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i had a dream of taking 3 months off and drive from florida to across the border into Mexico and down to Peru and back with my wife. The dream vehicle that could do it all in style is the fj40. After spending almost 18mo. reading everything i could find about fj40 & drooling over the fj40s here on mud. It was time to move forward. step 1) As i was advised here on mud I made a list of my needs: reliable, good power, can go long distances before needing to re-fuel (diesel), power steering, A/C (it gets hot where i live). step 2) locate a rust free fj40. sent it to Proffitt's cruisers and had them go through it top to bottom mechanically. everything on this truck was gone through, front and rear axels, PS. all 4 wheel disc break, 1HZ diesel engine & H55 5 speed trans, A/C. front and rear ARB air lockers. (9 months). as soon as i got it to FL. i had a body shop take it completely apart, blast it to bare metal, prime, paint factory colors and reassemble, adding a rear long range 22gal. go over 400mi between refueling. Quick release front door hinges for super quick & easy front door removal. No expense was spared, i wanted the best of the best and all work was professionally done. this vehicle drives amazingly well on and off road. why am i selling it... in the nearly 2 years it took to complete the truck the wife and i got pregnant and had our son 3mo after i got the truck done. no trip to mexico... but more kiddies to come. so the short of it is. it just sits in the garage collecting dust and the 80 series is the "family friendly" rig the little kids can safely travel in.
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