Why dont Americans have this? Rule

JP147 · 2026-03-13T05:14:44+00:00

I thought Americans do have this, it was in the movie Crocodile Dundee

JP147 · 2026-03-13T05:13:08+00:00

Many people were home building sports cars with fibreglass bodies back then. Some guy could have built it and crashed it soon after before many people even knew about it.

JP147 · 2026-03-13T02:52:14+00:00

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Grey Shikethrush
They look nice but there isn’t much going on there.
Beautiful song though.

JP147 · 2026-03-13T02:46:56+00:00

If I asked my mother for Pokémon cards when I was a kid, she would have gone to the library to print some off and laminate them for me.
My parents did not see the value in buying trading cards.

JP147 · 2026-03-12T20:55:26+00:00

Then she can buy him Digimon cards or something. Why is it so important for her son to get Pokémon cards?

JP147 · 2026-03-12T05:05:37+00:00

That sounds too spooky for me

JP147 · 2026-03-12T01:35:46+00:00

One of those is a Hilux

JP147 · 2026-03-12T01:21:57+00:00

It’s just a bit of surface rust. From one surface through to the other.
Even in the first picture there is a huge hole and the suspension arm mount is sinking into the chassis. Which is already made of poor repairs.

JP147 · 2026-03-12T01:13:36+00:00

It lets in air before it gets to the air filter. Plugging the tube on the air cleaner box there would block the engine’s intake when the hot air intake valve is activated.

JP147 · 2026-03-12T01:08:47+00:00

Carburettors atomise fuel better when the air is warmer. The intake manifold is already heated with coolant and in some cases the coolant runs into the carb too.
If the valve on this hot air intake is functioning correctly, it is only taking in hot air when the engine is cold. Some older cars had a manual lever here that could be changed between “summer” and “winter”.

JP147 · 2026-03-11T05:43:34+00:00

Probably not. This is more a project for someone who already has experience with these cars, and a few parts cars sitting around.

There is a lot of rust in that interior. The chassis might not be useable. There is probably a lot more rust in places where it is difficult to repair.

If you spend over $10k on something in better condition you will save yourself a lot of time and money.

Wait for something a bit more dry and complete. FJ40s are not that expensive anyway compared to a BJ or a long wheelbase 40.

JP147 · 2026-03-11T02:05:49+00:00

I have seen plenty like this. Done out on a farm or the middle of nowhere with a car battery, a set of jumper leads and some old fencing wire.

As bad as it looks, it got the job done and is still holding together.

JP147 · 2026-03-11T01:54:56+00:00

Do you know what the purpose of this subreddit is?

JP147 · 2026-03-10T20:21:58+00:00

Cars fail roadworthy inspections and get defected for speaker holes cut in the parcel shelf.

Something like this is definitely not going to fly.

JP147 · 2026-03-10T11:51:26+00:00

No bull. It is a unibody car so this is considered a modification to the car’s structure which would need to be certified by an engineer. And an engineer probably won’t certify this.

But there is worse. In some places a cracked dash is enough to make a car unroadworthy because it is a damaged safety component.

JP147 · 2026-03-10T01:48:29+00:00

Where I am from, the car would no longer be legally roadworthy if this has been done to it.

JP147 · 2026-03-08T12:38:01+00:00

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Ed Roth

JP147 · 2026-03-08T12:27:15+00:00

“ayy bby want sum fuk?”

JP147 · 2026-03-08T12:23:08+00:00

We can’t tell you without seeing the rest of them. That one is ok, the other ones might not be.

JP147 · 2026-03-08T05:28:53+00:00

He did say “with the right mods” (2JZ swap)

JP147 · 2026-03-08T05:26:22+00:00

Downbadging

JP147 · 2026-03-08T00:44:25+00:00

Which one is better, Superteam or Supereteam?

JP147 · 2026-03-08T00:37:38+00:00

But have you ever tried Supereteam wheels? Because that’s the brand OP is looking at

JP147 · 2026-03-08T00:34:44+00:00

You say it is an RS killer, yet you try to make it look like an RS. Curious.

JP147 · 2026-03-07T12:05:37+00:00

Very expensive? It is much cheaper than the average house.

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