ARCHIVE 10/88 FJ62LG-PNEK my girl the " Ghost "

[ToyotaMatt]

Some before , during and after while drying out with a BOX fan inside the process pics of this past weekend interior upholstery re-fresh ..

and me oh my does it indeed smell re-FRESHed inside …

I was simply amazed at how much FUNK came out of the waist water hopper each time me and my Ranch-Hand Mr. Silas emptied it out in the gravel next to the shop drive …

 

[ToyotaMatt]

Out with all the ANYTHING aftermarket monkey business including the front seats , center console metal box thing , and miles and miles
of TOM PETTY era monster cables for some sort of thumping YO sound system I don’t fully understand ?

 

[ToyotaMatt]

 

[ToyotaMatt]

More in progress pics …

 

[ToyotaMatt]

Ahhhhh

The icing on the GHOST cake …

 

[ToyotaMatt]

1988 FJ62 Land Cruiser, organized by Sean Walding

Hi, my name is Sean. I am fundraising to rebuild my grandfather Land Cruiser that he left to me. … Sean Walding needs your support for 1988 FJ62 Land Cruiser

gofund.me

is this your 1988 FJ62 @kangaroo_chaser ?

 

[kangaroo_chaser]

is this your 1988 FJ62 @kangaroo_chaser ?

No just came across it and wanted to get it out there.

 

[ToyotaMatt]

No just came across it and wanted to get it out there.

is Sean a MUD member by chance ?

 

[Tiamat]

I believe they may both be the same person. Based on posting history, Kangaroo_chaser appears to have lived near the Dallas area. Birthday on profile indicates he’s early 40s. The Sean Walding in the gofundme has links to the city in Oklahoma, but also cities right outside of Dallas Texas, additionally, the gofundme states they joined the military in 2004, which would put a 40 year old individual at 22, prime age for enlistment/commissioning.

Of course, I could be wrong on this. Hellofa coincidence though

 

[ToyotaMatt]

I believe they may both be the same person. Based on posting history, Kangaroo_chaser appears to have lived near the Dallas area. Birthday on profile indicates he’s early 40s. The Sean Walding in the gofundme has links to the city in Oklahoma, but also cities right outside of Dallas Texas, additionally, the gofundme states they j

- nobody FUNDS ME , except my wife when i need some GAS & BEER pocket money after a long day in the SKUNK-WORKS

 

[4runner2FJ60]

Matt.....I know those wires under the seat kept you up at night.

 

[ToyotaMatt]

Matt.....I know those wires under the seat kept you up at night.

not any more Hunter ......

 

[White Stripe]

If you have the seats out I would recommend pulling the carpet out entirely and pressure washing the carpet at a car wash. It takes anothe 10 minutes to pull the carpet. You should find you'll get it cleaner. Also it's nice because you can clean the metal floor. Hang the carpet somewhere so it can air dry while cleaning the floor. Those new front seats look sweet.

 

[ToyotaMatt]

If you have the seats out I would recommend pulling the carpet out entirely and pressure washing the carpet at a car wash. It takes anothe 10 minutes to pull the carpet. You should find you'll get it cleaner. Also it's nice because you can clean the metal floor. Hang the carpet somewhere so it can air dry while cleaning the floor. Those new front seats look sweet.

I plan one of the various reproduction full floors carpet kits


However ,

If I knew this then I would have pulled it in the rear cargo area for sure !

Thanks for the tech tip

 

[ToyotaMatt]

So here is the results :

My first 60 / 62 upholstery refresh / restore Rodeo

The biggest bang for the buck was the door cards hands down because
I did not plan on even doing them in the first place and removing the soft padded pulls was worth the 5 minutes of time for sure


The seats I expected to come out nice that was the whole pretense to begin with …

And that little Home Depot Machine was worth every penny of rental time

It was $28 for 48 hours , sunday played a factor here do call them first to find out that jazz …

 

[ToyotaMatt]

I restored the original tracks to the seats

I used elbow power de-greaser low odor miniral spirits and a cotton rag

Then one of my best friends LAQUER …

WHY Laquer ?

Because , it’s DTM / direct to metal

And

Self priming

And

NO sanding between coats ever



Tracs look like a million bucks !

 

[ToyotaMatt]

Fresh OEM #8 toyota mounting hardware JAPAN spec ..

 

[ToyotaMatt]

 

[ToyotaMatt]

Door cards :

 

[ToyotaMatt]

I get prizes too for me ….

@Yotajeff Smiled upon me with a retro A+ 1987 FJ60 complete steering wheel set up

I can’t say enough how the retro wheel really ties in my build theme as a whole ….

The FJ60 front grill details now have meaning …