Author Topic: Check this FJ out (Read 3731 times)

FATB0Y · « **on:** Aug 27, 2005, 09:12:16 AM »

This is one we spotted on the web, ad reads: "1966 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER, The biggest, baddest, most unusual Toyota you'll ever see. Hand-built from the ground up. Body fabricated from FJ40 sheet metal, with addition of a full tube frame rollcage and tilt front-end. Front and rear axles are custom Dana 70s, and the 4spd transmission and transfer case are from a military 2 ½ ton truck. Horsepower (and lots of it!) is supplied by a Chrysler 440cid engine with many aftermarket go-fast components, rated at 450+ hp. Tires and rims echo the real John Deere tractors, and have been custom machined for the heavy duty axles. Paint is excellent, and interior floor has a spray-in sealer applied. This truck has numerous commercial applications, and is always a crowd-pleaser. Call for more info."

flourman · « **Reply #1 on:** Aug 27, 2005, 09:30:58 AM »

Yeah, that's kinda an abomination of an FJ and it has been around for while.

unclejpl4x4 · « **Reply #2 on:** Aug 27, 2005, 09:52:07 AM »

John deer But it is a nice truck could of bin better like a CAT theme

BigMike · « **Reply #3 on:** Aug 27, 2005, 12:21:12 PM »

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #4 on:** Aug 27, 2005, 02:18:38 PM »

I think it's kinda cute.........

Ok ok, it sounds like it is a very well built rig by a farmer gone nuts.

mr4x42u · « **Reply #5 on:** Aug 29, 2005, 12:58:08 AM »

differnt,,,,kinda cool depending what floats your boat..if you live somewhere that has lots of mud its prolly the ideal rig..

BLUCRUZ · « **Reply #6 on:** Sep 01, 2005, 06:15:33 PM »

FATB0Y · « **Reply #7 on:** Sep 02, 2005, 02:56:46 AM »

Well I think it would be a hoot to go mudding in it.

But you rock crawlers don't understand the mud thing.

mr4x42u · « **Reply #8 on:** Sep 02, 2005, 03:33:01 AM »

Quote from: 03HDFATBOY on Sep 02, 2005, 02:56:46 AM

Well I think it would be a hoot to go mudding in it. But you rock crawlers don't understand the mud thing.

mud can be fun,,but its always a pregnant dog to clean..

FATB0Y · « **Reply #9 on:** Sep 02, 2005, 09:21:48 AM »

Quote from: mr4x42u on Sep 02, 2005, 03:33:01 AM

mud can be fun,,but its always a pregnant dog to clean..

I can wash mud off a whole lot better than I can wash off rock rash

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #10 on:** Sep 02, 2005, 09:25:22 AM »

Quote from: 03HDFATBOY on Sep 02, 2005, 09:21:48 AM

I can wash mud off a whole lot better than I can wash off rock rash

True, but with rocks you can see the challenge.... who knows whats under that goo puddle.

mudmaster · « **Reply #11 on:** Sep 02, 2005, 09:30:15 AM »

Quote from: Rocksurfer on Sep 02, 2005, 09:25:22 AM

True, but with rocks you can see the challenge.... who knows whats under that goo puddle.

Exactly!

FATB0Y · « **Reply #12 on:** Sep 02, 2005, 09:43:58 AM »

Quote from: Rocksurfer on Sep 02, 2005, 09:25:22 AM

True, but with rocks you can see the challenge.... who knows whats under that goo puddle.

Thats the best part

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #13 on:** Sep 02, 2005, 09:53:56 AM »

Plus I'm still washing goo out every time I hose the bottom side of my truck from last winter. It really sucks to climb under my truck to work on something and get a face full of dirt as I pull the part. Just so you know the underside of my truck is usually cleaner than the top, I hate working on a dirty, greasy vehicle. I was lured into splashing through a mud-puddle by my son, I told him he is going to clean it the next time he wants me to do a splash-down.

81RockerToy · « **Reply #14 on:** Sep 02, 2005, 11:56:31 AM »

Mud is just 'foot to the foor'. Its fun in High School, but wheres the skill

mudmaster · « **Reply #15 on:** Sep 02, 2005, 12:02:46 PM »

Depends on how many trees are around

FATB0Y · « **Reply #16 on:** Sep 03, 2005, 06:43:49 PM »

Quote from: 81RockerToy on Sep 02, 2005, 11:56:31 AM

Mud is just 'foot to the foor'. Its fun in High School, but wheres the skill

Apparently you've never done much mudden'

mudmaster · « **Reply #17 on:** Sep 03, 2005, 06:58:44 PM »

Lady Di · « **Reply #18 on:** Sep 03, 2005, 07:07:58 PM »

Quote from: 03HDFATBOY on Sep 03, 2005, 06:43:49 PM

Apparently you've never done much mudden'

wot he said

it's a technique just as much as rock crawlin' just different. I love the feel of not knowing what is there, feeling like its going to suck you in, and knowing how to get out of it. Maybe.

Lady Di · « **Reply #19 on:** Sep 03, 2005, 07:11:28 PM »

Got mud in my blood

wa4x4 · « **Reply #20 on:** Sep 03, 2005, 07:13:35 PM »

Ive gone mudding once, its a trip! I was in a stock 4runner (my mom's) after I talked her into replacing her street tires with bfg mt's and took her wheeling! Got pretty deep in the mud and could feel it hitting the bottom and being thrown it was cool.

6.72:1 · « **Reply #21 on:** Sep 03, 2005, 10:35:49 PM »

I love "bogging." I do not do it in the Tonka; however, I do have friends here in Alabama that are fascinated with the mysterious goop. For the Tonka, it's just too much to clean.

Cheesemaker · « **Reply #22 on:** Sep 04, 2005, 12:56:55 AM »

There is just something about nosing into the unknown at full throttle, powershifting to keep rpm's up, and watching mud come flying from all four corners!

Such a thrill! Just like flying out of the bowl at Sandlake and not knowing how hard your going to land your truck!

As for washing the p/u, get a pocketful of quarters and hit the local splash and dash!

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #23 on:** Sep 04, 2005, 01:06:41 AM »

Quote from: cheesemaker on Sep 04, 2005, 12:56:55 AM

There is just something about nosing into the unknown at full throttle, powershifting to keep rpm's up, and watching mud come flying from all four corners! Such a thrill! Just like flying out of the bowl at Sandlake and not knowing how hard your going to land your truck!

As for washing the p/u, get a pocketful of quarters and hit the local splash and dash!

Yeah just like today when I was setting up my new shock towers and then also decided to take a hammer to my inside wheel wheel for clearancing my tires. What a mess, I finally took off the plastic inner-liner and about 4-5 pounds of dirt (that was deposited when it was mud) came out from each side. When I was finished scraping off all the dry crud I think I gained about an inch of lift back into my front end. My springs weren't saggin' they were just carrying around a little extra wieght

toybuilt · « **Reply #24 on:** Sep 04, 2005, 10:01:48 AM »

well I like it.

81RockerToy · « **Reply #25 on:** Sep 06, 2005, 12:20:29 AM »

I can tell I'm outnumbered. Must be a southern thing if nothing else, any NW's care to prove me wrong?

mudmaster · « **Reply #26 on:** Sep 06, 2005, 11:17:14 AM »

I'm in the NW and I like the mud too. Does that prove it?

81RockerToy · « **Reply #27 on:** Sep 06, 2005, 12:33:35 PM »

I meant by getting me stuck. Or at least showing me a decent mud pit.

Skinny_Pedal · « **Reply #28 on:** Sep 06, 2005, 12:39:11 PM »

Quote from: 81RockerToy on Sep 06, 2005, 12:33:35 PM

I meant by getting me stuck. Or at least showing me a decent mud pit.

reiters around christmas. ill take you to a mud pit. i wont be in your truck but off to the side

. so when i come back for vaction thats what were doing

FATB0Y · « **Reply #29 on:** Sep 06, 2005, 02:12:38 PM »

Quote from: cheesemaker on Sep 04, 2005, 12:56:55 AM

There is just something about nosing into the unknown at full throttle, powershifting to keep rpm's up, and watching mud come flying from all four corners!

I don't know where you go mudden @ but you go full throttle @ the power lines your liable to hit a big azz power pole or fall off in irrigation ditch. Going up hill not so bad but comming down the other side

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