D'animal 1970 FJ40 Landcruiser

[D'Animal]

I'm hoping to take the rig to Calico the weekend before the Bakersfield LandCruiser Rally.

Don't know if I'm going to Bakersfield and if I go, I don't know which rig to take.

 

[Rigger]

Dan, this is a great thread! Keep the pics coming! Great to see this old iron coming back to life!

 

[3_puppies]

Dan, might be able to help you with the steering wheel if you still need one. Paul

 

[D'Animal]

I think I need a "Big" spline one. It is very hard to count the 30splines.

I will get the OD of the splines.

Dan, might be able to help you with the steering wheel if you still need one. Paul

Let me know if you want to trade something.


Dan

 

[D'Animal]

This rig is actually in better shape than most of the rigs I see on the road. I could not see it going to waste being chopped up or ending up as a building platform for an ICON.

Dan, this is a great thread! Keep the pics coming! Great to see this old iron coming back to life!

I'm hoping to make it my daily driver/parts runner truck on the weekends.


This is also a practice build, something closer to stock than anything I have done in the past. Once I improve my skills and flatten out a few learning curves, I will be starting on the restoration of my 1962 FJ 40.

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

This rig is actually in better shape than most of the rigs I see on the road. I could not see it going to waste being chopped up or ending up as a building platform for an ICON.




I'm hoping to make it my daily driver/parts runner truck on the weekends.


This is also a practice build, something closer to stock than anything I have done in the past. Once I improve my skills and flatten out a few learning curves, I will be starting on the restoration of my 1962 FJ 40.

Sounds like a plan Dan...but, to be fair, I knew the moment you drove up to pick up the '62 that it would be in good hands once you start doing that true restoration to it

 

[piecemeal]

That is the largest air cleaner housing I have EVER seen on the chevy V8!!

 

[D'Animal]

Every post should start "I drilled the broken bolts out and then"....... LOL


I removed the fender, mounted the battery tray and ran the brakes lines and put a clutch line on it that reached the passenger side.

 

[D'Animal]

Installed a windshield frame and started working on the dash. Changed the glove box cover to one that does not have a funky latch on it and has the correct shift pattern.

 

[D'Animal]

Installed the old school roll bar.

 

[D'Animal]

Rear side marker lights installed.

 

[D'Animal]

SunShade installed.

 

[Assassin]

this project is coming along GREAT~~~~!!!!!!

 

[D'Animal]

I found these while digging for some parts. They will go on my 1962.


I also found out there are a few different heights of the brackets. :whoops:

 

[D'Animal]

These were mounted in the late 1969 early 1970 rig.

If you look close under the word Front you can see 1969 printed.

 

[D'Animal]

Swapped out radiator support for a better one. Installed the fan shroud.

Use a hammer and an Anvil and an 8" vise and straighted out a Bib and got it installed.

Installed my spare windshield in the gasket but the temperature dropped about 20 degrees and my windshield installing partner already went into the house for the evening to start dinner. Frame is cleaned and ready to install the windshield.

 

[ToyotaDon]

Rusty bolts!

PB Blaster is your friend. LOL

This is looking good, Dan. I'll have to get out there and see it in person soon.

 

[Combat Chuck]

this is such an awesome build!

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

I don't want to insult anyone....but this rig will turn out better than many of the 40s I have seen ...looking good Dan

 

[antFJ]

I don't want to insult anyone....but this rig will turn out better than many of the 40s I have seen ...looking good Dan

hahaha ^^^ good paint isn't everything.. most think it is. love the build