1977 Land Cruiser Toyfj40 on 2040-cars

For Sale: TOYFJ40 - 1977 Toyota FJ40 350 Chevy V8 conversion

 

 

This FJ40 turns heads at every light and has been known to attract beautiful women. I have owned this Toyota for 11 years and have stripped body and frame down to bare metal for restoration. The highlights from below are a high-end Barrett-Jackson level professional paint job and bodywork (no rivet dimples), Chevrolet 350 V8 crate engine, Ranger 2 Speed Overdrive, Power steering and Power brakes. There is a lot of more detail that went into this build. It has been garage-kept for as long as I have owned it. There are less than 5K miles on the re-build/restoration.

 

Building this 4 wheeler was somewhat of a mid-life crisis project for me, as I built it in the image of the 1975 FJ40 I owned during my college years. The personalized license plate reads TOYFJ40. My intentions were to never sell it. Unfortunately, the number of grandkids I now have exceeds the seating capacity of the 40 and it has forced the issue. I have organized receipts for nearly everything I have spent on this vehicle and some documentation from the previous owner. The guy I bought it from said it would never win any shows. Honestly, this is the cleanest, most tastefully customized Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 you will find anywhere; the other guys who say that about theirs are lying. Just kidding. There are other nice custom 40s out there at this level, but there is no doubt this one is a 1 per center. If the nicest FJ40 around is what you are looking for, then this is it.

               

Body

* Collector-level body work and paint

* Mustard acrylic single-stage paint

* Hand buffed and Turtle waxed

* Hard top with ambulance doors, new top gaskets

* The fiberglass top looks like glass

* New windshield

* New rubber for all windows

* Powder-coated many smaller parts black or gray

* New front fenders and rear quarter panels, new running boards

* New rear-sill

* Bedliner applied to fender wells and interior floorboard

* New turn signals, mirrors and marker lights

* 4Plus Heavy duty front winch-ready bumper

* Custom super heavy duty rear bumper

* New body mounts

 

Powertrain

* New 350 crate Chevrolet engine

* New exhaust, which sits high and out-of-sight (2 into 1)

* Rochester Quadrajet carburetor

* Edelbrock aluminum intake manifold

* HEI Ignition

* FlowKooler Waterpump

* 4-Speed Aussie H41 transmission from Man-a-fre with a 4.95 first gear, provides a lower first gear than original H42 four-speed transmission, which is 3.55.

* New Ranger 2-speed overdrive – doubles the number of gears

* Rebuilt transfer case from 4Plus

* New Ron Davis aluminum stock car radiator with dual SPAL electric fans

* New Warn locking hubs

 

 

Interior

* New Auto Meter gauges, custom dash cluster

Speedometer

Tachometer

Fuel

H2O Temp

Voltage

Amperage

Oil pressure

* New cloth Corbeau seats

* Slide-n-lock tie-downs installed

* Dash pads have been removed

* Factory radio location was covered

* Rollbar – powder-coated black

* Locking Tuffy Center Console

* Pioneer AM/FM CD MP3 stereo with USB and Bluetooth

* Polk Audio – Atrium speakers

* Grab bar

* Overhead console included in purchase

 

Suspension and Steering

* Safari suspension lift (2.5” Front 4” Rear)

* Shackle reversal

* U-bolt-flip

* Heckethorn gas shocks

* Rear springs are flipped for a slightly longer wheelbase

* New Saginaw power steering

 

Brakes and Axles

* Monte Carlo disk brake conversion added in the rear

* New rotors and calipers in the front

* Brake proportioning valve installed to balance the braking

* Front knuckle re-build, new bearings, wipers and seals

* New emergency brake pads installed

* Spare rear axle and spare birfield included with purchase

 

Tires and Wheels

* Four New BFG 33x12.50x15 ATs. Spare is the same, never used, but older

* 15” Aluminum MB Racing wheels

 

Battery and Alternator

* Die-Hard AGM battery

* 4Plus battery holder

* 150 amp alternator