Buying a 60 in the future... is the idea of buying one somewhere else and driving it home retarded?

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Dusten

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First let me preface. I have spent my entire life working on things. Electronics, hydraulics, airplanes. I own a large tool set, i have a shop. I have an HDJ81 and am familiar with land cruisers in general. I own all manner of classics(other than my daily driver mazda, my newest rig is a 2001) so i am also familiar with the quirks of owning old s*** that someone else has worked on.
Basically im trying to stress im not a novice.

My youngest is 14. We are starting to plan what he's going to drive in high school. My daughter and I had planned to build her a 66 F100, but I let that get way off the rails and its still being built, so she dailies my HDJ81. My oldest daily'd a SAS 87 toyota. My youngest says dad, i want a land cruiser too. But I dont want another 80 at the house, so we decided on a 60/62. To make it more fun i was thinking we would buy one from somewhere local-ish(MT, ID, WY, NV, AZ)(we are in washington) and drive it back. Get it home, baseline it and turn it over to him. Keep it mostly stock. Enough lift and tire to look good, but maintain drivability. He's very unlikely to wheel it much, but it will see forest roads, snow and such.

So i guess the question is, if you had the time and budget, would you do it? Or would you just look local until you found the right rig?
 
Do it. A 60 would be the go. :D
But, yes, kidding aside, do it. Obviously, if your son like to drive a stick, grab a 60, if not, a 62, unless of course, y'all want to slap an H55 in it ... it could be your first FJ bonding experience. ;)
And I would say wait on a good fit, regardless of if it's a bit farther afield, you could always make a road trip of driving/trailering her back.
 
it will end up as a great experience
just plan 1 extra day, just in case and plan on a slower drive than newer rigs and remember 10-14 mpg especially with the passes
 
zeeklafreek said:
Do it. A 60 would be the go. :D
But, yes, kidding aside, do it. Obviously, if your son like to drive a stick, grab a 60, if not, a 62, unless of course, y'all want to slap an H55 in it ... it could be your first FJ bonding experience. ;)
And I would say wait on a good fit, regardless of if it's a bit farther afield, you could always make a road trip of driving/trailering her back.
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I guess it would technically be the first fj since we have an hdj. But he loves the 81. He wanted it but I told him I'd like my land cruiser back at some point.
3_puppies said:
it will end up as a great experience
just plan 1 extra day, just in case and plan on a slower drive than newer rigs and remember 10-14 mpg especially with the passes
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Mpg's aren't a concern. I know what to expect. I've had my 80 for 5 years and see what the gassers get.
 
Definitely don't limit yourself to the local market. Regardless of whether or not you drive it back, it doesn't cost that much in the grand scheme of things to ship one. Driving would be a better experience with your son but sometimes we get in a time crunch and have to look at other options. I personally wouldn't hesitate to look at the entire US. I shipped my 80 from Portland, Oregon to Alabama.......while living in England.
 
WarDamnEagle said:
Definitely don't limit yourself to the local market. Regardless of whether or not you drive it back, it doesn't cost that much in the grand scheme of things to ship one. Driving would be a better experience with your son but sometimes we get in a time crunch and have to look at other options. I personally wouldn't hesitate to look at the entire US. I shipped my 80 from Portland, Oregon to Alabama.......while living in England.
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I have plenty of PTO and the ability to use it. So a time crunch won't be an issue. I earn like 5 weeks a year.

There are areas I'll exclude because rust isn't an option.

But it seems most people I've talked think it's a decent idea. Having never driven a 60 I wasn't sure how they did on long drives
 
Dusten said:
if you had the time and budget, would you do it? Or would you just look local until you found the right rig?
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Def... look at the SW for the right rig....
If you already have an HDJ81 what about another JDM (70 OR 60 SERIES).....?
Do you guys deal with emissions up there at all ?
 
Dusten said:
First let me preface. I have spent my entire life working on things. Electronics, hydraulics, airplanes. I own a large tool set, i have a shop. I have an HDJ81 and am familiar with land cruisers in general. I own all manner of classics(other than my daily driver mazda, my newest rig is a 2001) so i am also familiar with the quirks of owning old s*** that someone else has worked on.
Basically im trying to stress im not a novice.

My youngest is 14. We are starting to plan what he's going to drive in high school. My daughter and I had planned to build her a 66 F100, but I let that get way off the rails and its still being built, so she dailies my HDJ81. My oldest daily'd a SAS 87 toyota. My youngest says dad, i want a land cruiser too. But I dont want another 80 at the house, so we decided on a 60/62. To make it more fun i was thinking we would buy one from somewhere local-ish(MT, ID, WY, NV, AZ)(we are in washington) and drive it back. Get it home, baseline it and turn it over to him. Keep it mostly stock. Enough lift and tire to look good, but maintain drivability. He's very unlikely to wheel it much, but it will see forest roads, snow and such.

So i guess the question is, if you had the time and budget, would you do it? Or would you just look local until you found the right rig?
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@Dusten

As you are not a novice, and with all your offspring following in your footsteps, I would bring in all future family classic Toyotas in from Arizona or New Mexico
 
MANUCHAO said:
Def... look at the SW for the right rig....
If you already have an HDJ81 what about another JDM (70 OR 60 SERIES).....?
Do you guys deal with emissions up there at all ?
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I don't need another diesel. I bought that one for me, if it was originally for my kid it would be gasser
No emissions at all
 
you can use pinch off pliers or vise grips on the heater hoses going to the oil cooler to check it quickly
pull the valve cover off and look at the top of the head
 
I drove my 60 from NYC to Colorado, then on to Arizona. It has the 2F engine with mild updates and a sniper. We made it to Ouray in 3.5 days, no issues. Drove it around all the great offroad on the western slope and continued on to AZ. Only issue after 5500 miles was an indicator bulb burning out. They are great trucks and are fine on the highway as long as you set the expectation that going 90mph for hours on end isn't possible :)

As others have said, do it! Perform a thorough PPI and browse the classifieds here, lots of good truck pop up.

Enjoy the search.

Cheers, James
 
If you get one and head through Spokane, I’ve got a shop and tools if you need any repairs en route. (And a flatbed that you hopefully wouldn’t need!).
 
So I searched over a year for a FJ62 with a H55F in good condition, found one 1,200 miles from home. Drove solo cross country while my family continuously tracked my location on a phone app. Worked well and have great memories of the journey! I drive my rig every day and would not hesitate to drive it anywhere! I hope you have a great time!
 
I bought my 60 in South TX and drove it back to NC. It hadn't been driven in years and years and wasn't what you'd call well maintained...we made it all but 60 miles of the trip but I still consider the trip a success. Do it, bring or ship some parts to the truck and drive it back. The trip to get mine was a great memory!
 
Hokie LX said:
I bought my 60 in South TX and drove it back to NC. It hadn't been driven in years and years and wasn't what you'd call well maintained...we made it all but 60 miles of the trip but I still consider the trip a success. Do it, bring or ship some parts to the truck and drive it back. The trip to get mine was a great memory!
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@Dusten if you want to get inspired to do a 60 revival, check out @Hokie LX thread in his signature.
 
ITs not going to be a revival.

Long story short, when my daughter was 13 we bought a 66 f100 out of a field, with the intent of making it her daily. I am still building that thing and she is driving my 80 series. That was 4 god damn years ago.

I want to buy one thats rust free and mechanically sound. We will baseline it, keep it running clean and probably put a light lift, 31's and some wheels on it. Hes not into cars like me or my daughter, so this is just a driver for him.

I still need to do a mountain of work on my 68 mustang and my 700hp F150 is probably due for an engine refresh soon. So i have enough god damn projects that i know not to start another lol
 
Dusten said:
ITs not going to be a revival.

Long story short, when my daughter was 13 we bought a 66 f100 out of a field, with the intent of making it her daily. I am still building that thing and she is driving my 80 series. That was 4 god damn years ago.

I want to buy one thats rust free and mechanically sound. We will baseline it, keep it running clean and probably put a light lift, 31's and some wheels on it. Hes not into cars like me or my daughter, so this is just a driver for him.

I still need to do a mountain of work on my 68 mustang and my 700hp F150 is probably due for an engine refresh soon. So i have enough god damn projects that i know not to start another lol
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All your fault lol
 
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