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Not mine - planning to look at it tomorrow as a project for my teen and (maybe?) electric conversion. Seller was originally planning on a frame-up restoration and wrap for a local ski shop but ran out of time.
Anyone see warning signs or things to look for here? Is the price reasonable if the body and body mounts are in good condition? What about the GM Inline 6 - would that detract significantly in anyone's opinion?
Update Sat 9/7 -- Checked out the truck. It came to Longmont from Greeley CO where the prior owner had it for many years. Seller has fixed up the electrical and lighting systems so that's functional.
It looks like the fenders have been sliced off front and back where typical rust happens, leaving some pretty large gaps. Below the doors, the rocker panel was sliced off and replaced with heavy duty rectangular tubing with arms welded to the frame to act as sliders - seemed like a strong install. Body mounts looked good except for the back ones under the tailgate. Other body panels have some sections that have been riveted/screwed in with replacement sheet metal.
Seller has an additional tailgate and rear glass parts available but the truck currently has a plexiglass hinged window in place with cute little padlocks - looks very homemade but probably did a decent job keeping out the critters and weather but did not make for a functional tailgate.
Roof has surface rust but seems clean. Floor pans all seem intact with some surface rust but no through holes. Rubber around windows (except rear) seems decent.
Engine and engine bay are pretty clean - seller was happy with the power steering that was added and front disc brakes looked like they were in good condition. Suspension looks good and the truck has an extra set of leaf springs inside.
All in all, it's about 75% intact but a full restore would need to find a source for the mod'd body panels. Would probably make someone a good project, but a bigger project than I can take on with the kiddo right now. There were several other interested parties and seller indicated an offer for $6k that was too low for him. Seems like he was holding out for between 6.5-7k.
Anyone see warning signs or things to look for here? Is the price reasonable if the body and body mounts are in good condition? What about the GM Inline 6 - would that detract significantly in anyone's opinion?
1975 FJ55 Land Cruiser in running condition
1975 Toyota FJ 55 in great running condition. Ready for the mountains. 4x4 works great. It has a Chevy 250 inline 6 which is the essentially same engine that it came with since Toyota used the design
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Update Sat 9/7 -- Checked out the truck. It came to Longmont from Greeley CO where the prior owner had it for many years. Seller has fixed up the electrical and lighting systems so that's functional.
It looks like the fenders have been sliced off front and back where typical rust happens, leaving some pretty large gaps. Below the doors, the rocker panel was sliced off and replaced with heavy duty rectangular tubing with arms welded to the frame to act as sliders - seemed like a strong install. Body mounts looked good except for the back ones under the tailgate. Other body panels have some sections that have been riveted/screwed in with replacement sheet metal.
Seller has an additional tailgate and rear glass parts available but the truck currently has a plexiglass hinged window in place with cute little padlocks - looks very homemade but probably did a decent job keeping out the critters and weather but did not make for a functional tailgate.
Roof has surface rust but seems clean. Floor pans all seem intact with some surface rust but no through holes. Rubber around windows (except rear) seems decent.
Engine and engine bay are pretty clean - seller was happy with the power steering that was added and front disc brakes looked like they were in good condition. Suspension looks good and the truck has an extra set of leaf springs inside.
All in all, it's about 75% intact but a full restore would need to find a source for the mod'd body panels. Would probably make someone a good project, but a bigger project than I can take on with the kiddo right now. There were several other interested parties and seller indicated an offer for $6k that was too low for him. Seems like he was holding out for between 6.5-7k.
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