There are still a lot of FJ40s around I still have my 1978 that I bought in Cheyenne the summer of 78. I am rebuilding it now and have repowered it with a Cummins R2.8, H55F 5 speed and split transfer case. Full floating FJ60 rear axle and big brake kit on the front with the same width track...
I am from Wyoming and had to work to many night shifts and work out doors and -45 and camping in the winter does not really sound like a good time in Wyoming.
I have a Ram 3500 with the Cummins 6.7 that is too long and to heavy at 9.3K I don't take it off road. But have had it in snow deep enough that my bed left an imprint in the snow and though I was going to have to pull some cable out and use the Ford that was bringing my John Deere back so I...
Do you have any photos or other information?
I am building a FJ40 with an R2.8. Installed a full floater rear axle, big brake kit on the front axle that widened to the track to match the rear FJ60 axle. Installed a Toyota H55F 5 speed with a split transfer case modified with a 3:1 LR.
Be aware that range could be an issue in Wyoming because of distances between towns can making finding fuel an issue. My 1978 FJ40 only had a 16 gallon tank getting 11 mpg and have come close to running out of fuel.
I have replaced the 2F and 155F I6 with a Cummins R2.8 and got a 29 gallon...
My preference would be the Land Cruiser and most parts are still available if a vender cant get them you can search other countries with eBay. I have found parts in Poland and OZ for my 78 FJ40.
Since I am rebuilding mine and have installed a FJ80 power steering box I dont need the 16"...
There is a lot to chose from and what terrain you want. I am sure there are more options today of either paper or electronic maps to use to stay off of private property.
SW Wyoming is mostly BLM and you can jump on a true track and wind up in UT or CO or go in the other directions and pick a...
Check out the Wind River, and Big Horn ranges. SW Wyoming has a lot of BLM land full of 2 tracks that reach into UT and CO. The Flaming Gorge and the Green River have great trout fishing and starts in the Wind River Range.
I am building a 1978 40.
I converted a FJ60 rear axle to a full floater with front disc brake hubs and parts
H55F transmission and split transfer case with 3:1 low range and kept the 4:11 gears in the axles.
Big brake kit widened my front axle to match the rear.
Cummins R2.8 to provide the...
I am the original owner of a 1978 FJ40 that I totaled in 1991.
I have started rebuilding it and started with replacing the rear axle from a FJ60 that is converted to a full floater and disc brakes with a LockRight. New double splined axle shafts.
Then rebuilt the front axle and installed a big...
I have only made to Frankfurt, Germany and spent the night returning from a work trip in India. A snow storm caused delays on my trip home.
Last year I was in Switzerland for training.
I have worked 2 nuke sites and one fossil site in Spain.
Been to 3 fossil sites in the UK.
I have drug mine from Delaware to Wyoming and it is like pulling a drag chute. I have left my trailer out in the wind so long storing old Land Cruiser parts that it has become shredded.
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