1973 Toyota FJ40 Build.....Long Road Ahead

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Sully73FJ40 said:
So what do you think this cruiser might be worth on the market? I hate to say it but I am thinking about starting another project however not until probably Jan 1. With that said, this one will have to be sold if so because I honestly don't have the room. I'd appreciate the honest input!
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WTF? Are you nuts? :eek:

You must have spent too much time in the sun, or drank too much Minnesota moonshine, or hit the loco weed one too many times. Let me know your 20 and I'll dispatch an intervention team. Now, before it's too late. :bang:
 
Sea Knight said:
WTF? Are you nuts? :eek:

You must have spent too much time in the sun, or drank too much Minnesota moonshine, or hit the loco weed one too many times. Let me know your 20 and I'll dispatch an intervention team. Now, before it's too late. :bang:
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That's some good honest opinion there! I know it's crazy talk!
 
But I'm also currently in the works on buying a bigger boat and it looks like I will probably be relocating to Minnesota for work as well so I'm thinking transportation.
 
Nothing is for certain on selling but I am interested in a no s*** honest opinion on what I could possibly sell it for.
 
You'd probably be able to pull $13-$18k in my area. This rig doesn't have a hard top correct? In Seattle that would definitely be a drawback, but in warmer & drier parts (such as yours), it probably isn't as much of an issue.

I will echo others' sentiments. You will deeply regret selling. Who needs a bigger boat anyway?!?! ;)
 
Pierps said:
This rig doesn't have a hard top correct? ?!?!
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Sully has one of those premium OCD soft tops waiting for him on his front porch in Texas.;)

As for value, based on what I know you've done, I'd say $12-15K if you're patient. Probably easier to sell with some kind of top, soft or hard.

Serious advice. Don't sell. You'll regret it for the rest of your life.
 
Pierps said:
You'd probably be able to pull $13-$18k in my area. This rig doesn't have a hard top correct? In Seattle that would definitely be a drawback, but in warmer & drier parts (such as yours), it probably isn't as much of an issue.

I will echo others' sentiments. You will deeply regret selling. Who needs a bigger boat anyway?!?! ;)
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Thank you mate! You are right, I don't have a hard top for it but I do have a 72 up on Colorado that has a hard top I could sell. I do have a OCD top ordered and paid for almost 2 years now. For he boat, I'm a fish out of water so anytime I can be on the water the happier I am!

Lee,

I'm not sure if I want to sell it but I've always been a project person and I'm thinking that a bj40 would be nice to get into or a 70 series.

I doubt I would consider selling if I wasn't thinking about the expense of moving everything cross country and my current lack of storage space.
 
jmdaniel said:
The intervention is not on selling the 40, it's for moving to Minnesota! :hhmm:
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Haha Minnesota isn't bad!
 
Any other opinions?
 
Sully, after reading this entire saga of a thread, 29 pages of build. I could not possibly consider selling what I had put my heart and sole into... Not to mention the cash input...

Mate, thats not a truck, its a creation...



My 2 cents.... Gaz.. :D
 
I can relate to the "I'm a project person" perspective though. I get that. I'm a hobbiest woodworker in my spare time, and while I do like the feeling of pride that comes from standing back and looking at the finished product, there is always some element of disappointment when a project is done.

"It's a journey, not a destination."

That said, with 40's and furniture alike, the finished product is a tool. It's something you use to do something else. Not to get overly sappy, but I'm making a dining table for a buddy out of a walnut tree his recently-passed father cut down from his childhood home. I've loved building the table and I've put a ton of work into it, but for this one, there will be a physical reminder his missing father every time the family gets together for a meal. He'll be there with them in a way... So there is true sentimental value to the finished product, and if my friend ever sells that table, that sentimental value will be completely lost on the next owner. Plus, I'll effing murder him!

Same goes with the cruiser. You'll make memories driving your rig around, camping, top down in the summer, etc... and every time you turn the key, you'll remember the journey! If you sell it, the next owner will only remember it as something he bought from some other guy.

Alright, I did get too sappy didn't I?

Keep the cruiser, and do another project!!!
 
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Thank you both for your sincere input. I enjoyed the sap story and it put a better perspective on things. There were three things going through my mind when I thought or think of selling it.

1. Moving
2. Moving and leaving it sit in the garage for a couple years while I'm in Minnesota jump starting my first career in the civilian world. It will most likely sit until my better half is capable of relocating where ever I end up which will probably be a couple years.
3. Storage- I have alot of crap and limited space in Texas (kind of a oxymoron). Maybe my good friend Lee will let me store a boat or two at his place?

Once again I think finding a new project and making memories in a old project is a great idea. I guess I need to figure out how to make my own turkey and duck calls.

Thanks again mates!
 
Daniel,
If you're going to sell, consider this... if you want to maximize your return, sell it on eBay and don't look back. If you are less concerned with profit, sell it to a mudder who'll take care of it and love it like you do.

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Just give it to me I'll take care if it for you till your back ;)... Sell find a BJ up there and start all over. Second eBay for top dollar ...and it needs a top or it'll cut the value in half ...but with a painted to match hard top or factory soft-top in this market I bet you could get 10-15 maybe more on eBay

Sent from outer space via my mind
 
Sell it, just think of how much better you will be at the next one. My god you may be able to have a budget in your head the next time you look at another one!
And what you think the next one should have before buying it.
 
SouthBostonFJ said:
Daniel,
If you're going to sell, consider this... if you want to maximize your return, sell it on eBay and don't look back. If you are less concerned with profit, sell it to a mudder who'll take care of it and love it like you do.

Sent from my iPad using IH8MUD
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Alex,

I completely agree, the only way to get top dollar on these is eBay. While I would love to give it to someone who will love it and enjoy it, that wouldn't be able to pay for a new cruiser project.

Joel,

I also agree, without a top the price drops immensely. I'm still waiting on your friend Jim. I thought Alex might have a top for me by now. Hah : )

Dean,

You are absolutely right. I now know what to have an eye out for now that I've went through the process. I personally think I've learned alot from this one.


Anyways I won't be back to Texas for 2 more months so I have time to think it over. I honestly would love to get my hands on a clean 70 series cruiser. I'm not too far from Canada so there could possibly be one somewhere up here for sale.
 
crotalusatrox said:
Remove the mud flaps,,,add the freshly powder-coated winch,,, then sell it on EBay !

When are you gittin the new boat?
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Haha mud flaps are stating, definitely looking forward to adding the fresh 8274 to the front.

I'm still finalizing the deal but here is a picture of the boat. It's a Tracker Targa V18. 19ft long, 101 inches wide. It's not a Lund or a Crestliner but the price is right and I know/knew the original owner. I'm hoping if everything goes right the deal will be finalized by this coming weekend
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