Fj 40 Aluminum tub (1 Viewer)

[bikersmurf]

Just saw this on Used Victoria...

? Toyota Land Cruiser Malahat (including Shawnigan Lake & Mill Bay), Victoria


Would love to buy it but don't have that kind of money around.

Don't suppose anyone wants to but the rest of the truck?

Thanks.

 

[Toshi38]

well looks like i found something new to buy!

 

[yotawheeler]

i know that truck...buddy of mine was looking at it....the V8 conversion looked a bit shotty iirc...the tub was a bit beat but hey, would be perfect for a wheeler, that first dent wouldnt hurt nearly as much!

 

[Toshi38]

how beat is the tub? cuz thats mostly what I want out of it...

 

[yotawheeler]

i cant say for sure, it was over a year ago i think that i had looked at it, its probably been sitting since, it looks to be in the same yard that i saw it in. its been too long to really remember much to be honest. i had gone and looked at it with a friend, he was interested in buying it at the time...guess he never picked it up though

 

[Toshi38]

ya... well depending how beat up it is it might make for a good tub/soft tub for me... have to see if it will work with my amby doors...

 

[yotawheeler]

you will have to drill the holes for the doors...im pretty sure that pretty much any tub will accept amby doors. i dont think it was THAT beat but...its not exactly what you would get if you pulled up to aqualu with a pocket full of cash...

 

[bikersmurf]

If you end up getting it, talk to me before you scrap your old tub.

If you need some extra muscle I would be willing to swap it for unneeded sheet metal.

 

[bikersmurf]

who would have thought that " s c r a p " was a bad word... I must not be keeping up with the times.

 

[Toshi38]

ya for sure... not sure what I'd do with my old tub might toss it back on that one and see if I can sell it off cheep.... but either way we can talk about it... still have to take a look at it and find out if I want it or what sorta stuff is wrong with it.

As for the doors and such doesn't it also depend on what year of tub it is? i know that aqualu sells two different styles of tub one for 78 and older and one for 79 and newer.... so I guess I should start by finding out if its an aqualu tub and if so what style it is...

 

[bikersmurf]

From the look of it it is a 75 or newer... in 79 the fuel tank changed which is why the tubs are different. In 79 the tank goes across under both the front seats.

Let me know what you find.

John

 

[seapotato]

wow. I think I almost bought a soft top from the guy who owned that...like 10 years ago. dang. ( looked better then...)

 

[Toshi38]

so would I be able to use a post 79 tub on my 75 or not?

Stephen

 

[yotawheeler]

only difference would be the gas tank location...pre 78 is under the tub, post is inside the cab..there might also be differences with the e-brake location and trans tunnle shape yadda yadda...

 

[Toshi38]

mine is inside the cab under the passenger seat.

 

[bikersmurf]

I'm sure with a little creativity you could fit a 79+ newer tub on if thats what it is. You'd likely just have to swap the gas tank and a couple of the body mounts on the frame.

But doable.

 

[Toshi38]

Ya... have to find out what it is... i don't know how much of a project I want to undertake at once Putting an Aluminum Tub on would be a fair bit of project on its own.

 

[hellbent40]

unless you know someone that can weld aluminum for you....

 

[Toshi38]

Good point... how's your beer fridge doing?

 

[bikersmurf]

I read something here on the main forum that puts the tub install at about 20 hrs real labor time.