Getting the 40 tonight

[glcarrell]

They are dropping off my recently purchased 68 FJ40 tonight...

It has a three on the tree tranny, spring over and some well-worn BFG 35's.

It is in pretty good condition, no rust through anywhere and comes with an extra drivetrain (2f, 4-speed, tranfercase), two extra axles and some treadplate armor.

not bad for a grand!

I am planning on the following...

body repair and paint job
Full cage
Finish the front disc conversion (they started...)
new tie rods
new tires (size still undecided)
new seats
soft topand doors (it came with hardtop/doors)
replace the wiring

plus a few other mods,

Garvin

 

[Degnol]

Congrats.
Do yourself a favor and remove the tub. I didn't and I regret it. I did paint the firewall with the engine in and it looks OK, but a tub-off would have made things much easier and more thorough. Especially if you are going to swap in the new drivetrain.

Now get to work and take lots of pictures. Like I didn't do.

Ed

 

[Ian Rogers]

good luck, i would say make up your mind on what you want the rig to look like when you are done. if you are going away from stock you might want to go to a floor shift. I like the 3 on the tree but it takes a lot of getting use to, you have to shift with 2 fingers thats it. lol

 

[drohweder]

want to get rid of that hard top??? Good luck, sound like a fun project--keep us posted.

 

[peesalot]

Pics of the beast please .

 

[lone gunman]

congradulation's and welcome!

 

[Romer]

Enjoy. You should get a Factory Service Manual to go with your new purchase.

 

[Chase77]

I second removing the tub if possible. I didnt and regret it big time. Gook luck and remember that were are all picture whores so post them up.

 

[glcarrell]

and here is a pic...

i hope this works...

anyways, here is a pic of the beast as i purchased her. I will probably get rid of the hardtop and maybe doors (drohweder...), and i am looking for a soft top and soft door. I have purchased a haynes manual, original service manual and the engine manual.

my only concern is with the disc brakes and hooking them up to the rear drums... i have a dual reservoir master cylinder and i have all of the lines, but i believe i need an proportioning valve and the instructions on how to do it...

i will post more pics of the transformation...

Garvin[/IMG]

 

[Polak]

Great Choice!

Welcome!

 

[camcruiser13]

its got potential. welcome

 

[DomSmith]

Garvin- Nice rig. Where are you? I can't find the instructions on my proportioning valve but here's how mine looks installed. The rear line goes into the valve then out to the rear brakes while the front line goes to the front discs. As far as adjusting: go to an empty lot and do brake tests and adjust the valve until the rear wheels don't lock up before the fronts. At least that's what I did. May be some others with more technical advice. Hope that helps.

 

[nuclearlemon]

great potential...that's a healthy looking bumper there too

 

[usmcruiser]

not to shabby. Is the triple-brown-tone factory?

 

[glcarrell]

paint job...

yeah, you can't get this kind of quality paint job out of a can. I have a bunch of the orignal paperwork that came with the FJ40 when it was purchased new and the color on the registration is "white"...