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Finally! I’m happy with how the body work came out. Last piece to be able to drive it around.

lol- that was after an 0730 trip to Lowe’s for Masonry bits ( @Pighead ). Like I tell the helper- “ don’t let it win”

Those leafs bring back gross memories lol. Fried my good bit at about 945pm, Walmart bits won’t do the trick…..

I THINK…. Because of the extra seat height and then the head rests, I appears to block more of my vision out the back…. I don’t really know because I added the head rests and quit for the day

Wish I was closer. I’d be there hurting with you

I have been “adjusting” and finalizing the passenger Pro-Car seat. Some of the things I’ve run into… Install the sliders on the seat and then the FJ40 mount to the sliders GO NO FURTHER Once you’re ready to mount the assembly to the floor...

That is a really nice cruiser.

So here are the photos of the stance on the 40. The first picture is before the others are after The difference measures a 2” lift in the rear and 1 1/2” up front The rest are from today

15 52 are close and there’s a company out of the UK that was building for FJCo. I don’t think they are out of business but looks like maybe bailed when market blipped and are focusing on their P cars. Pure speculation but….

Listening to those with experience saves alot of $$, time and frustration.

This was Jeremiah's suggestion (based on the axles/steering arms/etc - remember, he's finishing a partial build) to maintain road manners and yet provide more than capable wheeling abilities (my front door is about 20-30 minutes from the West...

Our ‘23 Tacoma has rear leafs and drums for that matter. I’ll be looking for more road manners with capable offroad.

The axles are 60 series wide for stance/stability, but front is using 80 series knuckles/birfs/steering arms for strength. Ran into issues with the arms and leafs (see post 68 - Builds - 74 FJ40 Resto-mod build -...

Better than stock is better than stock I always say. 💪

Nice work, Al. This review helps alot of people. A well sorted and slightly modernized 40 is a thing of beauty, it just takes some time, patience, a plan and some money to get there.

WARNING: LONG READ This decision for me was a tough choice. I had done springs only once in 1975 when I needed to lift my ‘74 FJ40 because of the Armstrong Tru-Track tires I had added to it. At 21, it was no big deal pulling them off, taking...

Your pickup is/was amazing, sorry you didn't get more for it. In the mid-90s while going through undergrad, I was doing everything in my power to get my hands on an '89-'94 SR5, extended cab, 5spd pickup. Ended up with a 4Runner which was...

So now for the fun stuff. I added both a circuit breaker and fuse relay and bracket in a convenient place. The front headlights and marker lights work, the drivers side rear parking light works too. The passenger rear is crossed and I need to...

What is the reasoning behind leafs in the rear and link up front(not criticizing just curious as I’m considering linking my next build).

That's interesting information; thanks. I went back and looked at the FSM and found the instruction on orienting the adjusting nut. I think your theory is correct that they want some of the force in the X direction. That force creates a "push...

Hi all, I purchased my FJ40 over a decade ago and I am finally getting around to making it drive-able. A few years ago, I swapped the front axle from a donor fj40 that came with the driver so I could have disc brakes, but soon found out it may...

Went back in the garage to size up what the ProCar seats is going to involve and starting to get the welder setup. I decided despite my own fabrication I would order one of these brackets to see what it looks like and how it was made for the...

After 10+ years running bucket seats from a Scion tC, I finally put some covers on.

Looks great.