: Cruiser is home....
TxCruzr 02-12-2002, 05:45 PM Finally after nearlly a year my cruiser came home Saturday. It is a 1969 FJ-40 that was completly stock when we purchased it.
Specs:
- 1969 Toyota FJ-40 Land Cruiser
- Stock 3spd T-Case
- SM420 w/ AA, and custom made adapter made by Matt Hodges (TheLakeRat), owner of West Texas Off Road
- SOA w/ stock springs
- Front SR
- Front mini truck disc brake conversion
- All-Pro Hy-Steer cross over steering
- Custom made front bumper and 8pt. cage made by Elmer Chapman of Big Dog Custom Fabrication
- 4-Runner slip yoke driveshaft
- 35 BFG M/Ts on 15/8 Black Rock Crawlers
- Big Dog Cust. Fab. anti-wrap bar
- Cust. Twin Stick
Soon I will hopefully have the $$$ to convert to saginaw p/s, maybe with Matt's (TheLakeRat) Hydro Assist. And also to regear with 4:88s and ARB front, welded rear.
All of the work was done by Matt, Elmer, and Dan.
As soon as I take some recent pictures and of it "Getting It" I'll post them...
Before
TxCruzr 02-12-2002, 05:46 PM After
TxCruzr 02-12-2002, 05:48 PM Front Bumper
TxCruzr 02-12-2002, 05:49 PM Traction Bar
TxCruzr 02-12-2002, 05:52 PM Another
dog walker 02-12-2002, 05:54 PM Nice cruiser, and thats a well built looking traction bar. Brace yourself, the questions will be rollin' in anytime now!
Jeff
RustyNailJustin 02-12-2002, 06:02 PM Clean looking really nice!!!:)
dog walker 02-12-2002, 06:09 PM Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Grand Junction, Colorado
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Posts: 127
Damn Justin, you've been a busy little BB surfer!
Jeff
Mr McGee 02-12-2002, 06:09 PM and thats a well built looking traction bar.
I agree, that's a "mammoth" piece of hardware there! :D
I crack my self up:D :D
Originally posted by TxCruzr
- SM420 w/ AA, and custom made adapter made by Matt Hodges (TheLakeRat), owner of West Texas Off Road
What is the custom adapter?
Please share pics :smokin:
Underdog 02-12-2002, 06:19 PM I see they had it blocked in till you paid the bill.
Whats up with that?
You got a shady past?
Tracknod 02-12-2002, 06:37 PM Man that is one UGLY rig!!!:flipoff2: :flipoff2: Just kidding.... It looks great!!! I can't wait to get mine back from the fabricator this week. Hey, what's up with that little donut for a spare???:D :D :D
Great rig... got some close ups of the seat mounts???
Shane
wngrog 02-12-2002, 07:04 PM Looks GREAT, now bring it up here and let's bend it up :D
Jason M 02-12-2002, 08:10 PM Looks really clean.
Needs some rock rash :D
Definately go through LakeRat. He sells quality stuff!!!
TxCruzr 02-13-2002, 09:06 AM Originally posted by KMAN
What is the custom adapter?
Please share pics :smokin:
Matt made the adapter after we had to swap SM420's...the one that he replaced it with was the older model which did not fit. He ended up machining a adapter to fit, and theres no way in h3ll that we're takeing that crap out again :flipoff2:
Originally posted by Tracknod
...Hey, what's up with that little donut for a spare???:D :D :D
Great rig... got some close ups of the seat mounts???
Shane
Matt gave me a tri-pod style spare tire carrier, only thing thats missing is the verticle part that the tire sits on. We did take that donut spare off and put the 35 on there till we fix up the tri-pod carier
I'll get some pictures up of the seat mounts when I get home...
Nolen....We're planning on going some where during spring break when my brother comes home from Collage Station. Hopefull we'll have a trailer...just need some suggestions on where to go in Tx...I wont have gears, lockers or p/s, but I'll still show up my brothers jeep
The rock rash is on the things to do list
:flipoff2: :flipoff2:
Thanks for the complements
Joseph A.
40_Bones 02-13-2002, 09:27 AM Nice looking cruiser.
Why not go ahead and weld the rear now? Its cheap, and the gain in traction would be worth it.
That is unless you want to out wheel the Jeep with both diffs open. In which case I would say go for it.:D
TxCruzr 02-13-2002, 07:04 PM here are a few pictures of the inside seat mounts...
TxCruzr 02-13-2002, 07:05 PM before installation
TxCruzr 02-13-2002, 07:05 PM another...
DavidO 07-25-2002, 05:14 PM Damn cool! Can you get your tank out?
TxCruzr 07-25-2002, 05:56 PM Yeah, gotta tank the cage out though...
Hows your cruiser coming along?
Joseph A.
DavidO 07-25-2002, 08:11 PM It's coming along. I got more work done this past weekend. A friend came down from DFW and helped. It makes a big difference when someone is helping. A little progress, a little more parts ordering. I can't wait to be able to drive it. Here's the latest pic.
http://offroadrepublic.com/fj40/chapter6/dana_60_front_on.jpg
What kind of shackle did you use?
~dso
TxCruzr 07-28-2002, 10:41 AM Stock shackle, front is reversed with Elmer's over kill system:D, had to cut some out for the p/s box.
Yours looks sweet, need a cage:D , can deliver withen the next week or so :D
Joseph A,
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