Wow, can't believe the wife hacked my account! Silver Surfer/Toyozu/Bruno is on its way to Oklahoma. Sounds like it is going to be used for some great hunting and camping trips. Hope it serves the new owner well! Thanks again for the interest and comments.
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Ex-"Awesome 87 FJ60 Diesel...
Thanks @tgadd, it turned was a bummer, but we made the most out of our time. We hope that the new owner takes it on epic adventure and shares the pics so we can see the what it is like to truly use this machine. Thanks again and hope things are good.
Unfortunately I am a newbie to the Land Cruiser world so I can't provide any comparisons. I will say that it has plenty of power. When we did an off-road safety course in Uwharrie National Forest it conquered the 45 degree or more, rutted, hills no problem. There were Willys, Rubicons...
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Thanks so much.
Before going up into Canada I had the Cruiser's engine looked at by Interstate Diesel Equipment Services in North Kingston Rhode Island because the lead mechanic (Frank) has worked on these engines for over 20 years. After checking all of the engine components he said that...
We purchased this vehicle (aka: Silver Surfer/Toyozu/Bruno) in March for a seven month trip around North America. It has been fun, but time to get back to work. This 1987 FJ60 Land Cruiser has an Isuzu 4bd1 diesel conversion with a Chevy Turbo. It is a great bug out vehicle, adventure mobile or...
Hi All,
I am the "new" owner of the FJ60. What happened with the transfer case was the thrust washer was installed backwards so it was rubbing against the transfer case housing. As for the engine rebuild, the mechanic thinks that the cylinders failed because the rebuild wasn't done properly...