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rick d · 03-02-2002, 07:55 PM

Somebody else has seen this, but on Specter's classifieds March 1

http://www.sor.com/sor/showphoto.tam...2Fclass4%2Etam

A 1967 FJ40 which was widened 14" and legthened to fit on a 1972 K5 Blazer frame! Look at the bib.
(advertised as FJ45)

I was busting a gut.....

$9,500 obo

KLF · 03-02-2002, 08:09 PM

Linky-no-workie for me. But I did find it. Very odd.

Erik D_lux · 03-02-2002, 09:12 PM

I think the guy was out of salt lake. I remember it in the auto trader when I was trying to sell mine

Good thing I didnt get what I was asking for. Anyway he had it for sale for a real long time and nobody wanted it.

LCL · 03-02-2002, 09:19 PM

looks perfect to add a giant lift, and 44's.... wouldn't be nearly as tipsy as the original chass... on trails you might have trouble fittin though :P...

-LCL

cruiserbrett · 03-02-2002, 11:50 PM

WTF??? THere is alot of time in that thing... Why? I bet you can see real well when it rains with those puny wipers...

reorx · 03-03-2002, 12:48 AM

Lets see: Either stretch the body to fit full-size axles or just swap in full-size axles on the current one. Sounds like a lot of trucks out there...

As far as being too wide for trails: I don't buy it... Width is width, no matter if its wheels sticking out, or body panels.

60seriesguy · 03-03-2002, 09:00 AM

Reorx, I've been on trails with my FJ62 where the Cruiser would physically NOT fit through an obstacle without opening up the body like a can of tuna! One time I was following a few friends on FJ40's, including Rabid Dan from this forum; I watched them go through two huge granite boulders on an off-camber trails, three FJ40's in a row. I tried following then....*wham!*, FJ62 stuck between the two boulders, off camber, not moving forward or backward! Had to winch it backwards, then put one wheel on the smaller of the two boulders and try that line, luckily the truck tilted opposite to the off-camber grade, or I would have needed another winch to anchor the side of the truck.

nuclearlemon · 03-03-2002, 12:51 PM

i've got pics of it from a couple of years ago...only thing it would be cool for would be a monster truck.

rabid · 03-04-2002, 05:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by 60seriesguy
Reorx, including Rabid Dan from this forum; I watched them go through two huge granite boulders on an off-camber trails, three FJ40's in a row. I tried following then....*wham!*, .... luckily the truck tilted opposite to the off-camber grade, or I would have needed another winch to anchor the side of the truck.

NO ONE thought the school bus would get through that trail. Damned if it didn't squeak through, though.

Berg · 03-04-2002, 06:09 PM

Yeah ... the guy was out of Salt Lake, I think it had chevy runnin gear under it .

Pin Head · 03-04-2002, 08:02 PM

Rod Mullen (the race driver, not Rob) built one for Toyota from a FJZ100 chassis and a fj45 troopie body with some custom body work to widen the body and fenders. I actually ran into him loading it up at the local hardware and I almost fell out of my seat. I got a personal tour of it and it is way cool. It looked like an FJ45 wagon on steroids. It actually got written up in one of the off road magazines too.

Rockmonky · 03-04-2002, 09:09 PM

I actually thought about doing somthing similar a while back when i had the fj40 i couldent sell
but i wanted to make into a hauler for my other rigs
with a nice wide stance like that would be nice and stable
that one looks a little short though
i thought it might be kinda cool to tow my toys, with a rig that still looked sorta like a toy
but i like to have weard stuff that no one has

TIM

03-02-2002, 07:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
rick d Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Member # 1849 Location: old pueblo Posts: 493	never seen this before! Somebody else has seen this, but on Specter's classifieds March 1 http://www.sor.com/sor/showphoto.tam...2Fclass4%2Etam A 1967 FJ40 which was widened 14" and legthened to fit on a 1972 K5 Blazer frame! Look at the bib. (advertised as FJ45) I was busting a gut..... $9,500 obo

03-02-2002, 08:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
KLF Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Member # 3910 Location: Southern NH Posts: 1,461	Linky-no-workie for me. But I did find it. Very odd. __________________ '87 Toyota xcab SR5 - SAS'd, stuff '05 Lexus ES330 - babe magnet

03-02-2002, 09:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
Erik D_lux Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Member # 1007 Location: SLC, Utah Posts: 5,355	I think the guy was out of salt lake. I remember it in the auto trader when I was trying to sell mine Good thing I didnt get what I was asking for. Anyway he had it for sale for a real long time and nobody wanted it. __________________ [B][COLOR="Gray"][SIZE="4"][url]www.DLUXfab.com[/url][/SIZE][/COLOR] [/B]

03-02-2002, 09:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
LCL Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Member # 10348 Location: Orinda-Davis-Truckee, NorCal Posts: 1,973	. looks perfect to add a giant lift, and 44's.... wouldn't be nearly as tipsy as the original chass... on trails you might have trouble fittin though :P... -LCL

03-02-2002, 11:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
cruiserbrett Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Member # 6863 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,797	WTF??? THere is alot of time in that thing... Why? I bet you can see real well when it rains with those puny wipers... __________________ I have enough projects for the next decade. Need two?

03-03-2002, 12:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
reorx Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Member # 8940 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 421	Lets see: Either stretch the body to fit full-size axles or just swap in full-size axles on the current one. Sounds like a lot of trucks out there... As far as being too wide for trails: I don't buy it... Width is width, no matter if its wheels sticking out, or body panels. __________________ Dave Perry 84 FJ60 SOA, TBI 2F, SM465+split-case, 36 IROKs, locked F/R (For Sale)

03-03-2002, 09:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
60seriesguy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Member # 3942 Location: Round Rock, TX Posts: 2,288	Reorx, I've been on trails with my FJ62 where the Cruiser would physically NOT fit through an obstacle without opening up the body like a can of tuna! One time I was following a few friends on FJ40's, including Rabid Dan from this forum; I watched them go through two huge granite boulders on an off-camber trails, three FJ40's in a row. I tried following then....wham!, FJ62 stuck between the two boulders, off camber, not moving forward or backward! Had to winch it backwards, then put one wheel on the smaller of the two boulders and try that line, luckily the truck tilted opposite to the off-camber grade, or I would have needed another winch to anchor the side of the truck.

03-03-2002, 12:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
nuclearlemon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Member # 1650 Location: communist city, colorado Posts: 1,831	i've got pics of it from a couple of years ago...only thing it would be cool for would be a monster truck. __________________ "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid sideways in a cloud of dust, flopping into the hole totally worn out, shouting ..."holy shit...what a ride!"

03-04-2002, 06:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
Berg Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Member # 1176 Location: Utah Posts: 2,474	Yeah ... the guy was out of Salt Lake, I think it had chevy runnin gear under it .

03-04-2002, 08:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
Pin Head Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Member # 4783 Location: Orange Co. CA Posts: 1,797	Rod Mullen (the race driver, not Rob) built one for Toyota from a FJZ100 chassis and a fj45 troopie body with some custom body work to widen the body and fenders. I actually ran into him loading it up at the local hardware and I almost fell out of my seat. I got a personal tour of it and it is way cool. It looked like an FJ45 wagon on steroids. It actually got written up in one of the off road magazines too.

03-04-2002, 09:09 PM	#12 (permalink)
Rockmonky Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Member # 988 Location: Elizabeth Colorado Posts: 470	I actually thought about doing somthing similar a while back when i had the fj40 i couldent sell but i wanted to make into a hauler for my other rigs with a nice wide stance like that would be nice and stable that one looks a little short though i thought it might be kinda cool to tow my toys, with a rig that still looked sorta like a toy but i like to have weard stuff that no one has TIM __________________ Real jeeps have round frame's

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