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Rusty fj40 worth it??

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Rusty fj40 worth it??

Post by Midnight Middy »

I bought an fj40 and it has got a fair bit of rust in it. The guy used it on the beach a fair bit.

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I know that there is a fair bit of rust and im wondering if is better to repair it or sell it and by one without rust. How much would it cost to have it repaired? Would it be easy to do by myself?
Also the wiring is pretty ****ty to. The guy swapped the dash and carby with a good fj40 that he ended up selling for like 5000.
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Post by STIKA »

What's the chassis like?
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Post by SteelArt »

Worth what ?

Depends on what you paid for it and what you intend to do with it ?
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Post by Midnight Middy »

havent had a good look at the chassis yet. Looks ok though. I want to get it roadworthy lol. I paid 500 for it.
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Post by bj on roids »

is that a depth sounder :lol:

damn!

I would just patch it up and run it into the ground, The are all rusty nowadays
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Post by richardsc »

doesnt look to far gone,if you have your heart set on building a 40 why not use what u have already,if chassis and running gear is good u can always re shell it,or do serious body work
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Post by jessie928 »

that does not look to bad.

most definatly a fixxer upper!
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Post by thrashlux »

its not too bad

not too much work

if you try and get another maybe it will e full of bog
at least u know what you have with this one
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Post by STIKA »

can you do the repairs yourself or will you be getting someone to do them for you?
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Post by Midnight Middy »

well i dont have room to work on is so its on ebay.
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Post by RAY185 »

Midnight Middy wrote:well i dont have room to work on is so its on ebay.
While I don't mean offence, I think your ad is not really being that up front about the rust issue. "Has some rust" is probably understating it don't you think? Perhaps you could have included photos as above (particularly the floor pan and speedo) to give a buyer a better idea?

Anyway, good luck with the sale, already seems to be making a profit for you.

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Post by Midnight Middy »

Yer well i dont think the rust is really too bad, its just i dont really have the tools to remove it and the space since i am moving to surfers paradise in 2 weeks time.
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