Any FJ40 owners here?

TonyB66

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Last week my wife found this photo of me, with my pup Akita.

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I guess about 30 years ago...

Since, I've been thinking seriously about getting another one. That's a '75. Had a '72 before that...

Too hard to source parts these days for a 40 year old ride? I know they are dang expensive... Really had a lot of fun in that one. Kicking myself that I parted with it!
 
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I don't, but I have a Bronco. Both of these vehicles have skyrocketed in price from what they were 30, 20, 10, even 5 years ago. Good luck finding one without paying a fortune.
 
I don't, but I have a Bronco. Both of these vehicles have skyrocketed in price from what they were 30, 20, 10, even 5 years ago. Good luck finding one without paying a fortune.

I've seen the prices alright. I have seen some for $15-20k though... Wish Toyota would think seriously about bringing back the FJ40.
 
I have one! It's an all original 1972. It had been sitting in a barn for the last 5 years and I rescued it a little over a month ago. Just got it running and driving. The rear of the body is rusty, but it runs like a top, it's a blast!

DSC_1717 by austin jenkins, on FlickrDSC_1715 by austin jenkins, on Flickr

Congratulations! Were you actively looking for one, or just sort of stumbled across it? If you don't mind sharing, about what did you pay? If you found a good forum for these, please also share... They are super fun. Very happy for you.
 
This is mine

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It's been in my family for maybe 10 years now. It's a 77 that my dad and sister originally started working on to be my sister's first vehicle, it was super nasty and rusted when they first got it. They did a full frame off and rebuilt the engine and everything on the truck. My sister lost interest right before it got done, and then when my dad finished it she concluded it wasn't what she wanted. I started driving it just since I thought it was sweet, and my dad just gave it to me eventually. I daily drove it for a couple years. You could say it's a resto-mod I guess. It's "pretty stock" but has an aluminum Aqualu body, the cage I made after I rolled it pretty bad a few years ago, and just a couple weeks ago I finished converting it to EFI. But otherwise it's all stock axles, engine, tranny, tcase, frame, etc.

I also found this one and snatched it for $600!

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It was a 1969 with a stock 3 speed and someone had swapped a 350 into it that didn't have any compression. It was a lot worse than it looks, some parts were totally disintegrated like parts of the quarter panels. But other parts, like the hood, were nearly flawless and rust free. Kind of weird... I had ideas for it, but they never developed into anything. I gave it to my dad to part out since I didn't have anywhere to keep it, and even though it was a deal it would've been a huge project to fix or turn into a custom truck. My dad actually got almost $4k for the parts and still had the drivetrain laying around I think.

Anyways, I have the 77 sitting in front of me. It's just a weekend and get lunch cruiser now for the most part with some wheeling on occasion.
 
Congratulations! Were you actively looking for one, or just sort of stumbled across it? If you don't mind sharing, about what did you pay? If you found a good forum for these, please also share... They are super fun. Very happy for you.

I wasn’t looking for one at all, like most of us I browse Craigslist too many times throughout the day. This one popped up late one night at like 11:30. I got a great deal on it, I paid $2000. It was a 2 owner and came with all the records since 1990. The best forum for these is ih8mud.com
 
This is mine

3kgz09Ih.jpg


It's been in my family for maybe 10 years now. It's a 77 that my dad and sister originally started working on to be my sister's first vehicle, it was super nasty and rusted when they first got it. They did a full frame off and rebuilt the engine and everything on the truck. My sister lost interest right before it got done, and then when my dad finished it she concluded it wasn't what she wanted. I started driving it just since I thought it was sweet, and my dad just gave it to me eventually. I daily drove it for a couple years. You could say it's a resto-mod I guess. It's "pretty stock" but has an aluminum Aqualu body, the cage I made after I rolled it pretty bad a few years ago, and just a couple weeks ago I finished converting it to EFI. But otherwise it's all stock axles, engine, tranny, tcase, frame, etc.

I also found this one and snatched it for $600!

xy6Jgq7h.jpg


It was a 1969 with a stock 3 speed and someone had swapped a 350 into it that didn't have any compression. It was a lot worse than it looks, some parts were totally disintegrated like parts of the quarter panels. But other parts, like the hood, were nearly flawless and rust free. Kind of weird... I had ideas for it, but they never developed into anything. I gave it to my dad to part out since I didn't have anywhere to keep it, and even though it was a deal it would've been a huge project to fix or turn into a custom truck. My dad actually got almost $4k for the parts and still had the drivetrain laying around I think.

Anyways, I have the 77 sitting in front of me. It's just a weekend and get lunch cruiser now for the most part with some wheeling on occasion.

Your '77 looks sweet! And for someone who doesn't like red, that's saying something. I had a tuned 289 in my first one, and it was a blast. With the summer upon us, hope you enjoy that '77 more!

I wasn’t looking for one at all, like most of us I browse Craigslist too many times throughout the day. This one popped up late one night at like 11:30. I got a great deal on it, I paid $2000. It was a 2 owner and came with all the records since 1990. The best forum for these is ih8mud.com

Funny how that happens... Hope that happens to me. Aware of ih8mud.com, and will make it a point to go there soon, thanks.
 

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