I have had rare and much needed dwell time from work so I have been capitalizing on (free time) to work on my neglected 40.
Before posting pics I will give you guys a quick rundown of the events that lead to this particular project.
Back in November I posted the 40 on the classifieds add on mud to sell it. Well I was contacted by a guy in Georgia that was interested in trading me an 80 for my 40. We worked out the details and decided to meet halfway.
Jason and I made it to the South Carolina/ North carolina Border before disaster struck. My hard top flew off and there was no sing of it on our retrack. So without a hardtop the deal was off.
I tarped up the 40 and abandoned it in the backyard due to work requirements.
During the holidays I was able to fix the transfer case issues. This reignited the spark to get the cruiser to pull daily driver duties.
Fast-forward to about 2 weeks ago. I located a new hard top in perfect condition. I was able to get it and it sat in the garage until the "snow storm" this past weekend.
With the help of Jason and another friend I was able to get the top on the 40..
So enough talking.
This is the old hard top.
heres the old lift gate
topless or with bikini rather
new top
Professional painter at work
done
with top
No lift gate
Im enjoying driving it with out the rear covered. I have wagon doors that will be replacing the half doors in the next week or so.
Before posting pics I will give you guys a quick rundown of the events that lead to this particular project.
Back in November I posted the 40 on the classifieds add on mud to sell it. Well I was contacted by a guy in Georgia that was interested in trading me an 80 for my 40. We worked out the details and decided to meet halfway.
Jason and I made it to the South Carolina/ North carolina Border before disaster struck. My hard top flew off and there was no sing of it on our retrack. So without a hardtop the deal was off.
I tarped up the 40 and abandoned it in the backyard due to work requirements.
During the holidays I was able to fix the transfer case issues. This reignited the spark to get the cruiser to pull daily driver duties.
Fast-forward to about 2 weeks ago. I located a new hard top in perfect condition. I was able to get it and it sat in the garage until the "snow storm" this past weekend.
With the help of Jason and another friend I was able to get the top on the 40..
So enough talking.
This is the old hard top.
heres the old lift gate
topless or with bikini rather
new top
Professional painter at work
done
with top
No lift gate
Im enjoying driving it with out the rear covered. I have wagon doors that will be replacing the half doors in the next week or so.
R
