hi guys . im a newbie. got put onto this sit by mickldo. my name is melco and my girlfriends is beno.i used to have a CJ6 but have now bocome a 40 owner.got a bit of resto work ahead of me. wat ya recon...
FJ40 rebuild
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wow you have taken alot off already.good luck putting it back otgether. these guys are awsome with anything you might want to know about you rcrusier. Well C'mon now specs: year, month, color whatever. lol you know how it goes. ....
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girlfriends truck
by the way , here is wat my girlfriend drives....and yes i am aware that its a nissan...
by the way , here is wat my girlfriend drives....and yes i am aware that its a nissan...
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76 Fj40, stripped back to the chassis. entire rear floor and arches cut and removed , replaced with custom 1.8mm folded galvanized sheet. doors cut to half doors, standard fuel tank + 80 litre alloy drop tank, 3inch spring lift + 2inch body,33x12.5 kumo muds, 253 V8 and T400 auto, and of corse color is "congo green"
and this is where im up to....
76 Fj40, stripped back to the chassis. entire rear floor and arches cut and removed , replaced with custom 1.8mm folded galvanized sheet. doors cut to half doors, standard fuel tank + 80 litre alloy drop tank, 3inch spring lift + 2inch body,33x12.5 kumo muds, 253 V8 and T400 auto, and of corse color is "congo green"
and this is where im up to....
Just a question about something i think i learned here. Wont there be problems with the shackle angle?
His shackles will be good once he gets some weight back on it.
Looking good melcore!
Welcome!
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Welcome!
Rezarf <><
Looks good for sure. I am not sure how much weigth you'll have to put in there to get those shackles at an angle you'll like riding in, but I am sure you will not want all that weight in there once it's in. You might want to think about longer spring, moving your spring mounts or something.
Are you going for a true resto or are you going to concider PS, motor and tranny options, and 4WDB? Those seem to be the big three mods that people in here really like. Those are all pretty easy to do at the stage you are now.
The green is sweet. Keep the pcs coming. Of the build up and the action shots.
thanks for sharing.
awp
Are you going for a true resto or are you going to concider PS, motor and tranny options, and 4WDB? Those seem to be the big three mods that people in here really like. Those are all pretty easy to do at the stage you are now.
The green is sweet. Keep the pcs coming. Of the build up and the action shots.
thanks for sharing.
awp
Welcome Melcor! Love the closeups of the paint! Simply awesome! Would love to see more. Heck for post more of your gf too. We appreciate cruiser beauty in all its forms!
Looks good in the pics Melco
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For those that don't know the 253v8 he refers to is a Holden (aussie GM) motor. They are simillar to a chev but no.1 cyl is on the right bank instead of left like a chev, they did this so there is clearance around the steering box on the holdens.
BTW, tell Beno cool mud splash pic at the Pig Pen.
Hurry up and finish building it so we can go wheeling.
.For those that don't know the 253v8 he refers to is a Holden (aussie GM) motor. They are simillar to a chev but no.1 cyl is on the right bank instead of left like a chev, they did this so there is clearance around the steering box on the holdens.
BTW, tell Beno cool mud splash pic at the Pig Pen.
Hurry up and finish building it so we can go wheeling.
Found a pic of Beno's Twuck at Land Cruiser Mountain Park. Yeah I know it's not a cruiser but my 80's in the background.
very cool.
Probably about 800 lbs of drive train will take care of most of it, I know it's a lot of wieght, but I'd miss it lot's if it were gone.awp_cruiser said:
By the way, I have a soft spot for Nissans that aren't available in the U.S.
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thanks
thanks for the warm welcome, sorry about taking so long to get back,just a bit busy...
now was that a pic of my girlfreind wheeling or just my girlfriend...
as far as those shackles go there lengthened 2" and the V8 & Tcase are cast , so there is plenty of weight there , the roll cage and the 80litre drop tank "should"take care of the rear....
thanks for the warm welcome, sorry about taking so long to get back,just a bit busy...
now was that a pic of my girlfreind wheeling or just my girlfriend...
as far as those shackles go there lengthened 2" and the V8 & Tcase are cast , so there is plenty of weight there , the roll cage and the 80litre drop tank "should"take care of the rear....
