New to me 40

redvette · 07-05-08, 08:09 PM

Hey all, I've been lurking around this site for awhile. Since I now own a 40 I thought that I would say Hi. I paid 3k for her. What do you think? Be honest...

There will be more later... Cliff

GreenBomber · 07-05-08, 08:21 PM

Thing looks beefy! I like it. IMO I think 3k is a good price for it!

What year is it?

donny paradise · 07-05-08, 08:26 PM

The V8 kills it for me

Fuzzy Logic · 07-05-08, 08:34 PM

Flip the headlamp bezel

PigHeaded · 07-05-08, 08:35 PM

aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

Another sunroof in a cruiser top.....the INHUMANITY!!!!!!

WTF would anyone put a sunroof in a vehicle on which you can remove the top?????

Not too shabby

Now FLIP THAT BEZEL!!!!!

redvette · 07-05-08, 09:17 PM

I thought the bezel was upside down! It's a 74. The 350 is nice on the power side. I have new seats coming monday. I can't wait...

DSRTRDR · 07-06-08, 12:56 AM

great find for the price

if for some reason you don't like the rear tailgate doors, I'll gladly take them off you

(fair price, of course)

bsmith123 · 07-06-08, 01:21 AM

Looks like you got a deal, very nice doors! wish I had some like that! What's that diamond plate is that just a mat?

Thornton · 07-06-08, 06:01 AM

If your happy with the price and the 40 then thats all that counts. Enjoy it.

redvette · 07-06-08, 08:27 AM

The diamond plate is covering the hole from the original gas tank. It has a Conn-Fer gas tank under the rear. Does anyone know if the sending unit that came with that is compatible with the factory fuel gage?

pr0ject42 · 07-06-08, 08:32 AM

Ditch the thornturds. They have all the benefits of driving MT tires on the road (loud, poopy handling) and all of the benefits of driving STs off road (poor traction, clog easily). The only plus they have is that they look cool to anyone who hasn't run them before.

greytandy · 07-06-08, 08:53 AM

Love the cup holder!

P.S. Is the base of the shifter normally that far under the heater? (I have column shift)

Thornton · 07-06-08, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redvette

The diamond plate is covering the hole from the original gas tank. It has a Conn-Fer gas tank under the rear. Does anyone know if the sending unit that came with that is compatible with the factory fuel gage?

I doubt that it is. I've got an auxillary tank in mine that I'm using as the main tank and no tank under seat right now. The guage is hooked up to it and I constantly have 1/2 a tank of gas. Whether full or near empty. I'm still trying to find out what I can do to get the OEM guage to work with the aux. tank.

FJFOOL · 07-06-08, 10:23 AM

Looks like the start of a lot of fun for you !!x2 on the Thornturds ! What kind of seats did you get? Like the dual tanks as well. Have Fun

Azrael · 07-06-08, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greytandy

P.S. Is the base of the shifter normally that far under the heater? (I have column shift)

No. Mines at least 6 inches behind that location. Must be part of the conversion to whatever tranny is mated to that engine.

Hogan · 07-06-08, 10:31 AM

Nice find, have fun with it that's what they are built for.

Pighead · 07-06-08, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redvette

What do you think? Be honest...
Cliff

Quote:

Originally Posted by donny paradise

The V8 kills it for me

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fuzzy Logic

Flip the headlamp bezel

Quote:

Originally Posted by PigHeaded

aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

Another sunroof in a cruiser top.....the INHUMANITY!!!!!!

WTF would anyone put a sunroof in a vehicle on which you can remove the top?????

Not too shabby

Now FLIP THAT BEZEL!!!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thornton

If your happy with the price and the 40 then thats all that counts. Enjoy it.

Honestly, I think you have your work cut out for you.

rsbcruiser · 07-06-08, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pighead

Honestly, I think you have your work cut out for you.

Yep, looks like your shackle angles are a little too straight up and down. How does it ride?

Degnol · 07-06-08, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greytandy

Love the cup holder!

P.S. Is the base of the shifter normally that far under the heater? (I have column shift)

Maybe a SM420 swap?

Ed

romegadave · 07-06-08, 12:12 PM

Did the owner sell the 3 Pigs from your earlier post?....and the hard top for the 40-----------post some info down in the 55 section if the 55's are still available--you may can help make somebody's dream of swine ownership come true!!!

edit---didn't see the hardtop--dial up here at the home comp

redvette · 07-06-08, 12:13 PM

Rides like a Mack truck without the air working. The tranny and t-case is factory. Unfotunatly no factory gas tank. The t-turds are new so I'm going to run them till I can put nice m/t's.

07-05-08, 08:09 PM	#1
redvette IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 12	New to me 40 Hey all, I've been lurking around this site for awhile. Since I now own a 40 I thought that I would say Hi. I paid 3k for her. What do you think? Be honest... There will be more later... Cliff

07-05-08, 08:21 PM	#2
GreenBomber IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SAN DIEGO Posts: 328	Thing looks beefy! I like it. IMO I think 3k is a good price for it! What year is it? __________________ 1966 GREEN FJ-40 SOA, Stock F Motor. - Runs, stops and leaks. 1996 Toyota 4Runner - 35's, locked, armored 2003 Toyota Tundra - Stock 1996 Toyota Camry - Stock

07-05-08, 08:26 PM	#3
donny paradise IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Paradise Posts: 337	The V8 kills it for me __________________ '75 Fj40," Thunder" '85 FJ60, " Dik da Rat" '95 Fj80, "Money Pit"

07-05-08, 08:34 PM	#4
Fuzzy Logic IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Z5OLT Posts: 548	Flip the headlamp bezel __________________ '73 FJ40- F power plant- " HI-Ho, Silver Away!" "puff "of blue smoke on start-up, "puff" of black smoke when I frog it, but I'm work'n on it! (It's All About Love! )

07-06-08, 12:56 AM	#7
DSRTRDR I can mangle anything... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: BTR, PHX, OMA TLCA# 14706 Posts: 1,878	great find for the price if for some reason you don't like the rear tailgate doors, I'll gladly take them off you (fair price, of course) __________________ Claudia '72FJ40 with a no-number 2F, new MAF headers, 4spd, 33x10.5 BFG MT, 4" lift, roll cage, ARB lockers f/r, MAF disk brakes f/r, hand throttle, Painless wiring, dual advance dizzy, Bilsteins, 4+ front bumper/rear shackles/U-bolt flip, Kevin-improved frame, finally a functioning CB, with ChaseTruck Copper State Cruisers #40 www.desertrider.net

07-05-08, 09:17 PM	#6
redvette IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 12	I thought the bezel was upside down! It's a 74. The 350 is nice on the power side. I have new seats coming monday. I can't wait...

07-06-08, 01:21 AM	#8
bsmith123 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: panhandle florida Posts: 1,029	nice Looks like you got a deal, very nice doors! wish I had some like that! What's that diamond plate is that just a mat? __________________ B Smith123 Chaos, panic, & disorder - my work here is done. The easy way ain't cheap and the cheap way ain't easy!!! 71 FJ frame off build "UGLY BETTY" 33 in BFGs, 4 inch HFS lift, Durabak lined tub, and a soft top in a box! Now sportin a 2F and 4 speed

07-06-08, 06:01 AM	#9
Thornton IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Manassas Va TLCA# 11609 Posts: 127	If your happy with the price and the 40 then thats all that counts. Enjoy it. __________________ 71 fj40 "Nellie"- 4" lift, 4 wheel disk, Aussie locker 07 Tacoma TRD Offroad 03 Tahoe "rolling down the road at 8 Miles a Gallon" Scott Miller & the Commonwealth

07-06-08, 08:27 AM	#10
redvette IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 12	The diamond plate is covering the hole from the original gas tank. It has a Conn-Fer gas tank under the rear. Does anyone know if the sending unit that came with that is compatible with the factory fuel gage?

07-06-08, 08:32 AM	#11
pr0ject42 IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 133	Ditch the thornturds. They have all the benefits of driving MT tires on the road (loud, poopy handling) and all of the benefits of driving STs off road (poor traction, clog easily). The only plus they have is that they look cool to anyone who hasn't run them before.

07-06-08, 08:53 AM	#12
greytandy That's "Greyt" "Andy" Join Date: May 2006 Location: MD 'Burbs of DC TLCA# 16669 Posts: 1,111	Love the cup holder! P.S. Is the base of the shifter normally that far under the heater? (I have column shift) __________________ 1970 FJ40 (AKA "Big Red") 2007 FJ Cruiser (Black Diamond )

07-06-08, 10:23 AM	#14
FJFOOL IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The dreaded South Hill Posts: 363	Looks like the start of a lot of fun for you !!x2 on the Thornturds ! What kind of seats did you get? Like the dual tanks as well. Have Fun

07-06-08, 10:31 AM	#16
Hogan IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Minnesota TLCA# 4573 Posts: 301	Nice find, have fun with it that's what they are built for. __________________ Life is short, don't work it away. Because there's not always a tomorrow. 87 SA 4 Runner 71 FJ40 62 FJ40 Chevy 350 Project truck

07-06-08, 12:12 PM	#20
romegadave IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: rome, georgia Posts: 236	Did the owner sell the 3 Pigs from your earlier post?....and the hard top for the 40-----------post some info down in the 55 section if the 55's are still available--you may can help make somebody's dream of swine ownership come true!!! edit---didn't see the hardtop--dial up here at the home comp __________________ ___________________________ 69 Fj55 I been warped by the rain, driven by the snow...

07-06-08, 12:13 PM	#21
redvette IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 12	Rides like a Mack truck without the air working. The tranny and t-case is factory. Unfotunatly no factory gas tank. The t-turds are new so I'm going to run them till I can put nice m/t's.

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