ClemsonCruiser
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Well now that the Big Gay build is all but wrapped up I think it is time for the club to have a whole some family build to blance things out 
Enter my 1962 FJ40...... most of you have seen her out and about and I have had her for about a year now. Got her up and running, with a little lift, and some new shoes, but since then I have been dragging my feet with her. She was going to be my resto. rig but I have since found another 1962 FJ40 that had a better more complete body to start with; so what to do????
I decided to make her my trail rig while keeping her as close to original as possible.... I am thinking new paint, upgrade to a 4spd, and rust removal. To start with I am going to fix the little rust she has.... mainly the rear sill was rusted and that is about it. It was a problem that the very early 40's suffered from and although my 40 spent its life in the high deserts east of Reno Neveda is was not spared from the sill rust. Thus this is where my project begins.......
Over all goals are:
- cut out all rust and replace with new 16ga. steel
- complete install of my paki canvas top
- convert to H41 and 3spd. tcase... something like 50 to 1 crawl
- new period correct paint job
- throwing in richard old '64 F engine and save the current engine/drivetrain for my period correct bone stock resto. to come later this year
all this is to be done by the annual meeting in a little more than a month so no rush
okay enough talking here are the pics from today:
1. what I am starting with
2. what I am aiming for
3. the reality
Enter my 1962 FJ40...... most of you have seen her out and about and I have had her for about a year now. Got her up and running, with a little lift, and some new shoes, but since then I have been dragging my feet with her. She was going to be my resto. rig but I have since found another 1962 FJ40 that had a better more complete body to start with; so what to do????
I decided to make her my trail rig while keeping her as close to original as possible.... I am thinking new paint, upgrade to a 4spd, and rust removal. To start with I am going to fix the little rust she has.... mainly the rear sill was rusted and that is about it. It was a problem that the very early 40's suffered from and although my 40 spent its life in the high deserts east of Reno Neveda is was not spared from the sill rust. Thus this is where my project begins.......
Over all goals are:
- cut out all rust and replace with new 16ga. steel
- complete install of my paki canvas top
- convert to H41 and 3spd. tcase... something like 50 to 1 crawl
- new period correct paint job
- throwing in richard old '64 F engine and save the current engine/drivetrain for my period correct bone stock resto. to come later this year
all this is to be done by the annual meeting in a little more than a month so no rush
okay enough talking here are the pics from today:
1. what I am starting with
2. what I am aiming for
3. the reality
'62 had a higher door jamb/sill then the rest of the 40 series.... ala the 25 series. Had to do a lil red neck fab to make them work; I think I comitted some kinda cruiser sin in the process
