Hi there 40's mud people
Here's some pictures of my FJ40's down here in Australia.
The first one is my 84 LX with 5 speed box, power steering, front disc brake and in very original condition. I have had it for a little over a year and I plan to do nothing with it but keep it in it's original condition.
It bounces along the road nicely. It has a 2" suspension lift and is running 33" tyres. I even got the original Toyota toolbox when I purchased the car from the 2nd owner who had just re-sprayed the body and roof.
The second one is my built up one. It's a 1982 FJ40.
It's currently running a 350 Chev, but I'm swapping that over to a LS1 next month. Running lockers F and R and disc brakes all around. I have also moved the front diff forward and rear diff back and while I was doing that it got a shackle reversal. It has 60 series power steering and 5 speed box. Roll bar on the inside for any rollovers, sports seats, sliders around the front fenders, hi-mount winch with plasma rope. It's sporting a 2" suspension and body lift and running 35" beadlocked Simex Centipedes.
All in all a great 40 that I have enjoyed working on and getting some work done on it. It rides a lot more smoothly than the LX with the suspension alterations, and motors along quite nicely. I have videos on youtube under itsfromlawrence.
In soft top form, with Best Top
In hard top form
A photo of when I first got it in 2008
and a photo of them side by side.
Here's some pictures of my FJ40's down here in Australia.
The first one is my 84 LX with 5 speed box, power steering, front disc brake and in very original condition. I have had it for a little over a year and I plan to do nothing with it but keep it in it's original condition.
It bounces along the road nicely. It has a 2" suspension lift and is running 33" tyres. I even got the original Toyota toolbox when I purchased the car from the 2nd owner who had just re-sprayed the body and roof.
The second one is my built up one. It's a 1982 FJ40.
It's currently running a 350 Chev, but I'm swapping that over to a LS1 next month. Running lockers F and R and disc brakes all around. I have also moved the front diff forward and rear diff back and while I was doing that it got a shackle reversal. It has 60 series power steering and 5 speed box. Roll bar on the inside for any rollovers, sports seats, sliders around the front fenders, hi-mount winch with plasma rope. It's sporting a 2" suspension and body lift and running 35" beadlocked Simex Centipedes.
All in all a great 40 that I have enjoyed working on and getting some work done on it. It rides a lot more smoothly than the LX with the suspension alterations, and motors along quite nicely. I have videos on youtube under itsfromlawrence.
In soft top form, with Best Top
In hard top form
A photo of when I first got it in 2008
and a photo of them side by side.
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