Evening, I've spent years building and working on Toyota Mini trucks, and finally am making the leap to something more exciting.
I'm picking up an 1988 FJ62 this week from a good friend of mine. The rig has been sitting in a field at his farm in the Delta area of Nor Cal for a decade. From what I can tell, it's all original, and was only parked because a power steering hose had a pin hole and was removed, for replacement. The Jose was never put back on hiwever.
My questions are as follows:
What's the first thing I should do to deal with getting the motor running and clean out the fuel system?
With that much time exposed, is the steering box garunteed to need a full rebuild?
Body is straight and interior looks good for being parked in a field so long. Any additional advice is appreciated in terms of getting her road worthy and smoggable.
I'm picking up an 1988 FJ62 this week from a good friend of mine. The rig has been sitting in a field at his farm in the Delta area of Nor Cal for a decade. From what I can tell, it's all original, and was only parked because a power steering hose had a pin hole and was removed, for replacement. The Jose was never put back on hiwever.
My questions are as follows:
What's the first thing I should do to deal with getting the motor running and clean out the fuel system?
With that much time exposed, is the steering box garunteed to need a full rebuild?
Body is straight and interior looks good for being parked in a field so long. Any additional advice is appreciated in terms of getting her road worthy and smoggable.