FJ40 Bush Truck Project

[MNC]

...Only things I really want to do are a top/cover of some sort and fit the PTO winch (which requires new headers and mod of the front of the chassis).

true that, im planning to get a top made for mine soonish, sux getting soaked from road spray when your burning down the road at 100 in the rain

Have you had any quotes yet?

I've had two neither were cheap but one was 2.5x more than the other

Any recommendations for a good place to get a soft top made in Auckland area guys???

[Ralfie]

Have you had any quotes yet?

I've had two neither were cheap but one was 2.5x more than the other

Any recommendations for a good place to get a soft top made in Auckland area guys???

Have you tried Steve McMinn. Long time four wheeler and in the canopy business. North Shore based around Greenhithe from memory.

[MNC]

Have you had any quotes yet?

I've had two neither were cheap but one was 2.5x more than the other

Any recommendations for a good place to get a soft top made in Auckland area guys???

Have you tried Steve McMinn. Long time four wheeler and in the canopy business. North Shore based around Greenhithe from memory.

Cheers Mate, do you have his number or know the name of his business so I can give him a call?

Cheers,

[wopass]

i havent had any quotes yet as im doing some other things to the truck at the moment...hope to have it driving again in a week or two so will get onto it then.

if theres a guy thats reccomended by others and does good work for fair cost then they will probably get some more work

[Ralfie]

Cheers Mate, do you have his number or know the name of his business so I can give him a call?

Cheers,

Steve McMinn 139 Upper Harbour Dve Greenhithe Auckland 0632
09-413 8183 or 09 413 8185

[Sadam_Husain]

what are you planning on doing, just a bikini top or full soft top or somewhere in the middle?

[DieselBoy]

Cheers Mate, do you have his number or know the name of his business so I can give him a call?

Cheers,

Steve McMinn 139 Upper Harbour Dve Greenhithe Auckland 0632
09-413 8183 or 09 413 8185

IS this the same dude that's got the nice green LJ50??

[monstr]

Yep same guy ,he collects all sorts of 4wds is also a Jeep fanatic been into 4wding for many years ,very knowledgeable when it comes to tracks throughout NZ.

[DieselBoy]

Cool, will have to get in contact with him one of these days

As you were folks

[MNC]

Cheers Mate, do you have his number or know the name of his business so I can give him a call?

Cheers,

Steve McMinn 139 Upper Harbour Dve Greenhithe Auckland 0632
09-413 8183 or 09 413 8185

Cheers Mate, I'll give him a bell.

[MNC]

what are you planning on doing, just a bikini top or full soft top or somewhere in the middle?

Wanted to get a full soft top (incl clears for above the 1/2 doors) that uses the 6 point roll cage as the frame.

Have also played with the idea of an FJ45 top and back and covering the rear tray with checker plate - ute styles - as already have a top and this may work out cheaper.

Need something to keep the sun off my ginga head

[MNC]

Something like my old truck had.

[lilpigzuk]

Cheers Mate, do you have his number or know the name of his business so I can give him a call?

Cheers,

Steve McMinn 139 Upper Harbour Dve Greenhithe Auckland 0632
09-413 8183 or 09 413 8185

IS this the same dude that's got the nice green LJ50??

The Duck... features heavily in the early nat vids..

[MNC]

Have a small list of things on the To Do list to tick off yet... and a few teething issues to sort out, but am really happy with the truck so far.

Need a bit more protection in cab so have picked up a FJ45 ute roof and rear to give the cab some protection from flying mud (tyres stick out way past the guards). This is work in progress but put the roof on temporarily for the OCS Safari this weekend gone. Also made up some door cards out of polished alloy checker plate:



So this is a photo of the truck at the start of the weekend:



And this is it at the end of the weekend:





OCS Safari was an awesome weekend. Hosts where great, facilities and feed was cool, and the farmland was full of great places to play.

So here is a little taster of just how the 40 got so dirty, the first action vid of the new build (full screen it and turn it up loud)

[tomsoffroad]

Cab does seem like a good idea Cool toy fella

[MNC]

Have a small list of things on the To Do list to tick off yet... and a few teething issues to sort out, but am really happy with the truck so far.

Need a bit more protection in cab so have picked up a FJ45 ute roof and rear to give the cab some protection from flying mud (tyres stick out way past the guards). This is work in progress but put the roof on temporarily for the OCS Safari this weekend gone. Also made up some door cards out of polished alloy checker plate:



So this is a photo of the truck at the start of the weekend:



And this is it at the end of the weekend:





OCS Safari was an awesome weekend. Hosts where great, facilities and feed was cool, and the farmland was full of great places to play.

So here is a little taster of just how the 40 got so dirty, the first action vid of the new build (full screen it and turn it up loud)

Cab does seem like a good idea Cool toy fella

I had a grin from ear to ear all weekend

Just finished water blasting inside the truck so yeah ute conversion on its way

[ClassicCruiserSpares]

Cool vid man sounds mint , have you thought of soft top or bikini top options also?

[muddyhilux]

gotta be pleased with that

[niblik]

have you thought of soft top or bikini top options also?

this option gets my vote... i lurves my soft top roof..

and good work on the truck vid dude.. shouldve made it though..

[MNC]

Cool vid man sounds mint , have you thought of soft top or bikini top options also?

Cheers,

Yeah, my original plan was to do a soft top mainly to keep the weight down (thats why I sold the FJ45 roof and back to you ). But I've since had a couple of quotes and a custom soft top made for my truck will cost big $$$$

Also, am a little nervous about what would happen if I rolled upside down into soft mud, or onto a trees... I'm assuming these are the reasons the winch challenge guys are supposed to have a hard top over the cab??? (think that is right?)

[MNC]

gotta be pleased with that

Yeah man - STOKED!!!!

this option gets my vote... i lurves my soft top roof..

and good work on the truck vid dude.. shouldve made it though..

Hahaha, Out of about 15 trucks only 2 of us were stupid enough to try and get the whole way across the bog (most just sat and watched for amusement).

Just to confirm I wasn't stuck... I only stopped there to do some eeling... and check the tire pressures... and then do a winch recovery demonstration.... NOT

At the end of that vid the front tires where under about a meter of water - no one made it through without winching.

[TheoM]

Enjoyed the video

[basics]

is that 70 with stacks i see behind your 40, any pics of that?

[Ralfie]

is that 70 with stacks i see behind your 40, any pics of that?

Go back and see page 10 of this thread. Photo of both vehicles together.

[SMOKEY]

The Video , THE SOUND , The Memories , how do I put that on my phone as a ring tone , Might have to take OLD SMOKEY for one last THRASH , Good work MNC.

AND RICHARD THINKS V8'S RULE,

FITZY.

[MNC]

is that 70 with stacks i see behind your 40, any pics of that?

Yeah, that's Ron's (mate that did my paint and panel) 70:



And this is a vid of him in Woodhill:

[MNC]

The Video , THE SOUND , The Memories , how do I put that on my phone as a ring tone , Might have to take OLD SMOKEY for one last THRASH , Good work MNC.

AND RICHARD THINKS V8'S RULE,

FITZY.

Chur

Yeah the old straight 6 boat anchor does the job fine

[MNC]

is that 70 with stacks i see behind your 40, any pics of that?

And another vid of it running:

[keithal]

is that 70 with stacks i see behind your 40, any pics of that?

And this is a vid of him in Woodhill:

the people who put the vid up obviously dont know there cruisers

[MNC]

is that 70 with stacks i see behind your 40, any pics of that?

And this is a vid of him in Woodhill:

the people who put the vid up obviously dont know there cruisers

Yeah, was the Top2Bottom guys. They were in a big rush and doing the vid posting during the trip so you could understand if a couple of mistakes were made.