newbie from perth australia

[aussie fj]

hello , first time poster on this site ( after reading the welcome, it seems you guys give a salute, so here is one back ...lol )...certainly looks like it is a wealth of information....
i have just bought a 1976 jf40... and need to do some work on her to get to 100%... and it would seem this site has all the info i need....

look forward to learning lots. and hopefully eventually helping where i can too....

cheers

Luke

 

[highlandcruzer]

Good to have you. Welcome!!

Let's see some more pics of the 40!! She looks clean.

 

[uted]

Welcome to mud
Nice neat looking 40. We need more pics

 

[aussie fj]

will get a few more pics in the next few days....but yeh, overall very tidy unit....

thanks for the welcome!

 

[highlandcruzer]

Is this your first Cruiser? What are your plans for her? Looks like a bowtie in the grill. What's under the hood? [Bonnet]

 

[aussie fj]

my first...but worked on many others when i was a young bloke....

as for the motor, yep...its been chev'd... mild 350...and a 5 speed put in as well..unsure what model it comes from...guessing a 60 series or something...

immediate plans, are to do a drum to disc conversion on the front asap! the PO didnt do this....so will be fixing it next week.... trying to get my parts sourced atm....

from there... power steering... probably going to refit the standard roof, find a back seat so my boys can all fit, maybe a/c.......

lets see how bad this shorty 40 bug is!!! lol

 

[highlandcruzer]

Huh....We got factory front disks starting in '76 here in the states. Not so in Oz I guess.

I'd kill for an H55. [5speed] They're pretty hard to come by here.

lets see how bad this shorty 40 bug is!!! lol

It gets worse with time.

 

[aussie fj]

i think they were a optional extra ..have seen a 81 lx cruiser with drum brake front recently here!! parts seem not to hard to source though...so thats a good thing!!

as for the bug...judging from some of the build up projects i have seen...looks like it gets pretty serious!!! lol

 

[1979fj40]

Very nice looking 40.

 

[singletrackjunkie]

very nice looking rig. Welcome to the sickness looking forward to more pics

 

[sls019]

Good looking Cruiser you have there. Welcome to Mud! Enjoy the forum.

 

[aussie fj]

cheers guys.... so the gear box is a h55 hey...is that the most common conversion? i have been looking at the links in the FAQ section on disc break conversion.... seems it can be a pig sometimes? hopefully we have no drama's sourceing everything nice and quick....

will have to get it offroad next weekend for some more pics....

thanks again for the welcome