Hi everyone! Have been visiting this site for about 7 months now (just about from when I got my first 40) for fun and inspiration!
This is my very first post so be patient w me! If I post things on the wrong section let me know and I'll change it around!
Great to see all the projects going on out there!
I'm from Brazil and have been living in the Central Coast CA for the past 7 years. I'm big on old VWs but sold my last bus back in may and bought a 74 fj40 in really good condition!
The truck has a '65 283 chevy. The original owner did the swap a few months after he got it new in 74!I'm the 4th!
Always wanted one down in Brazil where 4x4 is huge but the rigs are a crazy amount of $$$! You guys know, we have the Bandeirante down there! Great truck! Almost got one last time I went to visit my dad!
Anyways, this is my rig.
Since I got it: Like my friends say "because I can't leave anything alone"
Replaced the fuel lines
Did all fluids
Replaced the starter (it went out 3 weeks after I bought the truck)
Cleaned the inside of the tub, got rid of some nasty tar on the front floors that were covering surface rust, some surface rust on the bed as well
Cleaned it all up, bead blasted couple of spots
Bed liner the inside of tub
Overhauled the gas tank and bed liner on the outside of it
Bead blasted and painted the seat tracks and brackets
Fresh paint on the roll bar
Put it all back together!
Current projects:
Building my own center console/locking box and modifying a truck tool box into a slider drawer system to go on the back w camping gear.
ok pics (hope they load ok)
This is my very first post so be patient w me! If I post things on the wrong section let me know and I'll change it around!
Great to see all the projects going on out there!
I'm from Brazil and have been living in the Central Coast CA for the past 7 years. I'm big on old VWs but sold my last bus back in may and bought a 74 fj40 in really good condition!
The truck has a '65 283 chevy. The original owner did the swap a few months after he got it new in 74!I'm the 4th!
Always wanted one down in Brazil where 4x4 is huge but the rigs are a crazy amount of $$$! You guys know, we have the Bandeirante down there! Great truck! Almost got one last time I went to visit my dad!
Anyways, this is my rig.
Since I got it: Like my friends say "because I can't leave anything alone"
Replaced the fuel lines
Did all fluids
Replaced the starter (it went out 3 weeks after I bought the truck)
Cleaned the inside of the tub, got rid of some nasty tar on the front floors that were covering surface rust, some surface rust on the bed as well
Cleaned it all up, bead blasted couple of spots
Bed liner the inside of tub
Overhauled the gas tank and bed liner on the outside of it
Bead blasted and painted the seat tracks and brackets
Fresh paint on the roll bar
Put it all back together!
Current projects:
Building my own center console/locking box and modifying a truck tool box into a slider drawer system to go on the back w camping gear.
ok pics (hope they load ok)
