Hello! Thought I'd introduce myself since I've been posting and lurking for two to three months. My name is Gary. I'm originally from the Benson area, then went to college at UA, then defected and graduated from ASU. I've lived in the Vally of the Sun for the last ten or so years where I owned a high end audio / visual company. Well, I always wanted to return to Tucson and about six months ago did it! We are on the NE side of town right now while we are having a home built in Vail. I'm so glad to be back in the Tucson area. It's home to us.
I've been into off-roading for a long time. I have a Suzuki samurai that was basically a Toyota. It has a 22R, toy axles, marlin crawler, toy tranny, toy axles, ARB in the rear, 35" MT crawlers, etc, etc. I got to the point in my rockcrawling that I needed to go full tube. I chopped it in half and stripped it down to get it ready to go full tube with a four link suspension. Well, that's still how it sits. I realized I was kind of burned out on the more extreme rock crawling stuff and really wanted something I could take the family in and do more exploring and such.
My wife has always liked FJ40's and I started to read as much as I could about them and the more I read, the more I like them! I bought a 79 FJ40 out of Cali and immediately started to fix problems and doing some upgrades.
I think I bought it about three months ago. Since then I've dropped the drivetrain and rebuilt a t-case for it. I'm waiting for a low mileage tranny from back east. I've installed a MAF family roll cage, installed a crate 350, put in bucket seats out of a 2001 Neon, and a bunch of other odds and ends. I already have a love/hate relationship with this thing! I can't wait to get the trans so I can put this thing back together and get it on the road!
Anyway, probably way too much info. I'm hooked on FJ's and am looking forward to getting to meet you all.
I've been into off-roading for a long time. I have a Suzuki samurai that was basically a Toyota. It has a 22R, toy axles, marlin crawler, toy tranny, toy axles, ARB in the rear, 35" MT crawlers, etc, etc. I got to the point in my rockcrawling that I needed to go full tube. I chopped it in half and stripped it down to get it ready to go full tube with a four link suspension. Well, that's still how it sits. I realized I was kind of burned out on the more extreme rock crawling stuff and really wanted something I could take the family in and do more exploring and such.
My wife has always liked FJ40's and I started to read as much as I could about them and the more I read, the more I like them! I bought a 79 FJ40 out of Cali and immediately started to fix problems and doing some upgrades.
I think I bought it about three months ago. Since then I've dropped the drivetrain and rebuilt a t-case for it. I'm waiting for a low mileage tranny from back east. I've installed a MAF family roll cage, installed a crate 350, put in bucket seats out of a 2001 Neon, and a bunch of other odds and ends. I already have a love/hate relationship with this thing! I can't wait to get the trans so I can put this thing back together and get it on the road!
Anyway, probably way too much info. I'm hooked on FJ's and am looking forward to getting to meet you all.
