Recent content by chunky

Nice looking truck! Any interior shots yet? Any rust on the body or undercarriage? What does your fuel consumption work out to?

Hi, I've been checking out the options for importing a cruiser from japan. I'd like to have 7 passanger capacity like the FJ's in NA, but finding many of the 80 series from japan don't have them. Is this just a rare option to find, or were they not offered? If 7 pax option was not...

Yup, lots of work to do on this truck. I'd look at it as buying an engine with some body parts attached to it. Engine drove fine. Drivetrain seemed ok. The steering was a quite off-center, but didn't pull. But body was pretty bad at the rockers and door bottoms. The rockers were...

WEll, the owner sent me some pics of the underside. I don't think it's as scary as I thought. The underbody looks the worst, not the frame. Although I'll be taking a look in a few hours for a better feel. Here are some pics of the underside: And a shot of the body (which...

hey, do you have any pics? please send them to: chunk_stir AT hotmail.com thanks!

Cruiser_guy, thanks for the info. I saw your other post and that inspired me. But $7K to have it done locally huh !!!!?!?! Wow! I was expecting $3K or something like that. How much would a frame run from G&S (guesstimate) without labor? Hmm, maybe have to rethink it then. What do you...

Well, I'm getting the itch for a landcruiser. Have been cruising the local classifieds for a while. I came across an 82 BJ60 3B diesel, 4 sp for $2600 CDN, 315 K kms (is that high?). It does have some underbody rust and frame rust, though the body is free of rust. I will have a better idea...