Intro... Mesa AZ FJ40 (1 Viewer)

[CruiserRad]

Greeting from Mesa, AZ. I'm Tim and this is my (new) '72 FJ! I'm the 4th owner, as best I can tell. I picked it up about 1 week ago from the pastor of my church. Don't have a lot of history on it, although I've been told the odometer is correct and original at 44k miles (?). The original owner did a sbc conversion, but it keeps the original 3-speed tranny and transfer case. body is solid, minimal rust. Spray canned OD over white (I believe). Anyway, I took the chance to grab it when it came up for sale, but have a few other projects on going at the moment, so it's on the backburner for a while. I will be accumulating needed parts in the meantime and will start a build thread when I decide exactly what direction to go with it. A few pics....

 

[CruiserRad]

pretty sure the yellow steering wheel stripes are "aftermarket"...

 

[JohnnyC]

Congrats on the new acquisition

Pastor got the bezel correct body is decent looking as well... Is the back holey?

 

[Jdc1]

Welcome. 1972 is a great year. What is your date of manufacture?

 

[CruiserRad]

SILVER Star... May 1972 according to the VIN tag.

 

[tls3601]

Welcome from up here in Prescott Valley, nice rig!!!

 

[CruiserRad]

there are a few rust spots that will need to be addressed, overall not too bad...

 

[CruiserRad]

a few more pics...

 

[JungleBiker]

I like it! Heck of a lot nicer than my '79 Missionary truck.

 

[airon23]

That's a great find! I like it. Does it have a hard top? Maybe in AZ you don't want one and just roll down the soft top. Nice find. They are out there, congrats on finding a good one.

 

[65swb45]

Interesting that you have a '73 steering column in a 72 cruiser.

 

[CruiserRad]

Definitely not orig steering column... ignition on dash and column. (Ignition on dash is functional). I also dont think the windshield is original, looks like rustic green under the OD paint. The rest of the body looks white under the OD paint.

 

[JungleBiker]

Would the '72 originally have had column shift and vacuum operated transfer case?

What size V8 is in it?

 

[120mm]

Greeting from Mesa, AZ. I'm Tim and this is my (new) '72 FJ! I'm the 4th owner, as best I can tell. I picked it up about 1 week ago from the pastor of my church. Don't have a lot of history on it, although I've been told the odometer is correct and original at 44k miles (?). The original owner did a sbc conversion, but it keeps the original 3-speed tranny and transfer case. body is solid, minimal rust. Spray canned OD over white (I believe). Anyway, I took the chance to grab it when it came up for sale, but have a few other projects on going at the moment, so it's on the backburner for a while. I will be accumulating needed parts in the meantime and will start a build thread when I decide exactly what direction to go with it. A few pics....

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That shifter angle looks... interesting. I'd think if the angle were reversed, you could still sit someone in the middle bench, if you were into that sort of thing.

 

[CruiserRad]

Junglebiker, 350 V8. runs good, but will be gone through. Looks like a 2 barrel carb w/ restrictor plate, I post a few pics when I get the chance.

 

[CruiserRad]

120mm, not sure on the shifter angle, would be uncomfy in the middle seat. Will probably relocate fuel tank underneath, install bucket seats with console, and hoping to pick up a set of the long rear jump seats I found for sale here...

 

[Jdc1]

120mm, not sure on the shifter angle, would be uncomfy in the middle seat. Will probably relocate fuel tank underneath, install bucket seats with console, and hoping to pick up a set of the long rear jump seats I found for sale here...

If you go to buckets, take good care of the seats that are there, they are unique to the 71 -72 40s and pretty hard to find.

 

[CruiserRad]

thanks for the heads up, Jcd1! I'm still in the early planning stage at this point, I have had two first gen Broncos, a '68 and a '77. The '68 had stock seats and the '77 aftermarket buckets. Although I really liked the look of the stock seats, driving the '77 was far more comfortable and I ended up using it more often.

 

[78fj40mg]

Nice 40! But I'd refrain from calling it an 'FJ' on this forum.

BTW ~ Welcome to MUD where your cruiser dreams are realized!

 

[Walton]

Welcome to Mud !