My brother bought this 1971 FJ40 in 1973 after he broke his
CJ-6 in half (long story). I grew up driving this cruiser and my Dad's 1974 FJ-55.
The cruiser was originally purchased in Okinawa by someone in the Air Force and it was brought to the USA on a cargo plane.
It has a few oddities because of this - like fine spline ball & claw axles, and my brother has had to get parts from 69, 70 & 71 to repair various things.
My brother gave it to me in 2010 and I have been "refreshing" it ever since.
I am going to show the work I've done in this thread.
So far I have done the following (in no particular order):
Rebuilt 8 drum brake cylinders, new shoes & drums turned
New junkyard brake booster (from 84 pickup)
Replacement fuel tank from Mark's offroad
New parking brake drum
4" Skyjacker lift & shocks
Trollhole carb
Electric fuel pump
Orion transfer case with twin sticks
Replaced rear third with used, rebuilt rear and installed in front
Lockright in rear, ARB locker in front
New rims & 35 inch BFG KM2s
New alternator and starter
Dual batteries with a Hellroaring isolator
Saginaw power steering
4X4 Labs Frombe steering linkages & arms
Designed & built a front winch mount for Warn 'cause the PTO winch can't be used with the Orion
Replaced rear sill and body mounts
Designed & built a rear bumper & tire carrier
Puma compressor
Bucket seats (3)
Minor rust removal
Replaced ball & claws with Longfields
Longfields didn't fit the ball & claw spindles, so installed FJ60 knuckles
FJ60 knuckles had disc brakes - WOO HOO!!!
Bunch of other stuff I can't think of right now
Pics!
My brother in 1974
My brother & sister-in-law after they returned from their trip through Mexico & Central America
Sitting in the shed waiting for me to pick it up
Leaving under cover of darkness
Halfway home
CJ-6 in half (long story). I grew up driving this cruiser and my Dad's 1974 FJ-55.
The cruiser was originally purchased in Okinawa by someone in the Air Force and it was brought to the USA on a cargo plane.
It has a few oddities because of this - like fine spline ball & claw axles, and my brother has had to get parts from 69, 70 & 71 to repair various things.
My brother gave it to me in 2010 and I have been "refreshing" it ever since.
I am going to show the work I've done in this thread.
So far I have done the following (in no particular order):
Rebuilt 8 drum brake cylinders, new shoes & drums turned
New junkyard brake booster (from 84 pickup)
Replacement fuel tank from Mark's offroad
New parking brake drum
4" Skyjacker lift & shocks
Trollhole carb
Electric fuel pump
Orion transfer case with twin sticks
Replaced rear third with used, rebuilt rear and installed in front
Lockright in rear, ARB locker in front
New rims & 35 inch BFG KM2s
New alternator and starter
Dual batteries with a Hellroaring isolator
Saginaw power steering
4X4 Labs Frombe steering linkages & arms
Designed & built a front winch mount for Warn 'cause the PTO winch can't be used with the Orion
Replaced rear sill and body mounts
Designed & built a rear bumper & tire carrier
Puma compressor
Bucket seats (3)
Minor rust removal
Replaced ball & claws with Longfields
Longfields didn't fit the ball & claw spindles, so installed FJ60 knuckles
FJ60 knuckles had disc brakes - WOO HOO!!!
Bunch of other stuff I can't think of right now
Pics!
My brother in 1974
My brother & sister-in-law after they returned from their trip through Mexico & Central America
Sitting in the shed waiting for me to pick it up
Leaving under cover of darkness
Halfway home