Danger Noodle
Trail Ready
I figure I may as well post up my current build on here, seeing as I'm hopefully going to be going on a lot of runs with you Rising Sun guys. This is probably going to be a pretty condensed version of the build thread I have over on 'Mud till I get caught up. If you want the full experience, check it out here : https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/1976-fj40-crawler-build.1174820/
I guess I should start off with a bit of an introduction. I'm DJ, and I have a problem. I was introduced to Land Cruisers by my dad when I was young. He has had his White 78 longer than me, and I got introduced to it at a pretty young age. I'm currently 19 and started this project in December 2019, when I picked it up in Georgia.
Here is his 40: Currently running 4" lift, ARB's, SBC, NV4500, and 315's. It's a plow rig in the winter and does great.
This build has been a really fun learning experience, and great at eating up the COVID lockdown time. The current build is this: 383 Stroker, NV4500, Marlin Crawler Toybox, 60 Splitcase, FJ80 axles, ARB's, 3-Link front, SOA rear. This ended up turning into a full frame-off restomod, which was not expected. Like I said, I have a problem.
I picked this 76 up in Georgia a few days after Christmas in 2019. It looked pretty good, but as we came to find, had a lot of PO work and cancer.
I also found this 40 out in Utah, the tub was completely toast, but the rest of the panels are pretty much pristine. This frame is the basis of this project.
I found some cheap 80 axles that were completely toast, and snached them up.
The front pinion bearing was gone, and the PO kept driving. The result, this 3rd. Glad I replaced the carrier with an ARB.
Under the grease:
Front axle rebuild. Nice and messy.
This 99 GMC 4x4 NV4500 popped up on Facebook Marketplace for $100. As you can guess, I grabbed it as fast as I could.
I guess I should start off with a bit of an introduction. I'm DJ, and I have a problem. I was introduced to Land Cruisers by my dad when I was young. He has had his White 78 longer than me, and I got introduced to it at a pretty young age. I'm currently 19 and started this project in December 2019, when I picked it up in Georgia.
Here is his 40: Currently running 4" lift, ARB's, SBC, NV4500, and 315's. It's a plow rig in the winter and does great.
This build has been a really fun learning experience, and great at eating up the COVID lockdown time. The current build is this: 383 Stroker, NV4500, Marlin Crawler Toybox, 60 Splitcase, FJ80 axles, ARB's, 3-Link front, SOA rear. This ended up turning into a full frame-off restomod, which was not expected. Like I said, I have a problem.
I picked this 76 up in Georgia a few days after Christmas in 2019. It looked pretty good, but as we came to find, had a lot of PO work and cancer.
I also found this 40 out in Utah, the tub was completely toast, but the rest of the panels are pretty much pristine. This frame is the basis of this project.
I found some cheap 80 axles that were completely toast, and snached them up.
The front pinion bearing was gone, and the PO kept driving. The result, this 3rd. Glad I replaced the carrier with an ARB.
Under the grease:
Front axle rebuild. Nice and messy.
This 99 GMC 4x4 NV4500 popped up on Facebook Marketplace for $100. As you can guess, I grabbed it as fast as I could.
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