First I have to say what a great forum and wealth of information!
Just received my 82 FJ45 Trooper for Australia. You can say it was somewhat of an impulse/emotional buy from an infamous e*** site. The car looked great and the description said it was in good original shape, so I got it without having sent someone to inspect it. DO NOT DO IT!!!! JUST DON'T!
It took almost 4 months for it to arrive and right away there were issues. The electrical system was intermittent, so the transporter could not start it for about a month on the docks. Brakes were in such a bad shape that is would make a 90 degree turn when applied. It turned out that the entire system needed to be rebuilt. The lines were completely rusted through and all the cylinders except one were seized. Master brake cylinder is leaking. Knuckles need rebuilding as the oil is seeping from the differential. Clutch master cylinder is leaking oil. Cooling system is full of Aussie dirt. The engine has a miss on cylinders 3 and 4, and the carb has been backfiring for a while. And the list goes on and on... All they did was slap a lipstick on a pig and sold it. And unfortunately I fell for it.
But it is a cool trooper that I wanted for a while now, so the game of getting it up and running begins. There are no plans to make it a show car, but to make it into a reliable driver.
Just received my 82 FJ45 Trooper for Australia. You can say it was somewhat of an impulse/emotional buy from an infamous e*** site. The car looked great and the description said it was in good original shape, so I got it without having sent someone to inspect it. DO NOT DO IT!!!! JUST DON'T!
It took almost 4 months for it to arrive and right away there were issues. The electrical system was intermittent, so the transporter could not start it for about a month on the docks. Brakes were in such a bad shape that is would make a 90 degree turn when applied. It turned out that the entire system needed to be rebuilt. The lines were completely rusted through and all the cylinders except one were seized. Master brake cylinder is leaking. Knuckles need rebuilding as the oil is seeping from the differential. Clutch master cylinder is leaking oil. Cooling system is full of Aussie dirt. The engine has a miss on cylinders 3 and 4, and the carb has been backfiring for a while. And the list goes on and on... All they did was slap a lipstick on a pig and sold it. And unfortunately I fell for it.
But it is a cool trooper that I wanted for a while now, so the game of getting it up and running begins. There are no plans to make it a show car, but to make it into a reliable driver.
