im sure every fj-40 fan has seen this video at one point or another.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERIU7WymhQk
Well it wasnt til after i purchased my new project that I realized it was indeed the same fj-40 I had seen running "the box" at full throttle in the snow.
Here is what ive been doing since i picked it up almost exactly a year ago. I bought it with intentions of having a family freindly weekend street cruiser but also be able to run any trail I still wanted. I planned about 3 or so months of down time to put a new cage and suspension in. then go wheeling.
its been a year and its still not done yet. But done enough to go out and enjoy it. I will say that it would of been easier and maybe cheaper if I had just started from scratch like I have done on all my other builds.
SPECS
73 fj-40
motor: 2003 6.0 chevy
trans: turbo 350
t-case: twin sticked dana 300 HD outputs 1350 yokes
front axle: narrowed chevy dana 60 with chromoly 35 spline shafts, ARB locker, 5.38 gears
rear axle: ford 9" with strange allum. center section, 35 spline chomo shafts, detroit locker 5.38 gears
tires and wheels: 39" red krawlers on spyderlocks\ 37 mtrs on steel beadlocks
suspension: 4 link rear with 2.5x14"radflo c\o profender 3" air bumps and a rock equipment sway bar
3 link front with panhard. 2.5x14" radflo c/o profender 3" air bumps
warn 8274
on board air
and some other doodads
ok enough jabbering. heres some pictures.
day it showed up.
starting tear down.
took out the cage, cut all the suspension out. eventually had to cut off the front of the frame as well.
fancy new tires and wheels for offroad. and traded the mud grapplers for some mtrs to run on the street,snow and sand.
new cage being built
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERIU7WymhQk
Well it wasnt til after i purchased my new project that I realized it was indeed the same fj-40 I had seen running "the box" at full throttle in the snow.
Here is what ive been doing since i picked it up almost exactly a year ago. I bought it with intentions of having a family freindly weekend street cruiser but also be able to run any trail I still wanted. I planned about 3 or so months of down time to put a new cage and suspension in. then go wheeling.
its been a year and its still not done yet. But done enough to go out and enjoy it. I will say that it would of been easier and maybe cheaper if I had just started from scratch like I have done on all my other builds.
SPECS
73 fj-40
motor: 2003 6.0 chevy
trans: turbo 350
t-case: twin sticked dana 300 HD outputs 1350 yokes
front axle: narrowed chevy dana 60 with chromoly 35 spline shafts, ARB locker, 5.38 gears
rear axle: ford 9" with strange allum. center section, 35 spline chomo shafts, detroit locker 5.38 gears
tires and wheels: 39" red krawlers on spyderlocks\ 37 mtrs on steel beadlocks
suspension: 4 link rear with 2.5x14"radflo c\o profender 3" air bumps and a rock equipment sway bar
3 link front with panhard. 2.5x14" radflo c/o profender 3" air bumps
warn 8274
on board air
and some other doodads
ok enough jabbering. heres some pictures.
day it showed up.
starting tear down.
took out the cage, cut all the suspension out. eventually had to cut off the front of the frame as well.
fancy new tires and wheels for offroad. and traded the mud grapplers for some mtrs to run on the street,snow and sand.
new cage being built
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