My 1972 fj buildup

[mplatzer]

Well this is what I have so far. I bought the landcruiser about a year ago and drove it straight home and started on the ground up resto on the old B. With the help from my best friend Armen, Troy and all the guys from Ih8mud this is what I have so far. the befor and after shows most of the progress. Ill post as manny pics as I can find. let me know what you think

 

[mplatzer]

more pics of everyone taking it down to bare metal. and yes that is my wife sanding away

 

[mplatzer]

The plan: Frame off resto. The biggest baddest 350 you can build. Powersteering, sm420 trans tilt steering,

 

[mplatzer]

more pics, and no that isint me its my nieghbor. I hate being the one that always takes the pics never in the money shots

This was after the cut and turn and the springover. The axles are stock, but they are equiped with arb's front and rear and bobby long 30 spline inner and outer with all new seals and barrings and everything else

 

[fj40forlife]

Looking good, where you loc at?

what you going to do about the front shackle hanger?

Looks like a really bad angle

Eric

 

[mplatzer]

Im located in lincoln, and the shackle angle is only bad because there isint any weight in the front end to make the angle right. As soon as I added the 350 the angle is perfect

 

[mplatzer]

here are some pics of the frame being plated, the arbs and the front axle being put together

 

[FJ40 MNTCRZR]

Looking good, and me thinks i saw a HEINEKEN, on the top of that back door.


Thats one of the best parts ..


Cheers ....

 

[mplatzer]

the 350 and the sm420

 

[mplatzer]

more of the 350 with the head, and roller rockers

 

[mplatzer]

some more of the old heart

 

[boombapslappy]

Nice beer shelf!

 

[mplatzer]

The arbs and bobby longs

 

[mplatzer]

more of the front end

 

[mplatzer]

pics sm420

 

[mooker82]

Nice beer shelf!

I tried that once with mine. The liftgate fell hitting me in the head and spilling my beer everywhere.

 

[thebludger]

top pics mate that motor going to have some power its going to look good too

 

[ranger]

Your wife deserves more pictures!

 

[jb2073]

Nice chrome on the engine. What have you had done as far as upgardes to it. Nice build up so far.

 

[mplatzer]

more pics of the aa twin stick, and maybe later some pics of the wife and kids