'63 FJ40 in Deep South
I am posting to see if there is any interest in my '63 FJ-40 down here. My wife and I just recently moved down from Montana to New Orleans. So far as I have seen there are not very many cruisers down here, so I don't know how hard it is going to be to sell my FJ. I have a '63 (with the centered rear differential) that has been my project for the last 2.5 years. I have used it down here as my daily driver logging about 400 miles on the chevy 350. The motor was built from the block up by me and a professional mechanic friend of mine. All parts on it are new, there was nothing scavenged for the project. We installed a SM465 and NP205 behind the motor. Both of these units were pulled from donor trucks, stripped down, rebuilt and replaced. All the brakes are new, lines, drums, pads, etc. (I did not get to a disc brake conversion). I rewired the vehicle with a painless wiring kit (it looks like a professional job). The stock gas tank was taken out, cleaned, and resealed. I have replaced all the lights and turn signals with units from CCOT. The gauges were replaced with VDO gauges. Everything mechanical and electrical on this vehicle is new and I have all receipts for all the parts. The body has no rust, but only because the bad spots (rear corners, door threshholds) were cut out and new steel was welded in. These spots have been covered with black diamond tread (corners, under door, threshholds). The interior of the tub has been herculined. The body is by no means show quality, it has some dents and HAD some rust, but it is solid and not going to rust off the frame. The tub has been freshly painted with PPG Silver paint. ( I have enough paint, hardener etc. to repaint the whole vehicle again, that I will throw in with the truck if someone wants it). Other stuff of mention: 2" lift from CCOT, off-road lights, custom-built front and rear bumpers, diamond tread steps, new bestop bikini top. The truck has an old set of white rockcrawler rims and 31" swampers with 30% tread left on them. I had been saving for new tires and rims, just hadn't gotten them.
I am selling the cruiser because my wife and I are expecting our first child Feb. 26th and I have 2 other projects in the garage. This one is the closest to complete, and something had to go. Anyway, I am not interested in unloading a piece of junk onto some unknowing soul, just trying to sell a great truck. I have not set a price yet, so I will entertain offers. If anyone is interested and wants more information or pictures, please email me at
robrachel_nola@yahoo.com.
Thanks,
Robert