Meet Gertrude - 1975 FJ40.
related threads:
Engine rebuild https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=61396
Body mods https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=61344
Centre mount pto winch https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=61398
I bought Gertrude in 2002.
She looked like this then - 31s, slight lift, bullbar, sdiebars, rollcage, LPG
Apart from that - stock
She was one of the last of the 'old' model. 1.5F, H41, 4.11s
I fitted a snorkel - yes it's made of drainage pipe with a stovepot cowling on the end
And put on some 33s
35mm body lift.
Also chamfered back the corners of the bullbar to improve clearance on tight corners.
This is after the first set of replacement springs - you can see how much flex the fronts have - wheel sits in normal place when not compressed.
I was running 3mm UHMW strips between the leaves.
Also exteneded spring hangers on the front and longer shackles all round.
The snorkel by this stage had been moved inside (kept breaking on trees).
I also made rear side bars, and trimmed the rear corners to 45 degrees
I fitted a winch (https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=61398
) and ARB rear locker.
Then it got 35s and a set of beadlocks
Also extra long travel shocks and Ford shock towers in the front.
Front and rear disk brakes (60 series front, hilux rear)
Then came a front ARB...
Also 4.88s
Also rebuilt the motor (https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=61396)
Folks - don't try this at home
(I thought perhaps I could jump the hole)
This is what happens...
(also cracked t/case, nearly sheared off front output shaft, bent front springs, broke off a shock mount, nearly stripped spline on front diff flange...)
This resulted in a new t/case - fitted 3 speed gears - like the reduction
related threads:
Engine rebuild https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=61396
Body mods https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=61344
Centre mount pto winch https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=61398
I bought Gertrude in 2002.
She looked like this then - 31s, slight lift, bullbar, sdiebars, rollcage, LPG
Apart from that - stock
She was one of the last of the 'old' model. 1.5F, H41, 4.11s
I fitted a snorkel - yes it's made of drainage pipe with a stovepot cowling on the end
And put on some 33s
35mm body lift.
Also chamfered back the corners of the bullbar to improve clearance on tight corners.
This is after the first set of replacement springs - you can see how much flex the fronts have - wheel sits in normal place when not compressed.
I was running 3mm UHMW strips between the leaves.
Also exteneded spring hangers on the front and longer shackles all round.
The snorkel by this stage had been moved inside (kept breaking on trees).
I also made rear side bars, and trimmed the rear corners to 45 degrees
I fitted a winch (https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=61398
) and ARB rear locker.
Then it got 35s and a set of beadlocks
Also extra long travel shocks and Ford shock towers in the front.
Front and rear disk brakes (60 series front, hilux rear)
Then came a front ARB...
Also 4.88s
Also rebuilt the motor (https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=61396)
Folks - don't try this at home
(I thought perhaps I could jump the hole)
This is what happens...
(also cracked t/case, nearly sheared off front output shaft, bent front springs, broke off a shock mount, nearly stripped spline on front diff flange...)
This resulted in a new t/case - fitted 3 speed gears - like the reduction
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