I came across a nice ‘72 (5/72 build date) FJ40 on Craigslist and purchased it Dec1 last year. The PO only had it about 3 years but unfortunately it appears he let it sit outside all that time with no care. He purchased it at a Mecum Auction in Portland in June 2019 and proceeded to have the transmission (3 speed on floor) rebuilt and other work done to make it driveable. Unfortunately he also replaced the original seats with Corbeau bucket seats and the original steering wheel with an aftermarket one. Fortunately he gave me both original items with the sale. I just recently rebuilt (new foam, liner, paint , etc) the seats and reinstalled them. Since December I’ve been cleaning, polishing and refurbishing everything and learning so much about it. One thing I’ve figured out is the seller at the Mecum Auction did a very cheap cosmetic Overland package on it which included a roof rack, red jack, plastic handled axe and shovel, fake CB antennae, and fire extinguisher hanging from the roll bar-all since removed. He also repainted some areas/parts with an unidentifiable paint that is impossible to polish and very thick. Sometime in the past someone installed a 2F engine. The paint and most parts mostly seem to be original. My goal is to keep it that way and just add a few touches of bling as an accent. Here are photos.
