Finally got one that says Land Cruiser on it. 72’ all original body with plenty of leaks. NA spec with hard top minus the roof . Runs great. Got the tub marker lights working, fixed left blinker auto cancel, instrument cluster lights working...
The weather here has been way hot and humid to be comfortable out so I had not kept up with things BUT… the last 2 days have been quite amazing with very low humidity. I took the 40 out to run a few errands pick up some gas and do some grocery...
Took it out to enjoy my latest time suck. Went to a trail I haven’t ridden in years. The cows had chewed the trail up back in the day that we stopped riding it. They’re still there, but seem to be a little gentler this time around.
My first public outing in the FJ40, a coffee shop on a lake about 10 miles away. Mostly doing 60mph along the way, she did great...ish.
As I pulled in to park, I chucked and said thanks when a couple of guys yelled out, "Nice Jeep!"
I'll take it.
Ran into someone today who told me they thought there was an old Toyota "FJ boxy thing" for sale down the road in Florissant. Thought I'd roll up on a CJ-7, but whattaya know. Sure enough...
The fender flares cover uncut wheel wells. Not too...
A few days later, when I met the shipper off of I-25 in Colorado, he said...
"Ya know, every time I stop at a gas station, people keep stopping me to talk about that ole To-yota. No one even cares about the Benzes or the BMW. Must be a pretty...
I have no dog in this hunt. Not being a purest allows me to keep my rig running without extra stress involved with NLA. Plus I like making and fixing things - Keeping the brain active is important - Mother nature's rule is use it or loose it...
I couldn’t agree more. This community is unlike most automotive communities I’ve been involved with. I’ve tried to make a point to purchase at least something from each of the active vendors here (I still think I have at least 1 I haven’t...
I have never understood why people go into business and then just piss it away by fing with buyers. Yes, there are crappy buyers. However from my time here, that's just not the case here. I understand people get sick and miss a dead line here...
1985 last year of the solid front axle first year of the EFI.
This is a survivor, original paint even original factory SR5 graphics. Won’t find them in this shape too often.
The interior is the best I’ve seen with the SR5 door cards and...