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Howdy folks, this will be my first build thread on here so if I break protocol or anything, please correct me.
I just picked up an abandoned FJC off of a ranch in west Texas. It's had an extremely hard life and the previous owner let me have it for next to nothing with a promise to give it a good life.
I've built several Toyota's for other people but this will be the first for myself. So feel free to give me some pointers. Criticism with be gladly accepted but please don't be an ass. That's why I'm here and not on pirate.
Like the title says this poor thing is beat down. He used it like a one ton truck on a ranch and bashed a lot of brush with it. It has very severe inner fender cracks that run all the way back to the firewall. This resulted in radiator, condenser and grill problems.
Long term goal with it is a high pinion king pin D60 with coil overs but still just a family rig to go to Katemcy or Moab.
Short term I'm going to have the front end fixed and put a 6 inch rough country lift on it so I can make the land cruiser round up.
Pictures to follow soon.
I just picked up an abandoned FJC off of a ranch in west Texas. It's had an extremely hard life and the previous owner let me have it for next to nothing with a promise to give it a good life.
I've built several Toyota's for other people but this will be the first for myself. So feel free to give me some pointers. Criticism with be gladly accepted but please don't be an ass. That's why I'm here and not on pirate.
Like the title says this poor thing is beat down. He used it like a one ton truck on a ranch and bashed a lot of brush with it. It has very severe inner fender cracks that run all the way back to the firewall. This resulted in radiator, condenser and grill problems.
Long term goal with it is a high pinion king pin D60 with coil overs but still just a family rig to go to Katemcy or Moab.
Short term I'm going to have the front end fixed and put a 6 inch rough country lift on it so I can make the land cruiser round up.
Pictures to follow soon.