Hey folks! New member here from Boone, NC. Here is my 1983 FJ60 "Rusty"
Rusty is my second FJ60, I previously owned an '86 for a few years. Here it is on a trip to the OBX about 5 years ago back when I lived in Greenville, NC
I always missed that truck and regretted selling it but I was young(er) and dumb(er) and wasn't really invested enough to give it the love and maintenance it needed. Fast forward five years and last Thanksgiving I found Rusty over over the mountain in Morganton and bought her from the second owner. With a good amount of deferred maintenance and rust from spending all her life in the NC mountains she was in need of some love. I don't know what my wife was thinking when she encouraged me to buy Rusty but I am sure glad she was into it.
I am certainly a novice at wrenching on Landcruisers. I welcome any and all advice from y'all as I learn in the 33 year old classroom of steel, oil, grease, and busted knuckles. All my cars have been old wagons (a 1985 Volvo 240, a 1986 FJ60, a 1987 Volvo 740, and currently a 1993 Volvo 960) so I have learned a few things out of pure necessity to keep them running. I have also learned so much from reading here on 'mud, it is such an amazing braintrust. So far I have done the following on my 60,
My goal with this vehicle is to keep it running, make it more functional and safe (we have a baby on the way), and not go broke (I am currently a poor student). I love the stock look of these wagons so I plan to try to keep it fairly original. A am passionate about mountain biking, paddling, and camping so I will certainly be using it to haul bikes, boats, and camping gear on excursion around the western NC mountains and beyond.
I can't wait to meet other Cruiserheads in the area to go exploring with and wrench with. Are there any other members near Boone? What events are coming up that I can get involved in? I look forward to learning from and contributing to ONSC.
-Sean
Rusty is my second FJ60, I previously owned an '86 for a few years. Here it is on a trip to the OBX about 5 years ago back when I lived in Greenville, NC
I always missed that truck and regretted selling it but I was young(er) and dumb(er) and wasn't really invested enough to give it the love and maintenance it needed. Fast forward five years and last Thanksgiving I found Rusty over over the mountain in Morganton and bought her from the second owner. With a good amount of deferred maintenance and rust from spending all her life in the NC mountains she was in need of some love. I don't know what my wife was thinking when she encouraged me to buy Rusty but I am sure glad she was into it.
I am certainly a novice at wrenching on Landcruisers. I welcome any and all advice from y'all as I learn in the 33 year old classroom of steel, oil, grease, and busted knuckles. All my cars have been old wagons (a 1985 Volvo 240, a 1986 FJ60, a 1987 Volvo 740, and currently a 1993 Volvo 960) so I have learned a few things out of pure necessity to keep them running. I have also learned so much from reading here on 'mud, it is such an amazing braintrust. So far I have done the following on my 60,
- oil change
- spark plugs
- fuel and air filters
- stainless battery tray to replace the old crumbling one
- new speedo cable
- new shocks, steering dampener, and sway bar end links
- rewired rear dome light (it wasn't working)
- new clutch master cylinder
- pulled the spare down and replaced the busted valve stem (it is the original Dunlop Snow Cruiser bias-ply and it still holds air!)
My goal with this vehicle is to keep it running, make it more functional and safe (we have a baby on the way), and not go broke (I am currently a poor student). I love the stock look of these wagons so I plan to try to keep it fairly original. A am passionate about mountain biking, paddling, and camping so I will certainly be using it to haul bikes, boats, and camping gear on excursion around the western NC mountains and beyond.
I can't wait to meet other Cruiserheads in the area to go exploring with and wrench with. Are there any other members near Boone? What events are coming up that I can get involved in? I look forward to learning from and contributing to ONSC.
-Sean
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