Inc ,Led Zepplin, and hopefully fjs? Awesome!
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06-30-07, 09:58 AM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Asheville NC
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Good looking rig! Its how my 72 SHOULD LOOK. The interior is this color....but the exterior is darker now.
Glad to see people still taking the time with their kids. I remember my first car...got it at 15, spent the next year with dad getting it into shape. It was a 76 Malibu Classic. I'm 30 now and just let it go 2 years ago. Miss the car, but have all the memories! Kept me out of things I should not have been doing. Once again...Congrats on the find! 
__________________ 1972 FJ40 - Sold to mooker82 2007 FJC 4x4, OME Lift, ARB, Hellas, Inch Worm E-locker Skid, Trail Gear Sliders 1982 Toyota 4x4, marlin crawler doubler, lift underway |
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06-30-07, 10:41 AM
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Thanks for all the encouragement. He is very excited about his "new car". We hope to get it road worthy this week, he is going to be very busy this summer.
It will be tough working on 2 vehicles, and it sucks mine is all over the garage right now!! This one should help get mine finished sooner. LSUfj, Yeah, he is kinda goofy that way. Quote:
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06-30-07, 10:51 AM
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Looks pretty nice.
My two little girls already love to wrench with "Daddy". Looking forward to seeing your projects unfold. , Sean. oh and Wyatt, congratulations 
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06-30-07, 11:55 AM
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Me and my Big Wheel
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: in the garage after dark in UT
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great project to bond with
lucky son indeed __________________ cc------------- 76' fj40 camcrusier13 build threads the following are links, just click, go on try it Traction Bar Sliders Ram Assist Bumper Poison Spider Style Shackle Reversal Half Doors if your doing it im sure ive done it, need help just ask....... |
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07-01-07, 06:08 PM
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How about a cage for the first mod.
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07-01-07, 09:17 PM
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A cage is in the works, too. It has a 78 roll bar in it now.
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07-02-07, 11:10 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Gresham Or.
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My kid knows he'll inherit the cruiser when I die so he's just waiting quietly until I kick the bucket.
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07-02-07, 01:53 PM
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I got home from work this morning and got the kid busy. He washed his cruiser, it gave us a chance to take really good look at everything and we talked about the finer points of his new ride. We took it for a spin to get lunch after the washing and I will really need to address the steering issue first. The combination of worn tie rods and the extended shackles make for a white knuckle ride. All in all, it is a very sound cruiser. Here are some photos of the whole vehicle. |
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07-02-07, 01:55 PM
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More interior shots
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07-02-07, 01:56 PM
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Last ones and the proud new owner!!!!
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07-02-07, 03:18 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Utah
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What a find!! excellent condition. You are both very lucky to have such a great project to spend time together on. Best of luck to you!
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07-02-07, 03:45 PM
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congrats Wyatt and Sully. Heck of a Dad you got there..
__________________ 1964 FJ40 | 1966 M416 | 1976 FJ40 | 1985 BJ70 Volvo Power| 1997 FZJ80 | TDI commuter car You should be able to delete your own thread. Communists abound 
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07-02-07, 06:14 PM
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IH8MUD Lifer
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
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That is really a great thing you're doing for your boy. Feel proud of yourself for teaching him and making him respect owning and working on a rig.
__________________ 1974 Toyota FJ40 (sold Jan 27) 1985 Toyota FJ60 two-tone, Safari Rack, OME Heavy,33x9.5's, custom front/rear bumpers, fully sound deadened, Alpine H/U, Rainbow components, dual v12 amps, 12" Type_R, Mot's Lights. |
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07-02-07, 06:23 PM
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"rust never sleeps"
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: CT.
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You'er a great Dad!!
You're boy is really a lucky dog to get a cruiser and a nice one to boot. I remember my first car 62 volkswagen beetle.
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07-02-07, 07:09 PM
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IH8MUD Lifer
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Gresham Or.
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Great name!. You'll need to install a condom dispenser in it. The babes will be all over you!
__________________ 4 Chevys and a Yota ////////////////////////////// 1994 4X4 Silverado pickup 2000 S-10 pickup 2000 Monte Carlo SS 2003 Trailblazer LTZ and a little old 1974 FJ-40 |
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07-02-07, 09:42 PM
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Guy Fawkes Lives!
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Awesome truck - love the original glove box trouble light!
What did the new rig cost? __________________ 1996 FZJ80 (original owner) Black & Oak, 105k miles with factory F/R lockers, CDL switch, hand throttle, OME Springs & Shocks, ARB, Warn M12000, Milford Barrier, Dual Optima Blues, extended breathers, OEM dash cupholder, 285/75/16 BFG AT, Landtank seat rails, Slee AC dryer & T-case skid plates, Slee light & aux harnesses, Slee SS brake lines (frame->axle->caliper), V-1 with remote display, Icom IC-7000, Yaesu 8900R, Cobra 75wstx, Larsen NMO-2/70 & NMO-27, 100-series pads |
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07-10-07, 06:34 PM
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Well our first "wrenching" on the cruiser started today. Wyatt cleaned out a lot of the crappy wiring the PO's had done over the last 35 years. We still a have few wires to track down. We are amassing parts for the PS conversion, mini truck disc brakes, spring over/shackle reverse. My project seems to have taken a backseat to this one, the parts I order seem to always be on back order.
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07-10-07, 06:44 PM
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IH8MUD Junior
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Lancaster, CA
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