BJ49 Farm Truck.

[Deny]

Hi All,

Before you get too excited, no this is not an original truck, no this thread is not going to move any faster then my glacier paced work truck thread, which the title of that thread should probably be changed to wifes future farrier truck Anyway here is my explanation of the BJ49: FJ40 body + BJ60 drivetrain - part of tub + frame length and + dual rear tires. I am just really excited about getting this going as I have constantly beaked about Old School is best, but I don't walk the walk, so I am going to try to make this my daily driver as I miss daily driving a 40 and I am even going to try to drive it through winter! -40 here I come (although I might opt to my new school 2000 dodge 3500 for those really cold days).

Here is the rough plan, and note this year is only get it to BJ42 level, the chop and other things will get done over the next few years as I find the time and mostly after I finish the mine truck:
Step 1 - drag bj60 carcus to Dan in Kamloops to put it into a FJ40 frame and body. Done (just as covid was hitting the fan )
Step 2 - get a few things completed up here and pull axles from Blue 42 for temp use while I build new sprung over axles using 60 axles. Mostly done, and have to haul them down to Kamloops
Step 3 - Dan getting 40 drivable with 3b drivetrain - starting on it now
Step 4 - Drive for while possibly build front deer bumper
Step 5 - Chop tub, extend frame, install wider axles so I can run dually in rear with the adapters I already got and the 36 militaries I already bought when I first dreamed up this idea last winter and Dan agreed to take on step 3
Step 6 - turbo, intercooler. and modify deck to be dump (stealing this and airbags from mine truck build I think)
Step 7 - enjoy as a farm truck/daily driver as I was finding I have spent too much and get upset driving my dodge around town and banging up on the farm with simple tasks that don't require huge horsepower and rolling coal

Here are current pics and a few trucks that have inspired this build:

 

[Deny]

Here are a few more inspirations and a few things I have been working on all summer while it's been raining

 

[Deny]

And a final few of where I am currently at. Dan said he has pulled both trucks apart and is currently staring to put engine into 40. Hoping to be done cleaning up my axles by end of summer and Dan to be done in fall sometime so I can start driving it to work!

 

[BC40]

was wondering if there'd be a build thread. planning for a stock sized 45 cab then? didn't try to talk Jim out of his future project as a base for this build?

 

[Deny]

Yeah, just thought I should document things just so I have timelines written down and I can go back to see when I did what, sort of like how I can see how long I’ve been working on the mine truck plus every now and then I’ll scroll through a thread to see how the truck changed like my 42 thread or the wagon. Whereas my photos I take just get lost on some Zip disk.
I’ll probably build a slightly larger cab so that it’s comfy for my long legs, but it’s not going to be a long distance driver so doesn’t have to be super comfy. It won’t be much bigger cab but 2-4 inches bigger then 45 cab?

 

[Deny]

Finished Step two and got the parts down to Dan, while he had the 3b mocked up, then sandblasted the frame when I was dropping things off a couple weeks ago. Progress!

 

[Deny]

here are a couple pics Dan sent a few weeks before I dropped things off and before the tub got pulled and frame blasted:

 

[Deny]

So Dan has been sending the odd pic over the year, so I thought I would share as he is getting close to being done.

 

[Deny]

Can't wait to see this thing in person and start driving it around

 

[Deny]

Well, Dan finished up and I got the truck home this weekend, super pumped, thanks Dan for a good start to my Farm truck build! Note the hard top colour is off because HomeHardware ran out of the colour in most stores in BC, but I did have my father inlaw pick up some in Alberta for me to get it all one colour eventually Just a few small things to do, but should be ready for daily driving soon

 

[AJAEbj42]

Looking good! I just picked up a BJ60 (see my sig line); needs to mechanical TLC but it's got a lot of good bones!

 

[Deny]

Nice Rob, what's the plan with the 60?

 

[AJAEbj42]

Repair (not restore) it to factory. Holy cow, it's been a year since I checked this thread!? YIKES!! Almost done, just a new E-brake cable, and I've got an exhaust/turbo leak at 2500 RPM I need to sort out.

Did you use part of my old orange tub in your build? I was looking through the thread and saw what looked like my old tub patch panels (never seen them off before LOL) Funny where these parts end up.


Got an update on the farm truck? @Deny

 

[Deny]

Well currently on step 4, been driving it around a bunch, working bugs out, and now in the shop for deer bumper build. Started with 8274 from the wagon and about $200 worth of metal. The channel bumper was bent up at a local welding shop, while the rest was done with my angle grinder, chop saw, and welder.

 

[Deny]

So the bumper part resembles my bumper on old blue, the deer protection is going to be similar to the old school arb, just with my own personal twist I’ve been thinking about for years.

 

[Deny]

Oh and Rob, missed your questions from back in the day, yes I used the aluminum rear skins from your tub and the front clip. That’s all I got done so far, hoping to finish it up in the next few weeks, although might be tough if I’m working 12’s for the next while.

 

[Deny]

A little Friday night fabrication. I used a hole saw to notch the pieces attaching to the outer tube, then made a jig to keep it strait. And believe me, the bumper is strait, the body is a little leaning to the drivers side.

 

[Deny]

Well, work cancelled on me today, so I got a full day on the bumper and I finished it up, turned out pretty good, now just paint and mount 8274.

 

[AJAEbj42]

Looking really good!

 

[Deny]

Thanks Rob