I've had a couple of almost twin 1963 FJ45 fixed tops stored for several years. Drug them out recently, and I'm putting one back stock and I'll be setting it free later this year. The other truck which I always though was a whole lot rougher and rustier actually has turned out to be very solid.
My initial plan was to build it our rat rod style using things around the shop and powering it with something to piss off the purists (turbo LS, M57, Turbo 1UZ, etc) and build it on 1 tons to drive back and forth to car shows and maybe some trails here and there.
Then I decided to build it in a fashion that would work for something like Ultimate Adventure with quite a few more road miles.
Now that I've messed with it some (Power steering, installed later model firewall, front disk axle, rear fullfloater) and realized its pretty rust free I'm quite tempted to just throw a 2F in it and get it driving and possibly let it go as well.
Anyone have feedback or suggestions? I know if I do build it cab space will be scarce, but I've already lowered the steering wheel and was planning on low profile suspension seats.
My initial plan was to build it our rat rod style using things around the shop and powering it with something to piss off the purists (turbo LS, M57, Turbo 1UZ, etc) and build it on 1 tons to drive back and forth to car shows and maybe some trails here and there.
Then I decided to build it in a fashion that would work for something like Ultimate Adventure with quite a few more road miles.
Now that I've messed with it some (Power steering, installed later model firewall, front disk axle, rear fullfloater) and realized its pretty rust free I'm quite tempted to just throw a 2F in it and get it driving and possibly let it go as well.
Anyone have feedback or suggestions? I know if I do build it cab space will be scarce, but I've already lowered the steering wheel and was planning on low profile suspension seats.