[Mace]

Posted for Umpqua

I have an '88 fj62 landcruiser that I simply call the
Grey Landcruiser. Not very creative but since I have
two Landcruisers it keeps them separate.

I bought the 62 about 10 years ago from a Toyota
dealer in Hot Springs, AR. It had 120K miles on the
odometer but had one previous owner and I guess that I
got lucky because I have had very few problems over
the 10 years that I have owned it. I have put in a new
radiator, alternator, etc. Nothing major at all so far
and it now has 220K miles. There is NO rust and it
spends most of it's time in the garage waiting for the
next adventure which mainly consists of hauling
canoes, rafts, camping gear and dogs.

I've driven the Landcruiser to Mexico twice and I hope
to someday drive it to the Artic Circle and Central
America. I will keep you posted on that.

Modifications that I would like to do;

ARB or Hannibal Roof Rack
33" skinny tires
Drawer System/Sleeping surface in the back
GPS
Alarm System/Kill Switch
Tinted Windows
Re-pad/Re-Upholster Seats
Long Range Gas Tank
Diesel
Upgrade Transmission

Modifications that I have completed;

2" OME Heavy front/Med Back Lift
Dual Battery System
PIAA lighting Upgrade with ARB Wiring Harness
Warn M8000 Winch
Custom Front Bumper
62 to 60 Front End Conversion

I want to thank the following;

2MBB Bumper Design
DirtGyspy Bumper Fabrication (THANKS!!)
Lifelonglove
-62 to 60 front conversion
-Lighting Upgrade
-Winch Mount and Bumper Modification

Larry Harper Battery Installation

Don Klover Photo's eyeshutterlens.com

I have ALL of my mechanical work done at Willamette
Blvd Auto in Portland. Josh (lifelonglove) and Larry
Harper are a father and son duo and they do GREAT work
and are Landcruiser addicts. They can be reached by
calling 503.286.0907. If you are in the Portland, OR
area I highly recommend that you give them a call.

I have it in my mind that now that I have installed
the bumper and winch that my front is too low in
respect to the rear. I'd appreciate your comments on
that.

And now the pictures.

[Butt Ugly Chuck]

Clean! Nose droop doesn't look to be too bad.

[84yota4x4]

That's a really well balanced cruiser. I mean a nice blend of DD and weekend warrior and it's super clean. Nice cruiser

In regard to the bumper situation. I would have to agree about it looking a little funny. I think an ARB or a slee short-bus would balance it out.

Just my opinion...

[Dynosoar]

Nice rig! Do you have any close ups of the bumper. I like the round headlights that is a MUST do for all 62's (I am a H8ER of the 4 eyes look).

Dynosoar

[Tapage]

Mace .. beyotifull Cruiser .. in your hands it will be last forever as is ..

[AKcruiserfreak]

Very clean Cruiser. Good job on the 60 conversion.

TK

[brokenparts]

wow, that's a really nice 60. Looks great.

[Mace]

BTW, it is not mine, I am just posting it up for umpqua




More pics

[Dirtgypsy]

I think it looks great! I am a bit biased on the front bumper because I built it but it fits the truck very well. I don't think the nose drop is bad at all.

Where were the snow pics taken?

clint

[umpqua]

Bagby Hot Springs area, Mt. Hood National Forest yesterday.

[landcruiserjunky]

Looks really nice!

[Goode]

The nose doesn't appear that bad to me either....

Very nice truck. Clean. Beautiful. Looks great!

[phono13]

Nice Rig... Fellow Grey 62 owner myself.

I don't dislike the square headlights, but the black grill and round lights on yours makes me want to convert.

[Dirtgypsy]

hit me up next time you hit the mountains for some snow fun. we would love to join you!

forgot to add that Larry Harper is a fantastic mechanic, well worth the drive to NoPo for the work

clint

[sk8salomon]

Originally Posted by Dynosoar

I like the round headlights that is a MUST do for all 62's (I am a H8ER of the 4 eyes look).

Dynosoar

guess the grass is always greener...i like the 4 eyes, wish my 60 had em.

sweet rig umpqua!

[philos1]

looks great, like those round headlights too...

[chicago]

I dig the round eye mod for the 62! I MAY do this one day!
Very nice rig!
Me personally...I think it looks a bit low in the front, but thats just me.

Thanks for sharing!

Chicago

[umpqua]

Thanks for all of the positive comments. Yota...what do you mean by a Slee or Arb shot-bus?

[2mbb]

Hey, really nice bumper design!

Thanks for the acknowledgement...

[CruisinFJ60]

seems to be a pretty nice cruiser

im also a LOVER of the Round Eye.

[mtb_rider]

The only thing that would make it look nicer is if it had 4 square headlights!

Just kiddin'. Great looking truck umpqua. Look forward to maybe seein' ya on the trails sometime.

[cruisershmoozer]

Nice rig. I can tell you have thought out every mod very carefully. Looks GREAT. What size tires are on it now? They don't look bad at all. I like the front bumper too. I have something like that in mind for mine - not too heavy looking and doesn't overpower the original character.

[Rob Faucett]

Looks great! I too am curious about the tires you are running. Nice work.

[umpqua]

Thanks for all the kind words.

The tires are BFG All Terrains. Size is 235 75r 15 so I guess that makes them 30".

I would like some 33", 9.5 wide. The problem that I have is with garage door height. Bigger tires and a roof rack will mean a larger opening in the garage. The madness continues.

[High Desert]

It would seem to me that that is not nose drop..Every thing I've read says that the OME lift will be ass high after install. I've got the same lift, ARB bumper with a heavy as hell 8274 bolted on...didn't change the ride height. It won't sink with my 185# butt up there either...

Looks great...drop a line if you come over to Bend...

hd

[Buffalo]

I really like that bumper! :0) I've been looking for something like that for a while; at the moment i have a big ass alloy thing, which if i want a winch I shall have to change. I just don't like the ARB one that much, but that little one is very interesting, still allows you to see the great front end of the rig, whilst giving a bit better protection than a standard bumper.

Can I ask if you'ver, er, "tried" it out on any of the animal kingdom (straight-up question actually, here in Aus you WILL need front end protection at some point on your travels)?

Also do you find that the bars under the lights disturb the beam from the lights particularly?

All in all, nice rig! ~PHIL

[Gappy]

Beutifull rig!!!
The 60 conversion with the black out looks awesome! I am fighting the 60 convert erge. My practical projects right now are keeping me at bay, along with my weekly meetings to tame that erge!!

Thanks for sharing!!

[umpqua]

I'm not sure what the bumper weighs....I can lift it by myself but it's a strain. It's stout as hell I can tell you that.

For me personally, I don't particulary like the arb bumper because I think it's "too much". I'm sure though that if I hit an elk that I'd be a big fan of the arb at that very moment as it would provide more protection to keep the thing off the hood and out of the windshield.

I don't think that I have more that 500 bucks in this bumper......so it's less expensive than an arb.

I've not noticed that the hoops effect the headlights at all. That may be because with the lighting upgrade it's made an unbelievable difference...but no, they do not interfere with the headlights at all.

The 62 to 60 conversion was worth it to me. I like the look better but it's personal preference. I just really like it a lot.

[Ducks]

Great looking cruiser. I prefer the 60 grille as well. Keep us up to date on your trips. Which way do you think you want to go to the Arctic Circle?

[Kief]

I have some nice small manual powered mirrors that will complete the 60 look!
Nice ride, skip the 9.5's, bump up to the 10.5's. I like my 9.5s but the sidewall squish gets old, especially when you are on windy paved roads...