Looks like its going to be a sweet build Justin! :-) I forgot how green it can be in klamath after looking at this pic, its been so white lately!

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This build is still in progress. I have been wheeling a bunch latley and working on the 40, it has been steeling all my time and money.
I set the motor in yesterday to see if my measurments were correct. There is a lot of room to play with. Here is where I am planing on putting it. Room for the exhust cross over in back and still can run the fan.
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Holes for the shifters line up pretty dam good I would say and there is 2.5 inches of clearence for the hood and the intake. Motor sits really low in the frame. Comes close to the front diff maby 2 inces. A SOA was planed anyways that should solve that issue.
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Sorry this is off topic but have you got a link to a build up anywhere of this 45 on the 80 frame?
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I think this may be the one.... It's 28 pages so take some popcorn with ya :-)
http://forum.ih8mud.com/hardcore-cor...project-x.html
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I would also like to see more about this.
One of my plans is to put an fj45 truck body, on a 1990 or ??, dodge cummins diesel SRW.
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Thanks. I just spent the last hour and a half looking through that thread. Gave me some direction at least. Im about to start a very similar build but will be extending the cab and prob run a flat bed as it will be a little more forgiving with my driving style.
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any updates to this justin?
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It has been real slow due to my winter wheeling season and pumping all my extra$ in to KOH that its just been sitting. I have also been remodeling my house so time and money have been a bitch.
Standby for updates soon because both of those projects are done for now.

Justin
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Ok. Finally I am able to devote my free time and $$$ into this project. Have been putting this thing on the back burner for KOH, House remod, and buying and planing the STX Buggy. I sold the STX buggy because 3 projects cars and building a house is to much for a guy who works as much as I do, wheels, ect, ect...
So Chassis is off at the sand blaster, but I have the motormounts all built, tranny mount done, rearend done. When it comes back from the blaster I will finish up the FJ60 box and the front axle. Best of all post up some updated pics! Finally moving forward! So far so good on my Toyota parts only too :-)
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Progress from this weekend.
Frame all cleaned up.
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Shackle mounts and tranny mount.
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For motor mounts I am using the stock Tacoma from the motor to the bushing then I made these brackets to bolt it to the frame, clean, simple.
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After much debate and all that I am sticking with the Taco tranny and Tcase. This is not a rock crawler it's exactly what the title says it is.
I started with a FJ60 front axle, cut all the junk off and the front diff cover. My plan is to flip it, notch the housing so the ring gear fits, turn the knuckles 180*, build a diff cover. Seems pretty straight forward. The biggest bitch was getting that stupid cover off :-)
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This week I should have the springs back under it and get to building the diffs and spending some time making the front axle work. I also need to get some steering arms and get the FJ60 box mounted.

On a seperate note. You can only find a windshield gasket for post 64 but 58-63 is discontinued? Can you just modify a 64?
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Thats right two updates in two days. Tonight after work I started back in to the front axle. I put a 3rd member up against the housing so I could clearance the housing. Used the plasma for the rough cut then a flap wheel to smooth it all out. All the studs line back up I just have to move the longer ones to different holes. Now that is done all that is left is flipping the knuckles and building a diff cover.
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I am thinking of changing this build threads name to... "Nobody gives a shit build":-):-)
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i give a shit... keep it up!
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Hurry up and get it done and we all will give a sh**! lol!
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thats a good name man :-)





now I go back to lurkin:-)
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:-)

I think it's the lack of bullshit in the Land Cruiser section that makes threads have fewer posts. On other forums for every build update post there are 20 bullshit "my uncle has a cool pocket knife" posts.:-)

Cool build BTW...:-)
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i forgot about this thing but this build has one of my favorite planned endings. id love to be able to build something like this.

do you have any of the bodywork done? or are you just concentrating on the chassis stuff for now?

wes
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Body is going to the sandblaster as soon as the weather is a little more stable. Thunderstorms every afternoon. The bed is pretty much ready to go, the cab needs some holes filled and the firewall has a rip in it. Pretty straight and no rust.
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Mudtoy....you want BS, hop over to any thread I post :-)

Justin, why did you clearance the axle housing?
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Flipped the whole thing over and making it a driver side diff. The picture of it with the diff in it is how it sits now.
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