I have been keeping my eyes peeled for a while now trying to find a good deal on a FJ40. I really missed the blue 75 basket case I had and never had so much enjoyment driving a vehicle around (while it ran for a short time). My Cruiser education has increased quite a bit and now at least I know what I am getting in to. The other day I got lucky and came across a local selling a 74 and a 75 as a package deal. Went down to check them out and thanks to his kindness and generosity I purchased both of them for a price the family could handle.
Yesterday I was able to get the 75 up and running well enough to make the trip back to the house. It's been sitting for at least two years in a field but seemed happy to be driving down the road again. The 74 is in pieces and was stripped to the frame for a restoration. The frame looks great and was coated with POR-15. The tub looks really good except the rear sill has been cut out and there is some rust in the rear quarters as expected but the rest looks great. The engine is in pieces as is everything else. I rummaged though a bunch of boxes to find some good stuff but a lot of parts that were just slammed in boxes with no order, and a lot of parts that look in bad shape. I was hoping there would be enough parts to build a complete 74 but it's more like 3/4 of the mechanical parts I would say are useable. I am not really sure what to do with the 74 as I kind of like 75 more since I can drive it. I may sell the 74 as it is or sell a few parts to recoup some expense and just hang on to it. There was a complete PTO winch assembly and tcase that I believe is worth some good money, along with a set of split rims with the hub cap clips, a York compressor, new fenders, a good condition hard top, etc. If anyone is looking for some parts hit me up and maybe we can work something out.
The 75 is in the garage now and I have a few issues to resolve like a wobbly crank pulley, leaky radiator, some oil leaks, a tree for a front bumper, and a tcase that won't shift out of 2wd. The good is that it runs, has relatively new tires, most of the switches and lights work, and some type of lift. As always one of the PO's made some interesting mods that I can only shake my head at. It does have a pretty rusty tub, but at this point I can embrace it for what it is.
If anyone has any leads on a 2f crank pulley or a front bumper that would be helpful as I couldn't find either of those parts in the pile of 74 parts, go figure.
Updates to follow
Yesterday I was able to get the 75 up and running well enough to make the trip back to the house. It's been sitting for at least two years in a field but seemed happy to be driving down the road again. The 74 is in pieces and was stripped to the frame for a restoration. The frame looks great and was coated with POR-15. The tub looks really good except the rear sill has been cut out and there is some rust in the rear quarters as expected but the rest looks great. The engine is in pieces as is everything else. I rummaged though a bunch of boxes to find some good stuff but a lot of parts that were just slammed in boxes with no order, and a lot of parts that look in bad shape. I was hoping there would be enough parts to build a complete 74 but it's more like 3/4 of the mechanical parts I would say are useable. I am not really sure what to do with the 74 as I kind of like 75 more since I can drive it. I may sell the 74 as it is or sell a few parts to recoup some expense and just hang on to it. There was a complete PTO winch assembly and tcase that I believe is worth some good money, along with a set of split rims with the hub cap clips, a York compressor, new fenders, a good condition hard top, etc. If anyone is looking for some parts hit me up and maybe we can work something out.
The 75 is in the garage now and I have a few issues to resolve like a wobbly crank pulley, leaky radiator, some oil leaks, a tree for a front bumper, and a tcase that won't shift out of 2wd. The good is that it runs, has relatively new tires, most of the switches and lights work, and some type of lift. As always one of the PO's made some interesting mods that I can only shake my head at. It does have a pretty rusty tub, but at this point I can embrace it for what it is.
If anyone has any leads on a 2f crank pulley or a front bumper that would be helpful as I couldn't find either of those parts in the pile of 74 parts, go figure.
Updates to follow
