1973 Toyota FJ40 Build.....Long Road Ahead

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Just had a neighbor stop by, here is the conversation.

Woman: "is that vehicle what you have been building all this time?".

Me: "yes it is"

Woman: "it's the coolest vehicle I've ever seen, my husband and I stop and look at it when we walk the dog, i think we are jealous."


Pretty good compliment coming from a woman....
 
Sully73FJ40 said:
Just had a neighbor stop by, here is the conversation.

Woman: "is that vehicle what you have been building all this time?".

Me: "yes it is"

Woman: "it's the coolest vehicle I've ever seen, my husband and I stop and look at it when we walk the dog, i think we are jealous."


Pretty good compliment coming from a woman....
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Get used to that reaction, everywhere you go. As you'll soon discover, wimmen love old 40's. :grinpimp:
 
Sea Knight said:
Get used to that reaction, everywhere you go. As you'll soon discover, wimmen love old 40's. :grinpimp:
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Lol yea, I already told Amy she better watch out! Of course I was joking with her! The neighbor was so excited when she saw me out there this morning she almost hit me in her Tundra. I've been trying to figure out what is drawing power. I think the new voltage regulator I bought from CC isn't wired up right..
 
Thinking about what I've purchased or had to get over the last year. This can be ignored by the masses but I want to annotate what I've bought or done so I don't forget....

Stock wheels with caps on 33x10.5
Dirt worx swing out spare tire carrier
JTO 8274 front bumper
Antique Autometer gauges
New wiring harness
Pyle Radio
Redline hood shocks
Redline weber snorkel adapter
River Raider off-road air box
AWl_TEQ snorkel
4+ rock sliders
TPI rock sliders
JTO mirrors
Master Brake Cylinder
Clutch Master
Windshield
Windshield frame
Windshield gasket
Windshield wiper motor
New battery
4 inch Hell Creek Springs
Bilstein shocks(smooth ride)
SOR anti-inversion stock length shackles/pins
POR 15 bottom of the tub
Fender bottoms hammer painted
OEM soft top bows(not repro)
OCD top(if ever received)
Aftermarket tailgate
TEQ MUDFLAPS
Taillights
New OEM turn signal switch
New brake lines and clutch lines hard and soft
90% All new bolts gold cad from Dave
New Axle bump stops
Metal Tech Tube Doors
OEM rust free hard doors
2 5 gallon Jerry cans
New hi lift
Quarter panels replaced
Rocker panels replaced
Rear sill replaced
OEM roll bar
Oil pan with gasket
Few other gaskets
Misc OEM crap which I still have in the masses
2 warn 8274s in the works
Rust Bullet Frame
Two 6x9 speakers
Aftermarket gauge panel with LED lights
New headlights
New emblems all around
New side marker lights
Of course new paint
Tune up of course
New tie rod ends
Jump seats
Rear seat belts
New OEM gas tank
All fluids changed
Dashman dash box




Well I think the list is going to go on and on and on and will continue to go on and on and on... Just thought I would do a summary of some of the stuff off the top of my head..

Alright who wants to buy it so I can do it again? Jk but I kind of do want to do it all over again just the next time try to paint it myself.
 
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Dean I haven't forgotten about the pictures you need. I'll take them tomorrow.

In the mean time here are some pics... More lame shots
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apeterson said:
looks great man!!!
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What's up man! Thanks for the compliments! I'm leaving next week to head your way! I'm trying to tie up some loose ends around here but I'm looking forward to the cooler weather. I was looking at Grand Rapids Temp yesterday. It was 38 degrees at noon while it was 90 degrees here. I need some northern coolness in my life!
 
90.... ugh... yea that does not sound wonderful... :-) it has been in the low 30's every night... mostly 60's in the days. which is really nice for us this time of year.
 
apeterson said:
90.... ugh... yea that does not sound wonderful... :-) it has been in the low 30's every night... mostly 60's in the days. which is really nice for us this time of year.
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Yea that's what I'm talking about : )

How's the water levels? I imagine the lakes are low this year due to the lack of snow and the warmer spring.
 
MicahMan said:
Well done! It looks great! Just don't show the wife the list of "Projects" ha ha ha!
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Lol that might work if I had a barn to hide my projects in. However for the time being, there is absolutely no hiding because every time she turns around I have the garage a complete mess and she isn't happy she can't park on her side. So with that said, definitely no hiding!

Current projects

Never ending cruiser project
Re-wiring boat trailer lights
Refreshing a older quad
3 8274 winches

My garage seems to always look like a tornado came thru!
 
When we move north, we have already agreed that it is a must that I have somewhere to park the two boats, 4 quads, the 2 cruisers(not to include the parts cruiser) and all the misc crap I have that I buy for future projects that I seem to never get around too.

I have so much crap that I have stuff in Colorado, storage unit in North Carolina, and crap spread over my parents house, best friends house, and grandparents house in Indiana.

It's ridiculous I know, but my thought was I'd have the stuff moved from Colorado to Texas already. I thought I was going back to North Carolina for the military so I left a storage unit of stuff there since that was going to be where I was suppose to PCS to. I thought I'd end back up in Indiana when it was all said and done so I left a majority of items there. I guess my theories were blown out of the water and now I'm spread across the US. Sometime I'll get it all in one location but no rush!

I know one thing, when that time comes its going to be a great garage sale!

So there is a barn and a little spread of land in my future as long as I don't have to give any organs for it.
 
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DeanP said:
Yep that looks great, I hope mine turns out half as good
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I'm sure it will mate!
 
Dean,

I completely forgot about the brake lines... chris if your reading this and bored will you take some pics of your brake lines for Dean. Feel free to post them here. I'm in Minnesota now and the weather is great! The walleye opener is this coming weekend and looking forward to it.
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Here's a picture of the cruiser and I the day before I left
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So what do you think this cruiser might be worth on the market? I hate to say it but I am thinking about starting another project however not until probably Jan 1. With that said, this one will have to be sold if so because I honestly don't have the room. I'd appreciate the honest input!
 
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