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, nevermind the festivus that is my garage. 462 bbc, soa, power steering, shackle reversal, high crossover steering, Aqualou knuckle 21 degree rotation and gusset, power disc brakes all fj80 brake parts. THM350 stage 3 tranny manual reverse valve body 1400 stall. FiTech fuel injection on the way.

Wanted to start a build thread for my FJ40. 40's have always been my favorite car. My wife and I first saw this one by an animal shelter that we volunteer at. After weeks of driving past it I finally left a note on the windshield and got my hopes way to high but heard nothing. I gave up on it...

Hello , thanks in advance if you can help. We have done a number of fj40's and 43's but this one has me stumped. What a mal function. After the frame off resturation on the FJ43, she leans 6.5 inches to the passenger side. Any idea what causes this? Every part on the car is new except the...

Haven't posted any progress on here for a while! A lot has happened since Summer '21, when I bought my 40 and started this journey. After taking a month to drive the loud, floaty, smoking thing, I got started and tore the thing apart. At the beginning I really only wanted to address the obvious...

Joined the club on 2.16.24 as a birthday present to myself. I’ve known this truck since new, it’s a one family truck, bought new in San Antonio in 1996, and driven more than 367k miles on the original drivetrain. As a kid I remember seeing it for the first time in our church parking lot, window...

I currently have a set of Corbeau seats in my FJ40 and was considering going back with the original style seats. I think I have most of the needed parts ….. although the bottom pans probably won’t make it and might cause me to get tetanus shot !!!! Does it look like anything else I’m missing...

Hi all . Im.new to this forum and new to Toyota restoration work. I'm far from new to restorations. I've restored Jaguars, Volvos and American muscle cars so any help I can offer to anyone on here on that stuff, I would be more than happy. Car work has been a hobby of mine my entire life since...

Owning a FJ40 has been a bucket list item of mine for a Loooong time. Recently I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to purchase a 75 FJ40 from a family friend who restored it and was finally ready to sell it. It's mostly stock with an original power train. It has a few aftermarket...

I asked @roadstr6 to help find me a 60 and 23 minutes later.... I was looking for a project for me and my son; crockpot has been trouble free for two years so I hope this is something we can work on, swear at, and enjoy for many years. Thanks to John Whitley for parting with it. "Angus"

Howdy all, I purchased my first Land Cruiser (80 series) in September of 2023, and have been working diligently on base-lining it these past few months. Only in the past week or so have I felt confident enough to begin driving her, as she was in a bit of neglected state. I am loving every...

I bought this car from my uncle in March 1989. He bought it Dec. 1958, and according to him he drove it about a year before front end collision damaged the GRP ( glass reinforced plastic ) early fiberglass body. Pictures show then and now.

hey gang… Just joined the forum. I’ve got a 2000 4Runner, a 72 FJ40 in the build phase, and yesterday i picked up this 78 FJ to restore . New Mexico has been kind to these bodies/frames luckily. Both came with lots of extra parts, but this one’s got me baffled! any help identifying it would be...

Hello All, Long time lurker first time poster. :) Sorry for the novella backstory: So, as the thread title suggests I'm planning on importing my 60 to Munich where I've lived for almost 20 year....yes, I'm old and yes, I should have done this a long time ago. For the bulk of my time in Munich...

Long time FJ40 fan and now on my 2nd one. The last one I had was in high school 30 yrs ago. I am currently in the trenches of a complete nut and bolt resto-mod on my 1978. So far I have the frame sandblasted and painted , modified for power steering, rebuilt axles, knuckles, brakes, rear disc...

A couple years ago this Body was dropped of to us from a good friend @ofer bruhis . The condition resembled most 60 series restorations that we had been doing, and had done previously. So, we began removing the old paint and bodywork down to the metal. The roof was removed because an Alu-cab...

If you’re reading this strictly for the Landcruiser information skip to the bottom of this post. If you’d like to read through a brief introduction please read on. Username: Tribute/reminder of my 21 years in the United States Air Force. Had an original username of *“YUB” but decided 21NDone...

Hi all, I'm currently working on a 1979 ute body Land Cruiser project and am looking to replace the tub with a pre-1979 model, due to the changes made in the floor design in later models. I've come across a tub for sale, which is believed to be from a model between 1973 and 1976. I'm trying to...

I bought this truck off of the MUD board in August.

If anyone is looking to restore or change graphics please send me a DM -- picture for reference as always. I have more designs + custom work is possible. -Mo

I apologize in advance if this isn't the right way to ask a question. I haven't posted much on IH8Mud. I am starting a body off restoration of my 1970 FJ40. It is all original with a 3 on the Tree. Are there any good resources out there for videos or documentation on how to remove the shifter...