New Nashville 40 owner and thread

[Vae Victus]

Purchased my first 40 in march, been working hard to revive it. Progress here. All help appreciated:

https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/721137-1st-fj40-76-where-start.html

 

[Vae Victus]

Any Nashville/Mid TN area readers?

 

[jynx]

There are a few of us around, but I have been busy trying to get ready for GSMTR this week. I think the monthly meetings will probably start back up in June. I have yet to make one myself, but I hope to change that this year.

 

[RSHARPfzj80]

Welcome to the madness!!!

 

[Monty231]

I'm not to far down the road from you and just got my first 40 at the end of March as well. Mine is a lot rougher than yours and I've turned into a pile of parts so far.

Kevin

 

[Vae Victus]

I'm not to far down the road from you and just got my first 40 at the end of March as well. Mine is a lot rougher than yours and I've turned into a pile of parts so far.

Kevin

Are you documenting your build so we can suffer vicariously with you? As I sit here in my garage reading iH8Mud and smell the oil of my transfer case waiting on me to finish tearing it down, and looking at the 4 racks of parts, old and new, I realize, I'm really enjoying this. However, this forum and the folks who are living this journey along with me, and me them, are as much an integral part of the enjoyment as the truck and the work itself. For me, it makes the hobby(?) complete.

EDIT - we will have to see each others work at some point!

I've yet to see one on the road since I bought mine.

 

[Monty231]

Are you documenting your build so we can suffer vicariously with you? As I sit here in my garage reading iH8Mud and smell the oil of my transfer case waiting on me to finish tearing it down, and looking at the 4 racks of parts, old and new, I realize, I'm really enjoying this. However, this forum and the folks who are living this journey along with me, and me them, are as much an integral part of the enjoyment as the truck and the work itself. For me, it makes the hobby(?) complete.

EDIT - we will have to see each others work at some point!

I've yet to see one on the road since I bought mine.

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Vae, looks like you have been busy. I have pretty much torn everything down and ready to start figuring out how it all goes back together. Right now I'm trying to figure out how to go about correcting the SOA from the PO.

I'd be up for checking each others 40's out, although mine is not much to look at right now. You can see the start of my build thread here: https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/732081-saving-billy-bob-78-fj-40-build.html