So i haven't posted too much in the last while, mostly because my 70 hasn't broken or even really been worked on.
but anyway, some of you saw that i bought a new(ish) Tacoma this year. A 2007 TRD. I bought it with dreams of reliability and comfort. However after a while the realization sets in that it is just a truck... a truck that cost way too much for what it does. still requires maintenance and depreciates at a measurable rate. That plus a handful of new vehicle characteristics the were hard to get over. like drive by wire that felt like it was never meant to work with a manual trans, a bloated dash that made it near impossible to drive in workboots. a V6 that made good power, but with a computer that wouldn't let you use it when you wanted to.....
I could rant for a while.... long story short i sold it.
what owning it did do for me was give me way more respect for the engineering and reliability of my old landcruiser.
So why not buy another.
I always wanted a 60 series, but the thought of buying a clapped out early 80's truck, which would inevitably be full of holes, need suspension, have 500KM and an asking price with too many zeros. That didnt really excite me.
Then this came up. its a 1988 Fj62, with a front clip swap. Its a 3FE auto, but it has a clean body and interior. and the suspension and tires where installed 3 months before i bought it.
It will be getting a 3B swap with a turbo, a 5 speed swap, front a rear bumpers at some point and thats about it. trying to make it into a really nice daily driver/camping/road trip truck.
Anyway here's some pictures, i wont be starting any major work for a little while yet. still gotta pull the motor and trans from the donor. for now i'm just trying to live with the fuel mileage and the slushbox.
but anyway, some of you saw that i bought a new(ish) Tacoma this year. A 2007 TRD. I bought it with dreams of reliability and comfort. However after a while the realization sets in that it is just a truck... a truck that cost way too much for what it does. still requires maintenance and depreciates at a measurable rate. That plus a handful of new vehicle characteristics the were hard to get over. like drive by wire that felt like it was never meant to work with a manual trans, a bloated dash that made it near impossible to drive in workboots. a V6 that made good power, but with a computer that wouldn't let you use it when you wanted to.....
I could rant for a while.... long story short i sold it.
what owning it did do for me was give me way more respect for the engineering and reliability of my old landcruiser.
So why not buy another.
I always wanted a 60 series, but the thought of buying a clapped out early 80's truck, which would inevitably be full of holes, need suspension, have 500KM and an asking price with too many zeros. That didnt really excite me.
Then this came up. its a 1988 Fj62, with a front clip swap. Its a 3FE auto, but it has a clean body and interior. and the suspension and tires where installed 3 months before i bought it.
It will be getting a 3B swap with a turbo, a 5 speed swap, front a rear bumpers at some point and thats about it. trying to make it into a really nice daily driver/camping/road trip truck.
Anyway here's some pictures, i wont be starting any major work for a little while yet. still gotta pull the motor and trans from the donor. for now i'm just trying to live with the fuel mileage and the slushbox.