the rust was causing the paint to bubble up..would likely need to be cut out with new metal inserted to fix it right...but there were no holes in body I could see. This is second paint job but not sure how old it is.
he said it was a Utah rig....a guy he knows drove to Charleston and he bought it from him. From what he knows everything in tranny and engine is original...and he has not done any work to it at all either. He put a new left door control panel for windows and locks in this year...but that is about all he mentioned other than some other things like rhino lining the rocker panels, rear cargo area, etc.
Then again you might start seeing some of the other FJ60 and 62 rigs in the area that are setup with 4-6 inch lifts, 35 tires, roof racks, 40gallon tanks, front and rear lockers, regeared to 4.56 or 4.88, etc......and want to sell the 4Runner.
From what I could see the body is the thing that would need the most work....without digging into motor and such. Asked him if he has done any drivetrain repairs or knows of any done by previous owner and he said no....it has been solid and will bark the tires in driveway if he takes off too fast while the fast idle is going in morning...LOL
From what I know the auto tranny is tough as well in these trucks....DOC might be able to answer that better as my and my dads FJ60 is the 4speed.
I did not hear or see anything major.... Only thing I forgot to mention is he said the AC is intermittent...one day it will freeze you and another it wont.
I would drive it to work if I knew I was also going to do work to it on weekends to fix it up better....
For a trail rig I that is also a daily driver I would say yes.... but if you are keeping your 4Runner for trail rig and this was just going to hold you over as daily driver and you dont want to put work or time into modifying it and fixing it...then maybe not.
