Hi all - Inspired (and daunted) by Destin's build 
I thought I would put mine up. It has been on the go for about two years or so now and hopefully will be completed to reasonable level within the next six month as it needs to make way at the Panel Shop for my 25. I hope everyone enjoys what I put up and hope you can help me with originality and know how. I don't have much idea in regards to rebuilding lego cars let alone forty series, and will welcome any assistance. As with most I hope this is the approriate place for but reading what is in this section I'd like to leave it here as the comments and know how have been great on other threads.
Most of it is being done by people with way more knowledge than me but I keep a hand in scouring for parts and the touches that tradesman look at you and say - "It would be cheaper and easier for you to do".... or in English "I really don't want to do that".... I'll try to post a bit at a time over the coming nights and months, but don't hesitate with request for me to adds pics or suggest things you's like to see.
Cheers Dobster
So first some background.
The 1976 FJ40 in my Avatar was my first vehicle and no there is not a hope in **** I could jump that high now (Photo is about 20 years ago). I have had a 4x4 of some sort with only one minor deviation off the cruiser list being a Mitsubishi Pajero. I drove the 76 around Australia in 1989 for a year and have some pics of it doing some awesome river crossings and carrying anything and everything on the bullbar.
20 years on I end up with major back surgery and while lying flat on my back with a laptop and not much else to do, I think that a great addition to my hundred series would be an old 40 or even a 25. Obviously the 25s are scarce - but after many weeks and hours on the internet I find this fairly original 1965 40.
It has been in the same family all its life living in NSW and used on a farm. The son moved to Queensland, has a couple of others and needed to make way for newer vehicles. I have it checked out and all reports come back with the thumbs up as far as it runs, oil leaks and how straight it is.
I thought I would put mine up. It has been on the go for about two years or so now and hopefully will be completed to reasonable level within the next six month as it needs to make way at the Panel Shop for my 25. I hope everyone enjoys what I put up and hope you can help me with originality and know how. I don't have much idea in regards to rebuilding lego cars let alone forty series, and will welcome any assistance. As with most I hope this is the approriate place for but reading what is in this section I'd like to leave it here as the comments and know how have been great on other threads.Most of it is being done by people with way more knowledge than me but I keep a hand in scouring for parts and the touches that tradesman look at you and say - "It would be cheaper and easier for you to do".... or in English "I really don't want to do that".... I'll try to post a bit at a time over the coming nights and months, but don't hesitate with request for me to adds pics or suggest things you's like to see.
Cheers Dobster
So first some background.
The 1976 FJ40 in my Avatar was my first vehicle and no there is not a hope in **** I could jump that high now (Photo is about 20 years ago). I have had a 4x4 of some sort with only one minor deviation off the cruiser list being a Mitsubishi Pajero. I drove the 76 around Australia in 1989 for a year and have some pics of it doing some awesome river crossings and carrying anything and everything on the bullbar.
20 years on I end up with major back surgery and while lying flat on my back with a laptop and not much else to do, I think that a great addition to my hundred series would be an old 40 or even a 25. Obviously the 25s are scarce - but after many weeks and hours on the internet I find this fairly original 1965 40.
It has been in the same family all its life living in NSW and used on a farm. The son moved to Queensland, has a couple of others and needed to make way for newer vehicles. I have it checked out and all reports come back with the thumbs up as far as it runs, oil leaks and how straight it is.
I would think in Aus. steel tailgates would be easy to find.
