Recent content by SeanR

Ah, good find, Tonka. That would explain why I thought the panels didn't fit properly. Morocco is still scheduled for last week of March and first two of April. Approximately. My truck is back on the road. Yeaah! I will post some updated pics as soon as the new tires go on. Were you in...

Thanks Michael. I'll take a look at that link. I've been using Megastore4x4.pt in Portugal and they've been very good.

I've had both rear ambulance doors reskinned. I bought the parts from Real Steel Cruiser Parts in Texas. The end product is going to come down to welding skills, yours or whoever you have doing the job for you. Before:

Off topic (but this is my thread!) here's my wheeling machine here in North Carolina. 2006 Nissan Xterra OR. And that's me just before I sat the thing almost upright on its tail and bent up some of the hardware. Dummy. From the same wheeling trip, here's a yellow FJ pulling a Bronco out of...

I'm sure I saw that red one posted. My Dad has been managing my rebuild project while I'm packing things up in the US. I'll be back in Ireland from November. I wanted to buy another vehicle to restore but I think it would kill my old man. The blue one is getting close to completion. However, as...

Well that was a productive weekend. Nice job! They're a vast improvement over what was in there.

I can't believe you're not driving that. I'm coming over there right now to take it from you.

Getting there...

Love this rig. Nice job.

Progress Report: The body work is mostly done. We reassembled the panels loosely to take it to the paint shop. We're going with the original blue with a clear coat on top. The bumpers and wheels will be matte black. I know this is a departure from the original but that's the way it's going to...

I haven't yet but I will if only to satisfy everyone else as to what exactly this thing is! Yes. Check out the classic section of donedeal.ie (not dot com). There were two yellow rust buckets in there today and I believe that same guy has/had a green one for sale. Also plug "landcruiser" into...

By the time we realized there was a problem the parts had been shipped from the US to Ireland, taxes paid etc. We just had to make them work. As it happens the guy I've got doing the body work is turning out to be a bit of a metalwork genius (if he'd just stop talking on the cell phone all...

Here's the latest on the refit. I decided at the outset not to do a body off restore as I don't think it warranted or could be afforded at this stage. Any thoughts on whether the fenders are deeper on this vehicle than the US ones? I'm still wondering why Reel Steel Cruiser's parts were short or...

Actually, the original registration lists it as a 1984 FJ40 and it is in Ireland. But it has a 2.9L diesel engine and a 4-speed manual transmission.

The worst rust was along the all four wings/fenders. Surprisingly the frame is in great shape. I sourced replacement front fenders from megastore4x4.pt. They are a bit pricey and have the slowest courier company on the planet. But their service is excellent. The rear...