Greetings

[NewToFJs]

Been lurking here for a while, this forum has so much valuable info and the community is so supportive I decided to join.

Got a 1991 FJ80, was almost all original as far as I can tell. New shocks, struts, brakes, brake master cylinder, front axles, just needs some transfer case work, it's howling pretty bad.

Somehow this old vehicle seems well worth the time, effort, and expense.

 

[BILT4ME]

Been lurking here for a while, this forum has so much valuable info and the community is so supportive I decided to join.

Got a 1991 FJ80, was almost all original as far as I can tell. New shocks, struts, brakes, brake master cylinder, front axles, just needs some transfer case work, it's howling pretty bad.

Somehow this old vehicle seems well worth the time, effort, and expense.

Welcome!

Don't get too upset if people hound you.

Your truck is NOT typical of a head gasket problem, so you can ignore most of those issues.

Everyone will gripe about how slow yours is....Just enjoy the scenery.

Anything you want to do to your truck has been done by someone on here before, so search, ask questions.

What are your goals?
Do you do your own work or will you be paying someone else to do the work?

Pictures.

Don't forget pictures.

 

[effjay80]

Have fun and safe travels!

 

[baldilocks]

The fact that you seem to possess critical thinking skills and the unusual ability to write a complete sentence, I solute you .

 

[NewToFJs]

Thanks for the welcome, all.

The next big project for this one is the transfer case howls not quite as bad as an air raid siren at highway speeds. I found another transfer case, it's advertised as coming out of a 1992 FJ80, and I read enough here on the forum that if I am understanding correctly Toyota went to a different transfer case in mid-1992.

I haven't found any info on line about whether the later style transfer case will bolt up without major modification, and I don't know what the implications of going to the viscous coupling might be. What I'm thinking is if the new one will fit without a lot of changes then to avoid a lot of down time is to pull it apart, repair as needed, install, and if everything works right then maybe rebuild the old one and sell it to someone who could use it, or just hang on to it. Seems like the original HF2A is made out of Unobtanium, or I'm just not looking in the right places.

Any thoughts?

 

[NewToFJs]

Welcome!

Don't get too upset if people hound you.

Your truck is NOT typical of a head gasket problem, so you can ignore most of those issues.

Everyone will gripe about how slow yours is....Just enjoy the scenery.

Anything you want to do to your truck has been done by someone on here before, so search, ask questions.

What are your goals?
Do you do your own work or will you be paying someone else to do the work?

Pictures.

Don't forget pictures.

The only surprise I've had so far from the engine is when that little welch plug popped out, the one right by the #5 plug. That was a surprising amount of oil in a short time but fortunately it happened in the driveway. A 1/4-20 tap and a set screw put things right quickly.

Yep, it's slow, and it's getting about 9mpg no matter what, I think if I pushed it off a cliff it would get 9mpg all the way to the bottom. <G>

Some work I can do myself, anything that involves getting the truck up on a lift, I typically end up paying others to do. Partly as a matter of expediency, this has turned into a primary asset and having it up and running as much as possible is worth paying for.

The goal for this one is reliability. The intent is to have a solid all-purpose daily use machine -- it will never be in a car show but it will definitely be going to work.

Being new to these things, of course I was duly impressed the first time I took it off road, more impressed subsequently. I don't know how to account for the vehicle's off-road performance with a simple open diff front and rear and cheap tires. It was immediately apparent that under reasonable use in difficult terrain this is an extraordinarily capable machine compared to something like a domestic half-ton 4x4.

 

[BILT4ME]

The only surprise I've had so far from the engine is when that little welch plug popped out, the one right by the #5 plug. That was a surprising amount of oil in a short time but fortunately it happened in the driveway. A 1/4-20 tap and a set screw put things right quickly.

Yep, it's slow, and it's getting about 9mpg no matter what, I think if I pushed it off a cliff it would get 9mpg all the way to the bottom. <G>

Some work I can do myself, anything that involves getting the truck up on a lift, I typically end up paying others to do. Partly as a matter of expediency, this has turned into a primary asset and having it up and running as much as possible is worth paying for.

The goal for this one is reliability. The intent is to have a solid all-purpose daily use machine -- it will never be in a car show but it will definitely be going to work.

Being new to these things, of course I was duly impressed the first time I took it off road, more impressed subsequently. I don't know how to account for the vehicle's off-road performance with a simple open diff front and rear and cheap tires. It was immediately apparent that under reasonable use in difficult terrain this is an extraordinarily capable machine compared to something like a domestic half-ton 4x4.

I had similar experiences when I first got into my LC.

A main thing in my opinion was s use genuine Toyota parts. Prior to my LC, I've never had a vehicle "spot out" aftermarket parts.
With these, the are a few exceptions, but not many.

Mcgeorge Toyota
Partsouq.com
Olathe Toyota
Cruiser outfitters (cruiserteq)
And a few more.