well i decided to introduce myself in this forum because ill prolly be spending some time in the 40 forums mainly.
im matt in 22 years old. i am very into cars. i daily drive a 01 Chevy Corvette vert and also have a project track car which is a 96 Honda Civic DX with a JDM H22A motor swap...saving up for the build on that! but anyway the reason i am here....
my dad owns a 07 FJ cruiser and he got really into off roading it and what not (pretty sure he is on here) and we went to a FJ rally here in NM...and were instantly hooked. we decided that it would be a fun project to buy an FJ40 and build it up and go wheeling together....
so time took it my dad found an 72 FJ40 and picked it up in TX for $1000...well when he brought it home....here is what it was!
frame and body were separated....axles are off the vehicle, tires, tranny, and 2 boxes of parts just laying around! however it did come with a "newly" rebuilt chevy SM 350 and a 4spd trans with it. so we have most of the parts...just just a matter of putting Humpty Dumpty back together!!
but we are starting with the frame, going to sandblast it clean it up replace the 2 little chunks of rust on it, and paint it for protection. then work on getting the axles together and finding some nice suspension for it and getting it to a rolling chassie. so that is our goal so far!
so yes, personally i know very little about 4X4 tech, let alone older cars. slap a honda in front of me and im good to go...but this older stuff its gonna be a learning curve for me which im really excited about!!!!! but thats why im hear im hoping to get some knowledge for some people that have built these before for some guidance and what not!
but for now i just wanted to introduce myself and say hello!
Matt
im matt in 22 years old. i am very into cars. i daily drive a 01 Chevy Corvette vert and also have a project track car which is a 96 Honda Civic DX with a JDM H22A motor swap...saving up for the build on that! but anyway the reason i am here....
my dad owns a 07 FJ cruiser and he got really into off roading it and what not (pretty sure he is on here) and we went to a FJ rally here in NM...and were instantly hooked. we decided that it would be a fun project to buy an FJ40 and build it up and go wheeling together....
so time took it my dad found an 72 FJ40 and picked it up in TX for $1000...well when he brought it home....here is what it was!
frame and body were separated....axles are off the vehicle, tires, tranny, and 2 boxes of parts just laying around! however it did come with a "newly" rebuilt chevy SM 350 and a 4spd trans with it. so we have most of the parts...just just a matter of putting Humpty Dumpty back together!!
but we are starting with the frame, going to sandblast it clean it up replace the 2 little chunks of rust on it, and paint it for protection. then work on getting the axles together and finding some nice suspension for it and getting it to a rolling chassie. so that is our goal so far!
so yes, personally i know very little about 4X4 tech, let alone older cars. slap a honda in front of me and im good to go...but this older stuff its gonna be a learning curve for me which im really excited about!!!!! but thats why im hear im hoping to get some knowledge for some people that have built these before for some guidance and what not!
but for now i just wanted to introduce myself and say hello!
Matt