Builds 1978 FJ40 Mustard Yellow - almost perfect thread. (2 Viewers)

[EWheeler]

Just to recap your suspension receipts

Dobinson suspension medium front and rear.
Valley Hybrids 3 degree shims up front no shims or leveling block in rear.
4 Plus ubolt flip kit

Something non standard about the front shocks with the dobinsons kit using those 4plus bitchin shock towers on this one too. I think he used rear shocks both front & rear to get lengths right? Am I close @wngrog ? I plan to copy this setup soon, the stance and rave reviews on the ride make the spend worth it.

Did you remove a leaf from rear spring pack as well to account for no hard top?

 

[wngrog]

Just to recap your suspension receipts

Dobinson suspension medium front and rear.
Valley Hybrids 3 degree shims up front no shims or leveling block in rear.
4 Plus ubolt flip kit

Yessir. The IMS shocks as well.

 

[wngrog]

Something non standard about the front shocks with the dobinsons kit using those 4plus bitchin shock towers on this one too. I think he used rear shocks both front & rear to get lengths right? Am I close @wngrog ? I plan to copy this setup soon, the stance and rave reviews on the ride make the spend worth it.

We only did that on Mustard. This one and the Seminole 45 have the standard length front shocks on stock towers.

 

[wngrog]

Best thing to do is call @Ozark cruiser and let him be sure you have the correct parts.

 

[jomelo]

@OPMACHINE you should come take it for a drive.

 

[wngrog]

@OPMACHINE you should come take it for a drive.

Bring your dad. He will be calling me soon after lol

 

[OPMACHINE]

We would love too! My dads FZJ43 rides like dog with OME heavy leaf pack and shocks.

 

[wngrog]

We would love too! My dads FZJ43 rides like dog with OME heavy leaf pack and shocks.

I’m more worried about your lovely mother driving that Wild Kingdom special.

 

[jomelo]

Mustard now has its top back on after over 2 years being off.

 

[wngrog]

Lockwood makes the worst updates. I think he baits me up with them.


So, with the arrival of the factory soft top, John decided Mustard needed to have a top again.

Like me, he feels the 73+ trucks with roll bars just look better with tops and the early ones look best topless

We got it all cinched down using new City Racer weather strips and Overland Metric hardware and the best of all @SMG door pins.

Then we commenced to putting a hundred miles on it driving all over Florida and Georgia today

When we got back to his shop I pulled out all of his 40 series and stacked them up

Mustard is the best driving 40 series I’ve ever driven. It’s the perfect truck.

 

[jomelo]

I came home to Nolen wobbling around on a 12 foot ladder out in my field.

 

[wngrog]

I came home to Nolen wobbling around on a 12 foot ladder out in my field.

That’s a 25’ ladder if it’s a foot.

 

[FJBen]

That’s a 25’ ladder if it’s a foot.

I’m sure there is a few short jokes here somewhere.

 

[bottombracket]

Dude. The @jomelo 40 fleet is absolutely insane.

 

[jomelo]

Starting to rack up the miles on this 40. I’m now getting close to 1,000 miles for the first year back.

 

[jomelo]

Rolled over 1,000 miles today on the engine/build.

 

[BJEC69]

Rolled over 1,000 miles today on the engine/build.

Time to change the oil awesome build!

 

[jomelo]

Waiting on lunch.

 

[wngrog]

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[dmaddox]

Wow, great thread - while mine won't look as capable or mean, I hope it will be just as cool!