Hello fellow mudders been stalking you guys for about 2 years now before i made an account on here while i searched for a somewhat local pig that i could buy. Well obviously i finally found it, and so did some of you other mudders. lol. Well on to the Pig!
She lived her life previously in Colorado where the owner i bought it from picked her up and drove it back up here to Rapid City a little over 6 months ago. While in Colorado she had a Chevy 350 transplant, 73 Landcruiser front disc brake setup, 78 LC 4 speed transmission, and a Ranger underdrive installed. Was still a little rough at that point. The guy i bought it from did a few things here and there to just make it a little nicer, had the radiator and rear heater core rebuilt, had some alignment stuff done, and for the most part just drove it.
Now it comes to me, Im a hobbiest at heart, i have been buying and selling cars since i was 13 years old. This will now make car # 32 for me. Ive done anything from building race cars, to just restoring some vehicles, so i have the knowledge. To get the Pig i made a promise to my wife i wouldnt buy another car for at least another 3 years, so im stuck with her for a while at least! Upon bringing her home my wife dubbed her "Sea Unicorn" (long story) So thats her name (or Narwhal for short).
Back to the Fj55. Here she is, (i'll update this with better pictures, i got here home at dusk.)
She needs a bit of work despite her first glance appearances. Everything thats on the bottom outside of the Pig has rust (you know... the common stuff.) This will eventually need bottom fenders, rockers, and rear quarters, along with the bottom of the rear gate, And of course body mounts. I have already been in contact with Bobm to remedy this problem, and hopefully within the next few months i can have a slew of parts heading this way (for starters body mounts, and rear quarters) Im still pretty torn on the rockers. Not sure if i want to just make myself some nice frame sliders and cut out the rockers and install them, or do a rocker replacement. Anyways, noticed this is getting long, i'll shorten this up and just make a quick list of things i plan on getting done on this.
The plan:
Repair body rust and repaint
New 33 or 35" tires
Mild lift
Replace the old 350 with a newer 5.3 Vortech
Rear Disc conversion
Replace all weather seals
I'll explain my expedition build a little later, that gets a little more involved
Sorry for the long first post, and hope to see you guys on here for years to come!
She lived her life previously in Colorado where the owner i bought it from picked her up and drove it back up here to Rapid City a little over 6 months ago. While in Colorado she had a Chevy 350 transplant, 73 Landcruiser front disc brake setup, 78 LC 4 speed transmission, and a Ranger underdrive installed. Was still a little rough at that point. The guy i bought it from did a few things here and there to just make it a little nicer, had the radiator and rear heater core rebuilt, had some alignment stuff done, and for the most part just drove it.
Now it comes to me, Im a hobbiest at heart, i have been buying and selling cars since i was 13 years old. This will now make car # 32 for me. Ive done anything from building race cars, to just restoring some vehicles, so i have the knowledge. To get the Pig i made a promise to my wife i wouldnt buy another car for at least another 3 years, so im stuck with her for a while at least! Upon bringing her home my wife dubbed her "Sea Unicorn" (long story) So thats her name (or Narwhal for short).
Back to the Fj55. Here she is, (i'll update this with better pictures, i got here home at dusk.)
She needs a bit of work despite her first glance appearances. Everything thats on the bottom outside of the Pig has rust (you know... the common stuff.) This will eventually need bottom fenders, rockers, and rear quarters, along with the bottom of the rear gate, And of course body mounts. I have already been in contact with Bobm to remedy this problem, and hopefully within the next few months i can have a slew of parts heading this way (for starters body mounts, and rear quarters) Im still pretty torn on the rockers. Not sure if i want to just make myself some nice frame sliders and cut out the rockers and install them, or do a rocker replacement. Anyways, noticed this is getting long, i'll shorten this up and just make a quick list of things i plan on getting done on this.
The plan:
Repair body rust and repaint
New 33 or 35" tires
Mild lift
Replace the old 350 with a newer 5.3 Vortech
Rear Disc conversion
Replace all weather seals
I'll explain my expedition build a little later, that gets a little more involved
Sorry for the long first post, and hope to see you guys on here for years to come!
Here's the link.