Builds Project Lockjaw-1973 Fj40 on Tons (2 Viewers)

[bluehawk]

I assume you welded together a split tail gate and did that? Did you use the split hinges and modify?

Yes Sir.....it was the original barn doors and upper hatch. Welded a piece in the center to make it a wider piece and into a tailgate. Just moved the hinges and cut the one down that is pictured in the center to make it look normal. The latches are from a early model Fj45.

 

[clrussell]

Yes Sir.....it was the original barn doors and upper hatch. Welded a piece in the center to make it a wider piece and into a tailgate. Just moved the hinges and cut the one down that is pictured in the center to make it look normal. The latches are from a early model Fj45.

This is the same idea I have eventually on mine. Thanks for confirming it works

 

[bluehawk]

Started with an idea not knowing someone else had already proved it. Check at @matzell

Builds Thread 'Lynchburg Lemonade, matzell's STW'

Aug 11, 2019

So what is a STW? When one has wheeled on 37-40 tires for the past 20 years something smaller is a "Small Tire Wheeler"

What is Lynchburg Lemonade? If you do not know, you should try one. A refreshing drink made from some sweet stuff and some hard stuff.

This project is a "getting back to basics" kind of rig. I picked it up earlier this year in Lynchburg Virginia, hence the name.

Back up a few months ago when I decided to take my stockish FJ40 to Coal Miners. I added some 33" tires, swapped the LSD from the front diff to the rear and created a STW that I could take. I added a...

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[bluehawk]

Decided to fill in the two center AC vent holes. I’ll be making a center console with two AC vents and a heater vent in each side of the console.

 

[bluehawk]

Tailgate has been body worked and put in primer

 

[Mike Shull]

Decided to fill in the two center AC vent holes. I’ll be making a center console with two AC vents and a heater vent in each side of the console. View attachment 3987803

I think that you will like your vents on the outer edge of the dashboard. I only have the center vents and the center stays nice and cool but the outside is hot.

 

[bluehawk]

My two friends tell me that I’m crazy to wheel this thing after it’s done

 

[Mike Shull]

My two friends tell me that I’m crazy to wheel this thing after it’s done

No way. Mine has been on the road for a year and people used to say that about it when I first backed it out of the driveway. It now has quite a few rock chips and fade from the engine, and I am okay with that. They are way too much fun to drive to not wheel.

 

[Ditcherman]

No way. Mine has been on the road for a year and people used to say that about it when I first backed it out of the driveway. It now has quite a few rock chips and fade from the engine, and I am okay with that. They are way too much fun to drive to not wheel.

Amen to that.
I worked really hard to end up with nice paint, and someday I might look forward to doing it again. Until then I intend to wheel it!

I get some funny looks when I tell people I’m treating it like Bill Cosby would, depending on what generation they’re from. No im not giving it a roofie. In his 70’s stand up routine referencing his kids he’d say “I brought you into this world and I can take you out.”

You built it, you can fix it!

 

[Firemedic831]

No way i would ever put mine in the dirt .

 

[bluehawk]

Thanks to @matzell and the “Lynchburg Lemonade” for the inspiration and part numbers for the lift gate cables. Made some mounts and got everything mounted up. Thanks again Rob.

 

[bluehawk]

 

[bluehawk]

Thanks goes out to Austin at AVR Customs for the awesome gas struts and new powder coated brackets. They work awesome

 

[Broski]

Looking Good ! Nice work.

 

[bluehawk]

Looking Good ! Nice work.

thanks sir. Not moving along as much as I want it to, but progress is progress

 

[bluehawk]

Not too much going on with the project. With the help of a friend, been working on the front end and making a crossmember for the grill.

 

[bluehawk]

Which way is correct for the hood hinges? The grey area in the picture is the cowl. Also, is there a drivers side and passenger side hinge?

 

[bluehawk]

Which way is correct for the hood hinges? The grey area in the picture is the cowl. Also, is there a drivers side and passenger side hinge?

 

[Ditcherman]

Which way is correct for the hood hinges? The grey area in the picture is the cowl. Also, is there a drivers side and passenger side hinge?View attachment 4005963

Single link toward the firewall, is what I read.
But all the pictures is see, CCOT, etc are the other way.
I don’t believe there’s a left and right.

 

[bluehawk]

So if I understand, mine need to be turned around? Grey primer is firewall