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Toyota Fj-40 1974 With Chevy 350 Conv & Nv-4500 Tranny, Dana 300 Dual Stick Tc on 2040-cars

US $22,000.00
Year:1974 Mileage:14120 Color: Green /
 Gray
Location:

Castle Rock, Colorado, United States

Castle Rock, Colorado, United States
Transmission:Manual
Body Type:SUV
Engine:V-8
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
VIN: FJ40186928 Year: 1974
Number of Cylinders: 8
Make: Toyota
Model: Land Cruiser
Trim: Hard Top with Bikini
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Drive Type: NV-4500
Options: 4-Wheel Drive, CD Player, Heated Seats
Mileage: 14,120
Power Options: Power Seats
Sub Model: FJ-40
Exterior Color: Green
Interior Color: Gray
Condition: UsedA vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections.Seller Notes:"This truck runs beautifully, it is very mechanically sound. I have used it for a daily driver for the past 10 years and taken it to the mountains on the weekends. It has never leaked oil, broken down on the trail or given me any problems. The body has never been worked on so it has some of the typical rust spots on it but they haven't increased in the past 10 plus years I've had it because it has always been in the garage. I have all the receipts for the parts and for the engine rebuild. All the installation and conversions I did and have all been inspected and given two thumbs up by the local 4x4 shops. All these conversions were done right, this truck is mechanically very solid and I could easily drive this across country today without having to do a thing to it. On that note, I would be willing to drive this anywhere to deliver if needed. I also have a matching 4x4 trailer that I built from the original rear axle that I had left over when I had Curry build me the custom Dana 60."

Chevy V8 -350 Conversion rebuilt with low end torque cam.

Howell Throttle Body Fuel Injection System
NV-4500 Transmission 5.68:1 first gear & 27% Overdrive in 5th
Dana 300 Dual Stick Transfer Case with 4:1 Conversion Kit
Dana 60 Rear Axle with OX Locker in Rear Differential
Disk Breaks front and rear
Power Steering with Tilt steering column, 
5 core radiator, 
New Leaf springs and greaseable shackles with front end steering correction and reverse shackle mount from BTB Products, 
Digital & Analog NV Auto-meter guages, 
Fold down rear forward facing seats, 
Locking center counsel with Alpine Stereo & I pod hookup, 
Boston Acoustic cross over speaker system with Alpine Amp, 
Rhino Lined Tub, Inside & out
Rhino lined inside of roof on hard top (White) 
15" Ultra Aluminum Wheels with Good Year Wrangler 33x12.5x15 Tires with matching spare, 
Custom Front & Rear bumpers and tire rack, 
2" receiver hitch with multiple trailer light plugs. 
92:1 crawl ratio in Low & 78 MPH @ 2500 RPM in OD
Drives very stable even at 95MPH @ 3000 RPM
I have a dual tank for it but took it out because the OX Locker Diff was articulating up into it.  It could be modified if a person wanted to do that.  
Front seats are heated but are starting to show some wear, could use a seat cover.  

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The ongoing investigation by the Department of Justice into price fixing in the automotive industry has nabbed one more company breaking the law. Japanese parts giant NGK Spark Plug Company agreed to plead guilty to a felony count of pricing fixing and bid rigging in the in the US District Court in Detroit. Its punishment is a $52.1 million criminal fine and to continue to cooperate with the DOJ's sleuthing into the problem.
According to the DOJ, NGK conspired to fix prices on spark plugs, standard oxygen sensors, and air fuel ratio sensors on vehicles from major automakers in the US, including the former DaimlerChrysler, Honda and Toyota, in a scheme that ran from at least January 2000 to July 2011. The charge claimed that the company and its co-conspirators held meetings where they agreed on bids and price quotes that were submitted to the automakers.
With the latest plea, the DOJ has caught 28 companies and 26 executives for price-fixing and bid rigging in the auto parts industry, and they have collected $2.4 billion in criminal fines. In 2013, the feds brought nine Japanese suppliers down at once, to collect $740 million. Scroll down to read the DOJ's complete announcement of the case.

Toyota to kill Scion brand [w/video]

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Toyota Motor Co. said Wednesday it will kill its youth-oriented Scion brand, ending a 13-year experiment that attracted new customers but ultimately drained resources from the parent company. The FR-S sports car, iA sedan, and iM five-door hatchback will be re-badged as Toyotas starting in August for the 2017 model year, and the tC coupe will end production then. The C-HR displayed at the Los Angeles Auto Show will become a Toyota vehicle when it launches. Scion's 22 dedicated team members will be given opportunities to join Toyota. Toyota says it made the decision in response to customers' needs, noting it finds younger buyers want practicality in addition to the individualistic styling and features that Scion offered. Meanwhile, Toyota's own vehicles have gotten sportier, which the company says appeals to younger buyers. Scion claimed some successes, pointing to its average customer age of 36 years old, with 70 percent of its buyers new to Toyota. Scion sold more than a million vehicles since it launched. Its best year was 2006, when it sold 173,034 vehicles. Sales declined steadily in 2007-08 and then crashed in 2009 during the recession to 57,961 units, before bottoming out in 2010 with only 45,678 sales. "This isn't a step backward for Scion; it's a leap forward for Toyota. Scion has allowed us to fast track ideas that would have been challenging to test through the Toyota network," said Jim Lentz, founding vice president of Scion and now CEO, Toyota Motor North America. "I was there when we established Scion and our goal was to make Toyota and our dealers stronger by learning how to better attract and engage young customers. I'm very proud because that's exactly what we have accomplished." While Scion never recovered from its drastic sales decline, it served as a test bed for marketing and dealer tactics that helped its parent company. Scion tried out no-haggle pricing, a streamlined option plan (some cars had only two choices: color and transmission) and a pre-paid maintenance plan. "We appreciate our 1,004 Scion dealers and the support they've given the brand," said Bob Carter, Toyota senior vice president of automotive operations. "We believe our dealers have gained valuable insights and have received a strong return on their investment.

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