Recent content by shootrj2003

Take a look at some pics of old military cj's the scabbards were welded on sheet metal "holsters" for the edge ends and solid heavy snap straps to secure them in place if you don't mind the look[I don't] it works great and is solid lock them in place with gun locks,It may not be for showy...

I haven't got to the 10 ga. but that is the route I'm going for the floors and it looks like my front floor pans need "work" too and unless I hit the lottery soon I'll have to make them.I don't mind makiing them,mind you ,and I believe if you make them right you can make them better but there...

Well,I just finished hand forming the flange on the left quarter panel .It came out looking real good and took me about 1-2 hours to form it .I cut it out last night using a circular saw with a steel cutting disc ,actually ,I STARTED it that way- too noisy and accuracy sucks because the sparks...

Rusty M, I had actually thought of doing that exact thing[using flatbed cargoe straps] until the sheet metal guy told me he could roll the radius for me,It cost me 30 bucks but I've got all of50 bucks in each panel now and the rest of the 4x8 sheet gave me the start of two rocker panels and a...

Thanks, Now I know I gotta do it.!

Ever since I had my first good look at a landcruiser and saw the cranking nut on the crankshaft I've alway's wanted to try it-has anybody tried to hand start thier LC?-succesfully and safely- I will have to try someday-I just ggot to know.....:idea::doh:

The color chart for 75 did not show "freeborn red " 71999 ,the red it had seemed to dark but another picture and note said "freeborn Red used from 72 -79the pic looked like the color so I guess...

Rusty Musket, For the rear quarter bend radius ,I just worked a piece of cardboard on the flat, between the frame and body after stripping it of hingges and other obstructions and traced the curve then gave it to the sheet metal guy to work out on the bender-it came out perfect.I was able to...

I've ggot a 75 FJ-40 it is red what's the color name and code[is it Freeborn red?]it had lichens growing on it and if I could get them to grow all over it would be great camo but that did not work so I might stick with red.Not sure yet.

South and west of you , I live on Rt 209 about an hour and a half from kingston,right near Port Jervis .Is there still a guy who has a garage or something up there with a showroom that has an FJ-45 in it?That's all I know about it ,a friend just mentioned it to me today.

Muchas Gracious,I reckon I'll order a rebuild kit when everythingg else is done ,I'm pretty much rebuilding the body from the cowl back.I made the quarters,then I decided do do the rear floor,now I figure if I do that I might as well put in new wheelwells and the mid floor is shot as well the...

I got married and my horse went first then the need for a "more practical vehicle" then we ggot a house twenty years later the house is gone and she wants a horse for me and I just got another more fun vehicle &% fj-40 she now say's she should of listened to me in the fisrt place!

I got a landcruiser i'm buying from a buddy,it has a Webber on it but I also have the stocker in a box with parts,I alway's ran the stocker on my old one -is the Weber better[it should be] but I've heard the stocker,working right, is best which is it?

I have the old manifold and -it doesn't have a crack in it!I could also probably repair the header,It's the two piece one ,I think it's a specter , I would have to cut back an inch or so and reweld the flange on, but I'll probably bite the bullet and buy the whole system new-about $808.00- if...

I checked the header and its a victim of rust through in one spot so should I go back to the stock or buy a new headr system? I was hopeing it was good but nope,in a way it's good start from scratch with everything new .it's using a weber carb. It's a shame because I saw this vehicle back when I...