This 1976 FJ40 Land Cruiser has undergone a COMPLETE frame off rotisserie, nut and bolt restoration. EVERY single part has been media blasted and either powder coated or epoxy primed and painted with a base coat clear coat paint system. All paint product exceeded the original 1976 standard and will out live both you and I.

I began this project fulfilling a dream of owning an FJ40 since I was a kid in High School. I always wanted a Cruiser but could never afford to make one the way it deserved to be restored. I searched high and low for the right vehicle, I flew thousands of miles and drove up and down the coast looking at old rusted out turds. Most people have a skewed idea of what a restoration is. What you'll typically find in most peoples eyes of a restored vehicle is rattle canned under carriage with maybe some new parts here and there and a nice paint job. To me that IS NOT restored but merely cleaned up and considered a daily driver. A restoration is the ENTIRE project broken down and re assembled to new.

I came across this barn find that needed a new home as the owner became to old to enjoy his FJ (literally in a barn beside an old school Farmall Cub).

Most people have a bullet list of all the new parts installed in their restored project. Frankly, If I made a list it would be PAGES long. What I did was replaced everything that was bad with OEM Toyota part if available. If OEM parts were not available I would search for the BEST condition used part, restore it, and if those parts weren't around they were replaced with after market parts (VERY few used). This is truly a work of art and demands someone to treat it as such. This Fj40 is a garage queen and never sees the rain (pavement princess).

Attached are a few photos to give you an idea of what measures were taken to restore this vehicle. In my opinion this Cruiser would give Sheryl Crow or Jay Lenos Icon FJ40 a run for their money..

If you are truly interested in owning this Cruiser I would be happy to answer any and ALL questions over the phone. It's much easier to talk in person then write a novel on an Ebay posting.

I have over 500 photos documenting every step of this restoration and only able to post a few photos on Ebay. If there is a specific photo or question please don't hesitate to ask.

Ebay will not allow me to upload any more photos, send a request to my email for specific photos and I'll get them to you as soon as possible. Thank You

porkchop519@gmail.com

On May-23-14 at 18:57:46 PDT, seller added the following information:

Here are a few links to my photo bucket page with some detailed photos :)

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