Jamieson22
SILVER Star
Been wanting an '89 Land Cruiser for at least the last 20 years. Not even sure why I wanted an "'89" so much, just think my uneducated way of preferring the look of a 62 over a 60. Used to search a couple times a year to see what was available, but always as a window shopping.
Then a couple months ago the looking got a little more serious and I was finding 60 and 62s I liked. Learned a lot from this forum, got tons of great advice (big thanks to @Major Nelson and @Seth S), and finally decided that if I was gonna do it it had to be a 62. My kids are 8 and 10 and wanted them to have safety of shoulder belts and headrests in back.
That helped focus my search. Was scanning MUD, CL, and FB Marketplace across the country a couple times a week. Viewing photos, videos. etc. Started negotiating with a few folks. Just couple not find a deal I was comfortable with. Then I saw a response to an ISO on MUD and reached out to them. Couple days of talking and I now own this '88 62 named "Kind of Blue" (runner up was "Stella Blue").
Truck is in great shape and just rolled to 147k miles when I drove it today. Person I bought it from had Specialty 4wd in Walton, KY service it with standard fluids/belts/etc., knuckles, and added an emu 2.5" lift w/ 33s, and White Knuckle rock sliders. Also has a nice Sony double DIN stereo, upgraded speakers, backup camera and bluetooth wireless. Beyond that it is pretty stock and clean.
Was hesitant to tag this a "build" thread as really not sure I'll be building as much as just maintaining. But I guess we'll see. First project is get the discharge hose rebuilt as it is blown so has no AC. Found local shop that still does R12 so plan to just stick with it. Also think the door light isn't working but have not played with it much - may just be a bulb.
Arriving from KY to IL 2 days ago:
Pics from today:
Then a couple months ago the looking got a little more serious and I was finding 60 and 62s I liked. Learned a lot from this forum, got tons of great advice (big thanks to @Major Nelson and @Seth S), and finally decided that if I was gonna do it it had to be a 62. My kids are 8 and 10 and wanted them to have safety of shoulder belts and headrests in back.
That helped focus my search. Was scanning MUD, CL, and FB Marketplace across the country a couple times a week. Viewing photos, videos. etc. Started negotiating with a few folks. Just couple not find a deal I was comfortable with. Then I saw a response to an ISO on MUD and reached out to them. Couple days of talking and I now own this '88 62 named "Kind of Blue" (runner up was "Stella Blue").
Truck is in great shape and just rolled to 147k miles when I drove it today. Person I bought it from had Specialty 4wd in Walton, KY service it with standard fluids/belts/etc., knuckles, and added an emu 2.5" lift w/ 33s, and White Knuckle rock sliders. Also has a nice Sony double DIN stereo, upgraded speakers, backup camera and bluetooth wireless. Beyond that it is pretty stock and clean.
Was hesitant to tag this a "build" thread as really not sure I'll be building as much as just maintaining. But I guess we'll see. First project is get the discharge hose rebuilt as it is blown so has no AC. Found local shop that still does R12 so plan to just stick with it. Also think the door light isn't working but have not played with it much - may just be a bulb.
Arriving from KY to IL 2 days ago:
Pics from today: