1973Guppie
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those are nice welds pat.......
Builds Resto-mod on my 55 has begun (2 Viewers)
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landcruisnman
1972 FJ55 "Iron Giant"
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- #262
Not me welding those. My buddy Jonny at Richer Racing in Oceanside......
Not me welding those. My buddy Jonny at Richer Racing in Oceanside......
Sure is nice to get good help!
landcruisnman
1972 FJ55 "Iron Giant"
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- #264
Aint that the truth;p priceless
PabloCruise
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Beautiful!
landcruisnman
1972 FJ55 "Iron Giant"
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Bodywork almost done...
Got the front doors pretty much ready. Small piece below grill in front and grill behind hood in front of windshield and it's time
Fab work continues after I make some upper shock mounts to weld to the hoop. Will post pics as I go..
Got the front doors pretty much ready. Small piece below grill in front and grill behind hood in front of windshield and it's time
Fab work continues after I make some upper shock mounts to weld to the hoop. Will post pics as I go..
Looks so nice..... this is the best buid going on now! Great job!
landcruisnman
1972 FJ55 "Iron Giant"
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Panhard frame mount in!!
Got the panhard frame mount fully boxed and welded.
Got the panhard frame mount fully boxed and welded.
I'm loving the black and white shots. Excellent work!
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landcruisnman
1972 FJ55 "Iron Giant"
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Front Shocks being mounted......
Well, we've got the beginnings of the shock hoops tacked up. Had to machine the mounts the tubes weld to. Going to have an engine cage where we connect the tops of the hoops together. Will be very strong. I need to decide if I'm putting in a TPI so I can make the cage clear the top. Would be higher that the carbed motor. TPI
Well, we've got the beginnings of the shock hoops tacked up. Had to machine the mounts the tubes weld to. Going to have an engine cage where we connect the tops of the hoops together. Will be very strong. I need to decide if I'm putting in a TPI so I can make the cage clear the top. Would be higher that the carbed motor. TPI
landcruisnman
1972 FJ55 "Iron Giant"
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more pics
pictured at full droop. Will put some limiting straps and some bump stop thingies... I still need to cut and turn that bad boy.
pictured at full droop. Will put some limiting straps and some bump stop thingies...
I still need to cut and turn that bad boy.
1973Guppie
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I would inject it man, you won't want to deal with angles and that carbed motor......
landcruisnman
1972 FJ55 "Iron Giant"
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Now I just need to find the right motor.......
What ya doing with the motor in the picture?
landcruisnman
1972 FJ55 "Iron Giant"
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Probably use for my other project......maybe.
1973Guppie
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New Vortec would be SWEEEEETTT!
and I can help you with finding all the s*** you will need to do the swap. I love my vortec swap, a little more hassle than other swaps but once you get them running right they are great.
landcruisnman
1972 FJ55 "Iron Giant"
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Sounds great Noah. I think I'll scour the local wrecking yards for a low mileage 5.3 or 6.0 to put in it.
1973Guppie
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pat, fyi, you might have to get a little creative on how you do the engine mounts, especially with a 6.0, the piggy frames from what I remember when I was considering this are a bit less wide up front than an fj40 frame, also, there were some potential issues with the oil pan hitting the axle, but with your setup you can probably work around all this stuff, I am keeping my piggy fairly stock as far as suspension, etc.
noah
noah
landcruisnman
1972 FJ55 "Iron Giant"
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Body work done!!!!
Now all he has to do in longboard block the body and panels to find any low or high spots. Then it's Line-X the interior and paint booth. I'll be putting the body on the frame soon to get the cage made and new body mount fabbed. Will post as I continue........stay tuned.
Now all he has to do in longboard block the body and panels to find any low or high spots. Then it's Line-X the interior and paint booth. I'll be putting the body on the frame soon to get the cage made and new body mount fabbed. Will post as I continue........stay tuned.
