Recent content by OldMan Ray

Lookie what I got in the mail today... It's like Christmas when I get packages from SOR (aka Specter Off-Road)! :) https://www.sor.com/

Thank you DFXR. Yep, got lucky with this baby. Looking forward to many years of fun memories with this rig. Thanks also for sharing the paint shop in Walnut Creek. I was just there in the neighborhood with my wife last night, had dinner at this Italian place. I like Walnut Creek.

Got crazy the other day & cleaned Bruno's engine bay... without water! I researched online (youtube mostly) and found that using a combination of APC (all purpose cleaner such as Super Clean) and tire black (I used Armor All tire foam) works wonders under the hood. I started with covering the...

Hi hygge. Thanks for the warm welcome & encouragement! I found this shop on craigslist that offers $599 full-body paint jobs in Fremont. I called them up & explained the work I needed. The guy I talked to said that paint jobs for a big SUV like an FJ60 starts at $899. Based on our brief...

Hi teamreno. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to take photos of the process, but I do have one photo of the painted roof (see below). I was lucky that the former owner already started the rust mitigation/repairs. He had the rusted areas sanded to bare metal and applied rust inhibitor & primer. He...

Thank you, landcruiserjunky! So far, so good.

Thanks for the warm welcome, kirvesmies! Yup, got bitten by the bug the last couple of months. I'm totally obsessed with this resto project... totally "committed"! Haha!

Hello, I’m new to the forum. I just acquired a 1984 FJ60 a few months ago, and I’ve been obsessed with it ever since! I started this thread to document all the repairs & upgrades that I’ve done with the truck so far. I started out as a 4Runner fanatic (I have a super dependable 2002 SR5 3rd Gen...

Hello, I'm new here. Just got my FJ60 a couple of months ago & I've been enjoying restoring it to it's former glory! 1. Year and model of vehicle............1984 FJ60 2. Name of owner.............................Old Man Ray 3. Name of vehicle (optional)............Bruno 4. Mileage...