I bought a second FJ55 as a body donor, and want to take my rusted out body, throw it on that, and make it a rock crawler. I recently inquired about a set of Dana 50/Sterling 10.5 from a F250, for $300. either way I go (knuckle swap/longfields vs built dana 50) i'm building out the axles. both...
Went to the DMV today to get plates for the 55 (Colorado, Boulder county) and the dmv person said I need to get a tail pipe test before I can get registered. Even though I have a 1972, is that true? Or should I try my luck with another DMV? Anyone have any experience like this?
New fj55 owner here! Picked this 1972 up for an ok price. Has the usual issues, rocker rust and such, but runs and drives! I drove it to Kansas to work on it, and once I get it running and driving in a “safe” condition, I’m road tripping it back to Colorado. Here’s the first things I’m doing
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