Thread revival, I know, but: if you want Wet Okoles to fit the Procar Elites (aka IPOR seats), that *can* be done...but the option is not on their website and not every staff person knows about it. Might save you some time to start with Manny Levya (sp?); he just did the research for me. email...
check out these, they are I think for 70 series but maybe helpful
i haven't been around during the site changeover, but it looks like you can find posts by using Google, whatever keywords you care about, and this string "site:ih8mud.com" being careful to have no spaces in that last string
best...
thanks to you both. there's so much great information on Mud--like the threads on burping the cooiing system--but i wasn't sure where to start. much appreciated!
My 62 [stock drivetrain, on 32's, much closer to 5,000 pounds than 6,000] seems on the edge of overheating on hills. I'd like to fix that both for longevity/reliability and, maybe, to get better performance up hills. Trying to figure out if the symptoms point to cooling system, transmission...
The sounddeadenershowdown recommendations sound intriguing. I haven't tried them yet, but intend to at least experiement. The explanations make sense to me. Most info is here:
http://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/how-to/roof
but the way his site is organized, it's probably worth reading the...
About 10 years ago, I did pretty much what you're talking about. Have daily driven an 89 FJ62, mainly stock, ever since. in addition to the great advice already given:
--maybe obvious, but find a way to drive or at least ride in a few of these things, preferably with people not selling...
thanks for documenting your quick-release solution. If you're still interested in storage there that gives you some seating options, here's an idea that worked OK for me: removed seat bottom, bolted in a mil-surplus aluminum box in each outboard seating position. Used those real small...
If by some chance Kurt and Proffit's don't work out, I've had very good luck with Divinity Auto, an independent Toyota-only place. Ralph the owner has taken great care of my FJ62, a very very picky friend's 62, and a bunch of other cruisers including his own. They are in downtown area (801)...