My 73 fj40

[winkle]

I have been building this for the last 6 months or so I got it in pretty sad shape and have gone through most everything on it. Its a 73 with a mid 80s 2f , 3 speed, Drivlinetech.com 1/4" wall long slip drivlines, locked front and rear, stock cruiser rear axle with 2" wheel spacers and a 1980 mini truck front axle with trusses diff. guards and the Longfield 30 spline super set ,The front leaf pack is a toyota IFS rear leaf / jeep wrangler hybrid pack. U bolt flip, pro comp shocks , Custom made rear leaf perches for the spring over / flip in the rear. The wheel base is almost exactly 100". The interior is herculined , Corbeau baja ss seats with a cj7 rear seat. RCI 5 point harnesses, CB , PA, CD player, found a cool sound bar out of a yj i think to hold my cb and speakers, I made my own tube fenders , Saginaw power steering , Cross over high steer , disk brake front blah blah blah ... I still have a ways to go until its done but its getting close !

here it is when I first got it

Here it is right now

 

[romegadave]

Winkle,

You've made a helluva difference. Great job

 

[winkle]

Oh and like always I had to make a r/c crawler scale of my rig

 

[mcwinery]

Do you have in between pics? You have done a nice job but It is "more better" with them.......

 

[winkle]

Do you have in between pics? You have done a nice job but It is "more better" with them.......

i have some

 

[mcwinery]

Thanks,

 

[BDSeff1fitty]

what size tires are those?

 

[slickrock]

what color did you spray the body with?

 

[winkle]

The tires are 37" Irocs and the color is rustoleum almond

 

[slickrock]

The tires are 37" Irocs and the color is rustoleum almond

did you spray with a gun or rattle can?

 

[yotaforce1]

Thats a pretty clean rig, props. How do you like those seats? jw

 

[winkle]

The paint is out of a can I built this to be a wheeler and here in the Pacific Northwest we have lots of trees to run your paint down. So I figured i would put my $ where i needed to and have a paint job I could re do on the trail The seats are nice but im about 200 lbs and if you are any larger than that I would most defiantly get the wider ones !

 

[cruiserjunkie]

Looks like all your effort has payed off good looking rig. I also like the ease of touch up with quailty rattle can. That rc is sweet how big is it, it looks large in the picture

 

[Josie'sLandCruiser]

Hi All:

Nice job on the rig, Winkle! I especially like how you did the front fenders - did you bend-over the edges, or did you tube 'em?

Where are you at in the Pacific Northwest?

Regards,

Alan

 

[lucky 13]

Hi All:

Nice job on the rig, Winkle! I especially like how you did the front fenders - did you bend-over the edges, or did you tube 'em?

i agree, i dig those front fenders.

 

[winkle]

This picture gives perspective to the r/c

I got to do a little wheelin yesterday

 

[DallasFJ40]

Way too cool. Great work on both. Now you just need to add a stinger to the RC.

 

[winkle]

I started the bumper / stinger / winch at 8 am Saturday finished at 10 pm and went wheelin Sunday. Worked all day today and I have to pull my radiator, have it fixed, pull the tranny and put the new t-case in, install a new clutch, fix my heater, install my 5 point harnesses, build a anti - wrap bar and tune my carb before Saturday. So i will build the stinger on the rc when i get a spare min.

 

[71 redwood]

sweet lookin FJ.....

 

[metalonmetal]

haha who needs two windshield wipers when you got a bumper like that... you got that done fast. looks great.