Newbie here.. found this old guy in Oregon

[EddieDLO]

Good afternoon everyone. Let me start off by introducing myself, my name is eddie from Rancho Cucamonga. And I’m really excited to introduce this old guy to you all. This is my first FJ40 “77” Another great find from a small town outside of Eugene Oregon. So far so good. I got this old guy started and fixing as I go. I will keep you updated.

 

[felipe70]

Congrats Eddie. Nice find!

 

[juanchogaviria]

Welcome, nice!

 

[oregon fj]

Welcome, Eddie. Nice rig, but a '77 isn't really an "old guy". My '64 is a bit older...

 

[Solace in Solitude]

Congratulations!!

He’s a beauty!!

 

[swelltimes]

View attachment 1756171 View attachment 1756172 View attachment 1756173 Good afternoon everyone. Let me start off by introducing myself, my name is eddie from Rancho Cucamonga. And I’m really excited to introduce this old guy to you all. This is my first FJ40 “77” Another great find from a small town outside of Eugene Oregon. So far so good. I got this old guy started and fixing as I go. I will keep you updated.

Right on!! Congrats.

I'm partial to the '77 year, and am wondering if this truck has / had the smog equipment that may have been standard in trucks on the west coast / CA?

I've got a 6/77 truck that originated in CA, and I'm always looking to learn more, and share experiences.

 

[Simcoe]

Congrats on your find! Can't wait to see other pics and updated progress

 

[Martyt]

We like pictures so feel free to post more pix. Rig looks really nice; your seller seems to like red vehicles

 

[OR tojo]

You didn't drive it back to test it out?

 

[Fj moneypit]

View attachment 1756171 View attachment 1756172 View attachment 1756173 Good afternoon everyone. Let me start off by introducing myself, my name is eddie from Rancho Cucamonga. And I’m really excited to introduce this old guy to you all. This is my first FJ40 “77” Another great find from a small town outside of Eugene Oregon. So far so good. I got this old guy started and fixing as I go. I will keep you updated.

Welcome to the world of California smog crap! I bought a 71’ to avoid all that. Congrats she looks purdy!

 

[EddieDLO]

Welcome, Eddie. Nice rig, but a '77 isn't really an "old guy". My '64 is a bit older...

You didn't drive it back to test it out?

i wish I could , but it wasn’t running. Simple tune took care of that.

 

[airon23]

Super nice rig. Congrats Eddie from Rancho Cucamonga!

 

[troy scott]

Super nice rig. Congrats Eddie from Rancho Cucamonga!

kinda fun to say!

 

[EddieDLO]

I took all the diamond plate off, all I need are some stock steel rims on 33”. Please keep me posted if you know of a set available, hopefully in Southern California.

 

[Martyt]

Wow, diamond plate off and not hiding rust--that must be a first! Am, sure your rig will enjoy the nice SoCal heat versus the Oregon when is is going to stop raining weather. Again, congrats on the rig!

 

[EddieDLO]

Thanks to this Holmatro tool I was able to remove all the tie rods. Had to improvise, heat and penetrating oil weren’t enough.

 

[EddieDLO]

Wow, diamond plate off and not hiding rust--that must be a first! Am, sure your rig will enjoy the nice SoCal heat versus the Oregon when is is going to stop raining weather. Again, congrats on the rig!

Yes, I was also surprised.

 

[Michael B]

Good work Eddie! Firefighters have all the best toys, er tools.

 

[Fj moneypit]

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I took all the diamond plate off, all I need are some stock steel rims on 33”. Please keep me posted if you know of a set available, hopefully in Southern California.

For Sale - NV: Four Original FJ40 Rims w/Tires & Five Hubcaps

 

[thecrazygreek]

Go to your local Toyota dealer for the rims. you can get them for about 100 bucks each, 125 if they are stingy...

Nice rig... Another Oregon find!