restoration

G’day from Tasmania, Australia Thought I would join and share some pics of my 1/1975 FJ45 seeing as every Google search I do brings me to the forum! What an amazing amount of knowledge here. I’ve been trying to make a deal on this truck since 2019 when I stumbled across the 87yo owner in my...

It’s taken me nearly a year to pull the trigger, but the 100 is at the shop. Can’t wait to get it back!

As all of you were at one point in time I am beyond amped about my 1st fj purchase. It is a '73 that was "restored" around 20 years ago with an aluminum body and fenders. It does not have any visible rust or bubbles. 350 was rebuilt and swapped in while keeping the 3-speed. It runs down the...

Hello All New to forum, first post. Might have made a purchase with ♥️ instead of 🧠. 69 FJ 55. I think I’m in love but soooo much work to do. Would love input from you experts out there. She runs, won’t hold a charge, needs brakes worked on. Many pictures to come over the coming wk. Robyn

Thank you to my internet friend @michaelb for showing me several forums here on IH8MUD. He suggested I stop here and create a new build thread for this project. It is rougher than I had believed but doesn’t scare me…it’s just a lot more time, work and money to bring it back. I’ve always...

Hi from France! I've been lurking on ih8mud for a few years now reading convos and gathering advice. I'm the owner of a HJ45 troopy (ex fire brigade) that is being nut-and-bolt restored. A HJ61 that's my daily driver. And a right hand drive HJ47 from downunder I am currently converting to a...

Hello all, I have been reading quite some posts now and it became time to register. I got myself a 1977 BJ40 that needs a full restoration. It is a hobby, it is not the first car I am doing but I am totally new at Toyota. I live in France, before that 30 years in Spain and originally from The...

Got another factory 16 x 8 toyota steel wheel that gets a new tyre today. it had a lot of surface rust which has now been cleaned up, primed and repainted using hardware store aerosol 'aluminium' colour rust-prevantative paint that's a damn close match to the factory 'silver' used by Toyota on...

Good morning guys! Just wanted to introduce myself, I’m from Perth Australia. Last year I restored my fiancé’s grandpa’s hj45 when it was passed down to us. 12ht, 5sp, ac, power steering etc etc. Since then we’ve been doing trips in it and I’ve been constantly thinking of ideas to improve...

Just starting to restore a my 67 fj40. I have the fiberglass roof off and getting ready to repair the holes and dings. The outside is heavily weathered and the cloth and glass strands are exposed. Were these initially painted or gel coated? This has some remaining white coating in places...

Hi everyone, I had lurked on these boards for a good year or so before joining about 1 year and a half ago. Reading these threads got me excited to purchased my first 100 Series and start a restoration project that I never would have thought would have taken two years plus to complete, but here...

March 2021: I bought this old, rusty Cruiser in dire need of some TLC Absolutely zero prior experience in fixing, restoring or even buying a car. Let’s see where this takes us.

How did you restore your signal plastic covers?

Hi all, Long time reader of the forum but new poster! Hope you’re all well. I’d love to get some advice on a prospective 60 purchase, I’ve connected with a guy who has a few for sale, but they’re suffering from some fairly significant rust issues. Are they salvegeable? How much would you pay...

Over the last year I’ve been able to get some stuff done. Learning to be more self reliant. Post some pics of the work and add details along the way. Updated my logs and keep an Excel sheet of work reference invoices. Aviation world a big percentage of the value and airworthiness of the aircraft...

So I finally retired I have a 1977 F340 that’s purely stock that I want to get going again I’ve dragged it along with me in life for 15 years and now I want to get it running again I replaced the gas tank & slid under to change the oil (keep in mind this is sat for a number of years) opened up...

$6/ea + shipping -- I only have (2) of each design for sale so let me know what you want. 'M' is $12 because it is sold as a pair. These will fit any FJ40 style button or ARB blanks -- instructions can be found here...

Before the good stuff… quick question- when putting rear key pad and cylinder back into place - any suggestions for sealing/adhering the new key pad to body of truck? Or is just in place with key cylinder and hope for best? (The original was long rotted off so not a clue how it was setup- if...

So I live in WV. Most body shops around just want to do collision repair. Others that do renovation have long wait lists (was told 2 years by one person). Background, I have a ‘88 FJ 62. Pretty good condition in terms of body, but there are a few areas mostly around the back window and few...

Hi all, new here and trying to figure out where to start or some guidance to existing posts regarding restoration processes. Dad passed away a few years ago and I was the lucky (willing) recipient of his collection. Some fun stuff: ‘57 or ‘59 Unimog, ‘77 BJ40, and his ‘66 45LV. All are in need...