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As they say a picture is worth a thousand words...

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Snow..

[kyot4x4]

sweet pics

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Never enough snow

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Always fun pulling out Jeeps!

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It is getting warmer out here in California

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Round eye headlight upgrade

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OK - Not my FJ40 but a friends FJ that went through the Rubicon with very minor damage

PS: Black is his favorite color...

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Fun on the slabs... or maybe just fun...

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Some days just suck... but they generally get better with a cold beer...

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A little water...

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1973 JF40
V8 - 302
C4 Auto
Orion T-Case (4-1)
4.88s with ARB Front & Rear
SOA / High Stear / Power Steering
Spring Reverse
35" mud terrains on 10" rims
York on board air with roll bar air tank

I drive it to work most days and it has been on 3 Rubicon trips this year as well as the Sierra Trek through Fordyce

It is not extreme but it is solid.

A BIG THANKS TO GEORG AT VALLEY HIGHBRIDS AND DON AT FC FABRICATION. THEY ARE TOPS IN MY BOOK.

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Always a good time...

[Renoron]

302 and C4 is a great setup for this kind of rig, isn't it?

[incogrhino]

quickly one of my favorite rotw

[FJFOOL]

Looking back, I guess there were some Landcruiser pics hiding there !! You can post ANY old time. Seriously, that's a well built rig you have, looks great. How many times have you had to replace the mufflers being in that location?

[waydownunder80]

nice truck! and nice extras!!

[amaurer]

Nice truck. Have I seen you/it up near lake tahoe? I was snowshoeing up near North Lake Tahoe in Janurary and I swear I saw one just yours...

[nspctr1]

Nicely done. And the 40 looks good also. curious, how did you set up the C4 tranny in this rig?

Thanks,

[cruiserjunkie]

That not a color you see on 40's to often looks good nothing better than a good lookin rig running trails

[orangefj45]

thanks for the compliments ross, i do appreciate it.

working on cruisers like this is what makes my job enjoyable. the rig is well proportioned and all the components work well together. nice to see somebody having a good idea of what they want/need the 40 to do and then build it accordingly.


fwiw, i had the C4 built and installed it. we used a mild shift kit and an HD torque converter along with borg warner frictions and all the other parts that go along with a complete rebuild. the t-case was mated to the trans with an AA adapter that i supplied as well. we did install a cast aluminum deep transmission pan for an added 2 quarts of fluid along with a remote cooler with an electric fan to keep it cool. there's an autometer trans fluid temp gauge in the cruiser as well; the sender is mounted on the side of the trans pan.
we also used a lokar shifter, tv linkage and transmission dip-stick.
we're having some slight transmission leakage problems but after talking to a few industry insiders i'm pretty sure that i've finally figured out why we keep getting fluid out of the vent, eventhough the transmission is not over-filled. so i installed "the fix" today and will be driving it quite a bit for the rest of the week to ensure that it's taken care of.
don aka fc187 built the custom skid plate/trans mount/x-member/track bar mount as well as the track bar itself. i'll see if i have some pics and will post them.

again, thanks for bringing the cruise to us to have the work done!

georg @ valley hybrids



now back to those bikini models.........

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Originally Posted by Renoron

302 and C4 is a great setup for this kind of rig, isn't it?

They sure work for me. Stock 302 has plenty of power and very durable so far. The C4 auto rocks. I will never again have a stick.

Originally Posted by FJFOOL

Looking back, I guess there were some Landcruiser pics hiding there !! You can post ANY old time. Seriously, that's a well built rig you have, looks great. How many times have you had to replace the mufflers being in that location?

As a matter of fact Georg (see below) is currently moving the exhaust inside the frame and Don (see below) is installing sliders. Their work is amazing and most importantly I trust them completely.

Originally Posted by amaurer

Nice truck. Have I seen you/it up near lake tahoe? I was snowshoeing up near North Lake Tahoe in Janurary and I swear I saw one just yours...

I am in Tahoe most weekends during the winter so it was probably the Color of Money (named by a very understanding wife) you saw.

Originally Posted by nspctr1

Nicely done. And the 40 looks good also. curious, how did you set up the C4 tranny in this rig?

Thanks,

Georg installed it with no cuts to the tub which made me very happy. See his details below.

Originally Posted by cruiserjunkie

That not a color you see on 40's to often looks good nothing better than a good lookin rig running trails

Thanks. It is nebula green and I believe it was only original for a year or two in the early 70s. Someone might be able to provide more details.

Originally Posted by orangefj45

thanks for the compliments ross, i do appreciate it.

working on cruisers like this is what makes my job enjoyable. the rig is well proportioned and all the components work well together. nice to see somebody having a good idea of what they want/need the 40 to do and then build it accordingly.


fwiw, i had the C4 built and installed it. we used a mild shift kit and an HD torque converter along with borg warner frictions and all the other parts that go along with a complete rebuild. the t-case was mated to the trans with an AA adapter that i supplied as well. we did install a cast aluminum deep transmission pan for an added 2 quarts of fluid along with a remote cooler with an electric fan to keep it cool. there's an autometer trans fluid temp gauge in the cruiser as well; the sender is mounted on the side of the trans pan.
we also used a lokar shifter, tv linkage and transmission dip-stick.
we're having some slight transmission leakage problems but after talking to a few industry insiders i'm pretty sure that i've finally figured out why we keep getting fluid out of the vent, eventhough the transmission is not over-filled. so i installed "the fix" today and will be driving it quite a bit for the rest of the week to ensure that it's taken care of.
don aka fc187 built the custom skid plate/trans mount/x-member/track bar mount as well as the track bar itself. i'll see if i have some pics and will post them.

again, thanks for bringing the cruise to us to have the work done!

georg @ valley hybrids



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Yep - back to those bikini models....

[orangefj45]

bawahahahaha, when i saw the first post i though "damn, ross has a hot wife"!

[SLOonTheGo]

Haha.

I thought that rig looked familiar when I was at Georg and Don's shop today.

First class work, big thanks go out to both of them for saving my butt more than once over the last two weeks.


And sweet rig, looks like it is perfectly built for your needs.

[Silicon 70]

You have an eye for uh.. shapes

This is the greatest ROTW ever. If anyone says otherwise, tell em to look at the pics again

[Twisty]

Best ROTW thread ever Awesome 40 too!

[green73]

Originally Posted by Twisty

Best ROTW thread ever Awesome 40 too!

Ditto!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Very creative way of displaying your rig. I think there is a pic of it on this thread somewhere.

[KY Longhunter]

You must be in Sales !

[kellyo]

This is the best ROTW yet. The pics are awesome. I like the rig too.

[sparkplug]

I have a 40 the EXACT same color...........mine just isn't as nice. Sweet ROTW.