troopy has arrived

[orangefj45]

i'm gonna pull one of my hubs today and take a peek....

 

[missipboy]

be sure and let us know what you find.

 

[troopie]

Thats a great looking troopie, troopy or whatever.

The birfs are probably fine spline so all you need to do is swap knuckles and the master cylinder and your fine.

I'm waiting for pics of one on 35" or bigger tires. Yours might be the first one.

Mark

 

[orangefj45]

the are fine spline, so it'll be a very simple disc brake swap.

 

[orangefj45]

Thats a great looking troopie, troopy or whatever.

The birfs are probably fine spline so all you need to do is swap knuckles and the master cylinder and your fine.

I'm waiting for pics of one on 35" or bigger tires. Yours might be the first one.

Mark

sorry, but i'm gonna have to burst your bubble.

 

[cruiser ken]

Georg, most SA 45s did not come with full floaters, this was covered in another thread, also mine is an '82 and has drums all around. The 16" rims are required to clear the big ass non-US drums. I've got the FJ60 wagon wheel style 16" split rims with the ring on the back side of the rim.

 

[cruiser ken]

Nother troopie on 35s.

 

[ridgerunner]

i'm pretty sure that all the troopie sup till the end of 81 had drum brakes,

Completely off topic: I watched a documentary once that had a East African 60 series with drum brakes up front as well (brakes overheated or something, had the wheel and drum off the front).

Nice troopie MSBoy!

 

[troopie]

sorry, but i'm gonna have to burst your bubble.

Damn, i just might have to do that to mine.
After i finished some bodywork that is.

Thanks for the inspiration.

Mark

 

[missipboy]

I'm waiting for pics of one on 35" or bigger tires. Yours might be the first one.
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this thing rides too good like it is. i think a little bit of lift will be enough for a while. 32's maybe 33's.

my buddy has some disc brake knuckles laying around from his soa conversion. i'm sure he'll come off of them, so a disc swap should be sooner than later.

 

[orangefj45]

good thinking. you might as well drive it the way it is and enjoy it for a while before turning it into a project. it'll also give you time to finalize your plans on how to build it or what you'd want to change on it. i ove driving mine just the way it is.

 

[orangefj45]

check out the difference in hard top windows from yours to mine:

 

[missipboy]

i got 6 vents if you count the ones on the doors. #3

what does your spare tire carrier look like? mines different than my friends 78 fj40.

 

[cruiser ken]

Let's see a pic of your spare carrier, my troopie has it underneath like a 45 pu. My tire carrier was actually a factory gas can carrier. Those wing windows on the doors are sweet.

 

[orangefj45]

what does your spare tire carrier look like? mines different than my friends 78 fj40.

no idea, m.i.a.
but when i go to the 35"s i'll build one for under the rig. gotta remove the monstrosity of a hitch first though.

 

[missipboy]

here's the carrier. the spare is mounted under the truck.

 

[madams557]

That looks like the fuel can carrier version.


BTW, I'm having Troopie envy...

 

[missipboy]

sweet. so how does it work. i'm missing a piece, right?

and by the way, there are some(troopies) on ebay right now. getting kinda pricey, though.

 

[madams557]

Cruiser Ken could probably show you a picture of the pieces you are missing.

As for a Troopie, oh I'll get me one oneday. I will, I will, I will.

Wife says I have met my 3 cruiser limit, so something will have to give.

I have sweetened her to the thought of a Troopie thanks to the ER episode where the Troopie crashes through the fire.

 

[orangefj45]

sounds like you might have to get her a little something first?!