early cruisers

Image Could Not Be Found Image Could Not Be Found Image Could Not Be Found G'day T B, welcome to the oldie L/C club, I also last week purchased a 1980 HJ45 ute - has not been touched or driver for over 10 years! Really great condition, I am in the process of preparing it for registration, easy fix. This is to add to my 1979 FJ45 ute, 351 V8 - 5.8 litre! had a very professional conversion. Lotsa cheap new parts on ebay for these early cruisers. Have fun & good luck with your project. If I can help in any way, please pm me, hoo roo

I had a Dawn hand winch on a 1960 Series II Landrover in the early 70's.
I only used it once but it got me out of trouble. Nearly busted a gut!

Tour Boy - I don't think you're going to find a good old FJ40 being sold for parts with a good body.
Like all Jap stuff, the body falls apart on them long before the drivetrain does. You'd be better off to spend some time repairing/replacing the rusty sections.

These very early model Landcruisers are scarce, and very collectable - and they have a serious amount of design changes as compared to the later models.

So, be careful what you purchase, and make sure it will fit, if you want to do a "correct" restoration.
If you start fitting lots of later components, you'll lose any value as an early "collectable" FJ40.

Here's a great reference photo for the real early FJ40. The early ones didn't have full-floating rear axles, I think they appeared about 1965.

http://www.carmodder.com/gallery/image_page.php?album_id=498&image_id=5783

I did see an ad for one for parts, earlier in the weekend, now I can't find it for love nor money. It may have sold. It was looking pretty neglected, sitting under a tree.

A couple for sale on eBay recently - the user name seems to indicate a dealer. Neither of these sold on eBay, it appears the owner just withdrew them from sale.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&clk_rvr_id=337489287887

Gumtree is worth watching for FJ40's - http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-fj40/k0

Cheers - Ron.

If any of you guys are looking for a PTO winch off a FJ40 send a PM as I have one here.
Cheers Dave.

Dave, I've got the bits of a HJ47 lying around at the moment - not sure if much can be translated over to the FJ40 - had someone pick the barn doors and bonnet a few weeks ago...

Has the Bus moved on?
looks like some one has already up graded the windscreen frame to a late 60s & early seventys model as my old girl had a one vent in bottom, but I must say have not seen an old split bonnet for a while
I have a set of the side lights the ones that are between the bonnet & guard & a few of the quick cam catches that quickly remove the roof, has it still got the 3 speed & the jap version of the chev 232cubic inch engine, watch if you change the guards the later do fit but are a bit wider to make them legal for free wheeling hubs, I will have a look in the shed I think I still have a set of selectra hubs to suit (the ones that need a big screwdriver to engage)
The winch looks like a Dawn (not Original) & I may have a ratchet to suit (old pipe cutter ratchet modified)

good luck

That old girl looks near identical to the one my dad bought when we first come to qld in 74!

That thing took us all over fraser, straddy and everywhere else camping, back when you could drive onto main beach and down the southport spit for a weekends camping and tailor fishing, they were the good old days!

And I must say it was pretty hard to beat in the bush too, went everywhere.

Makes me wanna buy one for a resto, good luck with it!