Buckstopper
Adventurer
I second that - ouch! That is not what you wanted to see.
Fuso build in BC (on an islanders budget)
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Uncle_jesse
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Yea it was not what I was hoping to find but none the less it's what I have and there is no possible way for this chassis to be used any longer so I have been coincidering my options and I have thought about fabricating my own frame which is well within my ability to do but time is my biggest problem .. I'm am now looking at finding a possible donor truck ie a FE with a good cab and frame that I can modify to work for what I have or the other option that I had since the beginning was a frame from a 05 FE that is readily available but I am unsure if the cab will bolt up to it with ease ... I have been looking high and low and calling around to wreckers in and around BC to try and find a 96-04 parts truck but have yet to find anything .. So fingers crossed something will come up soon
Uncle_jesse
Observer
Well it has 120k on it and was a plow/salter (yea should have known better) plus it was an auto and that was one of my criteria .. Yea I didn't notice the crack till after I had the can off and most of the accessories out of the way but it's scary and completely severed ..... The plates on the frame were an obvious repair from a plow related incident I'm guessing I can see where the frame had snapped on the drivers side and had buckled on the passanger side as a result and the repaired it with the obvious plating .. The pictures don't do it justice this thing is beyond any kind of repair but ... Where there's a will theres a way lol
delica1994
Member
wow, sorry to see just how bad it turned out to be. I looked at a FG140 1996 a year ago near Campbell River selling for $10,000, which was a local truck all its life. Similar vintage but after spending a good hour and a half i pretty much came to the conclusion that it was roached for all the same reasons yours have turned to be. Later i saw it in Lethbridge AB, for sale again but ended going to Auction as far as i could tell. Then likely scraped. It did have a awesome Aluminum Flat deck, a tipper i believe. That may still be in Lethbridge in case you are interested.
delica1994
Member
yup, it was a yellow Fuso
Uncle_jesse
Observer
So i found a nice donor truck today but the problem is its a 06 fe180 so my thought is are any of the 4wd components interchangeable ie could I use the tcase off my FG trans and swap it onto the FE trans both are autos .. Hoping someone might be able to shed some light on this fo me
Don't know if this is within your budget range. Colorado trucks are typically rust free. http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4905026911.html I could look at it for you if you wanted me to.
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GR8ADV
Explorer
not that it may matter but it appears to have Texas plates not CO.
Uncle_jesse
Observer
Yea that would be a good donor but with our dollar worth what it is I don't think I could afford that one but thanks for offer to look at it 
.. There is a chance that I may have found one in Vancouver that would work for me I'm just waiting to hear back about it so fingers crossed
.. There is a chance that I may have found one in Vancouver that would work for me I'm just waiting to hear back about it so fingers crossedI noticed that after I posted. Texas is probably even better than Colorado when it comes to lack of rust.
Endoftheroad
New member
Another islander here with an 04 FG. In Ucluelet , but frequently South Island if you need to look at anything..
How many FGs' on VI ?..
How many FGs' on VI ?..