ROTW ROTW - Gertrude - 1975 FJ40

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Trollhole said:
in this picture is that a PTO comming out the rear of the T\C? Whats it hooked to.?

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The PTO unit on the tcase...... just the shaft is out the back not the front.
 
bustanutley said:
dude how is your hard top still in one piece :confused: You must have rolled that thing like 8 times.

Very cool, continue to git it. Good work on tossing that square tube mess up front.
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I like fibreglass - so easy to fix :)
The annoying thing is all except one have been on the left side - there were about 3 weeks in a row where I rolled, repaired, painted - oops - rolled, repaired, painted... (you get the idea)
 
HawkDriver said:
What are those things behind the seats with all the wires and lines going to them? Some kind of braking system? :confused:
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Air operated fiddle brakes. From the dash I can push a button (the big red/greens ones on the overhead unit) and lock/release either rear brake.

Useful for tight corners and comps.
 
cabron said:
You could have told me that was a plane cockpit and I would have believed you!! Nice work, you really get your moneys worth out of that cruiser. Nice work and keep us updated...
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i agree, at one time i thought i was flyin the friendly skies, nice work, lots of detail

kool
 
Dude! You are like MacGiver with a sawzall and a welder! Very cool stuff. It is funny how a cruiser like Landpimps green 40 can look amazing, and at the same time your frankein-cruiser ROCKS too!

You need to start a new site though call... ilvmud.com

Sweet stuff. Can you snap a close up of your front roof lip removal. That makes a lot of sense. Can you still remove your top if you want to?

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REZARF said:
Sweet stuff. Can you snap a close up of your front roof lip removal. That makes a lot of sense. Can you still remove your top if you want to?

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Yes - I cut the lip off flush to the metal part that bolts to the top of the screen. Then wrapped glass/kevlar over it to bond it in place, and strengthen it.

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Trollhole said:
Why didn't you just do a SOA?
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SOA was a lot of work. I'd have needed to put in some sort of anit tramp bar front and rear and that's hard at the front and no re=oom at the rear because of the winch.

Didn't want extra height (too high really already).

And flexes well enoguh anyway...

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andrewfarmer said:
Air operated fiddle brakes. From the dash I can push a button (the big red/greens ones on the overhead unit) and lock/release either rear brake.

Useful for tight corners and comps.
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Aha, I see. I read fiddle brakes but now I see the light. :D That's all hardcore and shiite. Cool rig, again.
 
Damn, you have done some seriously sick mods to Gertrude. NICE WORK!!!! Love the steering indicator and the fiddle brakes!! Abolutely awesome!!
 
Hey
Nice work on the wagon man.I see it has a wof, will it see many more or be fully offroad.and did you get those shock towers local? I need some.

Well done mate keep hackin.
 
45er said:
Hey
Nice work on the wagon man.I see it has a wof, will it see many more or be fully offroad.and did you get those shock towers local? I need some.
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It's staying road legal - havn't got anything big enoguh to tow it around with.
Shock towers from your local Ford dealer part E5TZ 18183A
Parts are ex Aussie - about 5 days normally - from memory about $30 each trade.
 
NaZeelan, eh? Now I realize why I kept seeing that big grin poking out of the "wrong" side of the truck. ;)

Thanks for the great writeups. Kiwi ingenuity at its finest. :cheers:
 
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