Afternoon everyone, It’s a cold, rainy day here in Oregon, and my 1965/6 FJ40 is buried in the garage behind motorcycles, plants, laundry baskets and assorted projects:
Looking ahead towards warmer days (and getting the garage back lol), I’ve been daydreaming of doing a long road trip this summer through some of America’s more remote backcountry. I haven’t determined the actual route or destination-perhaps the western portion of the TransAmerica Trail (TAT) to Moab, or to my folks place in rural New Mexico via the Black Rock Desert and High Rock Canyon. Depends on the weather and how much time I can get away. I might even hold off until Fall and drive it the length of the Baja, we’ll see. What is important, is that when I do get a little time off, the Land Cruiser is ready and relatively safe, which it really isn’t right now. And that is what this thread is about, so hopefully y’all will bear with me and I look forward to your thoughts and advice.
A little background, I purchased the 65/66 from a Mud member about 5 years ago as pretty much a shell that had been off the road for years ( the last plates were from 1981). I installed an Om617 and 5-speed, and did a build thread in the diesel section. Since then, it has been very reliable, but it has not been tested other than a few local off-road trips.
So, in the next few months I’ll be posting updates and, if there is interest I’ll document the road trip as well. Thanks, have a great afternoon!
Looking ahead towards warmer days (and getting the garage back lol), I’ve been daydreaming of doing a long road trip this summer through some of America’s more remote backcountry. I haven’t determined the actual route or destination-perhaps the western portion of the TransAmerica Trail (TAT) to Moab, or to my folks place in rural New Mexico via the Black Rock Desert and High Rock Canyon. Depends on the weather and how much time I can get away. I might even hold off until Fall and drive it the length of the Baja, we’ll see. What is important, is that when I do get a little time off, the Land Cruiser is ready and relatively safe, which it really isn’t right now. And that is what this thread is about, so hopefully y’all will bear with me and I look forward to your thoughts and advice.
A little background, I purchased the 65/66 from a Mud member about 5 years ago as pretty much a shell that had been off the road for years ( the last plates were from 1981). I installed an Om617 and 5-speed, and did a build thread in the diesel section. Since then, it has been very reliable, but it has not been tested other than a few local off-road trips.
So, in the next few months I’ll be posting updates and, if there is interest I’ll document the road trip as well. Thanks, have a great afternoon!