i hope this is in the right place, if not, please let me know
so without further a due, ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome 60Bob.
Quick rundown, iv always had a bit of a soft spot for the old 60 series.
My dad bought an FJ back in 04,1985 model, all white, petrol/lgp, duel locked, 2" body, bar work and winch
the first mod was a set of chrome hub caps and a dash mat.
then it was down the backyard to add a bit of colour
not to long after this it got a SPOA and some 35s, she was big
but then along came the 37" mtr's
After competing in Nissan Trails and then damaging the rear end on a trip to Winch Break Pass,
It was decided that the 60 had just too much overhang on the rear, and as the body was cancer ridden, the hunt for a new body began.
this is an early photochop before we even thought about bobbing it, i was just playing around
We settled on a 1985, silver diesel G-pack with a bottom end noise, leaking injector pump and rust free body! rare find
*********insert pix*********
soon there after the rear end was stripped out, leaveing only a bare shell, and then with some carefull measuring and marking by Hypo, the first cuts where made (this was the point of no return, once a 9 inch cuts thru the turret, the isnt much that you can do.
the plan was to have the body chop done and dusted on the June long weekend 05, Clearly that didnt happen..LOL
the other plan was to swap the petrol and LPG system over in to the 'new' 60, again that didnt happen.
So for almost 4 years 60Bob has been in a coma in my dads shed.
about 5 months ago, on the way to work i saw an 89 model 60, that a guy had bought, just to use the drivers side rear 1/4, diffs doors and driveline, i dropped in chatted for a while ans soon landed myself a donor motor and duel headlights.. *bling bling*
with the help of Layto and my mate Derwin, we had the old motor out and new motor in, in a few hours
'New' motor in
and the fabbed up fuel tank, just to make sure she runs... ok well runs and to do a few laps of the back yard
this is how she looks right now
so without further a due, ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome 60Bob.
Quick rundown, iv always had a bit of a soft spot for the old 60 series.
My dad bought an FJ back in 04,1985 model, all white, petrol/lgp, duel locked, 2" body, bar work and winch
the first mod was a set of chrome hub caps and a dash mat.
then it was down the backyard to add a bit of colour
not to long after this it got a SPOA and some 35s, she was big
but then along came the 37" mtr's
After competing in Nissan Trails and then damaging the rear end on a trip to Winch Break Pass,
It was decided that the 60 had just too much overhang on the rear, and as the body was cancer ridden, the hunt for a new body began.
this is an early photochop before we even thought about bobbing it, i was just playing around
We settled on a 1985, silver diesel G-pack with a bottom end noise, leaking injector pump and rust free body! rare find
*********insert pix*********
soon there after the rear end was stripped out, leaveing only a bare shell, and then with some carefull measuring and marking by Hypo, the first cuts where made (this was the point of no return, once a 9 inch cuts thru the turret, the isnt much that you can do.
the plan was to have the body chop done and dusted on the June long weekend 05, Clearly that didnt happen..LOL
the other plan was to swap the petrol and LPG system over in to the 'new' 60, again that didnt happen.
So for almost 4 years 60Bob has been in a coma in my dads shed.
about 5 months ago, on the way to work i saw an 89 model 60, that a guy had bought, just to use the drivers side rear 1/4, diffs doors and driveline, i dropped in chatted for a while ans soon landed myself a donor motor and duel headlights.. *bling bling*
with the help of Layto and my mate Derwin, we had the old motor out and new motor in, in a few hours
'New' motor in
and the fabbed up fuel tank, just to make sure she runs... ok well runs and to do a few laps of the back yard
this is how she looks right now
them! i like it.
