Simply Referred to as "The 40" (1 Viewer)

[apeterson]

nice... same color as mine... best ever!

 

[davegonz]

Your rig looks great. That's also one of my favorite colors.

Did you get rid of the soft top? I've been looking for an STC top like that. Let me know if you still have it and want to sell it.

 

[Sea Knight]

Spectacular looking truck.

Where did you get that tailgate?

 

[davegonz]

Looks like an Aqualu tailgate.

 

[apeterson]

Looks like an Aqualu tailgate.

and tub

 

[Cruizerjunkee]

you guys are correct, both the tailgate and the tub are Aqualu.

the top was sold a couple years back, i believe to a fellow mudder, but i'm not sure of who it was who nabbed it.

 

[Sea Knight]

Looks like an Aqualu tailgate.

Yep. $567.

 

[mustardfj40]

Purty

 

[Cruizerjunkee]

Yep. $567.

its an amazing piece. thankfully it had it on The 40 when we bought it

if the tailgate hadn't have been on the truck when we bought it, perhaps, mounted would be a pair of half doors, i don't think the '76 had that option though, but they sure are sweet

 

[Cruizerjunkee]

Lurking around my garage for the past 5 years is the original ID badge for The 40, wondering where it goes on the tub, or the door.

nice to see my colors match

 

[bsilva132]

goes on the firewall near the heater blower

 

[Cruizerjunkee]

Oh, wow, i would have never guessed that. so if you were to look at my first posting of the thread, is it the oval shaped piece that you can sort of catch a glimpse of next to the blower?

 

[Nomis]

On my '76 it is located on the pax side fender behind the battery - not the firewall.

There is also a second data plate located on the driver's side door pillar just below the dash line that lists the VIN, manufacture date and weight limits.

 

[Cruizerjunkee]

On my '76 it is located on the pax side fender behind the battery - not the firewall.

There is also a second data plate located on the driver's side door pillar just below the dash line that lists the VIN, manufacture date and weight limits.

any pictures? i only have the one plate from the picture.

I'm looking for a semi stock look with authentic placement. I was worried a while back if the badges on the back of the truck were in the correct spot, they changed from the left side to the right but I wasn't sure of when.

 

[bsilva132]

This is where mine is on my 74, not sure about where it goes on a 76.

 

[Cruizerjunkee]

thanks bsilva.

It would be awesome if I could get the plates remanufactured and replace the old with new, but of course keep the old ones somewhere safe.

 

[Cruizerjunkee]

On my '76 it is located on the pax side fender behind the battery - not the firewall.

There is also a second data plate located on the driver's side door pillar just below the dash line that lists the VIN, manufacture date and weight limits.

Thanks Nomis, I'm guessing that all my fenders are aluminum replacement, because I can't figure any other reason as to why the PO would have removed the plates.
If my current memory serves me well, i think the one below the windsheild is there, will have to look when i get home

 

[Cruizerjunkee]

just looked at my ID plate under the windshield, turns out, this month is The 40's Birthday, date of manufacture: July 1976. maybe it needs an American flag zip tied somewhere blowing in the wind

 

[TEQ]

Pure sex. Subscribed.

 

[Cruizerjunkee]

Here are some more pictures for y'all
-the doors, and sides are from a guy who had a warehouse with a bunch of sides, doors and tops. easy to say they were ate up quick