FEandGoingBroke

Through as in finished

Before: Ugly Green 1975 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40


After: Ugly Beige 1975 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40



I've had this thing 5 day's shy of 15 months Not because I'm slow or anything, but mecause my client is a broke deputy sherriff











I took 244 pics of the process for the guy but we don't need that many here....

So for those of you thinking I'm some sort of "quack", you're right... I am.

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Bumblebee

Lookin Good Gary... all except the pic of the caveman in the middle... is this some sort of a Geico commercial or somethin? or was it a reference to rebuild an FJ40... so easy a caveman can do it! Congrats on gettin it out of the garage.

Keith/Bumble

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dbu8554

WTF dude ive been waiting a year to hear that your done and see pics I want pics now, get crackin boy

dennis111

Hmmm, I still prefer the green one.

Gary, having done a few such teardowns and total rebuilds, I can appreciate the time and effort that it takes to complete such a project. The end product is a true indicator of the knowledge and pride that one puts into their work.

You did a GREAT JOB!!!!

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Calspec

Gary: That's the main reason you're broke. If you work for broke clients it stands to reason you'll be broke. Good job! Someone has to do it.

Mr.Ed

A broke deputy sheriff. Isn't that an oxymoron?

On a side note. That looks like one helluva garage. Have you found something to continue your hobby in up in Bremerton?

Later!
Mr. Ed

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Spali32

That 2nd white Land Cruiser pic.........those blackwall tires are way to clean and black. What did you do.......clean it up and then go drive off the shoulder and take a pic?? . Where's the mud??

Nice looking Land Cruiser!!! Alot of hard work really shows in your pictures. There's a lot of these up here in WA, they have a club. You should have lots of business up here. This is 4 wheel drive territory around here. Those wires running everywhere in that one pic..............MY HEAD HURTS just looking at it........

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Beoweolf

So true! Maybe he is one of the few honest cops left?

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FEandGoingBroke

I hope he is honest! He's bringing me a check fot the remaining $2K owed this morning then driving away....

Tom, more pics will come soon. I took 244 of them, but this won't be too soon as everything is now happening all at once...

This wasn't a fulll frame off, it was only a LOT of rust repair and body up resto only. he'd be into it another $8K if the frame and motor had my signature on it...

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ShotRod64

I was thinking the caveman thing too! LOL

Looks good and I'd just have to say "forget this!" when it came to all that wiring and to think it's only a jeep!

Spali is right, lots of them up here and think there are more trucks used as trucks also and not display pieces! Shoot there's lots of old beasts car and truck up here that people still drive and probably in some cases passed down from mom and dad to the kids. Not perty cars all the time either. I love it. Of course you already know that but just in case.

Darn moving stuff does seem to hit all at once!

FEandGoingBroke

Here's teh FULL restoration post. I only left out about 80 pics but 90% of it is in this post.
1975 Fj40 Big Job - IH8MUD™ Forums

Enjoy!

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dbu8554

wait your customers name is gary also?

also did you take the pics with a camera phone?

FEandGoingBroke

Yeah many were taken with my Verizon phone. Guy's name is MIKE... Gary? Ohhh I get it. You misread my closing comments on the mud forum...

I uploaded them last night. not all but enough to finish the post.

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BlueOvalBandit

Good work on the floor pan and the wiring harness. It needs a 4cyl cummins though.....

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