Top Ten FJ40 MUD Buildouts... your opinion counts! (4 Viewers)

[hecrod]

I am down to the last four... any more jewels out there that need to be unearthed? There must be some awesome older stories out there... just like buckroseau's. Come on old-timers... guide us to them!

This thread by the way is about top notch projects... with good story-telling to boot. Side stories, epic trips, laughs and cries, wins and losses are expected bonuses!

The UZJ40 is getting a lot of love... maybe it needs to be higher on the list... but who drops??? That's the question!

 

[merbesfield]

This one but since it's been so long since I have posted any serious work?.....

1966 FJ45LV restoration/buildup project

I will finish it some day.

 

[Honger]

Yeah, @buckroseau's LV thread is one of my all time favorites. Wish he'd jump back on here and wrap up his Troopy. =)

 

[hecrod]

Awl_TEQ's is a good read... may be one of the very best if the frame-off actually takes place. An awesome initial drive... and some off-roading in MOAB too!

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[hecrod]

Uglina's (78 FJ40) Fix-up Thread by TEQ. Why? An older CCOT restoration (circa 1993) is restored again (2006)! Wonderful multi-year thread with multiple tech tips, some body work, off-roading trips, kids growing up, hunting sceneries... and more. It's now sold, residing in Texas!

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[hecrod]

The New reading list! Quite extensive. I just ranked all threads by number of views, and then copied and pasted all of the top ranked ones (actually only those with 40,000+ views) below. I figured if many people looked into them, that mans they were an interesting read! This will take a couple of years!!!

1. My 75 FJ40 build up thread
2. Decision Time - Am I Ready For A Frame Off Restoration
3. My ICON
4. 81 bj42 build..... trusty rusty
5. Hostile takeover '77 FJ40 build thread... advice welcomed.
6. Won a '74 40 on a coin toss...
7. 71 FJ Build- "UGLY BETTY"
8. 1976 FJ40 BUILDUP - Chief $*itty Pants
9. Springtail MPAC 1977 FJ40 Build
10. Operation Sinus Infection (A build up of Snotz)
11. rebuilding a 40 in a one car garage
12. The Architect's '77 FJ40
13. Onesprung60: 1967 FJ40 Frame Off Restore
14. Pistorman's 1970 FJ40 build
15. Big T's 77 FJ40 resto thread
16. First FJ40 build in a long time
17. Aussie 1978 FJ40 Buildup
18. 1964 FJ40 Build
19. How NOT to restore the FJ40
20. 3FE FJ40 RTCustoms build.
21. complete BJ45 rebuild start next week in Bolivia
22. Tearing down my HJ47 troopy
23. 2F + 3F-E = 2F-ETI Into My FJ40
24. complete BJ45 rebuild in Bolivia
25. west aussie - 1961 FJ40 FST
26. Project X/FZJ45 by Waggoner5
27. Project Bob by Mace
28. Build up: Rusty Mustard by Isotel
29. Cummins 6BT install in an FZJ80 by Project FJ80
30. Project Rascal by Rascal
31. Project ToyLET by 4alarm
32. And so it begins - buggification by Eskimo
33. Spaceghost comp rig build
34. Spaceghost, round 2
35. ...and it starts...Woodys build up
36. 700R & D300 install
37. PSC steering upgrades
38. FJ40 One Ton Buildup by JRFJ4-
39. Reviving "Isabel" by orangefj45
40. 55 Series Tube Chassis Project by cruiserrg
41. New Cruiser buggy-Sunray Engineering
42. Building an FJ-45 Buggy by wngrog
43. Near complete...
44. Project Old Skool a.k.a. POS by ClemsonCruiser
45. It does Exist by ClemsonCruiser
46. New LV owner starting frame-off by ClemsonCruiser
47. Well it is about that time again... by ClemsonCruiser
48. Barn Find 1965 FJ45LPB by ClemsonCruiser
49. Here we go (FJ-40 getting a 3B/Turbo/H55f)...
50. First FJ40 build in a long time
51. Project Old Skool a.k.a. POS
52. It does Exist
53. New LV owner starting frame-off
54. fj40 1/2 xtra cab build (long)
55. 1HZ install into a 1978 FJ40
56. Here we go (FJ-40 getting a 3B/Turbo/H55f)...
57. FZJ40
58. Project X

 

[hecrod]

the DSRTRDR is getting some TLC . . . by DSRTRDR. Good story, excellent off-roading, a 40 build for the trails, ingenious body work, and MUD personality to boot! Ongoing story for sure.

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[broth9640]

Wow! That's an amazing list! Really flattered I made the list. So many of these threads served as motivation and set the high water mark for quality. Buckrooso's 3300 mile thread was my inspiration for bodywork and paint and jadcruisers thread was a mind blowing high water mark for restoration quality and detail.

 

[hecrod]

My Jan 81 FJ40 Frame Off Resto Mod by KY Longhunter. Awesome work. Some eBay titling problems... ethical dilemmas no doubt, are impacting this yet to be finished project. Do read it... lessons learned (good and bad) galore!

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[hecrod]

My First Landcruiser: 78' Frame Off Restofication by 90 Weight. Roller coaster ride no doubt... but getting better and better as it went along. A bit of a suspenseful ending though... like Destins' in a way?

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[hecrod]

Building A Four Door FJ40 by FouadHafeez... Why? In the words of Fouad... "It isn't very detailed or technically correct...it doesn't chronicle every last item done on the vehicle...it isn't hugely informative. What I hope it DOES offer is a perspective on Land Cruisers (and life in general) from pretty much the other side of the world, for most people" And it is! Great vision, good skills, great story... and a lesson in life from the perspective of "the Other Side" that we should all learn from.

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[subzali]

ClemsonCruiser has a couple good ones posted in the upstate cruisers forum

 

[hecrod]

Another one to the "Honorary Mention" group... but what to do! These builds are amazing!!!

Project LandROC by Mcgyver24 was a marriage between a '74 40 and a Z28 IROC Z! And another example of great skills and an amazing final product. This was good...

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[hecrod]

Wow! That's an amazing list! Really flattered I made the list. So many of these threads served as motivation and set the high water mark for quality. Buckrooso's 3300 mile thread was my inspiration for bodywork and paint and jadcruisers thread was a mind blowing high water mark for restoration quality and detail.

I think your build has been great as well... on both body and mechanicals. Looking forward to seeing it in action in the years to come!

 

[hecrod]

ClemsonCruiser has a couple good ones posted in the upstate cruisers forum

Not kidding! Thanks! Added to the reading list...

 

[hecrod]

Burnttoast Build Post by burnttoastburgos. Another inspirational build! From a '76 with a 350 to a highly modified unit with an LS3! It's a piece of art. Active thread!

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[Rainman]

Awesome batch of Cruisers for sure. (Can I just even get an attaboy for mine? I know it's buried in here somewhere...)

First FJ40 Build In A Long Time

Abandoned project:

When I was finished with it:

 

[hecrod]

Awesome batch of Cruisers for sure. (Can I just even get an attaboy for mine? I know it's buried in here somewhere...)

First FJ40 Build In A Long Time

They are awesome aren't they??? First FJ40 Build In A Long Time has been added to the reading list!

 

[hecrod]

1973 Toyota FJ40 Build.....Long Road Ahead... One of those "Other Cool Builds..." Not quite a Top Ten, but really good!

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[hecrod]

The Great Gazoo from 1972! Yet another cool build! Excellent build... and excellent story... going from this (a $300.05 parts lot from eBay):

To This!

This rig was flipped right at the end... In a way I am tempted to say that it is too bad that it was "flipped" (see this thread), but fact is those "flippers" are creating a sophisticated market for our rigs. So, it is too bad that the original owner was not able to get full money, but I am glad the 40 eventually went for the right price!