First Land Cruiser- Purchased an FJ60. (1 Viewer)

[porqupine82]

Hey guys,

Bought my first cruiser. A 1983 model, Spring over axle, and 37s. Purchased it from memphis and drove it 8 hours and 477 miles home. Truck is awesome! Little bit of rust but imma add a snomaster fridge, winch and bumpers, and a rooftop tent and I'm DONE! The trip

back was crazy but I had no issues.

 

[Hojack]

Nice looking Rootbeer 60 and ready to play... just curious how was the trip back crazy?

 

[Seth S]

Your in and you posted pictures. Welcome looks like a fun machine.

 

[Seth S]

What gears does it have? Guessing stock 4 speed and with those tires at that speed and those rpm I’m guessing like 4:88?

 

[Skeet]

Looks a lot @Dlathem El Bandito build.

Meet El Bandito!

I've had 40s and my son and I DD 100s, but never a 60. Bought this beast from a guy in CO and drove it ALL THE WAY back to Alabama. Whew. Zero issues other than the alignment being off, causing death wobble after about 600mi of wearing the tires unevenly. I want to get it a tad more road...

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[porqupine82]

Nice looking Rootbeer 60 and ready to play... just curious how was the trip back crazy?

Truck needs an alignment, so I was fighting it most of the way back. Top speed (comfortably) was only around 65. I could hit 70 but it had my RPMs around 3k.. little high for comfort.

 

[porqupine82]

Looks a lot @Dlathem El Bandito build.

Meet El Bandito!

I've had 40s and my son and I DD 100s, but never a 60. Bought this beast from a guy in CO and drove it ALL THE WAY back to Alabama. Whew. Zero issues other than the alignment being off, causing death wobble after about 600mi of wearing the tires unevenly. I want to get it a tad more road...

forum.ih8mud.com

It is El Bandito lives on!

 

[porqupine82]

What gears does it have? Guessing stock 4 speed and with those tires at that speed and those rpm I’m guessing like 4:88?

Yes sir 4:88s

 

[joebattle1]

What gears does it have? Guessing stock 4 speed and with those tires at that speed and those rpm I’m guessing like 4:88?

Was wondering the same thing... @porcupine82 Is your speedo accurate or are you really going 75 in that pic. At 65 mph (which my speedo gauge reads 55 on my speedometer) I'm running at 2400 RPM's.

 

[porqupine82]

Was wondering the same thing... @porcupine82 Is your speedo accurate or are you really going 75 in that pic. At 65 mph (which my speedo gauge reads 55 on my speedometer) I'm running at 2400 RPM's.

Speedo is perfectly accurate. Confirmed using the new speedo feature in google maps.

 

[OG SUV]

Nice looking ride. Enjoy!

 

[Hojack]

[QUOTE="porqupine82, post: 12663715, imma add a snomaster fridge, winch and bumpers, and a rooftop tent and I'm DONE!
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Don’t think it’s that easy... you have a 36 year old Landcruiser. The excitement is great til reality sets in.

 

[cruisermatt]

This truck has changed hands a few times on this board. looking forward to seeing it get used and at a GSMTR since you're in Tennessee. Put GSMTR 2020 on your calendar for sure.
That thing might get pretty tippy with a Roof top tent. Look into sway bars and good dampers or lowering it a bit

 

[porqupine82]

[QUOTE="porqupine82, post: 12663715, imma add a snomaster fridge, winch and bumpers, and a rooftop tent and I'm DONE!

Don’t think it’s that easy... you have a 36 year old Landcruiser. The excitement is great til reality sets in.
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Oh I understand completely. Got some set aside for repairs and such. Just modification speaking, its minimal.

 

[porqupine82]

This truck has changed hands a few times on this board. looking forward to seeing it get used and at a GSMTR since you're in Tennessee. Put GSMTR 2020 on your calendar for sure.
That thing might get pretty tippy with a Roof top tent. Look into sway bars and good dampers or lowering it a bit

Yeah, I was tinkering with the 60 today and got to thinking about a rtt thinking the same thing. I believe I'll be ground tent sleeping.. gsmtr has always peaked my interest but I've never been

 

[cruisermatt]

I've never been

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