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To update: this was correct. Had one bad u joint on front/rear. Once I pulled the driveshafts it was obvious

That makes sense. I’ll give it a shot this weekend.

Worth checking, but seems like that wouldn’t go away under load

A friend and I recently noticed this sound coming from the bottom of my ‘95 80 series Land Cruiser. We noticed it a few hours after I accidentally made a tight turn on some pavement after forgetting to disengage 4L, without the lockers engaged, hopping the tires a bit. I’m not 100% it’s related...

Yeah I understood. I appreciate the concern and you are right I’d prefer not to make one. That said, I have made harnesses before. I also have friends who do technician and engineering work for aerospace wiring harnesses that are much more complex than the FZJ80 engine harness. I’d rather buy...

That’s a thought Honestly though worst case scenario I make a wiring harness if it comes down to it. It would be a pain but not the end of the world.

For sure! ‘95 and 240k miles.

😂 that’s exactly what I was thinking I’m so glad it died immediately instead of about 30 minutes into the drive. I had a buddy those truck killed a transmission 30 miles from pavement and getting it back home was a serious ordeal.

Embarrassingly enough, I went to run some easy trails yesterday and the truck died about 20 feet from the exit from the parking garage at my apartment. I ended up spending all day on Sunday figuring out how to get the car started again. It turned out to be some corroded wires. The fix is kinda...

Thanks! I’m seriously pumped

So I pulled the trigger on this one. Besides the hatch it was pretty much 100% rust free. The owner gave me the impression the truck was well loved and got very regular maintenance. There are definitely some places it will need work but for the money it seems very solid. The “random horn” in...

Thank you that’s very useful. This sits in the average mileage slot but takes a hit because it’s rough in other areas.

Thanks I think this is good advice in general for old used cars. I have been watching marketplace for a couple months and this will be the second one I’ve gone to test drive in person.

I have owned many 20-30 year old s***boxes. Before my move to CO I sold a 99 Miata track car I built and a 93 MR2 that had been neglected for years with 240k miles. I fully expect any <$10k example to need regular love. Heck, I expect the same from a BaT example too. Old cars gonna do old car...

Forgot to mention. Asking price on this one is $8900