Ok, so i had this fj40 body and bought a 94 80 series for the locking axles. Then started thinking that the motor and trans only has 200K on it - should be good for another couple hundred K, but the FZJ80 drivetrain in a fj40 frame only leaves room for an 11 inch rear driveshaft...
So what to do...
Between my great wisdom and a few beers I decided that a 112 inch wheelbase (FZJ80) fj40 was the way to go. i started with a 90 inch wheelbase with the stock fj40, then planned on extending the wheelbase with rear springs to 94 inches, so 112 wasn't too far, at least it didn't seem like that much of a difference. One picture is the 40 body on the 80 frame, one is the original 40 truck.
I kinda just jumped in with both feet... Really, how hard can this be?
So what to do...
Between my great wisdom and a few beers I decided that a 112 inch wheelbase (FZJ80) fj40 was the way to go. i started with a 90 inch wheelbase with the stock fj40, then planned on extending the wheelbase with rear springs to 94 inches, so 112 wasn't too far, at least it didn't seem like that much of a difference. One picture is the 40 body on the 80 frame, one is the original 40 truck.
I kinda just jumped in with both feet... Really, how hard can this be?