Been thinking

[green40]

doesn't happen often. Might take the 40 in this direction.
Really do like that it's different. Plus I've smashed my rear
corners up pretty well.

 

[Leaping Deer]

45's are over rated. Is it me or does that look like a swb 45? I'm thinking that you would have strech the frame.

I know there is a guy that did this on a 40 chassis and it looks like the tires are really close to the cab.

 

[Leaping Deer]

Here is the link I was thinking https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/298732-40-45-mutt-6.html

 

[rain76king]

I like it alot.

 

[high country cruiser]

O.K.

YouTube - The Captain In The Garden

This is Capt. Rick from Conn./ Tom (Krazy FJ's) friend

 

[green40]

45's are over rated. Is it me or does that look like a swb 45? I'm thinking that you would have strech the frame.

I know there is a guy that did this on a 40 chassis and it looks like the tires are really close to the cab.

Longer springs in the rear and flipped looking at about 104 or so for a wheelbase. About a 4'
bed in the back. Would just have to stretch the frame about 14".
Still in the thinking stage. (been about a year now.)

 

[green40]

YouTube - The Captain In The Garden

This is Capt. Rick from Conn./ Tom (Krazy FJ's) friend

Love it! Picture that with 4-6 more inches of wheel base then put a bed on the back like the one on the mini truck in the background. Need to have the rear wheels covered to keep it street legal.

 

[Gus]

Love it! Picture that with 4-6 more inches of wheel base then put a bed on the back like the one on the mini truck in the background. Need to have the rear wheels covered to keep it street legal.

That would be a pretty cool set up, very functional, minimal sheet metal to crunch(especially with doors and top removed). I like the flat bed idea, just enough space for trail spares, spare tire, tools and maybe a cooler. Would you use a reproduction 45 tub or convert the 40 tub?

 

[green40]

That would be a pretty cool set up, very functional, minimal sheet metal to crunch(especially with doors and top removed). I like the flat bed idea, just enough space for trail spares, spare tire, tools and maybe a cooler. Would you use a reproduction 45 tub or convert the 40 tub?

Convert the 40, that way I can make it a bit larger, practice fabricating and most important, spend less $!

 

[rapovt]

lets see.... cold winter nite... a couple of beers..... surfing on mud..... what can I do to the cruiser....
better have another homebrew

 

[Leaping Deer]

Convert the 40, that way I can make it a bit larger, practice fabricating and most important, spend less $!

Thats a really good idea. I love the 45 but the cab can be a little cramped at times.

 

[Wrench]

lets see.... cold winter nite... a couple of beers..... surfing on mud..... what can I do to the cruiser....
better have another homebrew

Bingo!

 

[vtcruiser60]

Why not just buy a mini-truck?

 

[green40]

Why not just buy a mini-truck?

Cause I've got a smashed up 40!
Its not like I'd be cutting up a pristine resto-rig.
Just getting closer to a truggy.

 

[Loose Nut]

(Why not just buy a mini truck)

Don't mean to dis anyone, but..... There's just something in the 40, 45, etc. series that you just don't get in a mini, an FJ C, a Forerunner, a jeep, or any later LC. Thats not to say that (most of) those aren't great vehicles just not the same.