I previously built up a FJ40 and found myself with lots of extra sheetmetal. These parts followed me from my previous house in Milwaukee to North Carolina regardless if that making any sense. Once in NC, I stumbled upon another FJ40 body with a rusted out frame for $300. and later when on the look for a frame that I could use to build up another 40. I found another frame, but the deal included a tub. Well after seeing all the parts lying around I decided to embark on the adventure of creating a stretched FJ40 with a FJ45LWB or Troopy wheelbase. I was looking for something I could fit the entire family in since getting rid of my FJ55. It looked like I had a lot of extra parts that could work together. It also helped that FJ Company recently posted their latest four door build that had my head spinning.
I started by separating the tub and frame to see what I was working with. The other rusted out frame would serve as a donor for the stretch and I would use sheetmatal parts from both tubs and leftover parts from the first Fj40 build. Time to get to work...
I started by separating the tub and frame to see what I was working with. The other rusted out frame would serve as a donor for the stretch and I would use sheetmatal parts from both tubs and leftover parts from the first Fj40 build. Time to get to work...