SOLD 1968/76 FJ40 - Project Rig $1,500 (Wisconsin) 3 DAYS ONLY. Has to be gone by Oct 30

Year

1968

Vehicle Model

1. 40 Series

Color

rgb(0, 21, 255)

What's included for the price) $1,500
1968 Tub (rough but workable)
1968 Hardtop (solid) with all good glass
1968 Frame (solid)
1968 Rear axle (4:10) with Lock-Right locker
1968 Windshield frame (solid) with good glass
1976 Hood (solid)
1978 Front disc axle (4:10)
1968 Driver Fender
1968 Front heater
1968 Rear heater
1968 style BIB (SEE LAST PIC FOR THE BIB) I have other normal bibs if you don't want this unique one
1968 OEM gas tank (excellent condition) (no straps)
OEM gas tank cover
I think they are stock springs on all 4 corners
Passenger fender is an FJ25 fender (3 mounting holes)
Full roll cage (home made by a PO) they just added the front half onto the OEM rear roll bar.
I have an SOR fixed rear panel to include as the barn doors are gone.
Crappy uncomfortable driver seat from some unknown donor rig (no passenger seat)
Shackle reversal installed on front stock springs
Bikini Top
The rig also has a body lift
Front heavy duty bumper (tow bar brackets not included)

Details:
Titled as a 1976
Hardtop sides and fiberglass topper are solid and without known issues.
Rear gate works fine but does have some holes by the lift gate handle, like usual.
Driver and passenger floors have been replaced with steel plates
Rear bed floor is original and solid
Rockers (under doors) have been patched, and riveted, and bondo, etc....
Rear sill has been replaced with a piece of angle iron
Rear wheel wells have been cut
Lots of bondo on the back corners but metal under the bondo. I think they just filled in deep dents.
No engine, transmission, or transfer case but I do have extra 3-speed trans/transfer cases on the shelf if for some strange reason you want one.
Barn door hinges not included

 

[Drake2]

Someone pull the trigger . What a deal

No kidding, right. What's going on .....

 

[74bigred]

Have you considered running a no reserve auction on eBay to at least get them moved. That would be a shame for them to get crushed.
That’s what I would do if they were mine & I was in your moving situation. Just an idea. Best of luck

 

[Drake2]

Have you considered running a no reserve auction on eBay to at least get them moved. That would be a shame for them to get crushed.
That’s what I would do if they were mine & I was in your moving situation. Just an idea. Best of luck

Unfortunately I only have a couple days left. If someone would buy it I could move it to a temp indoor storage area until they come and get it

 

[Hugh Heifer]

@apeterson - go get these will ya?!

 

[Claysmith989]

How much for both? Interested

 

[Drake2]

How much for both? Interested

Sending you a PM with my phone number

 

[Drake2]

How much for both? Interested

$4,000 for the pair. I can store for a couple months at a different location with payment half now and the other half at pick up.

 

[junkyardman]

$4,000 for the pair. I can store for a couple months at a different location with payment half now and the other half at pick up.

Where you located

 

[Drake2]

Where you located

Racine

 

[FJ40Buyer]

I'm in Madison, WI and have been "stalking" the FJ40 market on this site and others. I know enough to hopefully stay out of trouble. Someone walk me through what would need to happen to get one of these two looking and running good. I can't do the work myself. I don't have the time or knowledge/experience, but can pay someone to do the work over time. I don't have a timeline, so I can have it done a bit at a time. I don't care about having an original engine or interior. I'd like it to run smoother/better/faster/quieter than what an original would. I don't want it to look like a rust bucket. I'd want the exterior to look good. It doesn't have to look like something that came from The FJ Company, but not a piece of junk. I'd use it to run around, run errands, go to the cabin/lake, maybe throw a dog box in the back and use it to coonhunt out of sometimes. It wouldn't just sit in a garage. So...what would it take? Put a 350 in it? Cleanup the frame and fix the body, repaint... Fix up the interior. I don't care if it's a shop that specializes in FJ's. A good, local place is probably where it'd go. What kind of cost do you think I'd be looking at? I know that's a question with a wide range of possible answers, but give me some "shoot from the hip" thoughts for a middle of the road cost. (And no smart aleck comments, please. I'm on here to learn as much as I can and perhaps we can save one or both of these from getting crushed.)

 

[Kleatus]

Hmm.. did you own this when it was sitting here?

I'm confused on the price, is it 1500 or 4000? EDIT: sorry I had to expand a few quotes to see everything.

 

[Drake2]

Hmm.. did you own this when it was sitting here?

I'm confused on the price, is it 1500 or 4000? EDIT: sorry I had to expand a few quotes to see everything.
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Same rig but no clue where or when that picture was taken. It was being sold as part of an estate after the death of a PO. That estate was where my friend bought it. I bought it from him. $4000 is for both trucks. $1500 is for the blue one.

 

[Drake2]

I'm in Madison, WI and have been "stalking" the FJ40 market on this site and others. I know enough to hopefully stay out of trouble. Someone walk me through what would need to happen to get one of these two looking and running good. I can't do the work myself. I don't have the time or knowledge/experience, but can pay someone to do the work over time. I don't have a timeline, so I can have it done a bit at a time. I don't care about having an original engine or interior. I'd like it to run smoother/better/faster/quieter than what an original would. I don't want it to look like a rust bucket. I'd want the exterior to look good. It doesn't have to look like something that came from The FJ Company, but not a piece of junk. I'd use it to run around, run errands, go to the cabin/lake, maybe throw a dog box in the back and use it to coonhunt out of sometimes. It wouldn't just sit in a garage. So...what would it take? Put a 350 in it? Cleanup the frame and fix the body, repaint... Fix up the interior. I don't care if it's a shop that specializes in FJ's. A good, local place is probably where it'd go. What kind of cost do you think I'd be looking at? I know that's a question with a wide range of possible answers, but give me some "shoot from the hip" thoughts for a middle of the road cost. (And no smart aleck comments, please. I'm on here to learn as much as I can and perhaps we can save one or both of these from getting crushed.)

The blue one was driving before I pulled the engine, trans, & transfer case. The other one has the drivetrain but motor seems stuck, but I never tried to start it because it's missing the carb. It has a new alternator, fuel pump, and voltage regulator so someone was working on it.
As far as looking good, we'll that's something only the new owner can decide. Maybe that's you.

 

[Kleatus]

Same rig but no clue where or when that picture was taken. It was being sold as part of an estate after the death of a PO. That estate was where my friend bought it. I bought it from him. $4000 is for both trucks. $1500 is for the blue one.

Thanks. That was from April 2020, in Racine. It was in that alley for some time. Was curious.

 

[Drake2]

Thanks. That was from April 2020, in Racine. It was in that alley for some time. Was curious.

I bought it in Racine in 2020 but that picture of the grassy area does not look familiar.

 

[Drake2]

Here is a picture of the sale from Illinois that listed it as a 67 Toyota Jeep

 

[Drake2]

GONE