Recent content by JGarrett

We picked this up about 2 months ago. Paint was a root beer brown it's rusty, but not as bad as it looks.

This forum is great. I am also a member of a military vehicle group and that forum is soon dry. There have been a number of requests for more pics. So here you go. BTW we are planning on buying a toyota 4 speed tran/xcase this weekend.

Thanks for all of the info and encouragement. I will try to keep posting the progress along with the many questions that will come up. Picture of VIN will be coming soon.

No top. No doors. My 85 year father-in-law says it came from Japan making it a little different than the American models. I am not sure about that. All plates are in English. Any way he said he tried to get a top on it but it was no where near fitting. I think I read on this forum that in mid 63...

No top. No doors. My 85 year father-in-law says it came from Japan making it a little different than the American models. I am not sure about that. All plates are in English. Any way he said he tried to get a top on it but it was no where near fitting. I think I read on this forum that in mid 63...

Pics will not impress many. It is a pile right now.

Thanks for the reply. To be a little more clear. 98% of the time it will be on the road. Not a daily driver more like a weekend cruiser. She likes the 3 speed. Brakes will remain drums for now. I am just curious about the pre 64 3 speed behind and sbc.

Hello, I have been spending a lot of time on this forum is the last few months. My wife was just given (free) the FJ40 that she she has always wanted. It is a 1963 FJ40 in very rough shape. This is the actual vehicle she learned to how to drive in when she was 12 years old on the family...