I got Marvin in August 2010 and started the axle swap after getting it to pass smog the first week of Sept. My goal was to get it on the road by Surf & Turf. Below are a couple pictures showing that I made it.
Stats:
- '76 FJ40, '86 2f, h41/Orion done as of 4/1/11... redone as of 1/1/12
- FJ62 front axle, 30-spline Longfields and hub gears, FJ55 front springs, Proffitt's outboard shackles and spring mounts, Ruff Stuff perches and monster u-bolts
- All-pro high steer arms, FJ80 tie rods and ends, Saginaw 4-turn box, Mark's Off-Road Saginaw mount
- Ford front shock mounts, Blistein 5125 12" shocks, Napa brake lines
- FZJ80 full-floating rear end, cut down 5" or so on the passenger side, Longfield custom axle shaft and drive plate, FJ62 rear springs, Proffitt's perches, Mark's Off-Road 5.25" shackles, OEM Toyota discs and so-far unused e-brakes
- Toyota e-lockers F&R
- Cragar 16x7 soft8 rims; 4" backspacing
- http://www.treadwright.com 315-75/16 Guard Dog M/T retreads on BFG casings
- OCD Soft Top in 2013
Follow the link in my .sig to see what it looked like when I started.
Turf & Surf 2013:
Surf & Turf 2012:
Random other threads about Marvin:
Cibie Oscar Driving Lights
Flares
FJ45 Run, Sourgrass Tr, Labor Day 2012:
In Henry Coe SP, August, 2014:
Stats:
- '76 FJ40, '86 2f, h41/Orion done as of 4/1/11... redone as of 1/1/12
- FJ62 front axle, 30-spline Longfields and hub gears, FJ55 front springs, Proffitt's outboard shackles and spring mounts, Ruff Stuff perches and monster u-bolts
- All-pro high steer arms, FJ80 tie rods and ends, Saginaw 4-turn box, Mark's Off-Road Saginaw mount
- Ford front shock mounts, Blistein 5125 12" shocks, Napa brake lines
- FZJ80 full-floating rear end, cut down 5" or so on the passenger side, Longfield custom axle shaft and drive plate, FJ62 rear springs, Proffitt's perches, Mark's Off-Road 5.25" shackles, OEM Toyota discs and so-far unused e-brakes
- Toyota e-lockers F&R
- Cragar 16x7 soft8 rims; 4" backspacing
- http://www.treadwright.com 315-75/16 Guard Dog M/T retreads on BFG casings
- OCD Soft Top in 2013
Follow the link in my .sig to see what it looked like when I started.
Turf & Surf 2013:
Surf & Turf 2012:
Random other threads about Marvin:
Cibie Oscar Driving Lights
Flares
FJ45 Run, Sourgrass Tr, Labor Day 2012:
In Henry Coe SP, August, 2014:
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