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Originally Posted by KayakPanic
t-bones-
as far as the power issue i was refering to: i normally will not drive 70, but 65...plus i am going over mountain passes, etc, so i usually can pull really big hills in 4th gear...at 45mph.
In my opinion, the 2800 to 3000 rpm that i get at 70 is not considered "high rpm" for a Toyota, from my experience. Driving maybe 75-85mph, or anywhere around 3500 rpm or more I would consider high rpm.
used to have a '77 FJ40 and would cruise it at 58mph...however, the original Toyota advertisemant (which you can occasionally find on Ebay) said that the FJ40 would easily cruise 85mph all day long! Plus, not having a tachometer, what is there to worry about? I also could pull most hills in 4th gear at 35-40mph in the FJ40.
when i had my '84 hilux, i was always downshifting from 5th, to 4th, to 3rd to pull hills at high rpm to maintain 35-40 mph...
4 eyed willy-
I think 60 parts are easier to source because i see WAAYY more of them than the 62. As in, i think that maybe there were either more 60's made, or more imported here than 62's, or more sold, but all in all I see at least 4 FJ60, for every FJ62 that I see on the roads of the intermountain West.
just going on my opinion on this...
other parts that are different are most of the electronics. the 62's have a way more complicated electronic system: more relays for different things including the power windows, locks and mirrors, which I have yet to see in a 60. Also, just found out that the 62's have headrests for the back seat, and the 60's do not (or my '84 doesn't).
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Cool, thanks Kayak! I have not been on a parts hunt...yet.
(I do like the look of the round eyes for sure)
To be honest though, I have a rare bird in my 62, manual windows, mirrors, and door locks. I F'ing love it! I had many Toys with the 22RE so I figured the 3FE might be just as 'easy' for me to work on. No experience with carbs...