Sniv's 77 FJ40 Picture Log
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That place has a lot of trucks!
If you saw the little old white haired janitor with a goofy smile and pushing his broom when you were there I hope you thought to give him some of your spare change.
He's our dad in a way and his name is Dan.
If you saw the little old white haired janitor with a goofy smile and pushing his broom when you were there I hope you thought to give him some of your spare change.
He's our dad in a way and his name is Dan.
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They would have a hard time dragging me out of that place...
Sarge
Sarge
Wow, so many questions... How have I not heard of this museum??? It looks awesome.
Is that "hummer" looking thing a toyota? If so was it to directly compete?
This place looks so neat, thanks for posting!
Is that "hummer" looking thing a toyota? If so was it to directly compete?
This place looks so neat, thanks for posting!
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. In the meantime my girlfriend and I visited the Land Cruiser Heritage Museum in Salt Lake City. ....
JohnnyC
Long ago TLCA# 2231
That is a Toyota Mega Cruiser
They even have the mini cruisers ... Kinda like a book of opposites
They even have the mini cruisers ... Kinda like a book of opposites
Oh to have Larry Miller Money...
iptman
SILVER Star
Never had a desire to go to SLC until now. Talk about a pilgrimage destination.
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I got back to CO last week now that school is out. My 4Runner is having some major engine issues so I might be driving the 40 series longer than just over the summer, we'll see... In the mean time I swapped my beadlocks and 35s from the runner to the FJ. The wheels didn't clear the steering so I moved the front spacers I had on the runner (for the exact same reason actually) to the FJ. The "normal" spidertrax spacers don't fit though, modern (or 2000s ish generation) of Toyotas have a 106mm bore with a 6x5.5 lug pattern, I guess the FJ has a 108mm bore and 6x5.5 spacing. I took the spacers into work and opened the bore up so they'd fit and then everything worked great! The following day I went wheeling with some guys I know, nothing exciting and a pretty bland trail.
The back right tire kept rubbing on the bottom rear corner of the wheel well, nothing else seemed to be rubbing though. I need to figure out how much money I want to put into the FJ versus put into the runner. I might regear and dual lock it, and I would like it to flex more since right now it seems pretty bad, and then of course if I plan to keep the 35s I'll have to properly bump the rear axle so it stops rubbing the body. If I didn't care about how the FJ looked I would just trim the body, but since it's an expensive aluminum body I don't plan on trimming it for clearance. Otherwise, I plan on buying new 35s for the FJ soon since mine are pretty worn out, and here are a few photos I snatched.
The back right tire kept rubbing on the bottom rear corner of the wheel well, nothing else seemed to be rubbing though. I need to figure out how much money I want to put into the FJ versus put into the runner. I might regear and dual lock it, and I would like it to flex more since right now it seems pretty bad, and then of course if I plan to keep the 35s I'll have to properly bump the rear axle so it stops rubbing the body. If I didn't care about how the FJ looked I would just trim the body, but since it's an expensive aluminum body I don't plan on trimming it for clearance. Otherwise, I plan on buying new 35s for the FJ soon since mine are pretty worn out, and here are a few photos I snatched.
Pretty sweet 'quick' test drive!
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The other day my girlfriend and I went on a date in the flat lands and I was dying of heat the whole time, even with the foot vents and windows all open I couldn't get enough air flow. What sucks is where I live there is typically a 20F temperature difference between the city down the mountain and where I live, so everyone below has their doors and roofs off but it's still snowing at home. Well I couldn't stand it anymore and took everything off, maybe prematurely.
I was planning on going wheeling with some friends later in the day, and taking the doors and top off turned out to be a great idea. I had packed extra clothing, but during the trail I ended up in a t-shirt and shorts since it was so hot.
Picture my buddy took of my german shepherd, aka snivilous. I think she figured out she was harnessed in since she would kinda hang out the side to get her head in the breeze, despite nothing but her harness holding her back. Not sure if that makes her smart or dumb.
Went a few miles down the road. A few days earlier I had been to these trails but didn't feel like going through them alone. The first trail, mammoth gulch, ended up having a lot of snow really fast and it sloped across the road so we would've risked sliding. We turned around and moved a little further down the road to Rollins Pass.
I knew Rollins Pass would eventually have a lot of snow since it starts on the south face of the mountain and curves around, which sure enough happened. Though we were able to make it decently far. We also ran into a big 80 series on 35s or 37s, and coincidentally he had a black german shepherd riding along too!
This first snow patch we hit, the 3rd gen got stuck aways up and with a little shoveling he was rolling again. I didn't feel like shoveling, and knew if we wanted to go really far we would have to air down eventually, so I just did it from the get go along with the 4th gen.
My definition of airing down is a little different than his... He dropped to like 20psi, I dropped to 2psi.
This was the first time I had a reason to drop to low pressure since swapping the beadlocks from my 4runner, and I must admit I was surprised at the lack of tire bulge at what I think is decently low pressure. I've dropped quite a bit lower in the 4runner before, and I have a feeling that'll happen a lot more often for the 40 since it apparently weighs a lot less.
Snivilous decided to just follow for most of the rest of the trail.
In total there were 3 patches of snow we went through, and then we hit this cut in the hillside where it got deep and ended our journey. For the record it looked like the 80 series had made it the furtherest before us, and I smashed his record
But seriously it kinda sucked since the one side of the road appeared to have all these trees laying in it, and I couldn't get traction with my bald tires and at the pressure I was running to stop from sliding to that side. If the trees and branches (it looked like someone had gotten really stuck a week prior and had maybe shoved all the trees and branches to try and get traction?) hadn't been there I think we could've made it a lot further.
So we turned around, and then actually came near my house and ran a little trail on our way down the hill to get food and drinks later. For some reason my camera didn't import all my photos, and I didn't realize it until I had cleared the memory card, so these are the final two:
And new favorite FJ picture:
I was planning on going wheeling with some friends later in the day, and taking the doors and top off turned out to be a great idea. I had packed extra clothing, but during the trail I ended up in a t-shirt and shorts since it was so hot.
Picture my buddy took of my german shepherd, aka snivilous. I think she figured out she was harnessed in since she would kinda hang out the side to get her head in the breeze, despite nothing but her harness holding her back. Not sure if that makes her smart or dumb.
Went a few miles down the road. A few days earlier I had been to these trails but didn't feel like going through them alone. The first trail, mammoth gulch, ended up having a lot of snow really fast and it sloped across the road so we would've risked sliding. We turned around and moved a little further down the road to Rollins Pass.
I knew Rollins Pass would eventually have a lot of snow since it starts on the south face of the mountain and curves around, which sure enough happened. Though we were able to make it decently far. We also ran into a big 80 series on 35s or 37s, and coincidentally he had a black german shepherd riding along too!
This first snow patch we hit, the 3rd gen got stuck aways up and with a little shoveling he was rolling again. I didn't feel like shoveling, and knew if we wanted to go really far we would have to air down eventually, so I just did it from the get go along with the 4th gen.
My definition of airing down is a little different than his... He dropped to like 20psi, I dropped to 2psi.
This was the first time I had a reason to drop to low pressure since swapping the beadlocks from my 4runner, and I must admit I was surprised at the lack of tire bulge at what I think is decently low pressure. I've dropped quite a bit lower in the 4runner before, and I have a feeling that'll happen a lot more often for the 40 since it apparently weighs a lot less.
Snivilous decided to just follow for most of the rest of the trail.
In total there were 3 patches of snow we went through, and then we hit this cut in the hillside where it got deep and ended our journey. For the record it looked like the 80 series had made it the furtherest before us, and I smashed his record
But seriously it kinda sucked since the one side of the road appeared to have all these trees laying in it, and I couldn't get traction with my bald tires and at the pressure I was running to stop from sliding to that side. If the trees and branches (it looked like someone had gotten really stuck a week prior and had maybe shoved all the trees and branches to try and get traction?) hadn't been there I think we could've made it a lot further.
So we turned around, and then actually came near my house and ran a little trail on our way down the hill to get food and drinks later. For some reason my camera didn't import all my photos, and I didn't realize it until I had cleared the memory card, so these are the final two:
And new favorite FJ picture:
Might want to run your anchor strap on the Shep through one of the seat's headrest holes - those may even have racing strap anchor points built in - be a lot safer if she likes hanging out the open side for a fresh breeze . She's a good looker too, btw...
Sarge
Sarge
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What's nice about just wrapping it around the cage is she has freedom to move around, and that leash is the perfect length so she can't fall out the back or the sides or where the door normally is, and she can then wander between the front seat and the back without getting wrapped up at all. Usually she just hangs out in the back, I don't know why she wanted to sit up front so much the other day.
Blue77FJ40
SILVER Star
Thanks for the excellent pics. But, your truck is an FJ40, '40 or cruiser. Calling it an FJ is most inappropriate in this crowd. That title goes to the ignominious honor of the late FJ Cruiser, imho, a very capable, but much misnamed vehicle.
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Yea, it seems a few of you get bent out of shape by calling a FJ40 a FJ.
78fj40mg
TLCA #23510
In simple terms an FJ or FJ Cruiser is not a Land Cruiser, however, your FJ40 is a Land Cruiser.
Anyway love your pics!
Anyway love your pics!
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First long trip in the cruiser, took it down to Dinosaur National Monument and did 100+ miles of dirt with a group, 700-800 miles round trip I think. Fan clutch went out and fuel pump started failing on the drive home, but otherwise a fun trip. For anyone who didn't see the rebuild thread, this is the same 40 as all my other pictures but I rolled it early in the summer and while rebuilding it I decided to paint it back to red like it came from the factory.
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I started building this little teardrop camper last weekend, and got it ready enough to go camping by Friday so went on a little trip with some guys into Idaho and Wyoming for the weekend. FJ and the camper did great!
