Wassup mudders! First off, Happy Birthday to me This will be an ongoing thread...BUT after 2.5 years of looking for the right FJ62, I finally got it. 1989 with 219k miles. What a birthday present. A few weeks ago I was over at Valley Hybrids picking up an H55F/Split Case combo for my FJ40 when I saw this thing. It is the color I want and the interior is in excellent condition. After asking Georg if he knew of any 62's like "this one" for sale he told me that it could be for sale for the right person, meaning someone who would bring it back to life (At least that's how I took it). <thumbs> This guy. The price was just too good to pass up and it has ZERO rust. I mean the gutter is perfect! That being said, it needs some body work including replacing the front fender assembly and some various accessories blah blah blah. Has a blown head gasket and the transmission is questionable, but these are all things that don't scare me. This truck will eventually share daily driver duties with my 03 Tacoma so it will by no means ever be a crazy wheeler or stock show car restoration but rather a really nice DD that I'm not afraid to get dirty. I'm stoked.
Immediate plans are as follows...
1. 3FE/H55F OR GM EROD LS3/H55F. Georg pretty much talked me out of the EROD today due to smog reasons...at least for now. Not a problem though if the 3FE will be brought back to life with a head rebuild. TBD. Exhaust is toast but whatever. Going to keep the original tranny until it dies. So far so good!
2. All body work and repaint. Pricey but will be worth it. To me the gray FJ62's are just the most beautiful. Having grown up with a champagne one, that is a bold statement according to my dad who still has his Rear passengers side dent will likely be the only bondo on the entire truck. I'm ok with that.
3. OME Lift with 33x10's. Done
4. Rock sliders Done
5. Gamiviti roof rack with roof top tent (Cross country trip on the map perhaps?) Built my own. Way Cheaper
6. Tinted windows Done
7. Torfab seat brackets with BMW seats (Thanks for the idea Kmonty66 ) Decided to stick with the stock seats
8. Sony head unit with upgraded speakers. Done. Installed backup camera too
Whadya'll think?
Immediate plans are as follows...
2. All body work and repaint. Pricey but will be worth it. To me the gray FJ62's are just the most beautiful. Having grown up with a champagne one, that is a bold statement according to my dad who still has his Rear passengers side dent will likely be the only bondo on the entire truck. I'm ok with that.
Whadya'll think?
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