Introducing myself.....

[POPO AGIE]

Near Pine Bluff

I am slowly rebuilding my 1978 FJ40.

I built a FJ60 rear axle that is now a full floating configuration using my argininal front wheel hubs and it has disc brakes.
I finished the FJ40 front axle and it has now has IFS wheel hubs and and 13.0" rotors and V-8 calipers.

I installed Lock Right lockers in both axles and put Asian HD hubs on the front. Up graded the axle shafts in both ends.

High steering kit up front, about to order a FJ80 steering box with a 105 sector shaft. And will order a R2.8 soon also with Acan suspension from Grand Junction.

 

[Toy4x4s]

I feel left hangin. What are you doing with everything? Whats the plan?

I made a 5th installment on thiis thread to update everyone... Sorry didn't mean to leave ya'all hangin'. Life kinda happened...

 

[Toy4x4s]

Well I am glad to hear your back and have the pack of FJ's firmly coralled in the front yard.

Was very impressed with your intro and you have certainetly done your share of trailing, there would be a lot of forum members here wish that they had that amount of miles under their belts.

Please do post photo's and I am sure that if you wanted to part with one of your FJ's, with the history on there chassis's you certainetly would get a fair price. There is nothing better than FJ with a good history.

Await the 5th installment.

I made a 5th installment on thiis thread to update everyone... Sorry didn't mean to leave ya'all hangin'. Life kinda happened...

 

[Toy4x4s]

"Last but not least... the husband and I have since gotten a divorce... I got all the vehicles, tools, the house/property... everything..."

Doesn't sound good for the husband, dang, "I got everything". gee I hope he did not show back up while she was writing that intro, I mean it stop pretty quickly!!!!!

"Later" Sounded like some serious bussiness showed up.

He's probably a forum member, read 1st, 2nd & 3rd installments and thought 4th might be getting a little too serious.

Hello, Hello, we're waiting?

Well, as far as the "I got everything" comment... I really didn't intend on making it sound so cold. No I was not one of those wifes' that just wanted to take the spouse to the cleaners. There were reasons we chose to do what we did. He had to move to another state for work and really couldn't take "everything" with him. It's what we agreed on, and it was mutual. He was never a part of any forums, and no he didn't show up. So, no, he's not lurking here, especially so many years later.

My update is below in the comments...

Cheers!

 

[Toy4x4s]

Sorry to hear about your son; I can't imagine anything harder than losing a child.

All best wished for you and your new partner, location, and plans.

Thank you for your kind words. He was only 24 when he passed. To say his passing changed my life would be an understatement... It's difficult to go forward sometimes, but you keep trying.

 

[Toy4x4s]

Near Pine Bluff

I am slowly rebuilding my 1978 FJ40.

I built a FJ60 rear axle that is now a full floating configuration using my argininal front wheel hubs and it has disc brakes.
I finished the FJ40 front axle and it has now has IFS wheel hubs and and 13.0" rotors and V-8 calipers.

I installed Lock Right lockers in both axles and put Asian HD hubs on the front. Up graded the axle shafts in both ends.

High steering kit up front, about to order a FJ80 steering box with a 105 sector shaft. And will order a R2.8 soon also with Acan suspension from Grand Junction.

your '78 FJ40 project sounds pretty cool! Slow and steady wins the race and doesn't blow up the bank account too bad!

 

[POPO AGIE]

Yes it is expensive and have to not get ahead of the money

 

[Toy4x4s]

Holy rollercoaster boatwoman! I read the part about your son as my children came out to say good night. Just about lost it. Thank you for sharing, can’t imagine a more terrible thing.

I’ll just mosey on back to staring at the unfinished work on my LC’s, finish this beer and go to bed wishing the best for you.

Ian

Ian! Thank you for the kind words. It really means a lot. Hugs to you and your family!

 

[Toy4x4s]

Well... Some of you asked for pics of the hoard. I do have a few pics that I can post of the former hoard... I don't have -all- of the old pics here. Those are't really scanned in and are in photo albums back in WY. But you'll get the idea...

a pic of the 85 SB mini on one of our early trips to the Rubicon in the 80's. We lived in Sacramento then.
a pic from Holy Cross City trail in Colorado, the "creek crossing"
a watercrossing pic from Chinaman Gulch in Colorado

Then the 88 4Runner V-6 SR-5, before and after the complete paint job. This one was pretty stock. It was my daily driver.

Continued in next post, 5 pic limit...

 

[Toy4x4s]

Then came the 85 SR-5 4Runner after the truck was rolled on the interstate on ice.
This was NOT fun to get ourselves unstuck from this deep mud that suctioned the 4Runner AND the 76 FJ40. Thank God the winch worked well that day!

Then we have the 76 FJ40...

Continued....

 

[Toy4x4s]

OK, more of the 76...

 

[Toy4x4s]

Here's the 72 FJ40

 

[Toy4x4s]

2012 FJC
and the 2000 Heritage Softail

OK, there are all the pics of the horde... Enjoy...

 

[Toy4x4s]

Found a couple more "clean" ones...
and one more of the 85 4Runner

that's all the pics, I promise... It was nice to reminesce. Thanks for humoring me.