SO i just finished tearing down my 1 owner 1971 Cruiser I purchased on a vacation to Denver. The original owner had decided to mod the exhaust with headers and a 307 gm motor that wouldnt run over 50mph. I also found a reserve gas tank under the car he had welded in at some point. I think he was doing some trail riding in the rockies. I have brought this thing to tennessee and want to make it a daily driver....i live eight minutes from work. The rear seal is rusteout and also the driverside floor and the right quarter panel where the tire carrier attatches. I am gonna document the full build with pics for this site and will def. have a million questions about puting this machine back together! I just picked up a sand blaster today and gonna do the frame this week. Want to get any reviews from real steel cruisers parts as i need some replacement pieces for the rusted ones. Also since i never started with an original motor im thinking of going diesel since i would get more power and better milage, really want to put a toyota version in so any suggestions would be greatly appreciatted and needed. Was looking at a international but the are kinda pricey....and lots of locals have suggested a cummins but think sticking with yota makes most sense. Thanks in advance for all the help and love this site. Will be back this week with frame pics...
71 Complete Rebuild!? This should be fun...
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A few pics......
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Sandblaster should be in today...first try with this machine. Anyone recommend por15 for frame?
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Any suggestions on motors that could be easily used in my rebuild? I currently do not have one...but need to make a decision to put my frame work in.
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Thanks @mschliebs thats a nice looking frame. Project Moose40 is underway and still in search of the right motor. Thought i would get a better response on here from some of the more knowledgeable fj40 peeps...but i will keep searching the site for valuable info.
Love it everytime I see a 40 I want it.
My build started off in far worse shape good luck
My build started off in far worse shape good luck
