Recent content by Jackinacrack

I’ve recruited my sons to help me a bit on this. We bought this FJ site unseen for a few hundred bucks. No clue what we were getting until it was rolled off the transport. So we poked our heads under the hood, and what did we find? A small block Chevy. So I check the number on the block. It’s...

I can't believe my luck. An hour and a half with an agricultural jack and a couple of 4x4's and the body is now dead straight. All the doors close and all line up just right. The roof is trashed, though. It's beyond repair. I want a hard top, so I'll need to find another roof. Amazingly, ALMOST...

3 by Jackinacrack posted Jan 17, 2018 at 6:00 PM

Ok. So here it is. A real basket case. Paid just a few hundred bucks. Given the going prices for either stock or custom restored or rebuilt FJ40's, I figure it's worth a go. Its been rolled. Doors don't close. Doesn't Run. It's a challenge. '68 in beautiful red & pink camouflage patina. The...