We bought a 1978 Toyota FJ40!
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- čas přidán 4. 12. 2022
- This FJ40 is a true survivor! Driven like a regular old vehicle from 1978 to the mid 90's when it was parked, destined to sit until 2021 when it was towed to my house. Since then, we have been hard at work mechanically restoring everything and documenting it all on my channel.
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Leave the old school decals. Otherwise it looks like any other Mustard yellow FJ40. I have a white 77 FJ40 with original everything and it came with black stripe decals. It's uniqueness is what I like best. Congrats 👏 on your newest family member, you're going to spend lots of great memories together.
Beautiful! Absolute score!!! So, let me preface this by saying I know these things inside out. I love your plan for it however a few things I would absolutely recommend for driveability in today's era of cars... Old Man Emu 2.5 inch suspension. Unbelievable difference. With your plan of 33x10.5 it is the perfect combo. Electric power steering. Those recently came out and will keep it stock looking without haveing the saginaw power steering box. Manually turning those wheels is a bear. Also, city racer llc LED headlights. They're a huge upgrade for night time driving and are like 140 bucks for the pair. No brainer and one of the best upgrades I did to my 76. He sells aftermarket door weatherstripping as well which is indestinguishable from the OEM stuff. I've compared them side by side. Vintage Air AC which it sounds like you're already going to do. Personally I'd keep the stripe just because cars will never have that again :) A little polish and wax and she'll be looking great!! Congrats!! :)
I have a 71. Few things I’ve learned:You should have discs up front but be sure to check your cylinders in the back. Make sure you grease all the areas on steering, check the steering box if not power steering, and don’t forget to grease the knuckles. Check out Ih8mud forum on line.
33-in is perfect size tires on my truck I also re-geared differentials with 370 gearing cruises Interstate 65 all day long. 😎
I had a 1981 FJ-40 in the High Desert, Victorville. Wandered all over that desert for five years. Uncle Sam relocated me to Anchorage, AK. So we drove it from there all the way up to Anchorage, stayed two years and drove it back to the east coast. Easily the most unstoppable 4X4 I've ever had the pleasure of trying to get stuck and quite possibly my most favorite vehicle in my life -- so far. I envy you.
My dream….. it seems you have to be related to someone that has one like this to get it.
I just saw a beautiful green one today. They seem narrow but overall looked killer.
Dude that Fj40 is in pristine condition ...congratulations...fallow Profits resurrection Land Cruiser...they sell a lot of used parts...good luck with the project .
I've got a '75. I would change the carb to a Holley Sniper EFI. Makes it run like a much more modern engine - better start-up, power delivery and fuel economy. Also, if you plan on driving at night, swap in the widely available plug-and-play LED headlights - world of difference.
Completely beautiful. I had a 77 FJ40 for years and still regret selling 30 years later. These are truly amazing vehicles. I hop your restore goes well.
nice I have a 78 bj 40 I just acquired about 3 months ago same color keep up the good work
Pretty neat seeing one that clean of rust! Looks like it’s been well cared for!
Great for this video and what you are planning for this epic rig. I too just bought one here in Bogota. I looked for months. Found one with all the original documents when it was imported in 1981. It's an FJ43. Has the stamps like a passport in the manual from being imported, all the tools, heat and A/C plus the hard top. I got really lucky and am grateful to have picked it up. It's always been serviced at the Toyota dealer as well. Going to import it to the USA when I return in a couple of years. Just going to keep it serviced, all original and exploring South America with it. Cheers and good luck with the restoration. Subscribed!
Looks good! Congrats! I scored a yellow 76 about 9 months ago that I’m slowly going through. Just under 11000 original miles. It’s a survivor too!
What a beauty! I have an all original 1981 Us spec and highly recommend you use some StayBil fuel additive in tank. Will help with the carb, especially if it sits for sometime.
Install the Australia 5speed makes a world of difference, lower first gear and fifth gear overdrive
Be a good idea to go through the brakes as the wheel cylinders are likely to be seized, on an early vehicle its possible the brake shoes may still contain asbestos so take precautions and stay safe,enjoy your truck : )
I’m glad to see this 40 series found a good home. Keeping all original is the right thing to do. I have seen when a owner decides to make it a Chevota with a 350 in it. That just ain’t right. I learned 4 wheelin in Colorado driving my ‘76 FJ40 which I owned for a dozen years. It never let me down. I know you will get maximum enjoyment out of it. If you feel you need to sell it give me a crack at it first. Best wishes, Robert
Needs new suspension to be a driver! 🤣 I took mine 200 miles off-road. With an oil change and coolant flush. The amount of work you’ve done is great but don’t be afraid to use this thing. They are reliable Legendary champions more reliable than any vehicle you’ve ever seen
Beautiful! You have good taste in vehicles