1976 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 (V8 Conversion – Frame Off Custom Restoration)

Here is an interesting 1976 FJ40 Toyota Land Cruiser that has been restored with some custom elements added to it courtesy of Smokey Mountain Traders in Lenoir City, Tennessee.

This 1976 FJ40 Toyota Land Cruiser is currently for sale on eBay….the beautiful model in the picture is not part of the package price!!:>)

We will start off with the exterior of the Land Cruiser. The body had a lot of time spent on it and it can be see with the straight panels and good fit of the doors and hood. Also it had fender flairs added. The paint is Base Clear that we believe to be Fire Thorn Red Ply that is accented by a silver top and the black canvas top in the rear. It has a Warn Winch that’s mounted to a custom front bumpers. All the badges look to be new. The final exterior touch is the set of BFG 33-950-15 Tires with the stock hub Caps.

Next, we will take a look at the interior of the ’76. It’s every bit as nice as the exterior with the seats being covered in black leather with reinserts that complement the exterior scheme perfectly. They match the door panels that are also covered in black leather. The steering was upgraded to a tilt column. Also, it has power windows, cd player (that’s hidden under the seat as to not cut on the dash), and don’t forget the Vintage AC. The dash looks stock with only a few after market gauges. Before they installed the floor mat they painted the floor to match the exterior of this 4X4.

Finally we will take a look at the driveline of the Toyota. Under the hood you will see no more 6 cylinder, better yet it now has a Tuner Port Injected 350 Chevy V8. It has aluminum heads with coated Shorty Headers. The trim on the engine was painted to match the exterior. The trans is a Chevy Turbo that’s hooked to the stock transfer case and rear ends. Also they added electric fans and K&N Filters. It comes set up with Power Steering and Power Disc Brakes. To save space the exhaust is 2” to 1” with a Flow Master Muffler.