I recently picked up a 1991 FJ 80, first Landcruiser ever. I have built several Jeeps over the years, so I have experience building and fabricating, just limited Toyota experience.
It currently has 347K miles on it. Interior isn't in bad shape though the original front seats are gone. So far I have not found any significant rust, couple of minor spots. All of the windows go up and down nicely but I haven't tried the sunroof yet...going to wait until I clear some space in the garage . Obviously it is going to need some TLC and a few parts to get it roadworthy. I'm fairly certain the motor has been overhauled or the head gasket has been replaced at a minimum...both the head and valve cover are painted a light blue color . I also have a vacuum leak to track down as it idles at about 1200rpm. There are some oil leaks to fix, which appears to be a valve cover gasket and maybe a rear main seal. I will need to go through the front axle as I have the "Birfield Soup" going on. The front bumper that came with it appears to be an older style ARB and the top plate has the Warn "W" cut out. It looked a little beat when it was on but when I took it off it was obvious it had been hit pretty hard before and someone decided to do some "fabrication" to fix it. I am trying to figure out a way to salvage it and modify it to bring it back to a functional and useful existence but I feel it may be going to the scrap yard. The previous owner had installed a 6" OME lift on it and it was sitting on some no name 35" tires and had a sweet set of "s***tybuilt" side steps on it. Side steps were taken off and tossed and I just happened to have a set of Allied bead locks with 38" TSL SX's. They fit in the wheel wells fine but I do feel like I will need to push the front axle forward about an inch and push the rear back an inch as well.
Received some various parts yesterday, new steering column cover and a new ebrake cover. Got those installed and it definitely made the interior look a little better. Waiting on some more parts to come in and then I am going to dive in deep on this ...stay tuned. A few pics for your enjoyment.
It currently has 347K miles on it. Interior isn't in bad shape though the original front seats are gone. So far I have not found any significant rust, couple of minor spots. All of the windows go up and down nicely but I haven't tried the sunroof yet...going to wait until I clear some space in the garage . Obviously it is going to need some TLC and a few parts to get it roadworthy. I'm fairly certain the motor has been overhauled or the head gasket has been replaced at a minimum...both the head and valve cover are painted a light blue color . I also have a vacuum leak to track down as it idles at about 1200rpm. There are some oil leaks to fix, which appears to be a valve cover gasket and maybe a rear main seal. I will need to go through the front axle as I have the "Birfield Soup" going on. The front bumper that came with it appears to be an older style ARB and the top plate has the Warn "W" cut out. It looked a little beat when it was on but when I took it off it was obvious it had been hit pretty hard before and someone decided to do some "fabrication" to fix it. I am trying to figure out a way to salvage it and modify it to bring it back to a functional and useful existence but I feel it may be going to the scrap yard. The previous owner had installed a 6" OME lift on it and it was sitting on some no name 35" tires and had a sweet set of "s***tybuilt" side steps on it. Side steps were taken off and tossed and I just happened to have a set of Allied bead locks with 38" TSL SX's. They fit in the wheel wells fine but I do feel like I will need to push the front axle forward about an inch and push the rear back an inch as well.
Received some various parts yesterday, new steering column cover and a new ebrake cover. Got those installed and it definitely made the interior look a little better. Waiting on some more parts to come in and then I am going to dive in deep on this ...stay tuned. A few pics for your enjoyment.