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1968 Toyota Fj40 Land Cruiser Fully Built! on 2040-cars

Year:1968 Mileage:0
Location:

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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Fully built 1968 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser with all the good stuff.
The ultimate cruiser/crawler!
Make sure you check out the slideshow below with over 100 pics with some pics throughout the build! Specs and details are below.
BULLDOGBREWERY's FJ40 album on Photobucket

  • Wheelbase extended to just under 100"
  • 170ish craw ratio with crawler box and t-case in low-still very drivable on road when not
  • Chevy 305 Throttle body injected V8-unknown mileage 
  • SM465 Transmission rebuilt at time of build
  • New clutch at time of build
  • Marlin Crawler 2.28 crawler box
  • 82' Toyota split case transfer case rebuilt at time of build
  • Custom exhaust with maximum clearance
  • Magnaflow muffler 
  • Griffin 4 core radiator with heavy duty fan clutch and 7 blade fan
  • FJ 60 axles-wider than the original 40's and give more stability 
  • Both axles rebuilt at time of build
  • Longfield chromoly axles in front-lifetime guarantee!
  • Detroit locker in rear (1 year old) Lockright in front
  • 4.88 gearing in axles
  • Proffits spring over axle kit with 60 series springs
  • Proffits high steer with ARP studs
  • Redneck Ram hydro assist steering with steering gear rebuilt 1 year ago
  • Power steering cooler
  • Bilstein shocks front and rear with Ford towers
  • Howell fuel injection harness
  • Howell fuel injection pump
  • 12 circuit wiring harness done right-all plug and play-NO wiring gremlins 
  • Auto Meter gauges with fuel/mph/tach/temp/oil 4 small LED's for blinkers/check engine/bright beam headlight
  • New in 2014 Autocraft AGM battery/rebuilt TBI/cap&rotor/plug&wires/alternator/air idle sensor
  • Stock gas tank-dipped at time of build
  • Metel tech full family cage tied into frame-shoulder belts in front and harnesses in back for kids
  • Metal Tech front stinger and hoop-front is removable 
  • WARN 8000 pd winch
  • Custom toolbox under rear seat for recovery gear.  Accessible from front incase rear is not.
  • Wood lockbox that fits behind rear seat and will fits spare axles. Comes with assorted steering/brake/coolant lines, grease and everything to change an axle trailside, spare fuel pump, filter
  • Gun case with a full set of spare axles secured in it-2 front and 2 rear
  • Ammo case for center console is lockable and has cup holders and tray between seats
  • Custom built rock sliders
  • Custom transfer case skid-exhaust routed above
  • Armoured frot and rear differential covers 
  • Budbuilt corners in rear with 4" LED taillights flush mounted for protection-back sides are POR 15 coated for protection and outsides are satin black for easy touch up
  • Front fenders trimmed 3" to keep the 40 look but allow clearance for flex
  • 37" Pittbull Rocker radial tires-have some rock rash but plenty of tread and ride great
  • Monster 8 wheels with 2.5" backspacing-one wheel has a dent from a rock but it doesn't effect balance and never lost air even aired down at 8lb or less
  • LED rock lights
  • Heavy duty swing out tire carrier 
  • Ididit adjustable steering column with grant steering wheel
  • 74' hard doors painted to match
  • 1/2 soft doors
  • Bikini top custom made for full family cage and in excellent condition
  • Kayline soft top is in decent shape with a couple small repairs-windows are still flexible and have  small scratches
  • Hard top sides and hatch are sandblasted bare metal I have rear quarter glass/latches/struts etc
  • Fiberglass top is in decent shape but would need refinishing
  • Windshield is new safety glass
  • Bucket seats-drivers slides, passengers fixed-both recline
  • Uniden CB with whip antenna and mic
Build was done by previous owner about 3 years ago.  Very capable crawler and still does well on the street and highway.  I have daily driven the FJ for about 9 months with excellent reliability.  Wheelbase was extended to just under 100".  The TBI 305 and rig has unknown mileage and runs good.  The SM465 transmission and split case transfer case were rebuilt at time of build.  Drives very well on street and highway, runs about 2800 rpm @ 60mph with current gear setup and has around a 170-1 craw ratio with Crawler box and transfer case in low.  I have 3 tops, the bikini is custom made for the full family cage and is in great shape.  The soft top is in decent shape with a couple small repairs, and small scratches on windows that are still nice and flexible.  The hard top consist of the two sides and rear hatch which are stripped to bare metal, and the fiberglass top which is decent but could be refinished or line X.  I have the rear quarter window glass, You would have to have the flat side windows cut at a glass shop.  2 sets of doors-full hard and 1/2 soft.  Front windshield was new at build and is safety glass. The body is in overall pretty good shape and was painted with a single stage Limco paint at build.  I have about 1/3 gallon on original paint for hard top or touch-ups.  The rear quarter panels were in same condition as the rest of the body when the build was done with the exception of a dent in one side (which is why the budbuilt corners were installed).  The bud built corners had POR 15 applied to backside and the outside was paired with satin black for easy touch-ups.  The body/paint is not show quality, has minor defects or scars from use, but still looks good.  Small dent in passenger front fender from rock (see pics).  FJ was in pretty good shape before build, any rust was cut out and new sheet metal welded in.  Since build any chips or surface rust has been sanded, primed, and touched up. One of the doors has a small spot of rust that is forming by the drain at the bottom.  12 point wiring harness is all plug and play and not spliced up.  There are no electrical gremlins and every wire is labeled for it's use.  New fuse box and has LED indicators for check engine, brights, and blinkers.  Computer is in glove box for safety.  Comes with extras: gun case with full set of spare axles-fuel pump, filter, axle grease, spare hoses/fitting for trailside repair, pitman arm.  

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