Before
After
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Week of July 10,2008
Hood paint job by Jerry Dancer.
Nash approves of new back seat. (Sibley Customs)
Week of July 10,2008
Hood painted, no more black spots! Thinking now of patching the rest until the total paint job takes place b/c the hood turned out so good.
Removed jump seats to put in back seat so Nash could have a place to ride and added seatbelts for carseat.
Seat from Parish Sibley, Sibley Customs.
Please note the major sound system that came with the FJ40, bumpin w/ tupperware!Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Purchase and Purpose
Well, I am starting this blog for Lu so he can document the restoration of his 1978 Fj40 Toyota. He has said that Nash can drive it when he gets his drivers license. Lu's dad loves to restore vehicles too, so this is a family project. I want to document it all so when Nash takes it, he will know its history.
The Purchase:
Lu looked for over a year for one of these. Finally we found one in Wilmington, NC and planned a trip there. We met Auntie Jennifer, Matt, Andrew, Will, John , and Ann at the beach. It was way too long of a drive for Nash, and not one I will forget soon. Lu purchased the cruiser from Jeff Amato. After lots of emailing and picture taking, Lu had decided that this was the one. Lu and Jeff actually became quite good friends over the purchase. So we drove a car hauling trailer all the way to NC over July 4th weekend. Lu placed each piece on the trailer (the hardtop was in 8 pieces) and we hauled it all the way home. Jeff only owned the cruiser for a month or so before deciding to sell. The previous owner from CO had given him a binder. It is awesome, it's a complete binder of the restoration of a FJ40 along with pages and pages of resources. So below are the first pics Lu got before purchasing the cruiser. Nash has already ridden in my lap several times around the neighborhood. It took us over an hour to get in the house after arriving home. Several of our neighbors had to inspect the new purchase. You could never imagine the interest in these vehicles. We didn't stop at a gas station onthe way home where a person didn't approach Lu about it. So, Lu is in hog heaven and has already placed the first parts order: speedometer cable (speedometer isn't working) and dash pad. He is looking for a back seat at this point so we can get the carseat done. He is hoping to get hood painted soon (it was in the process of being worked on , hence the different colors) and hopefully the body painted in the winter. He is leaning towared the original FJ40, Freeborn Red, Code T-309
Yrs. '72-'79
Ditzler Code 71999
So, that is our first restoration post. I will try to stay up to date with progress and pics and add resources as he finds them. I hope this can be of use to others. He has really enjoyed other restoration blogs and learned so much from them. Below are the first pics.:
The Purchase:
Lu looked for over a year for one of these. Finally we found one in Wilmington, NC and planned a trip there. We met Auntie Jennifer, Matt, Andrew, Will, John , and Ann at the beach. It was way too long of a drive for Nash, and not one I will forget soon. Lu purchased the cruiser from Jeff Amato. After lots of emailing and picture taking, Lu had decided that this was the one. Lu and Jeff actually became quite good friends over the purchase. So we drove a car hauling trailer all the way to NC over July 4th weekend. Lu placed each piece on the trailer (the hardtop was in 8 pieces) and we hauled it all the way home. Jeff only owned the cruiser for a month or so before deciding to sell. The previous owner from CO had given him a binder. It is awesome, it's a complete binder of the restoration of a FJ40 along with pages and pages of resources. So below are the first pics Lu got before purchasing the cruiser. Nash has already ridden in my lap several times around the neighborhood. It took us over an hour to get in the house after arriving home. Several of our neighbors had to inspect the new purchase. You could never imagine the interest in these vehicles. We didn't stop at a gas station onthe way home where a person didn't approach Lu about it. So, Lu is in hog heaven and has already placed the first parts order: speedometer cable (speedometer isn't working) and dash pad. He is looking for a back seat at this point so we can get the carseat done. He is hoping to get hood painted soon (it was in the process of being worked on , hence the different colors) and hopefully the body painted in the winter. He is leaning towared the original FJ40, Freeborn Red, Code T-309
Yrs. '72-'79
Ditzler Code 71999
So, that is our first restoration post. I will try to stay up to date with progress and pics and add resources as he finds them. I hope this can be of use to others. He has really enjoyed other restoration blogs and learned so much from them. Below are the first pics.:
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