HJ60 build
1986 HJ60 G Auto
OME heavy duty
33 10.5 on FJ55 rims
Restored (ish)
Precursor,
First build thread, we were working on a strict budget as I’m a student.
We posted a wanted ad for an HJ60 on Kijiji in Alberta, and someone ended up replying after being referred to us by someone else we met via the world of Landcruisers. Long story short, we bought it and this is the story of getting it back on the road!
Upon initial glance, we knew it was kind of a POS. The rockers were both shot, definitely needed a passenger quarter panel and the dog legs were in rough shape. The annoying part was a previous owner had attempted to fix these issues with 30 pounds of bondo and fiberglass (to the point where I found a shoe sole in the quarter panel which was used to hold all the fiberglass together). In addition to the obvious bodywork that needed to be done, there were some significant holes in the floorpan (unless we wanted to run the truck Fred Flinstone style, haha).
Despite the state of the project, we bought the truck. After all, it had 180000 KM on it and a 2h (I think the 2h is pretty rad)...
Before I get into how we actually made it look pretty and drivable again, here are pictures of the before and after.
Given that my girlfriend and I are both students, we had a limited budget and all the work was done in a driveway. But we are very proud of how rad the truck looks now!
I'll break this up into three parts; first will be body work, second the mechanical work and finally some highlights of the ups and downs along the way.
1986 HJ60 G Auto
OME heavy duty
33 10.5 on FJ55 rims
Restored (ish)
Precursor,
First build thread, we were working on a strict budget as I’m a student.
We posted a wanted ad for an HJ60 on Kijiji in Alberta, and someone ended up replying after being referred to us by someone else we met via the world of Landcruisers. Long story short, we bought it and this is the story of getting it back on the road!
Upon initial glance, we knew it was kind of a POS. The rockers were both shot, definitely needed a passenger quarter panel and the dog legs were in rough shape. The annoying part was a previous owner had attempted to fix these issues with 30 pounds of bondo and fiberglass (to the point where I found a shoe sole in the quarter panel which was used to hold all the fiberglass together). In addition to the obvious bodywork that needed to be done, there were some significant holes in the floorpan (unless we wanted to run the truck Fred Flinstone style, haha).
Despite the state of the project, we bought the truck. After all, it had 180000 KM on it and a 2h (I think the 2h is pretty rad)...
Before I get into how we actually made it look pretty and drivable again, here are pictures of the before and after.
Given that my girlfriend and I are both students, we had a limited budget and all the work was done in a driveway. But we are very proud of how rad the truck looks now!
I'll break this up into three parts; first will be body work, second the mechanical work and finally some highlights of the ups and downs along the way.
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