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FJ40 restoration project, guidance/advice needed please
Posted: Mon May 29, 2023 12:04 pm
by Awais Hassan
Fellow offroaders,
I always dreamt of doing a restoration project for FJ40 and finally got my hands on a well kept beauty. I would like to request everyone with experience or knowledge in such projects.
Initially i would like to know pros and cons of setting up different engine/transmission (petrol or diesel, automatic or manual) and suspension conversion or keeping it stock.
Appreciate all the responses.
Thanks
Re: FJ40 restoration project, guidance/advice needed please
Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 7:42 pm
by Ruttan
Hi Awais,
Several years ago, a good friend of mine bought an fj40 and had it totally restored. He posted his experience here:
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/found- ... 40.824914/
Hope his experience is a good guide.
Re: FJ40 restoration project, guidance/advice needed please
Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2023 12:18 pm
by Awais Hassan
Hi Ruttan,
Thank you for sharing the link and there are couple of my questions with answers already provided. Also the restoration looked great and similar to what i want to do.
Any chance this fj is still in UAE and if i can have a look at it please? Also if possible would like to discuss few more technical details if you dont mind.
Thanks
Re: FJ40 restoration project, guidance/advice needed please
Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2023 10:28 am
by Ruttan
Hi Awais,
Wasn't my project. A friend of mine did it, actually he did a few fj40's (plenty of stuff himself, and some at a shop in Sharjah). He moved it to the US when he relocated back there a few years ago. I have no details on what he did outside of that blogpost.
Re: FJ40 restoration project, guidance/advice needed please
Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2023 11:35 am
by Awais Hassan
Thank you Ruttan, appreciate the response and the link with details shared by you. hope to catch up with you on some trip