Vehicle Description
This 1976 Toyota Fj40 Land Cruiser Resto-Mod took 2 years of
restoration. This is one of those cars you dream about owning, the
memories you can make in this are endless. Whether on the back
roads, fire roads, or go big at the Moab and manage to make some
memories with the family or friends that will last a lifetime.
Owner poured their blood, sweat and tears into this car and made it
was it is today and has owned and restored several classic cars in
the past. He knows what he is doing and enjoys it. This is what you
would call a resto-mod. Owner was inspired by what he saw the
company Fj company & Icon 4x4 doing with these vintage 4x4s. Bigger
engines, more capable on the highway: adventure ready, while
maintaining a stock look. This 1976 FJ40 Land Cruiser has been
restored down to each nut and bolt. It was taken apart panel by
panel. Stripped to bare metal. Rust was completely dealt with. New
panels welded into place. Prepped and epoxy primed. Only the finest
materials available were used. Southern Polyurethane's painting
procedure (many pebble beach cars follow this process) was
followed. It was a lengthy process, now the next owner can enjoy it
for years to come. Following the epoxy primer, each part was
blocked by hand, guide coat was used to find low spots. The metal
was worked until body panels were close to straight, much better
than factory. Gaps, details, and alignment was important and
constantly guiding this project. Skim coats of evercoat rage body
filler (Highly reviewed, very expensive compared to other brands)
were put across each body panel, one piece at a time, block sanded
to perfection, then the use of high build primer came into play to
hopefully perfect each panel. Again each panel, one by one, was
block sanded to prep for epoxy sealer. After sealing the body work,
3 coats of heath grey base coat were used, and 6 coats of universal
clear. Color matched raptor liner was sprayed inside the cab to
allow easy washing out.
