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That is a used hood.... Try https://www.sor.com/cat112.sor#112C Check out the 'new oem price' for item 50 ( FJ40 hood )....it is up to $1637 now! No reproduction options....and the used options are very expensive also...

Meh, cost vs benefit ratio for me. I don't see the point in paying $1400 for an OEM hood when a $400 aftermarket is available. I'm not a purist nor a restorationalist. I want to be able to find parts a napa or autozone in the middle of nowhere...not at a dealership.

...except you can find parts for just about EVERY other Jeep/Willys universal ever made, even stuff from the 1940s. You could even build most of the universals completely from aftermarket parts for a semi-reasonable cost. FC or DJ production numbers where probably 1/1000th.

More fun with scales... http://www.amazon.com/Sun-king-precision-Stainless-Aluminum-OCS-S1/dp/B00WUI9XPI?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00 $133, 2000lb scale Front sprung is 876 Front total is 1508 Front un-sprung would be 632 Minus tire and wheels (137x2=274)...

To be honest, that is how I feel when comparing Land Cruiser parts to Jeep parts... I can get just about anything any time for a Jeep product, even 70+ year old models. While Toyota products have decent support, the cost of said parts seems to be 2-3x as much. Example. Go try and buy a new...

I also took a large number of suspension measurements for the spring and shock mounts. Front suspension. -7.5" coil height in chassis at full metal bump -17" shock mounting compressed length , to stem/stem style mount flats -20.25" Drivers spring free length -19.5" Passenger spring free...

I didn't get to much this weekend on the new truck, I got looped into helping some friends move.....guy with the big truck and all that. Anyhow. I spent most of my free time measuring a lot of stuff on the suspension. I was very curious to find out what the un-sprung weight was currently since...

Trying to keep my progress going last night... I welded the caps on the second rocker bar and got it roughed into position. I also raised the body about another about 1/8" to account for bushing deflection in the body mounts and hole tolerance.....and just leveled the body to the rocker bars...

Even starting with a completely blank sheet of paper, I think portal axles present some interesting issues and design challenges. I am still leaning toward the fact that bigger tire would be less of a headache than a portal conversions. It would be fun to test out some of the ideas and issues.

Axletech I believe.

Portal Tek, that was it, too bad it didn't take off.

good point. the Volvo stuff isn't getting any easier or cheaper to find though. I wish that company in utah would have gotten the idea off the ground to reproduce Volvo type portal axle ends.

How about a front suck down winch? I am thinking about sticking it on the original passenger side motor mounts pad. That mount is well built and perfectly formed around the front axle. It would also put the line in the correct path and location on the front axle housing. Use this little...

I don't know about all that, but thank you.

Just a little bit tonight, I am fighting off some kind of genetically engineered super flu that has been going around the office....ugh. Trimmed and capped the rocker bars. I have been working on my TIG welding a bit. Practice practice practice. I actually got a 'free' huge bottle of argon...

I agree that the forged wheels from the 'polished' equipped trucks, or a power wagon, would be a good choice for the OP if he wants to run a larger tire. The stock cast wheels are not bad either in a lot of cases. There is no DOT approval for wheels. There are no performance guidelines for...

DOT 'illegal' beadlocks are not the issue that most people think they are. There are no states that make beadlocks illegal per say.....they just don't say they ARE legal. They may not be manufactured under SAE wheel guidelines, but they are not 'illegal'. Basically the wheel manufacturer is...

That is a very nice wheel, but that is not a 'bead-lock'. If you can dismount the tire in the standard way, with machine pressure to the center of the wheel, it's not a bead-lock. The wheel was built with a slightly higher safety bead . I have seen people add additional to that bead by using a...

Yup, apparently Nevada was pretty hard on stuff....

Tonight's progress.... I stuck the hood and windshield back on the body. I needed to get some measurements with the windshield in place to plan the B-pillar and halo. It is also nice to double check the position of the hood and engine. Running at tape measure around the body a few times...