Sounds like you've made up your mind, but that's just silly. If done right, anchor points can be made far better than any vehicle's anchor points from the factory, and would not be cost-prohibitive at all. I understand the liability aspect, but from a physics perspective, this is a no-brainer...
Go for it. Contrary to popular myth, a darkly painted roof will not increase the temperature inside, unless, perhaps, you're going without a headliner. Brown and Black is fine, as a color combination. Borrow an air compressor, and shoot some color yourself. Don't mess with the rattle cans...
Unless truly filtered to the point where contaminants are virtually eliminated, the carbon in that oil (which is harder than steel, by the way) will totally score the ring lands of your cylinders and you will lose compression, quickly. Loss of compression, of course, is the beginning of the...
I have a similar story, but I came away with a VERY different attitude. My very first Cruiser was purchased from John, a New Zealand issued FJ40 (dual fuel). I had severe buyer's remorse, and despite the fact that I had driven it from Thomasville, GA to Gainesville, FL (a 3 hr. drive), he took...
NOPE. SOLD. Sorry. Consolation: There are some really nice rigs on eBay right now, some look mint. Of course, they're all going to fetch $12-13K+, but just sayin'...
Wrong side of the continent, but: https://forum.ih8mud.com/vehicles-trailers-sale-wanted/498961-1988-toyota-land-cruiser-fj62-north-central-florida.html
BY the way, this might be an OK motor for a Cruiser conversion.
See: https://forum.ih8mud.com/diesel-tech-24-volts-systems/485549-mercedes-om603-fj80.html
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For sale is a complete, rust-free 1987 MB 300D, with a new front end (wheel bearings, steering knuckles, etc.). The vehicle is a nice silvery light blue with the gray MB-Tex interior. VIN on the vehicle is WDBEB33D0HA383779, with roughly 250K on the odometer. I purchased it...
SOLD.
1988 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ62. $7,500 firm.
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At 111,xxx miles, this truck in the elite class of cruisers of this era because it has such few miles and because it lived its life (except the first year, in San Fransisco) in the South (Thomasville...
It's a 62, and my DD, which I love, but I'm not loving the hurting it is putting on my ass these days at $4.00/gal and 13-15 mpg.
Probably selling her too. 110,000 miles, great shape.
Too funny. You've been trying to sell that rig for quite some time now...
Somewhat sad, somewhat relieved. Upside: There's no project in my yard, looking at me, disdainfully. Downside: There's no project in my yard, looking at me, making me excited about the third incarnation of Sheila.
Somebody else's project now. :frown::):frown:
Given that the VIN is attached to the body, I am not sure how one might use a title to a bodyless rig, throw on a new body (with VIN plate attached), and have a legal vehicle. Maybe I'm missing something...