Builds 1973 FJ40 Build Thread- Miami (1 Viewer)

[sslosbergas]

Yeah, but how does the cruiser run (purr)?

Amazing resto. Seriously. Is this your first cruiser resto?

Drums amazing took her 50 mph down US1 drove very very nice:

actually my 3rd I had a 74, and a 67a few years back, I restore Chevys and VW and got bored of both of them so decided to build another Toyota!

 

[CA71FJ40]

Nice truck! Those windshield hooks will need to be clearanced to be able to swing back far enough to catch the windshield.

I just ran into that clearance issue yesterday. Bought new OEM hooks, but they don't swing far enough to reach the windshield. What's the deal? I thought I got the wrong ones, but they're supposed to fit pretty much all years FJ40. I was thinking about filing the slot (clearance) so they'll work but didn't want to do that if I was going to return them. Is this common? Thanks!

 

[wngrog]

I just ran into that clearance issue yesterday. Bought new OEM hooks, but they don't swing far enough to reach the windshield. What's the deal? I thought I got the wrong ones, but they're supposed to fit pretty much all years FJ40. I was thinking about filing the slot (clearance) so they'll work but didn't want to do that if I was going to return them. Is this common? Thanks!

CCOT sells some that swing all the way

 

[Engineer8000]

I believe they changed when the wipers moved to the bottom. The '73 has these:

But as @wngrog says ccot has the modified later style that will also work.