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Texican

Texican

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Lat November I got a phone call guy has a 79 with 65k factory PS dealer added AC....... painted a flat desert tan over the OEM white when new,was a ranch wagon entire life so body is dinged up, no serious rust at all.. 8274 on front Ramsey 8k on rear........
Here it is the day I brought her home.....
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Sold this winch the day after I got it..........
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After talking with the PO at length, this is real miles......
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I found out he purchased the pig new in July of 1979, in Dallas, used as a DD until 1982, when he had Earl Shibe paint it the brown to match the rest of the ranch vehicles....over the blue and white:eek::eek: He had the 10x15 Mud tires and wheels shown in the pictures installed then, drove it the 70 miles to Fannin County where it stayed on the ranch until last year. Other than desmog, header, stereo and servicing it, I have done nothing to it other than drive it since.......

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Got a stock rear bumper out of my hoard and installed it.......
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The same day I got my copy of the Texas Title in the mail, a delivery guy hit it..........
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So I posted up here, Mark Algazy had a mint tail light......since I have bought an extra pair of rears since they are kinda rare........

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I collected $1525 from the insurance company so that helped the sting of getting my truck hit:D:D
 
Improvements.....

The stereo and dash cap.......
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Wrapped header......
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Stock 82 FJ40 wheels and 33x950R15 BFG All Terrains......there were several folks on here that did not know these are OEM Toyota wheels...........
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I remember when he hit it.......that was an ugly thread:mad:
Like the rig and the stereo.....wish I had me some tunes---Nice improvements since we first saw this rig:clap:
 
laguna80 said:
I have a similar radio. How'd you install it? Did you have to fabricate your own brackets and cut away at the dash?
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Dash was already cut some, I had to make it larger, used the snap in box thing that came with the radio, hardest part to make it go into the dash far enough was notching the ribs on the defroster vent for clearance.......but it fit.
 
Snake Skin

Geez, you weren't kidding about the snake skin. The Rig looks great.:clap: What's in the near future for this and where do you want it in the end? :hhmm:

s***ty bout the truck driver hitting the Pig. Did you slap him respectfully?

And keep a look out for December POTM, it will be nothing less than awesome.

-Josh
 
Deathoncall63 said:
Geez, you weren't kidding about the snake skin. The Rig looks great.:clap: What's in the near future for this and where do you want it in the end? :hhmm:

-Josh
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While I would love to have it looking pristine.....there are other things ahead of this one.......my FJ45 SWB ......so for now drive it -use it.:D
 
Texican said:
While I would love to have it looking pristine.....there are other things ahead of this one.......my FJ45 SWB ......so for now drive it -use it.:D
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So a few years later...have you still been driving it, has it gone back to blue & white yet?
 
Texican said:
Not yet, too many other things going on.....built a house and new shop.....etc.
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Almost Happy Birthday you old fool.

It’s been too long.
 
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