FJ40 Bush Truck Project

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:54 pm

WOW

How stoked are you right now :lol:

Good work, can't wait to see ya behind the wheel again :!:

MNC · Post by **MNC** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:08 pm

DieselBoy wrote:How stoked are you right now

I'M REAL STOKED :!:

Especially when I look at the before and after :lol:

Feel like I'm on one of those extreme make over shows... MOVE THAT BUS !!! Hahaha!

Still got a few bits to finish but that paint has a big visual impact Very happy.

lexlux · Post by **lexlux** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:53 am

nice , i think you owe that man a beer . see you on the 12 nov .

rokhound · Post by **rokhound** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:29 am

very, very

niblik · Post by **niblik** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:43 am

very well done matt.. lookin like a cool stance in the photos..

now you'll be too scared to get her dirty and scratch her up.. :!:

ya gonna put a windscreen in? and whats ya plans for a roof, if any?

MNC · Post by **MNC** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:18 am

lexlux wrote:nice , i think you owe that man a beer . see you on the 12 nov .

Haha, yeah I sure do. He even had the shed all closed up so I didn't see it until I got in there with the sanding gear ready to go :lol:

Main challenge now is not to wreck it at the Safari... Might test out how well it crawls :mrgreen:

MNC · Post by **MNC** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:19 am

rokhound wrote:very, very

Chur, Reckon I've been watching too many of those Top Truck Challenge DVDs :roll:

UBZ · Post by **UBZ** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:21 am

Awesome

I know the feeling , you must be stoked ..

Color is great too..... :mrgreen:

Should do a blue truck line up at some stage :lol:

MNC · Post by **MNC** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:34 am

niblik wrote:very well done matt.. lookin like a cool stance in the photos..

She's got a wide rear end thats for sure! 80 Series rear diff + 50mm wheel spacers to clear calipers + 15x10" rims with -44" offset + 18" wide rubber = FAT ARSE :lol:

niblik wrote:now you'll be too scared to get her dirty and scratch her up..

To True, I'm even more concerned that I might scratch it infront of Ron :roll:

For the first time ever I can see my reflection in the shiny paint (truck looks nice - reflection still ulgy)

niblik wrote:ya gonna put a windscreen in? and whats ya plans for a roof, if any?

Yeah dude, the doors and windscreen have been painted on one side so far. Got to let that harden before painting the other side. Also still got to do the front grill and headlight surround which I'll sand and spray can black during the week.

Main job left is to wire brush the inside and prime + Rhino coat the inside of the tub. Heaps of finishing off stuff to do - lucky we've got a long weekend coming up.

For the roof I'm wanting to get a soft top made. Those tires stick along way outside the guards so going to need some protection from flying mud - plus keep the sun of my ginga balding head :wink:

MNC · Post by **MNC** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:39 am

UBZ wrote:Awesome
I know the feeling , you must be stoked ..

Color is great too.....
Should do a blue truck line up at some stage

Chur, thought you might like that colour :wink:

Yeah, would be sweet to see the 40 your Zuki and DBs 50 in a shot together.

tomsoffroad · Post by **tomsoffroad** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:49 am

Nice work. :wink:

So when are you going to put it on its side so we can have a good look at the underside :lol:

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:43 am

Awesome!
Before and after shots put things in perspective.
Like the rear tail lights. Makes it look angry. :twisted:

Would be good to see more pix. :mrgreen:

skid · Post by **skid** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:30 am

MNC · Post by **MNC** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:42 am

tomsoffroad wrote:Nice work. So when are you going to put it on its side so we can have a good look at the underside

The way I drive you probabily wont have to wait for long... :oops:

Better get under there with the black paint so its up to standard :wink:

MNC · Post by **MNC** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:44 am

petefj40 wrote:Awesome!
Before and after shots put things in perspective.
Like the rear tail lights. Makes it look angry.
Would be good to see more pix.

Cheers Pete. I'll take some more pics once the windscreen and doors are on (and hopefully inside tub painted).

I'm keen to get some good pics before its first scratch :cry:

gimmemud · Post by **gimmemud** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:28 pm

Shit Yeah! That looks awesome dude.

MNC · Post by **MNC** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:17 pm

skid wrote:

Classic

MNC · Post by **MNC** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:19 pm

gimmemud wrote:Shit Yeah! That looks awesome dude.

Cheers Tim, should actually have a running truck next time you are over :roll:

Hope saying that hasn't just jinxed me :shock:

ice4x4 · Post by **ice4x4** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 5:37 am

That's very very sexy!!

muddyhilux · Post by **muddyhilux** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:50 am

that is a monster :lol:

and loving the colour mate,top effort

SP450andLE · Post by **SP450andLE** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:58 am

That looks so awesome.

There'll be no mistaking who's truck that is

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:40 am

MNC wrote:
gimmemud wrote:Shit Yeah! That looks awesome dude.

Cheers Tim, should actually have a running truck next time you are over

Hope saying that hasn't just jinxed me

trip this weekend somewhere then??

MNC · Post by **MNC** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:32 pm

wopass wrote:Cheers Tim, should actually have a running truck next time you are over

Hope saying that hasn't just jinxed me

trip this weekend somewhere then??[/quote]

Dude, Tim is in Aussie so thought I would have had longer than that to prepare :lol:

I'm not quite there yet. Still got some bare steel that needs to be painted and a few finishing touches like rear bump stops. Wont be ready for the weekend sorry

But should get most of it finished by Tuesday :mrgreen:

MNC · Post by **MNC** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:15 pm

ice4x4 wrote:That's very very sexy!!

Must admit to having spent plenty of time just staring at it this week :oops:

muddyhilux wrote:that is a monster and loving the colour mate,top effort

Cheers dude, After seeing it in primer I was considering going with silver or a gunmetal gray but stoked I went with the blue. With the windscreen and doors on she will stand out in a crowd (or a BUSH :lol:

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SP450andLE wrote:That looks so awesome. There'll be no mistaking who's truck that is

Yip, if you make it to the Rodney Safari 2nd weekend of Nov come up and say hi. I'll be the guy standing next to the blue truck with a smile from ear to ear :mrgreen:

lincooln · Post by **lincooln** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:53 pm

looks mean. Hope to see you out some time.

MNC · Post by **MNC** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:13 pm

lincooln wrote:looks mean. Hope to see you out some time.

Cheers Dude, I cant wait to get out in it :mrgreen:

Here is a pic of it next to Rons 70 Series which is on 35' Silverstones and running extended shackles:

MNC · Post by **MNC** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 7:03 pm

Few more little things done today,

Bolted the new snorkel air cleaner step up together - just need the hose and clamps and some more insto-bling :wink:

Spent a bit of time with a wire brush on the inner tub,

And roller-ed on some rustkill metal primer,

Second coat will go on tomorrow before the Hippo Liner.

Also painted and fit the front grill and headlight surround;

Feels like the To-Do list is getting smaller and less significant all the time

suzukisport · Post by **suzukisport** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 7:22 pm

The truck is looking awesome. Keep up the great work

chrome · Post by **chrome** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 6:44 pm

fark that looks the tits mate

MNC · Post by **MNC** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 6:09 am

suzukisport wrote:The truck is looking awesome. Keep up the great work

chrome wrote:fark that looks the tits mate

Cheers guys. Its getting there.

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