Hello my name is Bob and I am brand new here and to Landcruiser's in general. I have a really good friend couldn't see his 1968 FJ40 resto to it's completion and had to sell it mid way. It was painted in sunshine yellow on the main body and interior tub done with Rhino liner. 4 speed floor shifter done and ??size new alloy rims and mud tires installed. The hard top is complete and partially prepped for painting. He bought crates of new parts for it and included old parts mostly hardware to finish it. Plus several good catalogs and repair manuals for reference. Mike was a Landcruiser maniac and sold the whole works to me extremely cheap. Although I am looking at some pricey upgrades in brakes suspension and possibly engine and steering.
First baby steps. I need to learn as much as I can to complete this project in its current form plus front disc brakes for now. Challenge enough for an FJ newb.
I am from LongBeach CA and an avid motorcyclist : street, dirt, track and building restoring bikes. My first new vehicle I owned was an 87 Toyota 4x4 truck which I kept until 2002 when I had to buy a bigger truck. A recent knee injury has sidelined me from dirt riding and so this FJ40 is now my full time focus. I have a wife and 2 reenage kids and one college rugby player adult son at CalPoly SLO. I am a union crane operator and no not the container overhead type at the docks. Mostly work with Ironworkers and boilermakers? Currently we are rebuilding Exxon Mobil in Torrance. FCC rebuild and ESP salvage. ok so a couple odd pics of my 68
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building Hog Warts Academy @ universal studios. We do a lot of vacationing in various Parks. Sonora Pass from last vacation.
First baby steps. I need to learn as much as I can to complete this project in its current form plus front disc brakes for now. Challenge enough for an FJ newb.
I am from LongBeach CA and an avid motorcyclist : street, dirt, track and building restoring bikes. My first new vehicle I owned was an 87 Toyota 4x4 truck which I kept until 2002 when I had to buy a bigger truck. A recent knee injury has sidelined me from dirt riding and so this FJ40 is now my full time focus. I have a wife and 2 reenage kids and one college rugby player adult son at CalPoly SLO. I am a union crane operator and no not the container overhead type at the docks. Mostly work with Ironworkers and boilermakers? Currently we are rebuilding Exxon Mobil in Torrance. FCC rebuild and ESP salvage. ok so a couple odd pics of my 68
. building Hog Warts Academy @ universal studios. We do a lot of vacationing in various Parks. Sonora Pass from last vacation.
(mud salute)
