Tim says the remade 45 is a Troopy, as it takes its style
from the venerable Toyota Troop Carrier, but it differs
from the norm with its custom bodywork and soft top. The
cab and pick-up bed from the FJ45 were sold and a 1966
FJ40 was sourced as a donor vehicle for the new project.
It was cut behind the door pillars, retaining the forward
portion, and a new rear section was custom-fabricated by
PACOL, a Florida company that specialises in vintage
Land Cruiser body panels. The body was remounted to a
refurbished FJ45 chassis and completed with NOS front
’guards and the remaining panels from the original 45.
When completed, the body was painted in a metallic
grey taken from the Porsche palette, while the soft top is
a custom-made piece from TLC 4x4, the same company
behind the ICON 4x4 vehicles.
The chassis refurb included the original differentials
being rebuilt with ARB Air Lockers and 4.11:1 gears,
with disc brake conversions both front and rear. The
axles are slung under Alcan leaf spring packs with
Bilstein 7100 shocks, while the wheels are Walker
Evans Racing alloys with 37-inch BF Goodrich
Krawlers bead-locked to them.A 1966 FJ40 WAS
SOURCED AS A
DONOR VEHICLE FOR
THE NEW PROJECT
Steering
ididit Tilt Column, Momo
Wheel and Saginaw
power steering
conversion.Seats/
Interior
MasterCraft Rubicon pews with
seat heaters and MasterCraft
Rubicon Bench, with five-point
MasterCraft restraints attached
to custom Metal Tech roll cage.
Tuffy 8in centre console with
stereo and kick-ass
Lowrance GPS.844CUSTOM 1966 FJ45
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