About 5 years ago I was at the Outer Banks in North Carolina when I saw my first FJ60. I instantly fell in love with the vehicle! It was an extremely faded red, all original and rusty as all hell. As junky as it was I was so intrigued by the vehicle I started researching them.
Of course research lead to an even deeper obsession with owning one. Being on the East Coast they were both rare, and typically too rotted to seriously consider purchasing.
5 years later I'm living in Las Vegas and finding a suitable rig became a possibility!
After being here a little over 2 years I finally found what I thought was the right deal. Junky enough I could afford it, yet solid enough that it's worth picking up and hopefully keeping around for many years to come.
I flew up to Ogden, UT to pick her up, crossed my fingers and drove her home - she ran perfect the whole way!
At any rate, I want a place to share my experiences owner and working on this FJ60. It should prove interesting as I know absolutely nothing about repairing and maintaining automobiles in general. I'll keep this thread running to log everything I do to the truck. I've had it for about 3 weeks as I begin to author this so I'll start at the beginning.
The rig is a 1984 FJ60 - it appears to be totally original other than a 2 inch lift, new wheels and a stereo modification.
Of course research lead to an even deeper obsession with owning one. Being on the East Coast they were both rare, and typically too rotted to seriously consider purchasing.
5 years later I'm living in Las Vegas and finding a suitable rig became a possibility!
After being here a little over 2 years I finally found what I thought was the right deal. Junky enough I could afford it, yet solid enough that it's worth picking up and hopefully keeping around for many years to come.
I flew up to Ogden, UT to pick her up, crossed my fingers and drove her home - she ran perfect the whole way!
At any rate, I want a place to share my experiences owner and working on this FJ60. It should prove interesting as I know absolutely nothing about repairing and maintaining automobiles in general. I'll keep this thread running to log everything I do to the truck. I've had it for about 3 weeks as I begin to author this so I'll start at the beginning.
The rig is a 1984 FJ60 - it appears to be totally original other than a 2 inch lift, new wheels and a stereo modification.
