Alrighty folks here goes nothing, Tencha is a tough act to follow but I'll do my best. Let me start by saying that I really had no chance of just driving a normal car since I thought fj40s were cool since age 10, heres proof . . .
My dad bought that one for us to build up before I got my license but it turned out to be a bit much for a starter car. Fast forward a few years to me having evil thoughts about my moms innocent fj60 sitting in the driveway and watching guys like Boston Mangler, Lowtideride and TheFerg, build up there own 60's on 'Mud, I was doomed! After selling my 71 Ford pickup that swallowed up all my money in gas, and my mom wanting something a sportier, we decided the the fj60 would finally become mine, and the snow ball started.
Unfortunetly I don't have any pictures of my cruiser in stock form but I will start with some pictures of how it came out after the SOA.
These were taken literally the day after we finished the mighty project and to be honest I thought it was a little to extreme for a street machine. After driving it around town a handful of times I knew something needed to be adjusted before it could become my DD. When I did the SOA I regretably used the 4+ shackle reversal because I thought it was cool, not a knock on the product, I just don't think it is necessary.
The more I drove the cruiser the more I loved the SOA conversion, and the more I wanted to start in on it again for more mods. Here is a picture after the springs settled a bit.
More mods to come . . .
My dad bought that one for us to build up before I got my license but it turned out to be a bit much for a starter car. Fast forward a few years to me having evil thoughts about my moms innocent fj60 sitting in the driveway and watching guys like Boston Mangler, Lowtideride and TheFerg, build up there own 60's on 'Mud, I was doomed! After selling my 71 Ford pickup that swallowed up all my money in gas, and my mom wanting something a sportier, we decided the the fj60 would finally become mine, and the snow ball started.
Unfortunetly I don't have any pictures of my cruiser in stock form but I will start with some pictures of how it came out after the SOA.
These were taken literally the day after we finished the mighty project and to be honest I thought it was a little to extreme for a street machine. After driving it around town a handful of times I knew something needed to be adjusted before it could become my DD. When I did the SOA I regretably used the 4+ shackle reversal because I thought it was cool, not a knock on the product, I just don't think it is necessary.
The more I drove the cruiser the more I loved the SOA conversion, and the more I wanted to start in on it again for more mods. Here is a picture after the springs settled a bit.
More mods to come . . .
Dylan
