'78 mustard yellow FJ40-Atlanta/Decatur

Location

United States

Well, it is time to let it go. 230k miles. This is the wife's FJ, and it is just more than we can handle. My time and money is more involved with motorcycles. There has been quite a bit of work done to the FJ40, both by myself as well as ULC here in Atlanta....it only looks like it is held together by rust. I would like to get $4,500 out of it, considering the amount of money we have put into it.
I have pictures, but forgot to bring the camera cord to work so that I can load pictures to this ad. It comes with Haynes manual, a new Carb rebuild kit, another tire and rim and other misc parts. Right now, it needs attention to the body, leaf springs, bushings and rear main seal. I think it is ready for a new clutch, despite that I have been told that there is some life left in it. Here is a list of what has been done. I will try to load pictures tomorrow. Best to contact me at mobleydrew@yahoo.com if you have any questions. Thanks

Mustard Yellow, Color #532
1st Owner: Harold Horton, Rogersville, Missouri
2nd Owner: Jason Adams, Rolla, Missouri
3rd Owner: Graham, Marietta, Georgia. (Owned for approx 3 weeks)

Replaced by 1st owner
Clutch @ 137.7k April 1981
Replaced by 2nd owner
4 tires mounted/balanced October 2000
2 Lt & Rt gasket seals October 2000
4 Bearings October 2000
2 Bushings October 2000
2 Inner seal kits October 2000
2 Outer seal kits October 2000
Fuel pump October 2000
Rebuilt starter October 2000
Plugs October 2000
Fuel filter October 2000
Battery October 2000
Master cylinder October 2000
Ft & Rr Brake pads October 2000
4 Rr Wheel cylinders October 2000
Brake pins October 2000
Muffler October 2000
Purchased by 3rd owner Summer 2005
Purchased by 4th owner August 2005
229k miles
Dist Cap & rotor September 2005
Air Filter September 2005
Oil/Filter September 2005
Transmission fluid September 2005
Transfer Case fluid September 2005
Fr/Rr Differential fluid September 2005
New Clutch Slave Cylinder September 2005
New Fr/Rr Shocks September 2005
New Steering brace September 2005
Used Steering Box and pitman arm October 2005
New Radiator & New Hoses/clamps November 2005
New Thermostat/gaskets November 2005
Used Thermostat lower housing November 2005
Weather striping for top install November 2005
15 pt Lube job November 2005
New Passenger mirror November 2005
New Driver-side door strap February 2006
New Shift boot February 2006
Had the following done by ULC-Atlanta Summer 2006
New water pump
New Battery Cables
Clean/Paint battery tray
Fix battery hold down
New rear pinon seal
New rear soft brake hoses
Repair rear hard brake lines
New front brake hoses
Brake fluid flush
Partially remove SMOG components
Tighten lift cover
Tighten intake and exhaust Mani bolts
“Superior” Tune up
New accelerator pump and boot
New water pump
Radiator flush and fill
New heater hoses
New heater valve
Tightened steering arm

Dissassemble rear seats, painted their Summer 2006
seat frames and installed new seat belts.
New distributor cap and rotor October 2006
Rebuilt/Painted clutch master cylinder December 2006
Installed rear braces and top reinforcement December 2006
Installed used right-side rear door Summer 2007

 

[eapo]

Interested in Pics and sent you an email as well.

 

[kkt]

Good luck on the sale. Thanks for the direct contact, let me know if I can help.

 

[fj40er]

please send me some pics. email them to Stephenneal05@hotmail.com, thanks my name is Stephen.
I live in Monroe Ga. so I am very close and very interested. Thanks, Stephen

 

[cruiser ken]

Can I get the pics as well? Thanks.

 

[droopydawg]

Can I get the pics as well? Thanks.

CKen-email sent via IH8MUD to get proper email address to send pictures to. thanks

 

[droopydawg]

here are the pics i promised. The speedo reads 32,588. Put a '2' in front of that and you will know that actual milage.

 

[droopydawg]

more....

 

[droopydawg]

still more

 

[droopydawg]

The large brown areas is bondo hair (fiberglass) to fill in the bad rust spots. On the left side, you can see rust on the rear quarter. It is actually rusted all the way through in some of those areas (to be honest) and one of the POs filled it in. if I have the time and the warm weather, the left side would look as the right side does not. I had planned on using 80grit and finishing off with 400grit before primingm which would had made these two rear quarters look nearly flawless. Really, the entire tub should be replaced to make it beautiful. Just filling in the rusty areas and welding in a few panels would do wonders. Also in the pics, you will notice some areas painted with red oxide paint. This was done after some attention was paid to surface rust in 05, soon after purchase.
Ask me any questions, I will be honest. I am not a FJ40 knowledge base, so my information about these vehicles is very limited.

 

[KgB]

wow that's impressive

the mileage I mean,seems an unlikely vehicle to put that many miles on.
good luck with the sale.

 

[droopydawg]

bump and price drop to $4000/neg

 

[droopydawg]

BUMP
i reduced the price significantly. see ebay auction #130192274008

thanks for tolerating my bump.

 

[AfricanToy]

eBay Motors: Toyota : Land Cruiser (item 130192274008 end time Jan-29-08 05:48:05 PST)

On Ebay: $3500

I am afraid of the rust...but with the right guy who can do his own work this would be a good buy.

IMHO

 

[ColoCruiserJeff]

Best of luck on the eBay sale! This could be a great truck with a lil bit of elbow grease!!