Vehicle Description
1976 Toyota FJ-40 Land Cruiser Show quality Voodoo Blue exterior
with a white hardtop and rear ambulance doors Over $110,000 in a
three year extensive restoration (all receipts included) Full
restoration documentation presented by photo book of all stages of
work Previous family owned the Land Cruiser for over ten years Over
30k alone in body and frame work, truck was fully disassembled and
all pieces and frame were media blasted. Powder-coated frame and
differentials, Rhino-lined underbody and bottom of interior floors
All parts used in restoration were OEM including all the rubber
seals, rubber bumpers, window slides, window felt, body mounts and
bushings Reassembled with over $5k in stainless steel bolts and
fasteners Balanced and blueprinted original 4.2L 2F inline
six-cylinder�engine was completely rebuilt with MAF forged 9:1
pistons, upgraded to a Weber 36/36 carb, Man-A-Fre chrome header,
MAF aluminum radiator, all new water pump, alternator, hoses, and
clamps. 4 speed manual transmission All new complete power brake
system, rear drums have been converted to discs to make this FJ
have 4 wheel power disc brakes Front and rear differentials were
rebuilt with new CV joints, driveshaft balanced and steering
knuckles rebuilt 17-inch American Racing Mojave Wheels and Mickey
Thompson Baja Mountain Tires 2" Old Man Emu lift with reverse
shackle kit, caster shims for correct driveshaft angle Interior is
completely restored along with the front and rear heaters The
steering wheel is the only single item not restored on this truck
for "character" Take a very good look all over this FJ40, you will
not find another one nicer! Documentation includes original owner's
manual, Kenwood Music Editor CD-ROM, Kenwood stereo instruction
manual original Land Cruiser brochure, miscellaneous restoration
receipts and photo album depicting the vehicle at various stages of
its transformation � Motoexotica Classic Cars presents this
stunning Voodoo Blue 1976 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser was fully
restored by a service shop family in Topeka Kansas over the course
of three years, and was finished into the spectacular FJ40 that it
is today.. If you want the very best Land Cruiser we've ever seen,
this is definitely it. The Kansas family owned the Land Cruiser for
over ten years and out of three of those years they
performed�extensive full nut and bolt restoration with a true cost
of over $110,000+. Every part and piece was either ordered NOS
parts from Lewis Toyota in Topeka or Specter Off-Road the Land
Cruiser parts specialist in California (all receipts included).
Over $30k alone was invested in the body work and paint by complete
disassembly and media blasting everything, the FJ was then
reassembled with all new stainless steel hardware. Overall this is
a gorgeous correct restoration with some very tasteful
modifications added such as Emu 2" suspension lift, rear disc
brakes and 17" American Racing wheels. The market on the FJ has
been very solid for the past five years and the top market trucks
with top quality restorations sell fast because the value curve
just continues to rise. This has made the vintage Land Cruiser's
excellent long term investment trucks that you can actually use and
enjoy occasional. Wearing show quality Voodoo Blue paint with a
white hardtop, this near perfect Fj40 is hard to miss. The exterior
paint is extremely brilliant and all the trim pieces are in
excellent overall condition, as expected with the investment
someone made into this Land Cruiser's restoration. All of the
factory rocker panel seams and factory body lines have been
retained. The glass panels are in excellent condition and all
rubber seals, rubber bumpers, window slides, window felt, window
mounting rubber body bushings and body mounts have been completely
replaced. When the Land Cruiser was reassembled over 90% of all the
hardware was upgraded to stainless steel, basically over $5,000 in
nuts and bolts alone! The vehicle lights are all in like-new
condition. The original hardtop was completely dissembled, painted
and rebuilt. The interior floors were coated in a tasteful,
semi-gloss black bed liner for future protection, the underbody and
wheel wells were also coated. Inside, the black-and-blue interior
is eye-catching. The front correct gray deluxe bucket seats and
rear jump seats are in excellent order with upgraded three-point
seatbelts in the front and updated lap belts in the back. There is
no carpet, a wise decision in a vehicle made for roughing it, but
the floors look new anyway and come with removable rubber mats. The
vehicle's roll bar and the blue metal instrument panel with its
black passenger grab bar just gleams. Just below that bar, on the
glove box door, is a diagram with gearshift instructions. The
instrument area has been upgraded with a Autometer tachometer that
is attached to the steering column. The original, three-spoke
steering wheel is in good shape while the door panels, mirror glass
and shifter are all in excellent condition. In the rear are black
flip-up jump seats and a rarely seen rear heater to keep the kids
or Fido from freezing during your fishing trip to Lake Superior.
During restoration the front and rear heaters were rebuilt with new
seals, linkage bushings and new heater core. Finishing off this
truck's interior is a Kenwood AM/FM stereo with rear speaker boxes.
The original 2F inline six engine was rebuilt using MAF forged 9:1
compression pistons and the rotating assembly was balanced and a
new Toyota harmonic balancer installed. The intake has been
upgraded to a Weber 36/36 carburetor and the exhaust side was
upgraded to a Man-A-Fre chrome performance header. All the motor
mounts have been replaced and the engine is now cooled with a MAF
aluminum radiator. A later model FJ40 larger cooling fan with fan
clutch was added to quiet down freeway driving. The factory points
distributor was swapped out for a nice aluminum HEI distributor.
Alternator, water pump, hoses, clamps, and just about everything
else has all been rebuilt or replaced with quality parts under the
hood! Underneath this exquisite Land Cruiser the frame was
professionally sand blasted and then powder coated black. The rear
differential was pulled and rebuilt with new gears and bearings and
the front differential had new seals, outer bearings, cv joints and
the steering knuckles were rebuilt. The drive and prop shafts were
rebuild with new u-joints and balanced. The FJ-40 is equipped with
brand new 4 piston front brakes and the rear factory drums were
upgraded to disc brakes, all brakes lines were upgraded with new
stainless steel braided lines and the hard steel lines were
upgraded to new coated lines. No details were overlooked during
this restoration so even the drive line parking brake was upgraded
to a caliper/disc setup. The suspension was completely upgraded
with leaf springs, shocks, and steering damper all from Old Man
Emu. The suspension upgrades lifted the trick a tasteful 2 inches
and the rear differential has caster shims installed to maintain
the correct driveshaft angle. The front springs are installed with
Man-A-Fre shackle reversal kit which also improves on road handling
and off road capability. The truck rides on Mickey Thompson Baja
Mountain tires, sized 265/70R17 all around and surrounding
polished, 17-inch American Racing Mojave Eight-hole wheels. Both
tires and wheels are in like new condition. . Documentation
includes $110,000 in restoration receipts and photo album book
depicting the vehicle at various stages of its transformation.
Competition to this Toyota in 1976 included
International-Harvester's Scout, Ford's Bronco, Jeep CJ,� and Land
Rover's 88 S...for more information please contact the seller.
