1976 Toyota Land Cruiser Fj40 Beautiful Brand New Stock Original Restoration on 2040-cars
West Richland, Washington, United States
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Cruiser restoration shop is proud to offer this just completed restored 1976
FJ40. This truck is an original stock
high end restoration. Toyota original parts used. I’ve restored dozens of Cruisers to this level
as seen on the photo bucket link; many have been sold at the high end auction
houses, this one on the open market for everyone to have a chance to buy. The
picture link and last picture on this add show this truck the day I bought it
until completion last week. I see quite a few restored Cruisers on eBay with
incredible prices, but rarely see any of them with pictures of before/after.
You can see exactly what I started with and the entire build process. I only
restore 1975-83 FJ40’s that are original body, numbers matching, original or
mostly original paint and 98% rust free or better. The end result is so much
better than a vehicle with mis-matched parts or serious rust issues. If you
want a blue chip investment FJ40, this is your vehicle. The auctions have sold
similar FJ40’s from 80-101k recently, this truck has the same quality at a
better price without the hassle of auction or their fees. You are buying from
the shop that built this truck, not a vehicle purchased at auction, then up for
re-sale at a huge mark-up, quite a few of those on eBay lately. Customer builds
like this typically take 1-2 years, buy this brand new restoration and enjoy it
now.
Click or copy and paste this link for 248 pictures of this entire build. http://s953.photobucket.com/user/fj40man79/library/1976%20White%20Full%20Resto Click or copy and paste this YouTube video to see this truck running. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D4EWh5taGE I bought this truck from the 2nd owner (owned 24 years) in Leavenworth WA. This truck was all original panels, original paint with some primer touch up on flaking areas. I purchased it 99% rust free, mostly stock. When I restore a Cruiser to this level, I buy everything I can from Toyota. For example, the hard top seal costs $260 from Toyota, or $50 from aftermarket. The difference in quality is incredible, I just want to make the point I use the good stuff, there is a major quality difference from Toyota vs. most aftermarket items. I buy every good stock 75-83 FJ40 I can find, with the surge of popularity it’s getting very hard to find good units to restore. I seem to only get them word of mouth from people in very rural areas these days.
Rather than list every part that was rebuilt or replaced, I will say this truck has been refurbished bumper to bumper. The pictures on the link show the process. This 1976 model features the better inline six 2F motor, 4 speed transmission, front disc brakes, fine spline axles with a 4.10 gear set (only available 76-78) a High/Low transfer case for 4x4. This truck has all the emissions components in place. The tires are BFG KM2’s size 31/10.5/15. I added a better than new original type tool kit, all Toyota tools, added a Toyota grease gun. (Last one I have) only have seen a few ever. Factory 12V working lamp included in glove box. The paint job is better than Toyota did back in 76. Painted Toyota 031 correct code for this year. Modern paint is much better than they had in 76; unfortunately the bad paint in the production era of these trucks led most of them to serious rust issues. Rust issues are the most important concern on any FJ40, this truck was 99% rust free, only metal replacement was the rear sill lip (most common rust area) I have the equipment and made a new steel replacement and welded it in. All the metal was stripped of all primer and paint, no rust hiding anywhere. These trucks are somewhat crude from the factory, you will see factory dimple spot welds in the panels, I leave them that way, so you will still see them and know the panels are original. This truck is ready for your car show, ready to drive and enjoy now. We give great attention to detail, we have restored dozens of Cruisers to better than new quality, there are quite a few on the photo bucket link to check out from 1st year FJ45 trucks to last year 83 FJ40’s. I’ve figured out what works with these legendary trucks over the years of restoring them. There is a difference between an old vs. brand new restoration. Every time I list an FJ40 like this for sale I’m asked what is better, original restoration or custom builds? My answer….depends what your idea is. If you are looking for a show vehicle that you can drive, that will also appreciate in value, a stock original restored FJ40 can’t be beat. There are several outfits that take a FJ40 frame and title pre-1976 to make a custom truck to avoid SMOG and licensing issues. I’ve seen price tags on those up to $250,000. I believe they will go the same way all the custom choppers of 10 years ago that sold around $100,000 now sell around $10,000. Don’t buy the fad for investment purposes. Nothing beats original in any vintage vehicle, especially an FJ40. If you like a one off truck and dropping a huge pile of cash is no problem, get a custom, but don’t be fooled it will retain its value. I’ve built dozens of customs myself, if you spend 40-50k on one, not a big loss, if you spend 150-250k on one, I hope you plan to keep it forever. Quote from Hemmings “The Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser will become the next Volkswagen 21-Window Samba bus. In the past three years, prices for restored Volkswagen buses have shot through the roof, with the rarest examples consistently realizing six-figure prices at auction. A similar phenomenon is beginning to happen with Toyota FJ40 Land Cruisers; once a rare sight at high-end auctions, their presence has become expected, and prices for well-preserved or meticulously restored examples have risen accordingly. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if an exceptional FJ40 topped $100,000 at auction in 2014. UPDATE January 2014, RM sold an FJ40 for $101,820”
I require a non-refundable $1500 deposit on this vehicle immediately after auction conclusion. The remainder within 5 days wire transfer only to my business. I have a clean clear WA state title in hand. The vehicle or title do not leave my possession until paid in full. I welcome 3rd party inspections during the auction, I own Auto Appraisals & Pre-Buy Inspections so skip me when looking in my local phone book. I invite you to view this truck in person during the auction; I will pick you up at my local airport. I give every chance for viewing during the auction, if you win the auction you are expected to pay, no 1st look or excuses on deposit. eBay bidders with less than 10FB must email phone # before bidding. I do reserve the right to end the auction at any time for any reason, these mint Cruisers usually sell before the auction end, I will listen to serious offers. Please understand this type of truck and restoration take an incredible amount of time and money, this is not an entry level vehicle, this is for a serious collector. Reserve will not be disclosed. I have a shipping broker whom has shipped dozens of Cruisers for me, I will pass his info to you. He only does lower 48. I can get this truck to Hawaii via Matson shipping from Seattle. Seattle is 5 hours away from me, will transport to the dock in my enclosed trailer, or same dock to Alaska via Alaska Marine Lines. I’ve done this several times, real easy. International shipping from the Seattle dock can be arranged as well. Thanks…and Happy Bidding! I’m building a 1976 FJ40 complete high end build that will look stock, but have a small lift, 33 in BFG’s, power steering, fire engine red/white. May be on eBay or Mecum Seattle in June. Rolling chassis in the background pics. I just bought a 1981 Canadian LHD BJ42 with the 3B diesel. I plan to do a high end mostly stock restoration. Not stock will be a small lift 33 in BFG’s, power steering, turbo. This will be a total frame off best in the world Diesel BJ. I plan to get to it in the next month, will pre-sale and build how you want. This is expensive all the way around, but if you want the rarest of Cruisers and a top notch build this may be for you. I’ve never seen any mint restored BJ series at any auction. Fj 40 landcruiser bj40 bj42 fj45 |
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