fj40 build up (10 Viewers)

[llildan]

well since wheeling has slowed down. we are doing alot of work to our 40. i have been meaning to do this so sorry for being late. this is what we got going on we plan on doing a spring over in the front and a 4 link in the back, meatal techs full roll cage, arbs, saginaw powersteering with the 4x4lab kit, and depending on time and money a toy box. we are doing most of the work oursevles. right now we have it all taken apart and parts sould be coming in this friday but we all ready have the 4x4 lab kit. well here it is i am sure i fogot something since we are doing so much
jason (dans son)

 

[Jakes40]

theres a good start
keep it rollin

Chris

 

[76FJ40]

Looks like my garage! Work fast, spring will be here soon.

 

[llildan]

we want it to be done by a month before gsmtr but only time will tell

 

[Jakes40]

I've got some extra dodge perches for the front spring over. let me now I'll have to look and see how much they were.

chris

 

[fjman]

Man I wish I had a garage... looks like its going to be a trail beast

 

[greytandy]

Looks like my garage! Work fast, spring will be here soon.

Your garage is not that clutter-free.

 

[76FJ40]

It took a lot of time, money, and hard work to achieve just the right "look".

 

[llildan]

well my garage is not as clutrter-free as i would like it to be

 

[John Smith]

Hey Jason, Hold the camera still when taking your pictures, your pictures are making me dizzy.

 

[dmttow]

sorry about the pictures i was i a hurry and i kind of did not take very good pics
jason

 

[llildan]

today we pulled the gas tank out to make room for the profitts 4 link kit. i finshed up the leafsprings (we are using stock springs and a 3rd from the top rear leaf) the springs just need to be painted now. i am hopeing to get a shipment in from profitts tomorrow and i will paint all of that sfuff over the weekend. dad worked on the saganaw cutting the hole with the plasm. he thinks that the truck was in an accident because the frame is bent. that is giving us a hard time to get the saganaw lined up perfect.
jason

 

[llildan]

well the profitts stuff did not come until today but we did get the front housing, 4-link bars, steering shafts,and all of the little parts for the 4-link painted. now what is on the to do list is to take off the rear housing and start to put the front back together
jason

 

[llildan]

today dad got the saginaw stuff all welded up and the shackle reversel too and i just did some odds and ends stuff

 

[fjman]

So hows it looking?

 

[llildan]

latey we have slowed down because we want to put a toybox in and we can not start the 4 link untill the toybox is in. but we have done some odd and end things like finshing taking the rear axel out. also since we slowed down we painted our 4 runner and did some work on our tow truck that we are painting. we are suppose to get the roll cage tomarrow but we have to go up to land over to get it
jason

 

[llildan]

well in the last couple days we have done alot of work since we have gotten parts in. wednesday we got the roll cage in and we figured it all out what poles went where. thursday dad spent the whole day at iron pig getting the front axel put together with arbs then that night we put the axel on to the truck and called it a night. friday we finshed the odd and ends things on the axel and got the column cut and the steering shaft put in and the pitmit arm and high steer arms so the steering all done. then on saturday we started to work on the front bumper (we have to make a custom one because of the saginaw box sits up 2 inches)we got the bumper done and the winch plate 75% done. today we just worked on the winch plate for about 2 hours it is about 95% done now. today we got interuped because of the snow we had to put the plow back on the truck and get ready for the snow. i have not had time to take some pics i will do that tomarrow.
jason

 

[llildan]

pics

ok i have the pics sorry for the wait but we have the front end done with the exception of the body parts those are being painted with in the next couple of days so here are the pics

 

[jmaiella]

Awesome!

 

[forrunner]

Man, the old girl is looking great.

Great job.