Long time lurker, first time posting in the Pig Pen.
Picked up a'72 from eBaylate last night.
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"Selling with no reserve a 1972 toyota land cruiser fj55 4-dr station wagon. Runs and drives good. Engine, glass interior and dash are in good condition..4-wheel drive works. Clutch slips and brakes are bad. Buyer responsible for all shipping and loading costs."
Spoke with seller, at length, as the story goes.
He was in high end auto transport until a few months back when he learned he had a tumor after a colonoscopy. Has since been through surgeries and several rounds of chemo and is on the last of the treatments, but has since began liquidating transport trucks and miscellaneous "toys", in whatever stage they are in, since the dynamics of life change post OP.
He purchased in the mountains of New Mexico about a year ago, an eBay deal, with the intent of a full restoration, but put on hold due to medical condition.
Following excerpts from the conversation:
*Engine runs great, almost too good to be either original or untouched. Speculates a swap or rebuild at some point in the past. Weber carb. *Interior is in good shape. All original glass intact and without blemishes.
*Floorboards are solid from the top, but left side bottom of passenger well is showing signs of corrosion.
*Brakes are shot. Period.
*Clutch slips badly. Once up to speed, feels fine, but at take off it's a slipper.
*Said he believes a gold original color. Said it's faint on the door jamb where they investigated to determine a resto goal.
*Has restored domestics, some of which are for sale/sold on eBay lately.
During the conversation, we worked a deal on him bringing to Tulsa on Monday. Said all his buddies are at the ongoing Leake Auto Auction and was thinking about coming to see them anyway, so he offered to bring up on his way.
Will obviously know more on Monday, and plan taking to a trusted mechanic for a general review, possibly pulling tranny and inspecting brakes. Another Mudder stated the clutch could be an $800-1000 job, IF the parts were properly sourced.
Now, I'm not a great mechanic, which I know makes most all of y'all cringe. I fall into a bolt on crowd, so this will all be new to me, but pick up on it, eventually.
I have a tendency of going overboard, but after dialogue with a Mudbuddy, I think the goals for this are to get it mechanically sound, then address the cosmetics, with the purpose an occasional driver, general preservation.
Can't envision not lifting with appropriately sized tires, but can't envision an SBC either, since I like keeping it Toyota.
I've found the board to be an excellent resource on the current build, but all was well within reach, so to speak. I'm in over my head here, first to admit, but it is what it is.
What pics I can generate from iPhone eBay app. Rest can be seen on eBay link.
Any and all advice is appreciated.
Chris
Picked up a'72 from eBaylate last night.
Ads Text
"Selling with no reserve a 1972 toyota land cruiser fj55 4-dr station wagon. Runs and drives good. Engine, glass interior and dash are in good condition..4-wheel drive works. Clutch slips and brakes are bad. Buyer responsible for all shipping and loading costs."
Spoke with seller, at length, as the story goes.
He was in high end auto transport until a few months back when he learned he had a tumor after a colonoscopy. Has since been through surgeries and several rounds of chemo and is on the last of the treatments, but has since began liquidating transport trucks and miscellaneous "toys", in whatever stage they are in, since the dynamics of life change post OP.
He purchased in the mountains of New Mexico about a year ago, an eBay deal, with the intent of a full restoration, but put on hold due to medical condition.
Following excerpts from the conversation:
*Engine runs great, almost too good to be either original or untouched. Speculates a swap or rebuild at some point in the past. Weber carb. *Interior is in good shape. All original glass intact and without blemishes.
*Floorboards are solid from the top, but left side bottom of passenger well is showing signs of corrosion.
*Brakes are shot. Period.
*Clutch slips badly. Once up to speed, feels fine, but at take off it's a slipper.
*Said he believes a gold original color. Said it's faint on the door jamb where they investigated to determine a resto goal.
*Has restored domestics, some of which are for sale/sold on eBay lately.
During the conversation, we worked a deal on him bringing to Tulsa on Monday. Said all his buddies are at the ongoing Leake Auto Auction and was thinking about coming to see them anyway, so he offered to bring up on his way.
Will obviously know more on Monday, and plan taking to a trusted mechanic for a general review, possibly pulling tranny and inspecting brakes. Another Mudder stated the clutch could be an $800-1000 job, IF the parts were properly sourced.
Now, I'm not a great mechanic, which I know makes most all of y'all cringe. I fall into a bolt on crowd, so this will all be new to me, but pick up on it, eventually.
I have a tendency of going overboard, but after dialogue with a Mudbuddy, I think the goals for this are to get it mechanically sound, then address the cosmetics, with the purpose an occasional driver, general preservation.
Can't envision not lifting with appropriately sized tires, but can't envision an SBC either, since I like keeping it Toyota.
I've found the board to be an excellent resource on the current build, but all was well within reach, so to speak. I'm in over my head here, first to admit, but it is what it is.
What pics I can generate from iPhone eBay app. Rest can be seen on eBay link.
Any and all advice is appreciated.
Chris
Most of the Austin guys do the same.
