Been lurking now for several months (and this particular lurking session is going on 3+ hours now
) and I have to say, I'm slowly becoming addicted to this place! Excellent site with tons of knowledge but I digress.
On to my "rig" **will post pics tomorrow** I am the proud driver of a 1989 Fj62 Land Cruiser. My dad bestowed the honor of this car to me last year for my 16th birthday and I have caught the fever! So far I have a roof rack, a lift, and some I think 33x10.5 tires. Summer is coming up and I am going to have considerable amounts of spare time, so I'm putting together sort of a wish list of things I want to do to my rig and some small repairs I need to get to and let you guys give me some feedback, my cruiser is in considerably good condition... I would dare to say great even I'm going to get out and clean it out and wash it in the morning and will post pics!!
Repair:
-Cracked Dash Bezel (I decided when I was 14/15 I wanted a nice radio in there for when I turned 16 and it wasn't a complete disaster as a matter of fact it was a steady job for a 15 year old without any prior experience but I ended up with a cracked bezel with some crap job filing marks around the radio hole)
-Replacement Antenna (apparently I pissed someone off and they decided they would break off my antenna and pull out the wire) I may want a combo CB/AM/FM antenna if they aren't complete crap
-Exposed temporary wire replacements (ok so this one is rather an odd deal... I noticed one day my taillights were out as well as my break lights and back up lights and it wasn't the bulbs! Further exploration was that there was a short in the wires somewhere or something was shorting it out and I now have 2 wires exposed.. One run with an inline fuse from my fuse block for my taillights and one run from the backside of my break switch to my break lights actually it lights up my reverse lights but that's a whole new thread really)
-***Bad torque converter?? (at about 45-55 mph I get this weird shaking deal and its only recently done that so I don't know really I'll explore this more VERY soon)
-Blown Gauge Lights (My gauges are pitch black at night which isn't too big of a deal but I do kinda need to see how fast I'm going I think I just need bulbs but it could be something else to my knowledge they have been that way since my father purchased the behemoth!)
Exterior:
-Front & Rear bumper replacements
(not sure what I want really in this department SOMETHING RUGGED for sure )
- Fog Lights on roof rack (and front bumper maybe?)
- Some sort of storage for my roof rack like a box or something maybe
- ROOF ACCESS LADDER!!! I saw one on a cruiser in bham the other day and I have to say I AM IN LOVE it adds a real bad a look to the back end
Interior:
-New Radio! (on my previous attempt I rushed, forgive me as I was a 15 year old with a new toy! but I never got the HU i had to fit as it was a single DIN and my father tried to help but he ended up cutting off the stock radio pin connector as well as the mounting brackets because in lieu of a little WD40 and elbow grease he decided a jig saw was better not to much damage to anything I still have the support struts to mount the bracket to but no brackets! so I had a spacer box and radio hu just sort of jammed into the hole NOT WORKING OUT IN THE LONG RUN! I still haven't really decided whether I like the single DIN hu with a CB (or cup holder option) or just the 2xDIN hu )
-maybe add a nice TUFFY console (it could work out that I do the cup holder and the single DIN radio and put a CB in the console??)
-3rd row seating ? I don't really have a need for too much cargo space but its a good option for hauling around friends
-Top Console I saw this on a thread around here and I have to say it looked great I really dig the top console idea on the Fj62
That's it for now.... just sort of a getting out there thread let everyone know the sas is here! I'll probably start another thread tomorrow on that wiring issue with pictures of it for those of you who have knowledge with electrical ins and outs of the Fj62 but just give me your thoughts and insight as to what I am eventually wanting to do! I'm smarter than your average 16 year old I guess and can (and want to) do most of the work myself but that is not always an option! Beauty shots will be up in the next 12 hours or so check back for more!!
) and I have to say, I'm slowly becoming addicted to this place! Excellent site with tons of knowledge but I digress.On to my "rig" **will post pics tomorrow** I am the proud driver of a 1989 Fj62 Land Cruiser. My dad bestowed the honor of this car to me last year for my 16th birthday
and I have caught the fever! So far I have a roof rack, a lift, and some I think 33x10.5 tires. Summer is coming up and I am going to have considerable amounts of spare time, so I'm putting together sort of a wish list of things I want to do to my rig and some small repairs I need to get to and let you guys give me some feedback, my cruiser is in considerably good condition... I would dare to say great even I'm going to get out and clean it out and wash it in the morning and will post pics!!Repair:
-Cracked Dash Bezel (I decided when I was 14/15 I wanted a nice radio in there for when I turned 16 and it wasn't a complete disaster as a matter of fact it was a steady job for a 15 year old without any prior experience but I ended up with a cracked bezel with some crap job filing marks around the radio hole)
-Replacement Antenna (apparently I pissed someone off and they decided they would break off my antenna and pull out the wire) I may want a combo CB/AM/FM antenna if they aren't complete crap
-Exposed temporary wire replacements (ok so this one is rather an odd deal... I noticed one day my taillights were out as well as my break lights and back up lights and it wasn't the bulbs! Further exploration was that there was a short in the wires somewhere or something was shorting it out and I now have 2 wires exposed.. One run with an inline fuse from my fuse block for my taillights and one run from the backside of my break switch to my break lights actually it lights up my reverse lights but that's a whole new thread really)
-***Bad torque converter?? (at about 45-55 mph I get this weird shaking deal and its only recently done that so I don't know really I'll explore this more VERY soon)
-Blown Gauge Lights (My gauges are pitch black at night which isn't too big of a deal but I do kinda need to see how fast I'm going I think I just need bulbs but it could be something else to my knowledge they have been that way since my father purchased the behemoth!)
Exterior:
-Front & Rear bumper replacements
(not sure what I want really in this department SOMETHING RUGGED for sure )
- Fog Lights on roof rack (and front bumper maybe?)
- Some sort of storage for my roof rack like a box or something maybe
- ROOF ACCESS LADDER!!! I saw one on a cruiser in bham the other day and I have to say I AM IN LOVE it adds a real bad a look to the back end
Interior:
-New Radio! (on my previous attempt I rushed, forgive me as I was a 15 year old with a new toy! but I never got the HU i had to fit as it was a single DIN and my father tried to help but he ended up cutting off the stock radio pin connector as well as the mounting brackets because in lieu of a little WD40 and elbow grease he decided a jig saw was better
not to much damage to anything I still have the support struts to mount the bracket to but no brackets! so I had a spacer box and radio hu just sort of jammed into the hole NOT WORKING OUT IN THE LONG RUN! I still haven't really decided whether I like the single DIN hu with a CB (or cup holder option) or just the 2xDIN hu )-maybe add a nice TUFFY console (it could work out that I do the cup holder and the single DIN radio and put a CB in the console??)
-3rd row seating ? I don't really have a need for too much cargo space but its a good option for hauling around friends
-Top Console I saw this on a thread around here and I have to say it looked great I really dig the top console idea on the Fj62
That's it for now.... just sort of a getting out there thread let everyone know the sas is here! I'll probably start another thread tomorrow on that wiring issue with pictures of it for those of you who have knowledge with electrical ins and outs of the Fj62 but just give me your thoughts and insight as to what I am eventually wanting to do! I'm smarter than your average 16 year old I guess and can (and want to) do most of the work myself but that is not always an option! Beauty shots will be up in the next 12 hours or so check back for more!!
