I've been lurking around these forums for a while, but holding out for an what I perceive to be the perfect 80.
I didn't want leather seats (we have dogs that always ride with us and tear them up) and I wanted factory lockers. I don't mind high mileage, as long as it's a Toyota
I found a 1997 Moonglow Pearl FJZ80 in Dallas, about two hours away, yesterday, and went to check it out and ended up bringing it home. It has the factory lockers, 208K miles, and is amazingly/ ridiculously clean (one owner, too) for the age and mileage. All of the electronics work, the interior is nearly flawless, the exterior has just a couple minor scrapes and a single golf ball sized dent. It runs and drives perfectly. It has the dark blue/ grey interior, and all it needs is a new driver's side visor, because it keeps falling down (anybody know where I can source one? It is currently being held up by 3M Velcro Tape).
I went through it more thoroughly today and found it needed brake pads on both axles. I found the rear ones locally but nobody had the fronts, so I installed the rears and ordered the fronts from Amazon. They're almost on the wear indicators.
I also found what I believe to be a rear main seal leak, where a tiny amount of oil is dripping through the breather hole in the transmission bell housing from time to time. In the time I've had it, it has dropped about a half dollar sized patch on the concrete. The part is cheap, but I don't feel like dealing with it right now. That might have to wait. It was also overfilled when the dealer performed an oil change, so I'll be keeping an eye on that.
This isn't a DD, but a weekender and something that I can load up with stuff from Lowes for my home improvement projects. I've always wanted one and am quite inspired by what ExpeditionLandCruiserFZJ80 has done to his.
I didn't want leather seats (we have dogs that always ride with us and tear them up) and I wanted factory lockers. I don't mind high mileage, as long as it's a Toyota
I found a 1997 Moonglow Pearl FJZ80 in Dallas, about two hours away, yesterday, and went to check it out and ended up bringing it home. It has the factory lockers, 208K miles, and is amazingly/ ridiculously clean (one owner, too) for the age and mileage. All of the electronics work, the interior is nearly flawless, the exterior has just a couple minor scrapes and a single golf ball sized dent. It runs and drives perfectly. It has the dark blue/ grey interior, and all it needs is a new driver's side visor, because it keeps falling down (anybody know where I can source one? It is currently being held up by 3M Velcro Tape).
I went through it more thoroughly today and found it needed brake pads on both axles. I found the rear ones locally but nobody had the fronts, so I installed the rears and ordered the fronts from Amazon. They're almost on the wear indicators.
I also found what I believe to be a rear main seal leak, where a tiny amount of oil is dripping through the breather hole in the transmission bell housing from time to time. In the time I've had it, it has dropped about a half dollar sized patch on the concrete. The part is cheap, but I don't feel like dealing with it right now. That might have to wait. It was also overfilled when the dealer performed an oil change, so I'll be keeping an eye on that.
This isn't a DD, but a weekender and something that I can load up with stuff from Lowes for my home improvement projects. I've always wanted one and am quite inspired by what ExpeditionLandCruiserFZJ80 has done to his.