Hi! (Man I wish this forum existed the first time I did this)
When I was 15, my dad said "You know, those Landcruisers have always been cool rigs. You want to go look at one?" So off we went down the road a few miles only to return with a powdre blue '67 FJ40 for $1200. It ran, the guages worked, it had little to zero body rust... what a find! This find managed to hole a piston about 3 hours later during it first trip up logging roads. It needed some work, but no big deal, we'll rebuild the engine, and throw some new paint on it.
3 Years later:
It's on the road with saginaw PS, 33x12.50, viper red paint, 350 v8, th350 auto, custom dual shock setup, rear gas tank, etc, etc.
The thing is, I was a teenager and it wasn't my money so a lot of things weren't done right. Now I'm 32 and it's time to do it again... but way... way better.
I have her all the way down to the frame (again) and want to get all my suspension and other fab work finished before I blast and coat the frame. I'd thought I'd run my overall plan by the experts here and see if you think I'm headed in the right direction.
Here she is. I have some light body work to do, but that's down the road. The frame was blasted and coated with industrial cylinder enamel the first time so it's ready to go. (meaning no rust of any importance)
When I was 15, my dad said "You know, those Landcruisers have always been cool rigs. You want to go look at one?" So off we went down the road a few miles only to return with a powdre blue '67 FJ40 for $1200. It ran, the guages worked, it had little to zero body rust... what a find! This find managed to hole a piston about 3 hours later during it first trip up logging roads. It needed some work, but no big deal, we'll rebuild the engine, and throw some new paint on it.
3 Years later:
It's on the road with saginaw PS, 33x12.50, viper red paint, 350 v8, th350 auto, custom dual shock setup, rear gas tank, etc, etc.
The thing is, I was a teenager and it wasn't my money so a lot of things weren't done right. Now I'm 32 and it's time to do it again... but way... way better.
I have her all the way down to the frame (again) and want to get all my suspension and other fab work finished before I blast and coat the frame. I'd thought I'd run my overall plan by the experts here and see if you think I'm headed in the right direction.
- want to run 36-37 inch tires
- planning to do an SOA
- undecided on shackle reversal
- will convert to hi-steer
- considering 60/62 axles
- 60/62 axles extension sleeve looks like the way to go
- still open to linked 80 series setup with Johnny Joints
- Lockers will be installed (only have auburn LSD in rear)
Here she is. I have some light body work to do, but that's down the road. The frame was blasted and coated with industrial cylinder enamel the first time so it's ready to go. (meaning no rust of any importance)
