FJ60 Disc Brake Conversion #3
 2009-07-06
Installing new pads and rotors


Disc Rotors
 2009-07-05
Disc Rotors


Flex
 2009-07-05
Flex


Busted Bolt
 2009-07-03
Busted Bolt


Muffler
 2009-07-03
Muffler


Yellow Rock
 2009-07-03
Yellow Rock


FJ60 Disc Brake Conversion #2
 2009-07-03
Finished installing the disc brakes.


FJ60 Disc Brake Conversion #1
 2009-07-02
Picked up a set of FJ60 disc brakes and fitting them onto th


Prepping the body + more primer
 2009-06-11
Had to pull apart more of the interior ready for paint


Putting it all together
 2009-06-11
How to build an FJ40 in a few hours


Spray Primer - Sides
 2009-06-11
Started applying primer.


Stockton
 2009-06-11
Beach


Spraying Colour - Doors
 2009-06-11
Applying colour coat


Spray Primer - Tub
 2009-06-11
Applied primer on the tub


Spraying Clearcoat
 2009-06-11
After the colour had dried it was time for some clear


Spraying Colour - Tub + Roof
 2009-06-11
Finally up to spraying the tub in colour


Rust Repair - Roof Rail
 2009-06-11
The roof rail was rusted.


Panel Beating
 2008-12-17
Borrowed a few dollys and had a whack


Gas Tank Cage Completed
 2007-08-11
Added some paint and a clear on the timber


Gas Tank Cage + Radio
 2007-08-08
Figured i'd build a cage/platform for storage on top of the


LPG Fitted
 2007-08-07
With the help of my tax return and the $2000 rebate I got ga


High Lift Jack Mount
 2007-07-23
Welded a bolt to my windscreen hinge to mount the jack exter


Radiator Bracket
 2007-07-02
Picked up a radiator but it was wider than my original


Stockton Beach
 2007-04-11
That is the shipreck of the Sygna


Newcastle
 2007-04-11
Can see the container ships on the horizon


Parkes
 2007-01-03
After watching "The Dish" we just had to go there. So we hea


Sanding Doors #2
 2006-10-11
Started sanding the doors. Sanding initially with 240 grit w


Sanding Doors
 2006-10-10
Started sanding the doors. Sanding initially with 240 grit w


Dismantled Roof
 2006-10-09
Got the roof off, snapped about 4 bolts and found some reall


Rust Repair - Bonnet #2
 2006-10-06
Many layers of car filler and lots of sanding to get the sha


Rust Repair - Bonnet
 2006-10-05
It's about time I painted the cruiser so it's just one colou


Fitted Brake Piston
 2006-08-14
Passed REGO again!


Wollemi National Park
 2006-04-21
Brendan and I went for our first 4wding and camping expediti


Rust Repair - Left Rear Corner
 2006-01-16
The left rear corner took a couple of hours to fix but I'm e


Rust Repair - Rear Corners
 2006-01-15
The rear corners were very badly rusted, while I had the roo


Rust Repair - Under Window + Bonnet Mounts
 2006-01-14
Attacked the rust underneath the wiper motor along the winds


Stockton Beach [First Trip]
 2005-15-04
A picture from our first time at Stockton Beach


Fitted New Engine Mounts
 2005-12-28
After getting to correct engine mounts it was a simple swap


$100 Engine Runs!
 2005-12-20
Woohoo it actually works


Swapped Engine Parts
 2005-12-19
Swapped all the necessary bit from one engine to the other.


Removed Engine
 2005-12-18
Pulled the roof, gearbox and engine out.


New Engine $100
 2005-12-16
Picked up a 1981 2F engine for $100. Also bought an engine c


Tie Rod Ends
 2005-12-11
While Brendan and I were down the coast, I was getting some


New Voltage Regulator
 2005-12-01
Got a new electronic voltage regulator fitted, fixed up my c


Checked Compression
 2005-11-23
Argh, blue exhaust smoke, so I checked the compression, not


Fitted Tachometer
 2005-09-07
Cut out a hole in the dash and fitted a tachometer.


Tested New Shocks
 2005-09-01
Nothing technical, just 4wd photo's


Fitted Shock Absorbers
 2005-08-31
After my 3wding experience I got four new shocks to help the


Rebuilt Steering Centre Arm
 2005-08-29
Rebuilt the centre arm assembly to eliminate the steering sl


Swapped Door Locks
 2005-08-25
Had to swap the locks on the doors so my keys would fit. The


Front Windscreen Fitted
 2005-08-19
MY CRUISER PASSED REGO!!!


Painted Tyre Carrier
 2005-08-17
Got the spare tyre carrier back on, for some reason it's lat


Fitted Doors
 2005-08-14
Wahoo, I got doors again. They're off the same cruiser that


Wired and Fitted Indicator Lights
 2005-08-13
I've seen the light! New indicators front and back, required


Fitted Rear Doors
 2005-08-11
This has been the longest amount of time I've not been worki


Seats + Roof Fitted
 2005-08-05
Luckily I was able to get a new windscreen surround, instead


Bituman Painted Tub + Rusted Windscreen Surround
 2005-08-04
Cleaned and painted the inside floor with brushable bituman


Playing Around With Flex
 2005-08-02
Exactly 1 month left to get a pink slip for the FJ40. I fina


Rear Corner Filler
 2005-08-01
Applied some car filler to the lower rear corner where the t


Putting it back together
 2005-07-31
Need to get the 4wd back together in order to get a pink sli


Fitted Engine Bits
 2005-07-28
This time I got the car to run AND drive! Bled the brakes, f


Battery Tray
 2005-07-24
Made a battery tray out of sheet metal. Needs to be attached


Fitting parts to the Engine
 2005-07-22
Gave the bank account a workout, got all the necessary bits


Tub Back On!
 2005-07-21
Ohh yeh, instant inspiration. Got the tub back on the chassi


Tub and Extractor Painting
 2005-07-20
Another day of cutting and welding sheet metal into various


Tub Rust Repairs
 2005-07-19
Cut out rusted parts, bent some sheet metal, welded in some


Tub Cleaning and Rust Repairs
 2005-07-18
I took back that compressor as it's not much better than my


Cleaning The Tub
 2005-07-17
Time to start working on the tub. We flipped it upside down


Sandblasting
 2005-07-15
Bought a new compressor so I could do some sandblasting, sta


Painting Radiator Bracket
 2005-07-14
Busted my back putting the transfer case back in. Hooked up


Engine Painting
 2005-07-13
Getting back into the FJ40 full steam, finished seals in gea


Replacement Roof
 2005-07-12
Headed about 5hrs down the coast and picked up a roof, side


Clutch Fork
 2005-07-08
Gearbox seals didn't turn up, cleaned up the clutch fork and


Sump Painting
 2005-07-06
Painted the oil sump, installed the flywheel, friction plate


Engine Cleaning
 2005-07-05
Spent hours with the wire wheel just cleaning stuff. Started


Chassis Painting
 2005-07-04
New bolts for gearbox mounts. Cleaned chassis again, started


Exhaust
 2005-07-03
One month of restoration. Test fitted new muffler.


Suspension Rear
 2005-07-02
It's given me an increase from 615mm to 690mm at the rear th


Separating Gearbox
 2005-07-01
Created a masterpiece for separating the transfer case from


Suspension Front
 2005-06-30
Finally after 16 days of waiting the suspension arrived at t


Gearbox seals
 2005-06-30
Started changing the gaskets on the transfer case. Buggered


More Clutch
 2005-06-29
Woohoo found a trick to remove the bearing, sprayed the chas


Remove Front Springs
 2005-06-28
Was told the suspension would arrive today, pulled the old s


Removing Clutch
 2005-06-27
Started treating the rust in the chassis. Received parts tha


Cleaning
 2005-06-24
Finished adjusting the rear drum brakes. Did some shopping.


Thread Tapping
 2005-06-23
Adjusted the drum brakes on the front, took ages. Fixed up t


Front Drum Brakes
 2005-06-21
Finished off the front brake shoes and got the drums machine


Rear Drum Brakes
 2005-06-20
Cleaned up the chassis with the gurney. Changed the rear bra


Disassembly
 2005-06-17
We finally got the tub off, it came of rather easy.


Disassembly
 2005-06-16
Started unbolting the main tub/chassis bolts.


Disassembly
 2005-06-10
After finishing the workshop and cleaning up the garage I've


The Beginning
 2005-06-03
First day of the teardown.


Durras
 2005-01-09
Taken on one of the many trips down the South Coast.


Hazelbrook
 2004-09-23
I've got this hanging on my wall blown up almost a metre wid