New to the form, my first FJ.

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If you want seats you can probably have the one of the first cruiser since this new body already has seats
 
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Wheels that actually fit!
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Good news, I made it too Illinois and the body and tub were a lot better than I expected. Took us about 3 hours to remove everything he wanted. Tell me what you guys think! Comments and concerns, (the floor you see in the back is solid all the way through and through)
 
How does that gas tank well look? Are you using that section of the tub on your other 40?
 
@mtnbiker4evr13 if you want my old seats you can have them. Just come get them. Send me private message and I'll give you my number.
 
Wow, it's great to see someone starting with a 40 that's as bad if not worse than mine! LOL! :flipoff2: :grinpimp:

I also jumped in not knowing what I signed up for exactly but fortunately (or maybe unfortunately) I was a few months in and well underway by the time I created a thread on here so nobody tried to talk me out of mine! That said, I love staring at it for hours trying to figure out how I could make it better!

Interested in following to see how yours turns out! Best of luck to you! :beer:
 
So I finally got the title finalized with my name and all, so yay too me. And I met with the old fella whose field I rescued the cruiser from. And let me tell you, this cruiser has seen it all. When I get time I'll type out the whole story, and it's a real interesting one. So grab some popcorn and kick it back when you see the next thread pop up!
 
So here's a little fj40 story for all you who might care to know.

So it started life in Indiana bought from a dealership in Indianapolis?(he didn't specify), the owner was a Doctor, and he took it home and drove it as a Sunday cruiser. Well afterwards he decided he would use it as a hunting rig and took it too Michigan and was stored at a cabin and only used twice a year. Which he modified the roll cage to hold a deer from post to post by welding two bars with hooks.(was in it when I got it, took them out recently) so it was used all the way up to year 83'. Then he passed away and the family that lived near where I'm from, brought it back to Indiana and was sold at auction to the local county department as a snow truck for plowing the hard to get too county roads. (Makes since why it had a switch in cab for strobe light thing on roof, also county department servicing sticker). It served that duty until 87', then again it was sold to a used Car lot in the town. It was bought and then used at the local cement plant for the Foreman/supervisor to drive around until 89' Then again was sold to another car lot. This is were the gentleman I rescued her from bought it and used it as an all purpose farm truck and last date on the title was 93' so weird time gap. He told me he used it for a couple of years then decided he wanted a truck and parked it in his barn were he stored SALT/LIME which explains all the crazy rust. And it sat there for many years then rolled out into the field to make space in the barn. Where eventually I came along and took ownership !

Not sure how interesting it is too you guys, but I thought it deserved to persevered with a history like that!

Also I finally got the original mileage !
61,000
 
Alright I got a question!
Is there anyway to remove this middle section\ dash board panel? I've looked it over and it only seems you can unbolt in at the mid section on body. I'd like to Swap mine one over due to the fact the passenger side dash is bashed in.
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I was thinking that's what it was going to come down too. any advice on where i should cut at? i can make out where the welds are so i'll probably cut there.
 
Overlander78 said:
So here's a little fj40 story for all you who might care to know.

So it started life in Indiana bought from a dealership in Indianapolis?(he didn't specify), the owner was a Doctor, and he took it home and drove it as a Sunday cruiser. Well afterwards he decided he would use it as a hunting rig and took it too Michigan and was stored at a cabin and only used twice a year. Which he modified the roll cage to hold a deer from post to post by welding two bars with hooks.(was in it when I got it, took them out recently) so it was used all the way up to year 83'. Then he passed away and the family that lived near where I'm from, brought it back to Indiana and was sold at auction to the local county department as a snow truck for plowing the hard to get too county roads. (Makes since why it had a switch in cab for strobe light thing on roof, also county department servicing sticker). It served that duty until 87', then again it was sold to a used Car lot in the town. It was bought and then used at the local cement plant for the Foreman/supervisor to drive around until 89' Then again was sold to another car lot. This is were the gentleman I rescued her from bought it and used it as an all purpose farm truck and last date on the title was 93' so weird time gap. He told me he used it for a couple of years then decided he wanted a truck and parked it in his barn were he stored SALT/LIME which explains all the crazy rust. And it sat there for many years then rolled out into the field to make space in the barn. Where eventually I came along and took ownership !

Not sure how interesting it is too you guys, but I thought it deserved to persevered with a history like that!

Also I finally got the original mileage !
61,000
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Knowing the history of your cruiser is extremely important, in my opinion. it tells you the strengths and the potential weaknesses of the truck--it makes the connection between you and it.
 
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Got the floor/body torn out this weekend, plan on having the front half torn apart this coming week, then removing the drivetrain soon.
 
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