My71FJ40
SILVER Star
Hello, Long time member but in the FJ40 group. Got my first Tacoma w/193k miles in Nov.- 21 after having a 1985 pickup, 67 and 71 fj40's, two 1st gen 4runners an 88 & 89 and two more fj40s a 69 & 72. So far I'm loving it! The previous owner owned it for 20 years and was a mechanic who used it well but also fixed and replaced things and took great care of it. He bought it in his early twenties and did some light mods like BMW side markers and a volt meter installed on the passenger dash and swapped out bench seat for buckets. He also replaced stock springs with fj60 springs and put on 17" Tundra wheels. I put on new tires of same previous size 245\75\r17 Open Range A/T which equates to a 31.5 x 9.5 tire, tall skinny that doesn't rub and speedo is accurate. Engine is clean and strong had head gasket flip - I guess this first year 3.4L had an error in the blueprint having head gaskets reversed from factory?! Still learning about my first gen any suggestions appreciated.
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