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66' R2.8 FJ ... round 2

Ok ... here we go again, but this time more emphasis on Resto

NO rust 1966 FJ40 from Alaska

PLan;
Very traditional exterior, awesome drivetrain, and bad A!! interior
Colour - Toyota Calvary blue, traditional white hard top, white front grill/bezel and powder coated custom 16" white smoothie wheels with 33's
OME 2" suspension with Fox shocks (again)
Crate Cummins R2.8 Diesel engine, GM NV4500 5 speed tranny, Toyota split case
and lots of cool crap

so far ....
Stripped down to bare steel and epoxied

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1938/...6d637060_h.jpg IMG_0354 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1938/...71e81fae_h.jpg IMG_0391 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

ALL holes are getting filled in

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1945/...ab8e6f79_h.jpg IMG_0352 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4846/...7607f099_b.jpg Screen Shot 2018-09-27 at 9.59.04 AM by Steve Heck, on Flickr

New crate R2.8 Cummins Diesel engine

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/790/4...3970a823_h.jpg IMG_7748 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

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So ... found a guy in Washington that will tune this little baby to put out 480 foot Lbs of torque !! Thats more than my 6.0L LS

Cant wait to see this !

Steve

Wow you'll be able to pull full grown trees out of the ground!!
SWEET! you know I'll be watching!

LMAO ... yup, mom will be happy

Who did you source the wheels through?
We’ve been toying with the idea of going to 18s on ours just to give it some more stability on the highway. Nothing like the wallow of 33s on a 15x6 wheel....

Jeff-

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ketzer (Post 686337)

Hey Jeff .. the biggest I could go with the smoothie wheels was 16, there may be other adoptions but give Rex a call and ask him about going bigger. He made them to accommodate the OEM hub caps

Mine will be done this week, so hope to see them soon

http://www.thewheelsmith.net/index.html

Cheers
Steve

I know they aren't Forgeline's but they ARE custom made just for me !!
These are 16x8's powder coated in Wimbledon white smoothie wheels made to accommodate the OEM Toyota hubcaps

Here you go Jeff ...

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4825/...f2812bf7_h.jpg IMG_0092 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

This is the classic colour combo that we are going with ...

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4872/...5eb1cb01_h.jpg IMG_0093 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

Slick!!! I love the color combo.

Jeff-

And will FINALLY get to use these seats !

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4910/...bdc5ad30_h.jpg IMG_7310 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ketzer (Post 686337)

Depending on lug pattern, this company makes larger diameter steelies.
https://detroitsteelwheel.com/wp-con..._Retail_v2.pdf

Almost ready for paint ... Love this moment of the build

The dual-tank setup for the Diesel should be WAY cool

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4805/...0406f255_h.jpg IMG_0793 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4885/...5d2e1e14_h.jpg IMG_0792 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4897/...a37b2b0a_h.jpg IMG_0791 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

Looking good Steve.

May have to hit you up regarding the set up on your other FJ.

Tu ... any time buddy

Steve

update - so close

Wow the body looks nice, looking forward to seeing it in paint.

We have some colour !!
This is such a great Resto colour and should be a great combination colour with the Wimbledon white wheels ...

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4901/...2a5481e9_h.jpg IMG_1148 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4911/...ad439fff_h.jpg IMG_1149 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7806/...e635b665_h.jpg Screen Shot 2019-01-21 at 6.54.08 AM by Steve Heck, on Flickr

So awesome!!

Glad to see your progress! I'm neck deep in my LS swap trying to sort a dozen things at once...:hairpullout:

Jeff-

Very Nice I like it!!

This is a much better representation of the colour ...

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4916/...3e2c1ab4_h.jpg IMG_1291 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

And the dual custom billet gas fillers for the dual tank setup

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7814/...9d6f4724_h.jpg IMG_1302 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

And of course ... a sweet Hydroboost system from Jim

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4816/...5e65f839_h.jpg IMG_1307 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

Love the color!

Andrew

Paint looks great. That hydroboost will come in handy they are heavy trucks. I never saw one with the dual tanks.

#nopressure ... you know I'll be there checking out every detail lol

Aw you got this! looking very nice!

Quote:

Originally Posted by raustinss (Post 689718)

#nopressure ... you know I'll be there checking out every detail lol

LMAO ... thanks for the great laugh this morning Ryan !! Looking forward to seeing you again buddy
2 weeks 5 days
Wayne we think so, thank you sir ... :popcorn2:

Body, fenders and front end being delivered today
Stainless exhaust should be complete today too

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7924/...7e86eefe_h.jpg IMG_0906 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7800/...6713ed63_h.jpg 57190301215__5D0B559A-DA7C-4B3A-A1BF-7DEFC96BF80F by Steve Heck, on Flickr

Tick tock buddy...tick tock!!

Looks great!

That came out so nice.

Wait a minute.... is that a fastback mustang???

LOL ... yes, and NO not mine
Steve

Soooo nice!

I debated that disc upgrade on the parking brake but just stuck with the drum. This thing is so over the top, every detail, just amazing!!

Jeff-

This thing is coming out so Sweet!

Those seats look killer.

Daniel

Continuing with my hey what's in the back ground of Steve's pics theme ... hey wait is that a Porsche 911 trunk/hood hanging on the wall ? Lol