I have finally fallen to clutches of my friends, prepared myself for some slow drives and purchased a 1988 FJ62 in pretty good shape. It is stock, really really stock. It has the standard windows and doorlocks, the AC was converted to 134 and charged. Underside has been power washed to get rid of the oil leaking from the oil pan (every bolt was loose).
We have changed the oil, lots of greasing, coolant flush along with a new thermostat as the old one was trashed.
Complete brake fluid flush and replacement along with 3 bad lines. I have a new screen and trans pan gasket comming and a new cooler to order from Summit, so a drain and flush is next. Tires (235/75R15) are still good so they got a balance and rotation. Brakes, hoses and belts are less than a year old.
Interior is in great shape so I bought full seat covers front and back along with some nice floor and cargo mats. Nice folks there at SOR. Needs new tunes but that comes later.
Now comes the fun part. I have a vacuum issue to track down. Not a lot of fun to discover your 4wd doesnt engage like you thought starting out on a trail where you need it. I have a Warn 9500i to get on it, the desire to get at least 32's maybe 33's under it. Oh, I have to do this all as inexpensively as I can.
I put a couple pics on here so that yes, it really does wheel even as a stocker. The pics are from this years 45 Run at Deer Valley. That was fun once we got out there, met some great people. I've been reading in the tech section so much my head is spinning there is so much info!
Anyhow, rambled enough for one night. Looking forward to many years of fun and meeting new people here.
We have changed the oil, lots of greasing, coolant flush along with a new thermostat as the old one was trashed.
Complete brake fluid flush and replacement along with 3 bad lines. I have a new screen and trans pan gasket comming and a new cooler to order from Summit, so a drain and flush is next. Tires (235/75R15) are still good so they got a balance and rotation. Brakes, hoses and belts are less than a year old.
Interior is in great shape so I bought full seat covers front and back along with some nice floor and cargo mats. Nice folks there at SOR. Needs new tunes but that comes later.
Now comes the fun part. I have a vacuum issue to track down. Not a lot of fun to discover your 4wd doesnt engage like you thought starting out on a trail where you need it. I have a Warn 9500i to get on it, the desire to get at least 32's maybe 33's under it. Oh, I have to do this all as inexpensively as I can.
I put a couple pics on here so that yes, it really does wheel even as a stocker. The pics are from this years 45 Run at Deer Valley. That was fun once we got out there, met some great people. I've been reading in the tech section so much my head is spinning there is so much info!
Anyhow, rambled enough for one night. Looking forward to many years of fun and meeting new people here.
