After lots of lurking on this forum I finally decided I needed another project.
I spent a decent amount of time trying to calibrate myself to the fj community in terms of relative costs and value of trucks in different stages of completion.
I wanted something which was CA smog exempt however future plans might mitigate that...
I initially went to see this truck because it was local and in my price range. when I saw it in person it looked rough and I immediately knew it would take alot of work.
I ended up walking away from the deal because the asking price was way too much. I kept looking and didnt see anything coming up here or CL. I wanted something that didnt have a v8 but wasnt super restored which would bump it out of my price range.
I notice that the truck was still listed and against my better judgement messaged the seller again trying to strike a deal. A little later and some back and forth we settled on a price.
I used a lot of knowledge from this site to help back up my offer so cheers to that!
the basics:
-Original 2F not running/starting, turns over though
-Clutch master/slave not disengaging clutch, need to figure out if it is a bleeding issue or seals.
-Soft brakes, no pedal feel. quick look under the truck found some pinched/cut hard lines
-No intake
-Wiring is a mess
-Front drive shaft is disconnected. the output from the tcase looks like it potentially broke the spline? hard to tell.
-Lots of rust, BAD rust, almost every body panel, fenders, doors, floor, quarters, ambi doors....
-interior is in decent shape
The end goal for this truck is mostly to be a trail rig. Reliability/capability is what I am looking for. I still want to be able to drive to the trails so needs to be relatively street-able but willing to tolerate decrease street performance.
Converting to a diesel is the main project of the truck besides just getting it driving.
Ever since seeing a group of 40 and 60 series diesel toyotas out-wheel everything of the trial I was hooked..
Based on research I have done the 2H would be my first pick along with a mild turbo setup to keep the reliability there while not being too gutless.
second pick would be the 12HT but potentially less plug and play then the 2H but easier to find?
For now I need to get what I have running and unfortunately pass smog.... once that is done I can do the DMV statement of fact and get the CA diesel reg.
I spent a decent amount of time trying to calibrate myself to the fj community in terms of relative costs and value of trucks in different stages of completion.
I wanted something which was CA smog exempt however future plans might mitigate that...
I initially went to see this truck because it was local and in my price range. when I saw it in person it looked rough and I immediately knew it would take alot of work.
I ended up walking away from the deal because the asking price was way too much. I kept looking and didnt see anything coming up here or CL. I wanted something that didnt have a v8 but wasnt super restored which would bump it out of my price range.
I notice that the truck was still listed and against my better judgement messaged the seller again trying to strike a deal. A little later and some back and forth we settled on a price.
I used a lot of knowledge from this site to help back up my offer so cheers to that!
the basics:
-Original 2F not running/starting, turns over though
-Clutch master/slave not disengaging clutch, need to figure out if it is a bleeding issue or seals.
-Soft brakes, no pedal feel. quick look under the truck found some pinched/cut hard lines
-No intake
-Wiring is a mess
-Front drive shaft is disconnected. the output from the tcase looks like it potentially broke the spline? hard to tell.
-Lots of rust, BAD rust, almost every body panel, fenders, doors, floor, quarters, ambi doors....
-interior is in decent shape
The end goal for this truck is mostly to be a trail rig. Reliability/capability is what I am looking for. I still want to be able to drive to the trails so needs to be relatively street-able but willing to tolerate decrease street performance.
Converting to a diesel is the main project of the truck besides just getting it driving.
Ever since seeing a group of 40 and 60 series diesel toyotas out-wheel everything of the trial I was hooked..
Based on research I have done the 2H would be my first pick along with a mild turbo setup to keep the reliability there while not being too gutless.
second pick would be the 12HT but potentially less plug and play then the 2H but easier to find?
For now I need to get what I have running and unfortunately pass smog.... once that is done I can do the DMV statement of fact and get the CA diesel reg.
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... one of those things they do not bother with these days
