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A Photographic Tribute To My Old FJ55

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A Photographic Tribute To My Old FJ55

Post by Surfin Alec »

Whille the FJ55 topic is fresh this week I thought I might share some of the places I have been and driven with the old girl.

May she rest in piece....... some where in the recycling steel pile at Terry Hills tip. :oops:

I sold her off in pieces due to the not so sudden onslaught of cancer but the body was beyond any form of keimo or any new age drug.

The '55 era was back around '93 when we thought we where the sh*t cos we had 33" mudders. (Though I still run 33"s on the Surf).
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Post by Surfin Alec »

Most of these pics are from tracks around Sydney that are long gone now. :cry:
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Post by Surfin Alec »

:D
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:D
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:D
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Post by Surfin Alec »

Ever been told to allways check the other side of a sand dune before launching over it? Yeah well how the f*ck are you meant to check it without getting there first?
Well some times you loose. :cool:
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Post by Surfin Alec »

Well this is the last pic I have of the old girl before she made that final trip to the scrap metal place in the sky. :cry:

One day I swear I will get another 55 and build the crapper out of it. One day......
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Post by N*A*M »

even the dog looked sad in the RIP pic :cry:
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Post by GRIMACE »

Thats a really good tribute to a nice hard workin truck......... sorry to hear about your loss Alec :?
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Post by bj on roids »

nice pics! doesnt look too bad.... ive seen worse ones still driving (why the scrap metal retirement? nobody would buy it?)
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Post by BushBoy »

Such a sad loss :cry: , doesn't look too rusty tho, a well deserved tribute.
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Post by Surfin Alec »

Being an electrician, the welding skills where not up to scratch. :D
It had rust in the chassis, all around the roof, the floor pans and the doors where also shot.
I ended up selling it in pieces for more than I bought it for. Every one that came to look at buying it allways got scared off by all the mods. :?
Pity, cause it was a damn fun car.
Only parts I kept was the stereo, the 33's and the air locker. They moved onto the newer toy a nice shiney 60 with a 308. (Then shortly after a stroker - 383 oh yeah !)
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Post by -Mick- »

BIG RED CAR doo doo doo

That was a cool truck, bet you miss it :cry:
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