Got your attention? Currently being put together by Mark Cymbaluk of Rocky Mountain Offroad in Alberta, Canada.

FJ-45, 6.5 Turbo Diesel, Unimog 406 axles, 4 Link front and rear. Can't really see from the picture, but those are Mark's own 3" joints (similar to JJ's) on the link ends made of machined tube, Delrin inners, greasable through the body (not the bolt). Even the washer on the end is machined! Very nice piece.

All the suspension parts are CNC'd and water cut.

Sorry for no more pics, this is all available right now.

http://www.bogginfreaks.com/phpreaders/albums/pornstar/aiq.sized.jpg

http://www.bogginfreaks.com/phpreaders/albums/pornstar/air.sized.jpg

http://www.bogginfreaks.com/phpreaders/albums/pornstar/ais.sized.jpg

Tim.

i finally post pics of my 45 and someone posts a cooler one:(

more pics please!:cool:

too cool. nice work. can't wait to see the motor swap pics.

Please keep us up-to-date with the progress on this beauty.

I realy want to know the ride height and suspension design of this rig......
How are you going to deal with the 7.6:1 gear ratio in the mog axles? The 6.5 won't rev very well. Are you going to run a doubler backwards????

I assume plenty of room for 44's......

Too cool want to see more about it....:eek:

Originally posted by Jason M
How are you going to deal with the 7.6:1 gear ratio in the mog axles? The 6.5 won't rev very well. Are you going to run a doubler backwards????

I'm not going to do anything with it... it's not my rig. :D

I'll ask him these questions next time I see it, and will try and take some more pics for you..

Tim.

me so horny!:D

I believe he is going to run 42's.

I also heard it has dual t-cases. :eek:

Originally posted by orangefj45
me so horny!:D

BWAHAHAHAHA

i WANT ONE badly

soooo badly (the vehicle that is) :flipoff2:

damn thats gunna be cool

http://members.shaw.ca/m.nelson/trucks/FJ45.jpg

Here is the finished goods.
6.5 TD, 700R4, 203/205 doubler and Unimog portal axles.
It's sitting on 42's with hummer rims and custom centers

:flipoff2:

MORE PICS PLEASE !!!!!!!! holey $hit that thing is cool tell us more ... or give him my email i want to know more about it and PICS :D

damn I need a sock to clean up the mess I made.......thats KILLER! Like the shortend bed, almost look liks it's choped so it's skinier? maybe just the pic

John

WOW

truly awesome, although id ditch the front factory bumper and scrub rails

add a cage and some sliders

oh and knowing my driving style id also add more than a few dints, but hey :D

Originally posted by Landpimp
damn I need a sock to clean up the mess I made.......

You must be a Navy guy!

DAMN! :eek:

That is the tops.....coolest Cruiser yet.

I am in awe....

Originally posted by Mark '73 FJ40
http://members.shaw.ca/m.nelson/trucks/FJ45.jpg

Here is the finished goods.
6.5 TD, 700R4, 203/205 doubler and Unimog portal axles.
It's sitting on 42's with hummer rims and custom centers

:flipoff2:

Boing!!!

That is so hella bad ass!!!

MORE PICS

Is that the same FJ45 with a 6.5 that showed up at Cruise Moab in 2001 with real tall, narrow Michelin XCL's?? If so, the engine conversion was AWESOME....

More pics, please, MORE PICS!!!!!!!

that bad boy is carrying some height its gunna flop fo sho!

body line is almost above 42s :eek:

i still want one though!

I'll take 2!!! One to wheel, and one for a DD :flipoff2:

Other than the Mog axles that thing is the identical twin to Derek Temple's bobbed FJ45 even the color.....
I have to say the 42's on hummer rims look badass though.....

Bad arse but sky high

oil burners belong in cruizers

Originally posted by CRO
Other than the Mog axles that thing is the identical twin to Derek Temple's bobbed FJ45 even the color.....
I have to say the 42's on hummer rims look badass though.....

this one? I would love some more pics of it

here ya go

her ya go

That has got to be the sweetest cruiser ever.

Note - The cruiser with the skinnies is sporting Michelin XLs in a 900R16 (I think). They might be 1100R16s but they look too small for that.

What I want to know is how he dealt with the front - Mog diff being offset the wrong way and all. Ford NP205?

Anyways, very suh-weet.

J-L

MMMMMOIST! I just recommitted to myself the promise I made to myself a few years ago, that one day I WILL OWN A 45!!!

Originally posted by HandBuilt

What I want to know is how he dealt with the front - Mog diff being offset the wrong way and all. Ford NP205?

I'm planning on 404 axles myself, and yes, a Ford 205 was in my plans... but since i wanna go auto, a 700R4 and NV241 should fill the bill nicely.. and is a factory combo, like my current 465/205.

The 241 is actually pretty strong, and seems to be pretty clocking-friendly, but I can't use it as my skid plate like I can with my current 205.. oh well.

Plan: find a '89+ 1/2 or 3/4 ton that is a runner, and strip the whole motor/tranny/t-case/ecu(s) out of it...

That's my buddy Senkovitch looking at the front bumper -- and the ice chest on my FJ40 on the extreme left. We wheeled one day at CM01 with this guy. With the tall skinny tires, the truck was very tippy. The engine certainly was clean, however.

Originally posted by Box Rocket
MMMMMOIST! I just recommitted to myself the promise I made to myself a few years ago, that one day I WILL OWN A 45!!!


Yep you need one, I have wanted a 45 sense I was 16(and saw my 1st one) that was 20 years ago, last summer I finaly got one and LOVE IT!

as it is now
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL55/691553/1165044/18362358.jpg

and the day I brought it home
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL55/691553/1165044/18361730.jpg

and when it towed from Napa to WA a few years before I got it
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL55/691553/1165044/19373708.jpg

I'm not even close to done........

John H

John I was checking out your photo albums the other day and I think I downloaded every shot you had of your 45. Cool truck.

A couple of years ago, I almost bought Henry Brimmers 454 FJ45. There were a few things about it that I wasn't sure I wanted to deal with so I decided against it. Some of those same issues still exist but the truck is for sale again and is built even more than it was last time I considered it. Now the problem is that Henry wants too much for it. Let me rephrase that. He wants more than I can pay for it.

Not sure if this is a repost (I'm sure it is), but doesn't the new Jeep concept vehicle look similar to the 45?
http://www.aev-conversions.com/images/2003cover.jpg

And a write-up:

http://www.jpmagazine.com/featuredvehicles/154_0212_brute/

In the second photo from the top, where do you get those jackstands? I'm tired of stacking bricks & conc. blocks below my wussie jackstnds :mad: :D

Originally posted by LC Hamma
In the second photo from the top, where do you get those jackstands? I'm tired of stacking bricks & conc. blocks below my wussie jackstnds :mad: :D

from the top of? I dunno but Harbor Frieght has the REALLY big jack stands.....might not be tall enough for some of ya all ;)

John

Pimp - look out for an angry fat man lurking in the woods around your 45 :flipoff2: :D

:eek: That thing is almost too good lookin to take on the trail :D

Originally posted by 74_Chevota
:eek: That thing is almost too good lookin to take on the trail :D

Nothing is too good looking to take on a trail, that red needs pinstriping anyways.


BEST 45 EVERRRRRR!!!

:flipoff2:

Found some more, got the link from bc4x4.com

http://www.calgaryjeep.com/modules.php?set_albumName=album44&id=aad&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_photo.php&PHPSESSID=effd12289a62d0cc402f3192b29e805f

Here is the folder with the pics in it
http://www.calgaryjeep.com/modules.php?set_albumName=album44&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php
Have more pics of the suspension I will post later.It is going to be featured in petersens four wheel drive in an up comming issue.

Originally posted by WOLF359
Got your attention? Currently being put together by Mark Cymbaluk of Rocky Mountain Offroad in Alberta, Canada.

FJ-45, 6.5 Turbo Diesel, Unimog 406 axles, 4 Link front and rear. Can't really see from the picture, but those are Mark's own 3" joints (similar to JJ's) on the link ends made of machined tube, Delrin inners, greasable through the body (not the bolt). Even the washer on the end is machined! Very nice piece.

All the suspension parts are CNC'd and water cut.

Sorry for no more pics, this is all available right now.

http://www.bogginfreaks.com/phpreaders/albums/pornstar/aiq.sized.jpg

http://www.bogginfreaks.com/phpreaders/albums/pornstar/air.sized.jpg

http://www.bogginfreaks.com/phpreaders/albums/pornstar/ais.sized.jpg

Tim.

I dunno much about Mog axles but the ones under this 45 are drum brake.......right? Arn't there Mog axles with disc brake or are the drums OK? Think the 416's were disc but maybe those axles don't work well in conversions like this. DON'T get me wrong I LOVE it......I'm just curious

I was wondering about the ARB bumper as my buddy had one he was gonna give me but this style looks like a rock catcher(not that I'm rock crawlin)......heck I should have thought......yeah just run 42 and no worries ;)

John H

oh dude...... im not a cruiser man my self, but i have to say, that thing is frikkin awsome

<-------Utterly speachless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:eek: :eek: DOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!

Seen it in the shop when Mark & crew were working on it. It is HUGE - as high or higher than the 404 hardtop that was in later. MArk does excellent work and I had no problems making the 2hr+ drive to his shop to get new gears installed. Very reasonable as well.

The mog axles are not the common 404s, most of the ones being installed under rockbuggies and the like have got disc brake conversions put on them, but from factory up until the 900 series they were all drum brake!

they may be 411s or bigger, as they look pretty stout, the cast 414 ones or something, but apparently, stand up to some SERIOUS abuse, with 44s and big block power, in "Yurop" (Europe)

The FJ in the pics is running Unimog 406 axles which are heavier than the popular 404's. The 406's have an air actuated locker rather than a mechanical set up. The drum brakes currently do a decent job of stopping the beast and still give any L/C owner the luxury of continually adjusting the brakes, just like factory stuff! The Mog brakes adjust a little easier though. It is equipped with a dual t-case set up, 203 range box coupled to a 205 Ford for double reduction, top speed according to the owner is 95 KPH, approx 58 MPH, reduction is nearing 200:1 when torque convertor multiplication is factored in. Trans is a 700R4. The ride height is due mostly to the front pinion being under the left half of the oil pan. The oil pump was relocated in the engine and most of the pan cut away on the left side, approx. 4" was left for up travel on the left side before the bumpstop takes effect, we kept it as low as we could while trying hard to maintain some sort of budget. The 406 also has a larger pinion which requires different mods than a 404 pinion conversion, an extra pinion brg is required. Xaxt Axle did a fine job for us on this. Thanks for the positive comments on the best BB out there, and thanks to Havik for letting us build a good part of his machine.

This is not an ad, I'm just explaining a few things for the people who asked.

Originally posted by Rocky
The FJ in the pics is running Unimog 406 axles which are heavier than the popular 404's. The 406's have an air actuated locker rather than a mechanical set up. The drum brakes currently do a decent job of stopping the beast and still give any L/C owner the luxury of continually adjusting the brakes, just like factory stuff! The Mog brakes adjust a little easier though. It is equipped with a dual t-case set up, 203 range box coupled to a 205 Ford for double reduction, top speed according to the owner is 95 KPH, approx 58 MPH, reduction is nearing 200:1 when torque convertor multiplication is factored in. Trans is a 700R4. The ride height is due mostly to the front pinion being under the left half of the oil pan. The oil pump was relocated in the engine and most of the pan cut away on the left side, approx. 4" was left for up travel on the left side before the bumpstop takes effect, we kept it as low as we could while trying hard to maintain some sort of budget. The 406 also has a larger pinion which requires different mods than a 404 pinion conversion, an extra pinion brg is required. Xaxt Axle did a fine job for us on this. Thanks for the positive comments on the best BB out there, and thanks to Havik for letting us build a good part of his machine.

This is not an ad, I'm just explaining a few things for the people who asked.

thanks dude, sweet work, thanks for the info.......406s, huh!! hmmm dammit, back to the books for me :(

:beer: to all involved and props for building a sweet ride