My husband and I just bought this cruiser off a guy in Portland, so we're going to be needing some supplies to fix it up a bit!
We're still working on the list of parts needed, but the biggest problem is that the body is rusted through in quite a few places, so we're thinking about buying just the body off an FJ60 and replacing it. If anyone has ever done this kind of conversion we would of course appreciate advise on fitting/problems to watch out for. We would prefer to buy an FJ60 that's already gutted since the engine is good in ours and we don't need a whole extra one. He's already got one and half FJ40s sitting around, so we're running out of room!
The other thing we're on the lookout for is a 5 speed transmission, this one is 4 speed and we're hoping to make it our daily driver so we could use a little more speed. We're considering adding the turbo too, so if you've got the parts we're in the market!
The other thing I've requested and my kind husband is willing to work on is to add power steering and air conditioning. We've seen some threads on this, but it looks like the parts are a little hard to find all together. So, once again, if you've got them we're looking to buy.
Here's what we know about it so far, it's got the original diesel motor and spent most of it's life in Canada, probably the cause of all the rust, then was brought to Oregon about 3 years ago. The previous owner was sad to see it go and wished us well, so we want to fit it up right!
We'll keep adding photos as we go, and more parts needed I'm sure!
We're still working on the list of parts needed, but the biggest problem is that the body is rusted through in quite a few places, so we're thinking about buying just the body off an FJ60 and replacing it. If anyone has ever done this kind of conversion we would of course appreciate advise on fitting/problems to watch out for. We would prefer to buy an FJ60 that's already gutted since the engine is good in ours and we don't need a whole extra one. He's already got one and half FJ40s sitting around, so we're running out of room!
The other thing we're on the lookout for is a 5 speed transmission, this one is 4 speed and we're hoping to make it our daily driver so we could use a little more speed. We're considering adding the turbo too, so if you've got the parts we're in the market!
The other thing I've requested and my kind husband is willing to work on is to add power steering and air conditioning. We've seen some threads on this, but it looks like the parts are a little hard to find all together. So, once again, if you've got them we're looking to buy.
Here's what we know about it so far, it's got the original diesel motor and spent most of it's life in Canada, probably the cause of all the rust, then was brought to Oregon about 3 years ago. The previous owner was sad to see it go and wished us well, so we want to fit it up right!
We'll keep adding photos as we go, and more parts needed I'm sure!
