Hello, I just joined the forum. I found ih8mud by searching the internet for answers to some questions I have. A week ago I bought a 1972 Fj40 from the husband of one of my wife’s friends. He works at a scrap yard and a man bought his Fj40 in to sale it for scrap, but her husband saved the title and bought it home as a project. Luckily for me his wife said he didn’t need another project and he had to sale it. So I paid him $4,500, loaded it on a trailer and dropped it off at my local garage. As I am an amateur mechanic at best I thought I should let the professionals handle it. It needs a lot of work. The motor sounds good but it doesn’t have a gas tank. I’m pretty sure it needs a new transmission as none of the gears seem to work and it has no breaks. The only seat it has is the drivers seat that is in very bad condition. My plans are to make it drivable enough to ride around town on the weekends and take it on some light trails for the time being and eventually slowly restore it piece by piece. In my opinion the Fj40 is the coolest vehicle ever made. I have wanted one for a long time but I have never had the opportunity to own one until now.