1400 Mile Trip with New (used) 1984 Cruiser What should I take??

[GLTHFJ60]

You must show us how that quarter panel replacement turns out. I saw that on ebay and thought that it would be too expensive to fix, nor would you be able to get it back to original. I was definitely wrong!!

Congrats on your new rig!

 

[Pathfinder]

FJ Tip Report Part 1

Ok time is short and I am tired and ready get some shut eye.

Here are a couple of photos from my trip. I am currently in Fort Collin's Colorado where I am going to spend the night and do some snow showing with my brother-in-law.

As for the trip. The roads were ok to good and they got better the closer I got to Colorado.

Toyrod (Aka: Brian) was a God sent. The new shocks made the cruiser handle like it was just off the show room floor. The right rear and front right shocks were shot and of no use. The Right rear actually came apart into 2 peices. Thanks for the help and great body parts.


The cruiser is running will, no oil burn, or any mechincal problems to speak of other than a clutch that wants to slip a little when in 4th gear and the gas is depressed to wide open throttle. But hey it just chugs along.

I actually had to use the 4wd once because I pulled of the road on an exit to read the map and went into a ditch and could not get out. So I locked the hubs and threw her into 4 high and she pulled out like a champ!!

Hey gotta run. Enjoy the photos.


The second day just out side of Sheridan Wyoming at 8:30am. What a great sight

A truck full of body parts, luggage, and beef jerky (a must for any trip)

Some where the middle of Wyoming

Colorado state line.

Here are some additional photos.

 

[hks3sgte]

Nice! Gotta love the Land Cruiser. What's your MPG looking like?

 

[Pathfinder]

Trip Report (Or lack there of) Part II

Hey today I woke up and went show shoeing with my brother inlaw at Lory state park just 15 minutes for FT. Collins. What was supposed to be a 2-3 hour trek turned out to be a 6.5 hour trip. None the less it was great.

Cruiser related stuff:

Getting to the trail we had to use 4wd and once again she worked like a champ. My miles per gallon are looking like 12-15 I run about 65-70 mph at 70 it runs at appx. 3300 rpm. Not great but not bad. There has been no oil comsumption the last 900 miles. Coolent looks good.

As for the trip. I am staying in Ft. Collins again because of the interstate closures. My route has changed from going through new mexico to that of going through Kansas, Oklahoma, and then to Ft. Worth Tx. The roads look like they will be opening up tommorrow so hopefully kansas will get there act together and open some of I-70 so I can make it home tommorrow evening. If not I will go as far as I can and get a hotel. Hey if worse comes to worse I have 2 sets of snow chains that came with the cruiser so she should be good to go through just about anything!

Here are some additional photos:

Me and the beast and Lory State park and viewing a ridge.

Her crunched up side with a great view of a ridge just outside Lory State Park.

Me moving at lighting speed snow shoeing.

The entrance to to Lory state park. Unfortuantly no 4 wheeling allowed.

More to come hopefully I will have some more state signs behind me and last of all the Burleson city limits sign so I can get some decent shut eye.

Happy New year Cruiser style!!!

 

[Pathfinder]

Home at last

Sorry its taken so long. I was going to post a final trip report last evening however I got home after working on my cruiser and running some errands and my house had been robbed. They took my computer, xbox, and dvd player. I'm really pissed b/c the computer had all of my pictures from the last couple of years. *&^%*&

Anyways. The cruiser ran great and no appart problems! While driving through Kansas there were several SUV's that had spun off the road and were stuck. However none of them were cruisers. Go figure... As I was driving by one such stuck vehicle I saw a FJ62 coming in the opposite direction on I70 and we both gave each other a knowing wave as we speed in opposite directions. Long live the Cruisers.

While in Ft. Collins my brother in law and I went to Lory state park and while riding to the park in the cruiser he asked why cruisers were so popular. At the time I stated for their reilbility, off road ability, and cool stylings. In hind sight after completing my trip the reason cruisers are so popular is because you can by one and drive it cross country in extreme conditions and not do a thing to it. I love my new cruiser!

So now begins the tough task of body work and a new clutch. Thanks for your support and insights into my succusfull trip.

Trip Statistics:
Miles: 1482 miles Billings Montana to Burleson, TX
MPG: 15.5, 15.6, 16.4 were common readings
Tire PSI: 45 psi

Maintence performed:
New (used Shocks) in Sheridan, WY (Thanks Toyrod would not have made it without you and the shocks)
Graphite in the lock cylinders
Wiper fluid
1 qt of 10w-40 oil at beging none needed 1000 miles later!!!
New (used) drivers seat - old one had wires sticking into my rear end
new rubber mats

 

[lowtideride]

Too cool man, Glad you made it back safe. Try to keep the Rpms around 3000 grand though...just get some bigger rubber and you'll keep the same speed with lower RPMs..


Sounds like an awesome trip, I love traveling in snow storms.

 

[90FJ62]

Sounds like an awesome trip.. Sucks about the house though... Keep the pics coming of your build up.

 

[sirenmoses]

Glad you made it home, sorry to hear you got burgled.

Dibbs on your snow chains if you won't need them anymore. It's snowing again, and there's still 20+ inches blocking in my lil car...

Congrats & enjoy!

 

[cbmontgo]

Well, now it is time to join LSLC. I am looking forward to seeing your cruiser in real life.

 

[Pathfinder]

I am planning on it. I am looking forward to some bar-b-que! MMMmmmm!!!

 

[The Ox]

hmmm wow nice Signature Pathfinder!
i wonder where you got it???

 

[Pathfinder]

I should give credit where credit is due! With a sky blue fj60 cruiser like mine I thought it only fitting that the signiture was similar. After all imatation is the greatest form of flatarey. besides were both in TX. Us Texans have to stick together!

 

[The Ox]

yeah dude thats cool!
hey where is Burleson, TX?
is there anywhere to go offroading out there?
theres no places out here in Austin, unless you know someone
with some land.

maybe we can hang and talk Cruisers sometime

 

[Pathfinder]

Burleson is 10 minutes south of Ft Worth on 35. As for of roading there is glimer which is 1 hr east of Dallas. Never been but heard its pretty cool. There is also Katemcy Rocks http://www.katemcyrocks.com/ which is around austin.

The Lone Star Cruiser Round up is giong to be there March 15-18.
http://www.lslc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=96

You should come. I've never been however it looks and sounds like fun. A friend of mine is going and taking his built FJ55 I should get to experience what a built FJ can do.

You should plan on coming if your not already and we can talk cruisers. Also so I can see what my cruiser should and will look like after some time and money.

As I find some more places to wheel I will let you know.

 

[cbmontgo]

Our DFW LSLC meeting is next Thursday (the 18th). Swing by.

 

[Pathfinder]

planning on it! Ready for some BBQ and cruiser talk!

 

[cbmontgo]

Good! It is always a good time.

planning on it! Ready for some BBQ and cruiser talk!

 

[Rigger]

You are doing good things with the Cruiser! Keep it up and stay in touch!

From Rigger, in MT, the previous owner of this '84 FJ60.

 

[jvazquez53]

X2 on the VISA and the AAA, I did that on my FJ40 about 9 years ago (Seattle- Salt Lake), no problems.

 

[Young Pete]

to the original poster, i feel you trust me

i remember buying a fj60 back when i was 20 in massachusetts where i flew from omaha back when i was an broke airman in the usaf. i did not know much about the mechanicals but i was searching for only fj60's and finally found one from classifieds 2000 and its all the way in massachusetts. Anyways, landed in mass, as i started driving found out the radiator / water pump was shot and once heated up leaked about 2 gallons of anti freeze. at that time i did not know how much to coolant to fill and the gas station only had like a pint container of anti freeze or whatever that is. the thing overheated 65-75% of the time even worse on traffic. i basically ran the cruiser from mass to omaha w/o a radiator and water pump!!!!!!! and NO COOLANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(TRUST ME NOW I KNOW NOT TO DO THAT AFTER OWNING 3 FJ60'S THROUGH THE YEARS) at times when i reached chicago during rush hour the cruiser stayed in red overheating and it still chugged along!!!!! unbelieveable. but i was so happy in the end to finally reach my destination with the ride of my dreams that it was so worth it in the end. i even had the energy (i was so friggin tired when i reached omaha) to show the fj60 to my friends (even when the temp is on H)!!!!they don't call it a land cruiser for nothing.