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This is an initial posting of my FJ40. I may sell it as-is, or I may put the final push on to "finish" it. Either way the price will be appropriate to it's condition at the time... I will decide based on response I get here and other factors.
I have owned this truck for 10 years or so - well, at least I have owned the frame/title for 10 years... most of the rest of the truck has come to me since that initial purchase.
I built this to look like an older 40 (split hood, older style doors, bib with parking lights, round fender turn signals, one-piece tailgate, windshield with top wipers, OEM FST bows and top) but with the "modern" underpinnings of a '78 cruiser. (Down below is a list of what has been done, added, modified etc.)
I have had this insured, inspected and registered and on the road for about a year now. It is legal and safe to drive... but it is not DONE done. It starts right up and runs/idles and goes and stops fine. It has MAYBE 500 miles on it since it was back on the road. It was daily driven 25 miles/day for a couple of weeks recently by a friend of mine that needed a loaner to get to back and forth to work.. he reported it worked well.
The GOOD
What is included, has been done:
- 1978 FJ40
- Second gen Aqualu 3/4 tub
- Tub off: frame hand scraped, sanded, primed and painted
- Cowl removed derusted (surface only) and primed & painted in and out
- OEM one piece tailgate (needs sand and paint - no rust)
- Early split hood with chrome strip
- Early bib with new OEM parking lights
- Rust free fenders with new OEM turn signal lights
- Early windshield with top mount working wipers
- Custom top half ambulance doors to go with the tailgate
- Bestop rear fold/tumble seat
- Left and right side OEM plate style tire carriers
- Hardtop with the small flip out windows
- Early hard doors
- Second set of early hard doors to fab into 1/2 doors
- Aluminum diamond plate 1/2 doors
- New OCD OEM style soft top (brand new, top grade fabric)
- OEM soft doors
- New MetalTech Family cage with frame tie ins
- New "Hell for Stout" CCOT 8274 bumper
- Celica seats
- Rebuilt heater
- 1979 2F desmogged, resealed, regasketed
- Carb rebuilt by Jim Chenoweth
- Large style distributor with “dented” side cover w/new OEM gasket
- H55f 5 speed w/shifter
- 5 speed glove box plate
- Split Transfer case (rebuilt with OEM parts)
- Rear springs were flipped to allow for the longer trans/transfer, rear wheel wells were opened up rearward to keep the wheel centered in them
- New OEM clutch, OEM pilot and throw out bearings
- New OEM manifold gasket
- New OEM valve cover gasket
- New OEM front and rear main seals
- 1982 FJ40 rear axle with stock parking brake mechanism
- New parking brake cable
- Late FJ40 parking brake lever mounted to trans cover
- New OEM gas tank
- New OEM early round turn signals
- New springs approx 4” lift
- New 4+ U bolt flip kit installed on all 4 corners
- OEM wheels with new OEM hubcaps (5)
- New 33” BFG 33x9.50 AT/KOs (5)
- DB front OEM rebuilt, brake parts, upgraded/rebuilt to large pattern (FJ62) knuckles
- Rebuilt calipers, new OEM rotors
- ARP hub studs
- Heavy duty knuckle ball wipers and rings
- Knuckles rebuilt with new OEM knuckle studs and all OEM bearings etc
- Rear new OEM brake shoes
- New OEM axle seals rear
- Heavy duty relay rod (4+) to manual Saginaw steering box w/1 ton end at Pitman
- AISIN locking hubs
- Longfield (Bobby Long version) Birfields and shafts
- Marlin heavy duty/double axle seals front
- Diffs: Rebuilt with new 4.56 gear & ARB air lockers front and rear
- New Headlight upgrade harness (direct from battery)
- Headlight upgraded to New H4 bulb enclosures
- Saginaw pump and PS box
- "Upgrade" 1992 Supra seats installed
- OEM one-piece rust free tailgate sanded/painted to match truck.
- Half barn doors sanded/painted, new OEM lock installed.
- Doors adjusted to improve alignment. New OEM door lock installed
- Front winch mount bumper installed
- Mounted WS hinge sideview mirrors
- Mounted spare tire carrier and latch
- Hooked up speedo cable
The Bad:
Things it needs/should be wrapped up that I already have parts for:
- Front driveshaft (I have a shaft that could be length modified to fit).
- FST bow (not repros) need to be fixed (there is a bend in one cross bow - I have a spare piece to cut/weld in), "B" pillar needs a spot weld.
- FST bows need sand/paint.
- FST bows need to be installed. (probably not an issue, I just have not done it yet)
- Bedliner/paint inside of tub from the seats back.
- Install Saginaw PS (it has Saginaw manual steering from the PO so this should be simple)
- Install Bestop rear fold/tumble seat (optional but it is on MY list).
- Install anti-inversion shackles on rear springs.
- Install caster shims in front (steering is a little twitchy)
- Install hood strut/pistons
- Clean glass all around (has some overspray and old window tint from the PO)
- Paint wheels (they are in primer now)
- Install new weatherstrip on doors (I have a bunch of new OEM pieces)
- Weld in cage frame tie-ins
- Install proper fuel tank vapor separator
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I'm sure there is more info to share and I'm sure there are lots of questions so please ask...
PRICE AS-IS: (with the adjusted list of what has been done and not done) plus the parts mentioned above: $22,000
Let's talk if you don't want the ARB, soft top or some of the other parts as yet uninstalled.
Price DONE DONE: not sure but I'm thinking I will finish it, spiff it up and take it out to the (wealthy summer playground) Hamptons in the spring and put a $26,000 price on it.
Located on Long Island, NY - I have a trailer and could probably deliver it for some negotiated price that would probably be less than a transport company.
Going to the Yankee Toys Fall Gathering this week but I will post current pics in the next few days.
A sort-of build thread with some older pics is here:
FJ40... progress
Mark
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