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Jody Potter     Edmond, Oklahoma "Buddy" — 1972 FJ40 .

I have owned "Buddy" my 1972 FJ40 since the summer of 1999 when I brought him back from Grants, NM off a small car lot there. Buddy was in serious need of some TLC. He had been neglected and I have subsequently gone through every major system and repaired or replaced it all except for the electrical wiring. How that managed to escape the previous owner I'll never know. I truly believe the PO of Buddy was a gorilla with a monkey wrench and a screwdriver for tools. It has truly been a labor of love to bring Buddy to the level of repair he has today. There's some rust in all the usual places but that's gonna be gone by the summer of 2002 as I'm doing all the body work and paint this winter.

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Here's the list of modifications so far: TPI Smoky Mountain 2.5" lift w/ Black Diamond shocks OME Steering Stabilizer Man-a-Fre front disc brake conversion Detroit EZ Locker in the rear 33x9.50 Kelly-Springfield Safari MSR tires (5) on stock wheels "F" Engine rebuilt in early 2001, .020 over bore, crank turned 10/10, hardened exhaust seats in the head, everything else stock Weber 38 DGAS carb w/ manual choke Vacuum advance non-USA distributor 1975 "2F" aluminum valve cover '73-'78 Land Cruiser bucket seats on OEM mounts w/ OEM console, retained toolbox under driver's seat 3-point seatbelts Modified Con-Ferr winch bumper with Ramsey Pro Plus 8000 winch out front, pintle hitch in the rear Optima red top battery

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