cruiser_guy said:
Cahil,
I can probably fix you up with a good Central American frame if you want. Shipping to Daytona Beach shouldn't be too bad.
Hold that thought ...
The shipping info I have for quotes is:
800 lbs. x 200 inches long x 65 inches wide x 24 inches tall
Shoot, your metric ain't ya' ?
I'd be shipping to Morgantown, West Virginia. Have a great friend/mechanic there whose been helping me with the bigger projects. He use to do complete vehicle frame off restores so this is right up his alley on experience. Plus, full auto shop.
Located a nice 1981 FJ60 frame, west coast, almost no rust. From the info I've gathered there appears to be two different frames.
81 - 85
and
85 - 87
The change (major) appears to be the transmission mount. Dunno if possible to mount the 87 driveline on the 81 frame. I'm sure it's possible with enough fabbin' but I'd like to stay as simple as possible.
I'm on the books, schedule to start mid-October.
Will keep you posted.
Cheers,
Cahil
P.S. Considering that less than 10% of Cruisers are sold in the US, importing is very realistic.