Recent content by Dirtyredsoxhat

Yeah, I thought I might have been pushing my luck a bit with the whole "kit car" thing. :D CruiserStuff, I'd love whatever info you could give me on your smog set up. Will save me a bunch of headaches one day. I'll also take some closer pics of the engine bay when I see the rig on...

Sweet man! Glad it all worked out for ya! Guess the whole "the driver sits closest to the center of the road" thing wont work for you now. Cant wait to hear about the funny looks you'll be getting when people pull alongside ya! :lol: Should be some good times ahead!

Ok just got off the phone with the DMV and the guy was very cool and gave me some interesting tidbits of information! So because it is '76 (the FIRST year Cali required smog checks. doh!) it will need to pass smog. I did find out though that that the requirements are the same as they were in...

Thanks bro! Im itchin' to get one and cant wait to make this happen!

Yeah man the red tape does blow! Good luck with it and def let us know what happens. Im a bit worried I might eventually go through the same thing when I bring mine home to Cali. With the strictest emission laws in the union I'm wondering if I wont have to do a heap of work to it before I...

Heya Rockcrawler, yeah I'd like to get it for less as well. But the way he's set up the auction, it has a minimum bid of 10k to start. I'm hoping no one bids so hopefully I can talk him down a bit once the auction ends. Coversely, if I don't bid and someone else bids a dollar over 10k then I...

Ok, just had a chat with the owner and he says when he got it from the South Island he had no idea how many kms it had done bc it didnt have a working odo. As such, the amount he put in the advert was an estimate (150k kms). He also says that when he got it the engine was totally worn out and...

Hmm check this out. Found this site from Mudbug's NZ FJ thread. Specific thign to look at is the odometer readings. They're all over the place! Is this a red flag?? TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 1976 (in Green with White) : Plate: HU6759 | CarJam

@Mudbug81, yeah bro, this is all good stuff. SO glad I found this community. I've been in touch with the owner and will hopefully go and see the cruiser this weekend. Also thanks for the concern CruiserStuff! As a newb, I want to make sure that my first rig is a good one and not a...

Oh hey boys, one more thing. Anyone have any idea what those 4 toggle switches might be for? They are located right on the front dash where it looks like the radio would have gone. There's a good shot of them in pic 7 of 13 of the advert I listed in my first post. Lemme know what you guys...

@Crotalusatrox yep, got it. white metal thing around the lights. Thanks for this, kinda knew what a bezel IS but not what it is on an FJ40 so this is good knowledge for me! @MudBug81 I think we're going to become really good buddys because you're reading my mind! Sure I'm in NZ but I'm a...

Hey All, first off let me say that I'm really stoked that I've found the forums here. I've alwasy wanted an FJ40 and now I'm finally ready to take the plunge! Im a total noob to this type of stuff though so I figured the best way to start is to get some good advice from the experts here at...