’74 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ-40

The First Restoration

The Land Cruiser Today

The truck is currently sporting an LS1 from a 2001 Corvette with factory four-speed. Bestop Soft top and 4″ lift with 33″ BFG Mud Terrain tires. I enjoy reliving those high school years, taking my dog Copper out for joy rides to get some ice cream. The FJ-40 has become a town icon, representing the company and what we stand for today. Great thanks to my mom, dad, grandparents, and especially a good friend Dave Hobbs for giving me the help I needed to get this truck restored in high school. Take a look at her now! Let us help you with any restoration needs!

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VEHICLE OPTIONS

LS1 V8 w/ Factory 4 Speed 4 Wheel Drum Brakes CCOT Bumper
Warn 8000lb Winch Restored Factory Wheels BFG Mud Terrains
4″ lift Kit Mini truck Power Steering Conversion Tuffy Security Console
Restored Factory Seats Restored/Custom Factory Radio w/ Bluetooth Cinnamon Red House of Color Sherwin Williams Paint
CCOT Half Tub Custom Retro Factory Sound System

LS1 V8 w/ Factory 4 Speed

4 Wheel Drum Brakes

CCOT Bumper

Warn 8000lb Winch

Restored Factory Wheels

BFG Mud Terrains

4″ lift Kit

Mini truck Power Steering Conversion

Tuffy Security Console

Restored Factory Seats

Restored/Custom Factory Radio w/ Bluetooth

Cinnamon Red House of Color Sherwin Williams Paint

CCOT Half Tub

Custom Retro Factory Sound System

The Backstory

Warren, MA

This FJ-40 was my first restoration and first vehicle I ever purchased. Growing up, I always had an obsession with vintage four-wheel drives and couldn’t wait to drive to school in one of them. My father knew of an older Land Cruiser that had been sitting in a field in Warren, MA, for years that needed a full restoration. We ended up purchasing the FJ-40 for $500 and towed it home from Warren. I worked on the vehicle in my backyard, balanced on concrete blocks and plywood because I couldn’t afford anything else. Every day after school, my friends would show up and work on the FJ-40 with me, keeping us out of trouble. I moved the project into my grandparent’s garage, which turned out to be my first little resto shop. Everyone told me the restoration couldn’t be done, and I was determined to prove them wrong! For the first restoration, I painted the FJ-40 black and rebuilt the 4.2L factory straight-6 engine it currently had in it. The engine was from a 1975 Land Cruiser, courtesy of the previous owner. Cruisers dated before ’74 came with a 3.9L 6-cylinder engine with less horsepower. I learned a lot about Land Cruisers doing this project, and it gave me the courage to continue restoring FJs.

A Restoration Reborn

After my high school and college years, the Land Cruiser needed to be gone through again after plenty of off-roading and learning how to do bodywork when I was a kid. The shop also needed a new shop truck to show off my work, as I was starting my own business, so we performed another restoration to achieve the vehicle you see today.

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