Hello Mudders, Gil here. I own an FJ80, but am new to the FJ40. So, I surprised my wife last month by picking up this FJ40 to fix up. PO claims is was running 4 to 5 years ago, tags on the back say 1983, possibly sitting for 30+ years of it's 50 year life! It was sitting under a tree, and pretty much a Mariott for mice, with the luxury suite the bell housing of the flywheel packed with pounds of carpet fiber.
PO rolled it out into the field for buyer viewing, and bake out the critters in the sunlight.
Non runner, pushed onto the trailer with bobcat loader (bucket at right side)
Bumper now has a nice twist from bobcat push
FJ40L - built in '65, titled '66. Should be a FST - factory soft top, corrugated top was added later. I checked the # on the frame and it matches. Built in June 1965, according to SOR table.
F135 engine #F211603. See the nut at left of photo - I pulled tons of these out of the cab
PO rolled it out into the field for buyer viewing, and bake out the critters in the sunlight.
Non runner, pushed onto the trailer with bobcat loader (bucket at right side)
Bumper now has a nice twist from bobcat push
FJ40L - built in '65, titled '66. Should be a FST - factory soft top, corrugated top was added later. I checked the # on the frame and it matches. Built in June 1965, according to SOR table.
F135 engine #F211603. See the nut at left of photo - I pulled tons of these out of the cab