Bama4door
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Welcome Andy, that looks like a super clean 40th anniversary you have. There's another Andy in our club who's an attorney and has a black 80.
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Wah00
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Thank you. It is in really good shape - well taken care of and spent most of its life in Nevada. I’ve enjoyed spotting other 80s around the area - there are quite a few.
Bama4door
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There’s tons of Cruisers around Birmingham, it’s pretty crazy. How many miles are on your 80? Do you have any plans for it?
Wah00
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only 132k.
I plan to use it as a daily driver for now and keep it stock. I know that’s boring, but it is basically OEM right now other than the stereo. Maybe one day in the future I’ll turn it into more of an overlander.
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Check out Rosh's @BamaBreeze 80. sounds like what you are wanting to do. Nicely equipped DD 80
Richard
Retired Engineer
Huntsville
Looking for a 120 right now. Owned and worked on plenty of 4x4s in the past - Early Bronco, Chevy 1/2 ton, CJ5, CJ7, S10 and F250 Diesel. Goal is to have a 120 that can go off-road when needed.
Retired Engineer
Huntsville
Looking for a 120 right now. Owned and worked on plenty of 4x4s in the past - Early Bronco, Chevy 1/2 ton, CJ5, CJ7, S10 and F250 Diesel. Goal is to have a 120 that can go off-road when needed.
Jake
Gardendale, but you might see me somewhere around UAB (when/ if we ever go back to actually working in office)
Hospital Supply Chain Management
Just bought this 99 LX470 from a buddy who upgraded to a newer 200. I'm a lifetime gearhead but this is my first 4WD truck. My other fun car is an S2000. Looking forward to using this thing to make my kids get out in the woods some with me, teaching them some basic car-maintenance stuff, and just generally enjoying the truck. Looking forward to meeting some of you guys as we go along. Summer project (it's freakin hot already) is baseline maintenance, minor repairs, and getting it as bulletproof as I can, then we'll start having fun with it when the weather improves.
Gardendale, but you might see me somewhere around UAB (when/ if we ever go back to actually working in office)
Hospital Supply Chain Management
Just bought this 99 LX470 from a buddy who upgraded to a newer 200. I'm a lifetime gearhead but this is my first 4WD truck. My other fun car is an S2000. Looking forward to using this thing to make my kids get out in the woods some with me, teaching them some basic car-maintenance stuff, and just generally enjoying the truck. Looking forward to meeting some of you guys as we go along. Summer project (it's freakin hot already) is baseline maintenance, minor repairs, and getting it as bulletproof as I can, then we'll start having fun with it when the weather improves.
Bama4door
Supporting Vendor
Welcome Jake, good looking LX. How many miles are on it? There are plenty of 100s in our club and a lot of guys with a lot of knowledge on them. You should join us for our next club meeting - Thurs June 18 at Billy’s in Liberty Park.
230k! It's the most, uhm, seasoned car I've ever bought by a factor of about 150k miles. Nothing scary, but with the quirks and worn stuff you'd expect for those amounts of odometer clicks. I've wanted one for years, and this one came across the radar. Couldn't refuse. Summer of catching up on maintenance is the name of the game for me up here.
I'll try to make it out to a meeting soon, but won't promise the very next one. We're still being really cautious about social distancing here at my place since we have a couple of higher-risk extended family who we don't want to take a germ to by accident. But- I will make it out for a burger and tire kick soon.
Bama4door
Supporting Vendor
230k is just broken in! We just sold my wife’s ‘01 LX w/ 318k miles.
David
Birmingham
COO/General Counsel
Hi all. I just met a couple of great members at Otey's the other night that were looking at my 83 BJ60, which I just picked up last Sunday. I previously restored a 1985 FJ60 and got the urge to do the same to an FJ/Bj 40. While I forgot the guys' names (sorry) they were great to talk to and I am excited to be getting involved with this group. I will miss next Thursday as I am taking my daughter to SMU for her freshman year, but I will definitely make the next meeting at Billy's. I kind of went OCD since my purchase and have already restored some original rims, changed out the aftermarket rims, got new tires, repainted all of my interior knobs, replaced the front and rear light lenses, and added rear side reflectors. Hubcaps, stainless steel screw kits for everything, canvas seat straps, and a new heater valve come in tomorrow. I also have a restored period correct Toyota AM/FM radio coming in. So much for taking it slow. Some pics are below. I look forward to seeing you guys on the road. BTW, I know that my tag says 83FJ40. I just thought that I would have some real issues with non landcruiser people thinking ("This guy Ate Three BJs For T? Who the hell is "T" and why would he tell people that?")
Birmingham
COO/General Counsel
Hi all. I just met a couple of great members at Otey's the other night that were looking at my 83 BJ60, which I just picked up last Sunday. I previously restored a 1985 FJ60 and got the urge to do the same to an FJ/Bj 40. While I forgot the guys' names (sorry) they were great to talk to and I am excited to be getting involved with this group. I will miss next Thursday as I am taking my daughter to SMU for her freshman year, but I will definitely make the next meeting at Billy's. I kind of went OCD since my purchase and have already restored some original rims, changed out the aftermarket rims, got new tires, repainted all of my interior knobs, replaced the front and rear light lenses, and added rear side reflectors. Hubcaps, stainless steel screw kits for everything, canvas seat straps, and a new heater valve come in tomorrow. I also have a restored period correct Toyota AM/FM radio coming in. So much for taking it slow. Some pics are below. I look forward to seeing you guys on the road. BTW, I know that my tag says 83FJ40. I just thought that I would have some real issues with non landcruiser people thinking ("This guy Ate Three BJs For T? Who the hell is "T" and why would he tell people that?")
Bama4door
Supporting Vendor
David, thanks for posting up and congrats on the new purchase. That's a great looking BJ40 you have! I bet you probably met Drew or Matt (I know they hang around Otey's a lot and both of them have 40's too).David
Birmingham
COO/General Counsel
Hi all. I just met a couple of great members at Otey's the other night that were looking at my 83 BJ60, which I just picked up last Sunday. I previously restored a 1985 FJ60 and got the urge to do the same to an FJ/Bj 40. While I forgot the guys' names (sorry) they were great to talk to and I am excited to be getting involved with this group. I will miss next Thursday as I am taking my daughter to SMU for her freshman year, but I will definitely make the next meeting at Billy's. I kind of went OCD since my purchase and have already restored some original rims, changed out the aftermarket rims, got new tires, repainted all of my interior knobs, replaced the front and rear light lenses, and added rear side reflectors. Hubcaps, stainless steel screw kits for everything, canvas seat straps, and a new heater valve come in tomorrow. I also have a restored period correct Toyota AM/FM radio coming in. So much for taking it slow. Some pics are below. I look forward to seeing you guys on the road. BTW, I know that my tag says 83FJ40. I just thought that I would have some real issues with non landcruiser people thinking ("This guy Ate Three BJs For T? Who the hell is "T" and why would he tell people that?")
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Where did you get the BJ from? Did you import it or buy it from someone who did?
So the difference in FJ40 and BJ40 for the uninitiated (me) - Diesel? Anything besides the drivetrain?
Great looking old truck.
Great looking old truck.
Cole,
Thanks! One of the guys has an FJ40 and the other guy said that he was the president of the club and had an FJ60 that was really nice and decked out. I got the BJ40 from Darren Haramija in Guntersville. He bought it from Barry Guess in Arab, who I believe imported it. Barry replaced the diesel engine with a period correct 2F engine. Darren bought it with the intention of a complete restore, but he had just finished a 79 FJ40 restoration and didn't rea;;y want to immediately repeat that process, so he listed it. I went to look at the BJ40 with my son last Saturday and I couldn't believe what great condition it was in. Zero rust outside of very very very little surface rust in the back bed, original fender flares with zero cutting anywhere. I was really lucky to find this gem.
Correct. My diesel engine was replaced with the F2 engine.
Bama4door
Supporting Vendor
Nice job, it looks like a really clean 40.
Maybe you met Stephen @Forerunner at Otey's. He has a gray 60 that has lots of bells and whistles
It was a blue FJ60 with a serious aftermarket front bumper, led headlights and tinted windows.Nice job, it looks like a really clean 40.
Maybe you met Stephen @Forerunner at Otey's. He has a gray 60 that has lots of bells and whistles
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that was stephen probably. think its the grayish blue color they had back then. I'm in crestline too
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Bama4door
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They are basically the same truck, minus the engines. The first letter in the same signifies engine type - (F) signifies a gas engine (F, 2F, etc) , or (B) Diesel engine (B, 3B, etc).
There’s a few other small things: speedometer in a BJ40 will be in kilometers per hour and I believe they came with 3.70 gears in the axles compared to 4.10s gears in the FJ40.
