1984 Land Cruiser FJ60 Build (2 Viewers)

[pokerDawg]

1984 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ60
250k miles
Color: Brown
Interior: Tan Cloth
California Vehicle

Suspension
Spectre Off-road and OME

Wheels and Tires
16" Alloys from FZJ80
BFG KO2 265/75/16
1.5" spacers

Radio
Kenwood KMM-BT732HD

Electrical upgrade
Custom wiring harness to accommodate H4 LED headlight (former MUD vendor)

Auxiliary lights
IPF

Roof Top Tent
Freespririt Recreation - Aspen Lite XL

Roof rack
Flat steel rack (brandless)

Awning
Sky Ridge 270 Awning

Maintenance
Carb rebuild
R134a A/C conversion
Fuel tank restore
New Alternator (SOR)
Upgraded brake lines
555 tierod ends

 

[Tancruiser]

Nice looking rig

 

[bcolvin]

I have a very similar rig! Brown 84’s are awesome. I can’t wait to see what you do with her.

 

[pokerDawg]

Replaced fuel cut off solenoid on the FJ60

Symptoms: While doing normal driving, the engine would die unless I kept playing with the gas pedal. Almost called a tow truck but the engine miraculously stayed on for me to get home.

Fix: Based on ih8mud and advice from a friend, I took out the fuel cut off solenoid for cleaning but discovered the wire was frayed. Bought a generic replacement from SOR.com. The only catch is that I had to reuse the old connector. Hopefully I soldered it well.

Everything has been fine after replacement.

 

[pokerDawg]

New tires for the FJ60

The FJ60 is mostly a project car rarely driven. I checked the date on the tires to discover they are over 10 years old. The BFG KO2 285/75/16 were hand me downs from my FJ Cruiser. Since I plan to use the FJ60 on longer drives, I wanted fresh tires. I found a great deal on new BFG KO2 265/75/16. The smaller tires has given me better acceleration and steering. I wanted to try skinnier tires but I would need a slight skinnier rim. I got a good deal on the tires so I’m fine with it.

My rims are from my 80-series Land Cruiser with 1.5 spacers.

 

[pokerDawg]

Roof rack

Picked up a no-name rack out of FB market place. I chose a flat rack to keep the height low for parking garages and minimize weight. I’m actually considering an RTT next year so this should work with it. The gutter mounts and the rack overall is stout.

 

[pokerDawg]

Picked up this 270 freestanding awning on sale from Body Armor 4x4. Installed as low as I could without touching the doors. Sale was too good to pass up. This has built in legs in case the wind picks up. If it’s still on sale, know you can combine with their TXT sign up coupon.

 

[pokerDawg]

I’m under my 1984 FJ60 investigating a coolant leak. I had these 555 tie rod ends installed a little over 2 years ago. Why are they already greasy and rusty?

 

[ChubbyHands]

What name for the no-name rack? Looks nice.

 

[aviafx]

I’m under my 1984 FJ60 investigating a coolant leak. I had these 555 tie rod ends installed a little over 2 years ago. Why are they already greasy and rusty?

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I believe they're unpainted when new (mine were the same).
At this point some ospho/rust converter + paint or fluid film/surface sheild/lanolin wax will help.

 

[pokerDawg]

I believe they're unpainted when new (mine were the same).
At this point some ospho/rust converter + paint or fluid film/surface sheild/lanolin wax will help.

Thanks. Somebody recently told me the same. Wish I had known beforehand.

 

[pokerDawg]

What name for the no-name rack? Looks nice.

It truly has no name. No branding on rack or box. I bought it locally from a person on FB who appears to do a lot of importing of SUV racks.

 

[pokerDawg]

I’m not into “detailing” but wanted to try something I read to bring back old paint.

1. Clay bar
2. Multiple coats of Meguire’s 7 glaze
3. Wax

These photos show the effects of the glaze. I haven’t waxed it yet. The glaze is not expected to last long. The wax will help with that.

I like how it looks even with my minimal experience.

How our FJ60 looks after a typical basic carwash.

After clay bar, we used Meguiare's 7:

Right after clay bar and glaze:

Side by side with glaze on the right:

The day after showed us the areas we missed but still a major improvement:

 

[bcolvin]

That came out great my cruiser could use that same treatment. Thanks for posting

 

[pokerDawg]

The end result of wash, clay, wash, glaze, glaze, glaze and sealer/wax. I messed up on the sealer wax as it became patchy. Was told I let it sit too long. It’s still much better than before.

 

[CenTXFJ60]

@BigHighBlue
I saw you inquired about the materials used on this via FB. Details above

 

[BigHighBlue]

@BigHighBlue
I saw you inquired about the materials used on this via FB. Details above

Thank you!

 

[pokerDawg]

Took the FJ60 out for one night of camping. Plenty of space to sleep inside. Driving 200 miles with the manual transmission was a little tiring though

 

[pokerDawg]

Picked up a Freespirit Recreation Aspen Lite XL. I chose this model for it's weight (110 lbs) and spaciousness. The price was right for me during the last Black Friday sale. With the rack, RTT and awning, it's slightly over 200 lbs. I can feel the difference when taking turns so I had to adjust my driving. The FJ60 is not my daily driver so the RTT does not get in the way of regular life things. I've already camped with it and enjoyed using it.

 

[pokerDawg]

Picked up the fusible link from Cruiser Trash Parts, Cruiser Trash Parts - https://cruisertrashparts.com. Got it during his Black Friday sale. I could not use the included cool custom bracket due to an aftermarket electrical box blocking the way. I got it for peace of mind but I now notice the volt meter in the dash reads 12v on the dot before startup, It was always less than 12v for years. Nice to see it has made a difference no matter how slight.