I'm starting this off by copying a post I made back in November in the What Did You Do with Your 60 thread.
Washed it. Just over 20 years ago I bought this FJ60 to be used as a field vehicle and that's been its life for the past two decades. I don't think it's actually been washed in the last 5 years, maybe more, mud and dirt hosed off, yes, but not scrubbed with soap. In preparation to reseal the gutters of the roof I washed it taking off a light growth of black mold and the mud-dirt-sand-dust-pollen patina from travels in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Kentucky, Illinois, and Missouri.
I purchased this 1986 FJ60 from a catfish farmer near Yazoo City, MS in 2003. It was a package deal that included a wrecked 1981 FJ60. Both for $5000. Both 60s were almost bone stock, the '81 was the '86 had a Holley carb and header that were the only non-stock items. I wanted a FJ60 to have more carrying capacity as I had been using this 1977 FJ40 as my field vehicle.
For the past 21 years I've been using the 60 in my biological work, towing boats, hauling canoes, turtle trapping, cave inventory, salamander research, snake project, thus having a need for a vehicle that can get me in and out of rough roads, logging trails, negotiate mud, sand, rock. I also use in for camping and occasional trail riding with other Cruiser folks.
I'll be adding to this thread with current condition of the FJ60 and going back over the years showing how and where it's been used.
Washed it. Just over 20 years ago I bought this FJ60 to be used as a field vehicle and that's been its life for the past two decades. I don't think it's actually been washed in the last 5 years, maybe more, mud and dirt hosed off, yes, but not scrubbed with soap. In preparation to reseal the gutters of the roof I washed it taking off a light growth of black mold and the mud-dirt-sand-dust-pollen patina from travels in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Kentucky, Illinois, and Missouri.
I purchased this 1986 FJ60 from a catfish farmer near Yazoo City, MS in 2003. It was a package deal that included a wrecked 1981 FJ60. Both for $5000. Both 60s were almost bone stock, the '81 was the '86 had a Holley carb and header that were the only non-stock items. I wanted a FJ60 to have more carrying capacity as I had been using this 1977 FJ40 as my field vehicle.
For the past 21 years I've been using the 60 in my biological work, towing boats, hauling canoes, turtle trapping, cave inventory, salamander research, snake project, thus having a need for a vehicle that can get me in and out of rough roads, logging trails, negotiate mud, sand, rock. I also use in for camping and occasional trail riding with other Cruiser folks.
I'll be adding to this thread with current condition of the FJ60 and going back over the years showing how and where it's been used.