New Member #575 Brian Blum

[Saddletramp]

Please welcome our newest member Brian (@brian az ) to CopperStateCruisers.

Brian has several Toyotas including a 1986 FJ60, 1994 pickup 4x4; 22R-E, 2018 4Runner. Please tell us more about yourself and you Toyota trucks.

Steve

 

[Rudster]

Welcome to the club Brian. Please post up some pictures of your Toys

 

[MrMcgoo]

Welcome

 

[medtro]

Welcome Brian!

 

[LongDuck]

Welcome aboard, Brian. Lets see some pictures, too.

 

[OffRoadScott]

Welcome

 

[brian az]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone in person and doing some (not-too-difficult) wheeling! As for the trucks...

The 1994 pickup was my first vehicle...I got it brand new in high school. There's a whole thread about it here (it's for sale, although I'm not trying very hard to get rid of it.) I used to wheel this thing in the late '90s/early '00s...nothing too crazy...Crown King, Box Canyon (Florence), etc. Then I had a Jeep (gasp!) for a few years and bought a car for daily-driving and the truck was relegated to the occasional Home Depot run.

I got the 2018 4Runner TR a couple years ago to scratch the wheeling itch. It's a great truck...ATRAC and rear locker make it almost too easy. I thought this would be my dual purpose vehicle...daily driver and wheeling. And it does a great job at that. But, I've since decided I wanted a project...

So, a few months ago I picked up this bone stock 1986 FJ60. I used to drive my dad's 40 when I was 16 and I've had soft spot for Cruisers since. Not sure why it took me so long to get one. I've got a lot of hypothetical plans for this truck...but for now I'm just enjoying it as-is while I get to know it. Here're some really bad photos...

Anybody have a driver's side front door, this one's a little wrinkly...

 

[LongDuck]

Arizona truck (*the 60 series)? Looks amazingly rust-free. Very nice,

 

[brian az]

Arizona truck (*the 60 series)? Looks amazingly rust-free. Very nice,

Yes, as far as I know it's always been an AZ vehicle. I've found very little rust, other than a few specks of surface rust here and there.

 

[medtro]

Who made that radiator?

 

[tls3601]

Welcome Brian. Your 60 looks very original

 

[brian az]

Who made that radiator?

Good question. The previous owner gave me a big 'ole stack of receipts...I'll look for clues there. I didn't notice any markings on it, but I'll take a look.

 

[medtro]

Good question. The previous owner gave me a big 'ole stack of receipts...I'll look for clues there. I didn't notice any markings on it, but I'll take a look.

Not critical. No need to waste time on my question.