Another April's Fool (1 Viewer)

[juane]

Except this is for real:
Yesterday, in downtown Salida I saw a 40, packed to the gills with bikes, kayaks, skis and all other manner of Colorado toys.
A rather unremarkable looking rig - nice condition, but then, what is that hanging below the front end?
Huh? By golly. It's an IFS!
As I was driving by I could only take a glance, but it looked all the world like a Taco setup with rack and pinion steering

If I see the rig again I will take a closer look - torsion bars? Frame-mounted differential? Transfer case?

Imagine converting a 40 to IFS!

 

[BionicCruiser]

Sacrilege! maybe a taco or FJCruiser with a 40 body?

 

[Cruisergreg]

Sacrilege! maybe a taco or FJCruiser with a 40 body?

Still would have to shorten the frame to match a 40 weheel base. Lotta work just in that.

Who knows what motivations people have when "personalizing" a vehicle. I still "swear" I saw an 80 on sprung over leaf springs one early year at Cruise Moab.

 

[TroutRunner]

Wouldn't it be easier to stretch the FJ40 body with some more sheet metal than do the frame and drivetrain changes if putting a body on a frame?

G

 

[2manycruisers]

I think it would be much easier to shorten a frame for the body than vice versa. And way too hard to mount IFS on a leaf spring frame.

I hope you see it again, would be interesting.