Found decent '76 FJ55.

[Captn Conch]

Well...I bought a new to me 1976 FJ55, My second one. Do not own the first one now.

Quite original, normal crusty body but not in the critical places. Rare white over green..same as the first one I owned. (Ha! were they all made this color in '76?) This one is a survivor with crusty body panels but good floor boards, cargo area, doors, frame and a good running original engine with new clutch, water pump and has not been converted to rock climber but real original.
I feel lucky to have found this as I have dearly missed the '55 I bought and sold some 17 years ago in Hesperus Colorado.
So today I changed all it's essential fluids except the rear pumpkin that I can't get the filler plug off....Will defer to a professional to uncork that. Old gear lube wasn't real bad but due to be changed for sure. New rear tailgate window gear from SOR, working great now, Will post pix as I can.
Game Plan: I'm going to stop all rust intrusion, make sure all the mechanicals are serviced and brought up to snuff. Will be garaged and not exposed to moist conditions any more. Restore as I go. But will head up into the Rockies and drive it as I restore it... Yeah Baby!
Preserve as per FJ55 Pig Preservation Society dictates...Life is good!

 

[Gordobe]

Pictures please?

 

[RUSH55]

Congrats man!! Looking forward to seeing some pics and hearing more about it!

 

[bobm]

Ya Pics

 

[wngrog]

This thread is useless without pics.

 

[J Mack]

Ya Pics

I'm here for you Bobm.

Much Love buddy.

 

[scrapdaddy]

Ok, so I can dance too!

 

[bobm]

I'm BLIND

 

[bobm]

I'm here for you Bobm.

Much Love buddy.

Where do you find this . You're Killing me

 

[Ol Yeller]

This thread is useless without pics.

Rare white over green.

Close your eyes and pretend you’ve seen this before...

 

[Docktormike]

I used to live in Aztec, NM and drove up the La Plata River on 140 and up that canyon to the headwaters and the lake and campground and sleep in the back of my '72 55. Terrific area!

 

[Captn Conch]

Here's some pics.

All the doors shut like they should are still quite straight with no rust through on them, right front fender nice rust hole under the turn signal. Previous Owner took the turn signal pedestals off and then bolted directly to fenders as they had too big of rust holes for the peds. All the lights and gauges work, choke cable assembly stuck so po installed a long cable one that comes out under the dash with an extra 3' on it for good measure, it dangles and sets beside me on the seat. That's gotta be fixed.

No rust through on the roof or side rails. Tailgate rust but got another with no rust that I will change out. 10.50x15 BFG AT tires like new. OK, got the rear diff filler plug out and then drained that sweet smelling molassas out...uggg , new lube in now and replaced plug with allen head style.
Cracked windshield new one for $99.00! at Prosource glass Thanks Scrapdaddy! But you gotta add on crate fee $50 and shipping $250. But I talked to Prosource and after I find out the crate dimensions I'll check Fastenal to see if I can beat the $250 shipping, but hey, windshields are available!

Now I'm just waiting for our friend BobM to start cranking out those patch panels...C'mon Bob! You can do eet!!!!!

 

[wngrog]

Awesome

 

[scrapdaddy]

Yeah, that crate and shipping killed me, but I should of bought two right away, almost the same on shipping, etc.