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Mporter
November 5th, 2011, 01:43 PM
Just saw an ad on 'Mud for a FJ43 and it got me curious.

What is an FJ43 you say? Basically the same truck as a FJ40, but with ~20" more length (and they were mainly sold in Colombia)

Googled, it and saw this video for a 500HP FJ43 that was built for Sema a couple years back. ICON makes some pretty sweet rides.

http://www.streetfire.net/video/tlc-builds-500hp-fj43-icon-truck-for-sema08_195596.htm

http://icon4x4.com/
4Runninfun
November 5th, 2011, 02:52 PM
that thing is absolutely badass! too bad they're asking a small fortune for one.
Brody
November 5th, 2011, 04:18 PM
Jon said it! Man, that thing is sweet. Of course anything with 500 hp is usually pretty good in my book...
Mporter
November 5th, 2011, 06:50 PM
Jon said it! Man, that thing is sweet. Of course anything with 500 hp is usually pretty good in my book...

Yeah. When I saw 500 HP + FJ4* landcruiser i was sold. that thing could be rusted to hell and back and i'll still want one.
Popsgarage
November 5th, 2011, 09:18 PM
To bad they're aluminum. They'll never rust.
Cr33p3r
November 6th, 2011, 03:45 AM
They do build some neat stuff, I want to see how much they are going to be charging for the repro early Broncos.
Brody
November 6th, 2011, 05:11 AM
They do build some neat stuff, I want to see how much they are going to be charging for the repro early Broncos.

If the $70-80k price tag they hang on the FJ40s are any indication, I think you can bet that the tag on the Broncos is going to be $70-80k or close to it.

I have a **** load of other things that I can use $70-80k for than some dumb toy, no matter how nice.
Fordguy77
November 6th, 2011, 01:55 PM
They do build some neat stuff, I want to see how much they are going to be charging for the repro early Broncos.

7-10x too much probably! ICON charges an arm an a leg it seems, and i am not overly sure it can be justified to be honest.I know a lot of work goes into them and such, but a full restro on an EB isnt to pricey in comparison.
Rob
November 6th, 2011, 10:26 PM
They'll never rust.

Which means they'll never have the character of a classic Land Cruiser. :)
greenramp
November 7th, 2011, 04:21 AM
The first time I saw ICON at SEMA I was floored at how meticulously the FJ40 I was looking at was put together. Very much a quality product.