- Location
- United States
OVERVIEW
We picked this 1985 FJ60 up out of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was purchased by the Dad back in 1985 and he gave it to his adult daughter a couple years ago. Before giving it to his daughter he spent nearly $5,000 to get it safe and running. This FJ60 is all original and has just a bit of rust, which could be mitigated and repaired.
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VEHICLE HIGHLIGHTS
-170k original miles
-Metallic Blue Exterior, Blue-Grey Interior
-1 Family owner; New Mexico vehicle
-Clean title
-Runs strong
-All original
-Includes all service records, owners manual, tool bag and tools, jack and jack crank rods (download service records)
-New JVC AM/FM/CD/SAT radio with USB, iPhone hookup, and aux input (utilizes original speakers in front doors; two more speakers could easily be added to the back)
-New dash cap
-A/C just serviced and blows cold
-New thermostat, thermostat housing gasket, thermostat gasket and all coolant replaced
-Front seat has typical tear on bottom but Cruiser comes with another matching bottom seat without a tear that can be swapped in.
-Smog pump replaced
-$5000 worth of work done in last 10k miles including front axle rebuild, clutch master, clutch slave, intake manfold, adjust valves, valve cover gasket, rear brake cylinders, brakes adjusted, catalytic converter
-4 speed manual transmission
-2F engine
-Fully smogged; expect it will pass emissions in any state (although not guaranteed)
KNOWN ISSUES
1-owner FJ60s are going for $12-18k these days. We’ve priced this one at $8,250 because of some cosmetic needs including:
-A bit of rust
-Dents by the passenger side rocker panel where it appears someone hit a rock on a trail (we’d recommend a simple metal repair and rust repair and then LineX the rockers and 1″ or so around the wheel wells. It would look like this.)
-Dent by rear drivers taillight (see pic)
-The FJ was repainted in 1997 and the paint job has faded and dulled
-Interior carpet needs to be replaced. Roughly $1000-1500 to have it done or you can do it yourself for $600 with a full carpet set replacement you can get online
–Needs a carb adjustment and possibly a carb rebuild; runs just fine, but needs to be dialed in. Driven from Albuquerque to Colorado Springs (300 miles) and ran just fine.
-Needs new tires; also recommend new leaf springs and shocks (nice time for a lift and bigger tires?!)
-Small leak coming from the rear main seal. Typical leak…9/10 Cruisers have this leak. $20 part, but most folks wait to do the clutch to replace.
-Small tear in headliner near the back cargo area
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