Hey Guys!
I'm new to the forum but have become and addict the last couple of months and it has given me lots of ideas for things I want to do to my 40.
So here is the deal with mine. It's a 1971 fj40 with 43,000 original miles. It had only been on the road for 4 years when it was t-boned and flipped on it's side. Then my grandpa bought it and it was parked for about 6 years. When my dad was about 14 he and my uncle got it running and ran it around the hills of Virginia for about 5 years. Then it was parked in the car port where it had been sitting for about 20 years.
Now my grandpa loaded it up on his semi truck and brought it to Utah for me from Virginia.
All of it's rust is just surface rust. There isn't anywhere where it has rusted all the way through. It doesn't have a top but my grandpa has a 1972 fj40 that I am going to use the top and doors off of.
I am only 15 so this is a project that I am going to do with the assistance of my dad. I would really like to keep it as close to stock as possible with the exception of wheels and tires and maybe a little lift.
I have started working on it today and this is how far I've gotten-
I took off the radiator and am going to take it in to be rebuilt
I took off all the front body panels
I took out all the seats
I took off wheels and tires and put it on jack stands
Any advice would be a ton of help!!
I'm new to the forum but have become and addict the last couple of months and it has given me lots of ideas for things I want to do to my 40.
So here is the deal with mine. It's a 1971 fj40 with 43,000 original miles. It had only been on the road for 4 years when it was t-boned and flipped on it's side. Then my grandpa bought it and it was parked for about 6 years. When my dad was about 14 he and my uncle got it running and ran it around the hills of Virginia for about 5 years. Then it was parked in the car port where it had been sitting for about 20 years.
Now my grandpa loaded it up on his semi truck and brought it to Utah for me from Virginia.
All of it's rust is just surface rust. There isn't anywhere where it has rusted all the way through. It doesn't have a top but my grandpa has a 1972 fj40 that I am going to use the top and doors off of.
I am only 15 so this is a project that I am going to do with the assistance of my dad. I would really like to keep it as close to stock as possible with the exception of wheels and tires and maybe a little lift.
I have started working on it today and this is how far I've gotten-
I took off the radiator and am going to take it in to be rebuilt
I took off all the front body panels
I took out all the seats
I took off wheels and tires and put it on jack stands
Any advice would be a ton of help!!