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SILVER Star
I've been on this site for too long to not attempt at least one build thread, so here we go. This will not be the most technical or educational thread but I would like to document what we are doing to this rig and hopefully share the adventures we have in store.
I've been traditionally a 40 series guy and have owned a few over the years that I've been into cruisers but this is my first 60 series.
Some background info on my family - for the past 4 years my family and I have been traveling the country in a motorhome for most of the year (usually 8 months or so on and off). I have a corporate job that requires a lot of travel. I've traveled extensively for work most of my career but as we started having kids I was spending more time away from home than at home and it had taken it's toll on me but I still really enjoy my job and the people I work with. After a year or so of trying to figure out how to make it all work we got a crazy idea to buy an rv and bring the family along for the adventure. I have to admit the first few months were a little rough but after 4 years now we absolutely love it and have no plans to stop and possibly expand the amount of time on the road. You can follow along on my wife's Instagram account @crazyrvfamily.
So why the family history? We travel in a motorhome and tow a vehicle behind us, currently that vehicle is a van. We love the travel but I really miss my cruisers while on the road plus we go to some really cool places where a cruiser would be very beneficial and we want to expand our travel, backwoods camping etc. We decided a 60 series was the direction to go. I wanted something more family friendly than a 40 but not so far away from a 40 that it didn't fill the cruiser void while on the road.
So the search began. I was pretty specific about what I wanted. A silver 1987 FJ60 that had been kept pretty original, rust free, good mechanicals, and original paint. It took a year or more of searching but finally found one from a fellow mud member.
These pictures are from the for sale ad:
I've been traditionally a 40 series guy and have owned a few over the years that I've been into cruisers but this is my first 60 series.
Some background info on my family - for the past 4 years my family and I have been traveling the country in a motorhome for most of the year (usually 8 months or so on and off). I have a corporate job that requires a lot of travel. I've traveled extensively for work most of my career but as we started having kids I was spending more time away from home than at home and it had taken it's toll on me but I still really enjoy my job and the people I work with. After a year or so of trying to figure out how to make it all work we got a crazy idea to buy an rv and bring the family along for the adventure. I have to admit the first few months were a little rough but after 4 years now we absolutely love it and have no plans to stop and possibly expand the amount of time on the road. You can follow along on my wife's Instagram account @crazyrvfamily.
So why the family history? We travel in a motorhome and tow a vehicle behind us, currently that vehicle is a van. We love the travel but I really miss my cruisers while on the road plus we go to some really cool places where a cruiser would be very beneficial and we want to expand our travel, backwoods camping etc. We decided a 60 series was the direction to go. I wanted something more family friendly than a 40 but not so far away from a 40 that it didn't fill the cruiser void while on the road.
So the search began. I was pretty specific about what I wanted. A silver 1987 FJ60 that had been kept pretty original, rust free, good mechanicals, and original paint. It took a year or more of searching but finally found one from a fellow mud member.
These pictures are from the for sale ad:
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