most of what I see does say FST ... but... an odd thing... there are no holes for the common fasteners along the lip for the vinyl to attach?
Were the quarters redone? Filled in?
Were the quarters redone? Filled in?
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Actually got it for several "K" less than we expected. The 40 has been on the market for 6 months and we were the first ones to come look at it. He originally started out at $16 and had dropped it to 12.5 by the time we saw it. Figured $10 would get it. Once we called out the rust on the passenger floor board and he stated we were the first to look at it since it went up for sale, Kevin's made what we felt was a fair offer. Obviously we were not certain it was a real FST. Blind luck is the bottom line.Is that original paint? I think if you got that for $10-$12K you got a steal! FYI - if you like the color of your upholstery and want headrests I went to a car upholstery place and he matched the color perfectly for me.
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No idea Johnny. It has been repainted and we have not looked too hard for things like that. Great call out and we will see what we can find. Do you have a picture of what they would look like? Thanks.
Would still like to see the B pillar. Did someone add earlier doors or use the ambulance door catch to use these doors on a later tub.
This makes no sense to me at. Same suspension for both vehicles so gross vehicle weight would think be the same. Net weight would be lighter with a soft top and cargo capacity should increase on the soft to equal the same gross vehicle weight. Not arguing that these are incorrect just doesn't make sense unless Toyota used different or springs between two models. But because the difference is so little doubt they did.
I know I have a picture of my 10/75 FJ40 hard top A pillar tag. Curious how it compares.
I agree. Here's some earlier plates that show different ratings than the 1975s, but still a difference between fst and hardtop.
7311 fst
7311 hardtop
The plate changed in September 1975 and includes different rating values.
found the picture over all GVWR is 4885. front axle GVWR is 3195 and rear axle GVWR is 3195.
That's a increase over both models with a thousand pound increase on the front axle over both. Would be curious if other 76 models had this huge increase.
Back in 2003 the feds had a huge tax break for vehicles bought for business that I believe the GVWR was over 5,400 pounds. Tried buying a new Sequoia in January 04 and there was no selection because all were already soldt including those that had not made it to the dealer yet being pre paid for to take advantage of the tax break. The 4runner didn't qualify but the Lexus GX470 did. Not sure how it was handled but Toyota later lowered the GVWR on the GX470 which makes sense because it shares the same chassis as the 4Runner. Because of that I wonder how they really come up with these ratings. Emissions texting isn't done by the government but a suppose independent party paid by the manufacturer.
Just seen your post it's crazy how they come up with these numbers. should have a picture of my 70 FHT and can look at my 73 FST.
That's a increase over both models with a thousand pound increase on the front axle over both. Would be curious if other 76 models had this huge increase.
Back in 2003 the feds had a huge tax break for vehicles bought for business that I believe the GVWR was over 5,400 pounds. Tried buying a new Sequoia in January 04 and there was no selection because all were already soldt including those that had not made it to the dealer yet being pre paid for to take advantage of the tax break. The 4runner didn't qualify but the Lexus GX470 did. Not sure how it was handled but Toyota later lowered the GVWR on the GX470 which makes sense because it shares the same chassis as the 4Runner. Because of that I wonder how they really come up with these ratings. Emissions texting isn't done by the government but a suppose independent party paid by the manufacturer.
Just seen your post it's crazy how they come up with these numbers. should have a picture of my 70 FHT and can look at my 73 FST.
Checked the picture of my 10/69 and there are no rating listed on the A pillar tag.
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you can definitely see where they filled in the holes for the fasteners.Pic:
Up along the tub lip... there should be holes for where the common fasteners went aka twist things
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Thank you, that is the earlier style B pillar designed to work with the doors on it now. Hard tops had the later doors starting 1/75.
Am I seeing a broken bolt in the first hole behind the B pillar? If so probably had a hard top (not from the factory) on it at one time. When I purchased my 73 FST it had a 72 hard top and doors on it. Lucky it included the original bows and soft doors.
Am I seeing a broken bolt in the first hole behind the B pillar? If so probably had a hard top (not from the factory) on it at one time. When I purchased my 73 FST it had a 72 hard top and doors on it. Lucky it included the original bows and soft doors.
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Good eye. Just checked again and there were a couple broken off.
If you do decide to run a factory soft top on keep in mind that there are two different types depending on which doors you run. The Real Steel bows the B pillar is straight while the Paki bows the B pillar is angled. If you plan on running the current hard doors match sure they match. Some say they is a date change I believe it's wether your running hard or soft doors. Most markets soft tops came with hard doors.
I just checked (took a bit more time then I would have liked lol)
And MrT did in fact use the earlier panels that used the older latches till 9/75
You you have one of the very last old type latches put on a cruiser from the factory (at least here in USA)
Part number 61310-90302 was used on all fj40's till 12/74
And continued to be used from 1/75-9/75 fj40 TP (tp is tarpaulin aka soft top)
And MrT did in fact use the earlier panels that used the older latches till 9/75
You you have one of the very last old type latches put on a cruiser from the factory (at least here in USA)
Part number 61310-90302 was used on all fj40's till 12/74
And continued to be used from 1/75-9/75 fj40 TP (tp is tarpaulin aka soft top)
Don't forget Monroy. @fl4031003 was key to your search on the 40
Don't forget @CaptClose whose best friend's sister's boyfriend brother's girlfriend, knows the guy who saw a girl that introduced him to (also don't forget) @davelovesfjs who sniffed out this gem and was going to buy it but @CaptClose mentioned that the 60 is more practical, and then took him to the cruiser barn of @CenTXFJ60 who mentioned a certain recently orphaned FJ40 who's younger brother was just adopted that also needed a loving home...
Anyway... congrats KJ! That's a sweet 40 you picked up.
I had a 65 FST and kept the door hinges from the soft doors. I'm debating on using them with my hard doors since they weigh considerably more than the soft doors. Can you tell if the hinges are original to the hard doors or did someone swap them over from soft doors? Are the hinges handling the weight of the hard doors okay?