Rear Coilover Shock Hoops

The original leaf springs made for a bumpy ride, so, given the extent of the FJ40 rebuild, I figured I should upgrade to a four-link coilover suspension setup. Most of the FJ40 Land Cruisers that have coilovers tend to be fully tubed chassis and are only two seater's. I wanted to retain a rear seat of some kind and needed to devise some sort of covers that are only mildly obtrusive.

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Cut outs in wheel wells for shock hoops.

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Made the covers out of 16 guage sheet, used a press break to break the edges.

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Here's a view of both of them. I thought about making them rounded, but decided that the sharper angels went better with the tub.

And a little top cap.

Next up are the rear fender flares. They're framed out of 1.5' X .120 DOM and skinned with 16 guage.

Heres a view of the flare from the front

Here it is fully welded and ground down.

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