Been on the forum for a while and into Land Cruisers long before "MUD" ever existed...great forum by the way. My first Cruiser was a bone stock '85 FJ-60 that I bought back in '95 with 30K miles...was pristine and to this day I hate the fact I sold it.
Finally got back into a Land Cruiser this past fall...a '79 FJ40 with stock power steering, 4" BDS lift, NEW 33x12.5 GY-MTRs, and tube bumpers front and rear. Here are some pics:
Plans were for a truck that I could take on the trail, camping, or general running around on the weekends with my little boy.
No doubt, the truck had rust and what I could see didn't look that bad. The hard doors had some rust and ultimately needed the bottoms replaced, but the rear amby doors were perfect with almost zero rust. The rear bed had been covered with a section of sheet metal. Full Aussie heavy duty vinyl mats covered the interior. It also came with diamond plate rear quarters, rear fender flares, bumperttes and an extra 2F head. It drove OK and had "only" 129K miles, so I struck a deal at what I thought was a reasonable price. Drove it home from PA to NC (~14 hours) with zero problems.
After having it home and driving it some, we removed the top...it was caulked to the tub and then painted! Also, I installed a bikini top. .
Finally had a chance to start prepping the truck for the trail. But needed a tire carrier since the stock one wasn't on the FJ when I bought it. Found a great 2 jerry can + tire carrier and installed it.
Finally got back into a Land Cruiser this past fall...a '79 FJ40 with stock power steering, 4" BDS lift, NEW 33x12.5 GY-MTRs, and tube bumpers front and rear. Here are some pics:
Plans were for a truck that I could take on the trail, camping, or general running around on the weekends with my little boy.
No doubt, the truck had rust and what I could see didn't look that bad. The hard doors had some rust and ultimately needed the bottoms replaced, but the rear amby doors were perfect with almost zero rust. The rear bed had been covered with a section of sheet metal. Full Aussie heavy duty vinyl mats covered the interior. It also came with diamond plate rear quarters, rear fender flares, bumperttes and an extra 2F head. It drove OK and had "only" 129K miles, so I struck a deal at what I thought was a reasonable price. Drove it home from PA to NC (~14 hours) with zero problems.
After having it home and driving it some, we removed the top...it was caulked to the tub and then painted! Also, I installed a bikini top. .
Finally had a chance to start prepping the truck for the trail. But needed a tire carrier since the stock one wasn't on the FJ when I bought it. Found a great 2 jerry can + tire carrier and installed it.
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