- Location
- United States
Overview:
I bought this cruiser in ~1991 and, like many, went through a series of mods towards more extreme wheeling. My first trip to GSMTR I pulled a trailer behind this 40 and on my last trip four years ago, it was on a trailer. I have run every trail challenge that GSMTR had to offer as well as runs around the Midwest and South Dakota. On my last trip to GSMTR, I had a rollover that caused most of the current body dents that this cruiser currently sports.
Because of the trail rash, this FJ40 is not beautiful but rust is not an issue. I put on an early Gen 1 Aqualu body tub and replaced any other parts that had shown rust.
Pros:
58,000 miles on original 2F engine.
TBI Conversion (Affordable Fuel Injection harness/chip, SpaceGhost adapter)
- extra ECM with Howell chip
DUI HEI Distributor
36 x 12.50 Swamper SX tires (90+% tread)
Warn 8274 winch
ARB Air Locker (front)
Springover axle conversion
SM420 tranny, T-case from 3-speed, twin stick shifters
Full floating, 1-ton rear end from FJ45 (welded)
York air compressor for on-board air (ARB + reserve tank with quick release fitting)
Saginaw PS
Rear mounted "Semi" type storage box
1st Generation Aqualu aluminum tub
Seats - Toyota Supra
Steering Wheel/Column - Toyota Mini-truck
Cons:
Body - rollover on my last GSMTR trip 4 years ago. Replaced windshield and frame, but there are still a lot of dents in the hood, fenders, body... Since this cruiser is built for off-road, I would just knock things close to normal and go on. No real rust issues. The custom roll cage has a slight tilt to the right from this same rollover.
Shimmy - I am getting a shimmy at around 55 mph. I suspect the right, rear tire/wheel has a bent rim and severely out of balance, but being 5,000 miles away I really haven't been able to chase it down.
No roof/doors. There is a new bikini top, but I only use this cruiser off-road.
Extras:
Numerous extras are available and negotiable. Besides the mentioned extra ECM and chip, I can throw in an old Windows 95 laptop (don't laugh - it runs the PROM burner) and a PROM burner that works for the ECM PROMs. I also have a stock 4-speed tranny and t-case + plenty of other parts....
Price/Location:
$6,500
Bloomington, Indiana
Please contact me through email from my mud profile. I check email 10+ times per day, but am not as reliable on PMs. I am now on the east coast where my wife is stationed. My cruiser is in a garage I rent in Bloomington, IN and is right next to my brother's house. He has keys, title...
I bought this cruiser in ~1991 and, like many, went through a series of mods towards more extreme wheeling. My first trip to GSMTR I pulled a trailer behind this 40 and on my last trip four years ago, it was on a trailer. I have run every trail challenge that GSMTR had to offer as well as runs around the Midwest and South Dakota. On my last trip to GSMTR, I had a rollover that caused most of the current body dents that this cruiser currently sports.
Because of the trail rash, this FJ40 is not beautiful but rust is not an issue. I put on an early Gen 1 Aqualu body tub and replaced any other parts that had shown rust.
Pros:
58,000 miles on original 2F engine.
TBI Conversion (Affordable Fuel Injection harness/chip, SpaceGhost adapter)
- extra ECM with Howell chip
DUI HEI Distributor
36 x 12.50 Swamper SX tires (90+% tread)
Warn 8274 winch
ARB Air Locker (front)
Springover axle conversion
SM420 tranny, T-case from 3-speed, twin stick shifters
Full floating, 1-ton rear end from FJ45 (welded)
York air compressor for on-board air (ARB + reserve tank with quick release fitting)
Saginaw PS
Rear mounted "Semi" type storage box
1st Generation Aqualu aluminum tub
Seats - Toyota Supra
Steering Wheel/Column - Toyota Mini-truck
Cons:
Body - rollover on my last GSMTR trip 4 years ago. Replaced windshield and frame, but there are still a lot of dents in the hood, fenders, body... Since this cruiser is built for off-road, I would just knock things close to normal and go on. No real rust issues. The custom roll cage has a slight tilt to the right from this same rollover.
Shimmy - I am getting a shimmy at around 55 mph. I suspect the right, rear tire/wheel has a bent rim and severely out of balance, but being 5,000 miles away I really haven't been able to chase it down.
No roof/doors. There is a new bikini top, but I only use this cruiser off-road.
Extras:
Numerous extras are available and negotiable. Besides the mentioned extra ECM and chip, I can throw in an old Windows 95 laptop (don't laugh - it runs the PROM burner) and a PROM burner that works for the ECM PROMs. I also have a stock 4-speed tranny and t-case + plenty of other parts....
Price/Location:
$6,500
Bloomington, Indiana
Please contact me through email from my mud profile. I check email 10+ times per day, but am not as reliable on PMs. I am now on the east coast where my wife is stationed. My cruiser is in a garage I rent in Bloomington, IN and is right next to my brother's house. He has keys, title...
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