Another aussie 40

thebludger · 06-05-08, 05:30 AM

This is our 1st fj 40 got it for a good price and pick it up in 14 days cant wait its 1978 and in good condition too strong motor

Here some pics

dekuiper · 06-05-08, 06:07 AM

Love the Roo bar. Congrats on a nice looking rig.

Copenhagen1 · 06-05-08, 06:39 AM

Looks like a good solid truck

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Do FJ40's there normally not have a roll bar. I don't see any holes in the rear wheel wells.

Copenhagen1

tlc_4play · 06-05-08, 08:18 AM

Nice truck ! !

Mine had the same roobar - it was always destined for the dump

Ziffdaddy · 06-05-08, 08:53 AM

Nice! That 'roo bar' looks like a hand railing for an observation platform!

jimhendrixx · 06-05-08, 01:06 PM

Dude that is one sweet FJ40 from down under!

tmarx · 06-05-08, 02:32 PM

Very nice truck !

Twisty · 06-05-08, 09:19 PM

Tidy 40! Will be a nice start! Whats the plans for it?

thebludger · 06-05-08, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Twisty

Tidy 40! Will be a nice start! Whats the plans for it?

The roo bar will be the first thing to go. A good tidy up i've got some 33s to go on when it gets Back to nsw and a good look over so i can get some ideas I've got a 60 series sitting in the back yard for the the diffs and steering change over untill i get it home thats all the ideas i got i know i cant wait to pick it up and

it

M5driver · 06-05-08, 11:52 PM

'78. Good year. Nice score. And welcome!

Kiss your bank account goodbye

thebludger · 06-06-08, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by M5driver

'78. Good year. Nice score. And welcome!

Kiss your bank account goodbye

My bank account is already gone i've got 2 sixtys and a prado love the landcruisers

thebludger · 06-06-08, 01:09 AM

I get some more photos when i pick it up in 13 days

did i say i cant wait

shorty forty · 06-06-08, 02:43 AM

well done mate good score, looks like a beauty. good luck with it.
And no not all cruisers in Australia have Roll bars. Generally if it is a hard top it has no roll cage.

74fjsemistock · 06-06-08, 07:46 PM

That is a sweet find.Congratulations on the addition to the fold.

thebludger · 06-08-08, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 74fjsemistock

That is a sweet find.Congratulations on the addition to the fold.

thanks looking forward to

it been buying bits @ peices for already bought some 33s tyres for it just gotta get some new rims for it now been thinking about getting the glove box and the dash chromed just have to wait till i pick it up

chris

matt.mcinnes · 06-08-08, 01:42 AM

Look forward to seeing it parked on my drive

Won't be long

thebludger · 06-08-08, 01:52 AM

Thanks matt looking forward to see our 40 parked next to your 40 and have a few

chris

smack · 06-08-08, 07:04 AM

hey hey bludger how you going?
smack here from the tassie site
haha looking forward to picking her up?
decided on a name for her yet?

cheers...

thebludger · 06-13-08, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by smack

hey hey bludger how you going?
smack here from the tassie site
haha looking forward to picking her up?
decided on a name for her yet?

cheers...

Hi smack No haven't thought of a names just yet but when we pick her up and see how she drives then i Decide

any ideas

Heres some more pics with the fold up seat in and the over head console getting ready to go in

richardsc · 06-13-08, 05:32 AM

looks tidy bludger,its in great hands,i bet you are looking forward to getting the beast home,what sort of coin did u pick it up for

thebludger · 06-13-08, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by richardsc

looks tidy bludger,its in great hands,i bet you are looking forward to getting the beast home,what sort of coin did u pick it up for

Thanks richardsc I got the 40 for $1500 plus little bit more for some extra few thinks to get it ready to drive back home and i cant wait

lostmarbles · 06-13-08, 11:52 PM

With prices as low as that - It proves too few of our compatriots realise how special a forty really is!

The same situation exists over this side of the ditch.

If I had the dosh (and the space to store vehicles under cover) - I'd start a forty collection of my own.

Good to see such a nice specimen is staying in Australasia.

matt.mcinnes · 06-14-08, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by lostmarbles

Good to see such a nice specimen is staying in Australasia.

It has to spend a night on my drive

might be in bits by the morning in a container.

See you Thursday at the airport.

lostmarbles · 06-14-08, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by matt.mcinnes

It has to spend a night on my drive

might be in bits by the morning in a container.

......

Hmmmmm.

I took a sqizz at your video here Matt:

Run1.flv - Video - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

I take that from this that ya reckon your gasser goes a little faster than my smoker then?

matt.mcinnes · 06-14-08, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by lostmarbles

Hmmmmm.

I took a sqizz at your video here Matt:

Run1.flv - Video - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

I take that from this that ya reckon your gasser goes a little faster than my smoker then?

Three lanes off the lights an Ford XR6 a Holden Commodore V8 racing each other, and an old 40 minding it own

Guess who hit the next set of lights 1st

bludgerswife · 06-26-08, 03:12 AM

YAY we finally got the old girl home, first thing to go is that noisy bloody gearbox

other than that she's a good buy, hmmm time to spend some $$$$

thebludger · 06-26-08, 03:23 AM

Heres a few more pics the first one is at tallrook which matt took and the other are at home

And now the fun begins

06-05-08, 05:30 AM	#1
thebludger IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NSW Australia Posts: 44	Another aussie 40 This is our 1st fj 40 got it for a good price and pick it up in 14 days cant wait its 1978 and in good condition too strong motor Here some pics __________________ 3rd Rock 4x4 ALL AUSSIE 4x4 Last edited by thebludger; 06-05-08 at 05:37 AM.

06-05-08, 06:07 AM	#2
dekuiper IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 204	Love the Roo bar. Congrats on a nice looking rig. __________________ 1962 FJ40

06-05-08, 06:39 AM	#3
Copenhagen1 IH8MUD Apprentice Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 157	Looks like a good solid truck. Do FJ40's there normally not have a roll bar. I don't see any holes in the rear wheel wells. Copenhagen1 __________________ “You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas” Davy Crockett

06-05-08, 08:18 AM	#4
tlc_4play IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Jhb - South Africa Posts: 87	Nice truck ! ! Mine had the same roobar - it was always destined for the dump __________________ 1999 - FZJ105 1979 - BJ-FJ40 Last edited by tlc_4play; 06-05-08 at 08:26 AM.

06-05-08, 08:53 AM	#5
Ziffdaddy IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA TLCA# 18034 Posts: 428	Nice! That 'roo bar' looks like a hand railing for an observation platform! __________________ 74' FJ40 Freeborn Red, 114kmi, 31x9.50 ssTSLs on stock steelies, stock, except non USA Dist. Awesome.

06-05-08, 01:06 PM	#6
jimhendrixx IH8MUD Regular Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kenmore, WA TLCA# 3137 Posts: 362	Dude that is one sweet FJ40 from down under! __________________ These "roll" with me: 1973 FJ55 Toyota Landcruiser Restoration Project 2001 Toyota Tundra 2007 FJ Cruiser Seattle Cruiser Heads

06-05-08, 02:32 PM	#7
tmarx IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: CAPE TOWN Posts: 347	Very nice truck ! __________________ Theo 105 1HZT I/C BJ 42 LX 11/83 - 3b H55F P/S 3 wipers and slidin windas

06-05-08, 09:19 PM	#8
Twisty IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia Posts: 265	Tidy 40! Will be a nice start! Whats the plans for it? __________________ 1978 FJ40 4" Lift, 3F, F&R AirLockers Daily - 33 MTZ 15x10 ClassicLock Offroad - 35 TrXus MTs 15x10 ClassicII Buildup Thread Visit my Shed

06-05-08, 11:52 PM	#10
M5driver IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lilongwe Posts: 521	'78. Good year. Nice score. And welcome! Kiss your bank account goodbye __________________ 1978 FJ40, "The Blue Mule", 217,000 miles 1980 Maule M5-235C, "The Blue Beast", 1404 hrs TTAF&E - FJ40 with wings 1982 Mercedes 300D Turbo, "Ol' Red", 380,000 miles 1953 Spousal unit, "The Wife", lifetime warranty, definite keeper (and firmly attached to all of the above) KA3JWW, but I don't have my rig right now

06-06-08, 01:09 AM	#12
thebludger IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NSW Australia Posts: 44	I get some more photos when i pick it up in 13 days did i say i cant wait __________________ 3rd Rock 4x4 ALL AUSSIE 4x4

06-06-08, 02:43 AM	#13
shorty forty IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Far North QLD Australia Posts: 73	well done mate good score, looks like a beauty. good luck with it. And no not all cruisers in Australia have Roll bars. Generally if it is a hard top it has no roll cage. __________________ Go long , Go strong!!!

06-06-08, 07:46 PM	#14
74fjsemistock IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: edmond,oklahoma TLCA# n/a Posts: 378	That is a sweet find.Congratulations on the addition to the fold.

06-08-08, 01:42 AM	#16
matt.mcinnes LIFER with a 2F-ETI Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,787	Look forward to seeing it parked on my drive Won't be long __________________ If the wife's not complaining your not spending enought time with your 40! 2F+3FE+T+I-3F=2F-ETI THE MULE @ 400hp max Est @ 15PSI DYNO'd at 8PSI 155kw/208hp and 650Nm/480ftlb @ the RW Links Sponsored by OZZIEWEBHOSTING Mac's Space

06-08-08, 01:52 AM	#17
thebludger IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NSW Australia Posts: 44	Thanks matt looking forward to see our 40 parked next to your 40 and have a few chris __________________ 3rd Rock 4x4 ALL AUSSIE 4x4

06-08-08, 07:04 AM	#18
smack IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia down in that lil dot at the bottom of the map Posts: 39	hey hey bludger how you going? smack here from the tassie site haha looking forward to picking her up? decided on a name for her yet? cheers... __________________ 83 BJ42 LX

06-13-08, 05:32 AM	#20
richardsc IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1	looks tidy bludger,its in great hands,i bet you are looking forward to getting the beast home,what sort of coin did u pick it up for

06-13-08, 11:52 PM	#22
lostmarbles IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Zealand (The other side of the world to most of ya!!!) Posts: 1,848	With prices as low as that - It proves too few of our compatriots realise how special a forty really is! The same situation exists over this side of the ditch. If I had the dosh (and the space to store vehicles under cover) - I'd start a forty collection of my own. Good to see such a nice specimen is staying in Australasia.

06-26-08, 03:12 AM	#26
bludgerswife IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NSW Australia Posts: 18	YAY we finally got the old girl home, first thing to go is that noisy bloody gearbox other than that she's a good buy, hmmm time to spend some $$$$ __________________ FJ40-2F-ETI-LOCKED-N-LOADED PROUDLY SPONSORED BY OZZIE WEB HOSTING ALL AUSSIE 4x4 3RD ROCK 4x4 WANTED AND UNWANTED

06-26-08, 03:23 AM	#27
thebludger IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NSW Australia Posts: 44	Heres a few more pics the first one is at tallrook which matt took and the other are at home And now the fun begins __________________ 3rd Rock 4x4 ALL AUSSIE 4x4