Newbie question

[MADMAN]

Newbie FJ40 question

Hello all,
I am a newbie here to the forum and have found my way here as I have looking for an FJ40. I have looked at jeeps, Broncos, and such buy there it just something about the FJ's that I Just love. I have found this one for sale and was wondering if you guys think it is a good deal or not? Any info would be greatly appreciated!!!

Toyota 1975 FJ40 with Chevy 350 V8 and Turbo 400 Auto - $8500

1975 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser - Great price for great FJ.

Chevy 350 V8. Less than 1,000 mile on rebuild. With Downey Headers, new Edelbrock carb with intake, Comp cam, and HEI flame thrower distributor.

Turbo 400 Automatic with 3000 Stall Converter and B&M floor shifter.

16-35-15 Super Swamper Boggers with less than 1000 road miles on Eagle 589 15X12 Aluminum Wheels. Also included set of older white spoke wheels with BFG Mud Terrains (well used).

Lockrite Locker on front with 4.11 gears.

Auburn Posi in rear with 4.11 gears.

Skyjacker 4-inch suspension lift kit.

Terra-flex revolving rear shackles.

Advanced handling front shackle reverse kit.

Saginaw Power Steering.

4-Wheel disc brakes.

Race seats with 5-point harness.

Confer rear seat with harness seat belts.

Custom full Roll Cage.

Fender flares.

Herculiner Interior Floor.

Bikini Top. Also included soft top with side doors and possibily a hardtop.

Diamond coating on rear corners.

High Lift Jack.

Collector Plates with clean Title and recently passed smog.

 

[WES1977]

I bet you would find rust behind those dimand plates

 

[rjcruiser]

I think that it is a decent deal. It really depends on what you want.....a cruiser that has the Chevy swap/auto tranny can be a nice thing if that is what you want. If the swap was done right, he probably put about that much time/effort/$$$ in just the swap. Looks like the tires are in good shape and the power steering and disc brakes are definite upgrades. The front shackle reversal is an upgrade for some (more trail use), downgrade for others (more road use). The only thing that I can think might be an issue is cooling the v8. Just make sure that he's addressed this and/or do a search on it here to find out more.

Like Wes said, the diamond plates are probably rust covers. Just make sure that the frame isn't rusty. Other common rust areas are the front fenders, the running boards and the rear seal (looks like the PO has replaced it and the rear bumper).

All in all, you could find a cheaper cruiser, but you might have to shell out some funds to get it in the condition of this one. Finding one that already has a lot of the mods done and is in good shape can be a definite plus.

 

[Leaping Deer]

I don't know if I would call that a great price. I agree you will probably find rust under the diamond plate. Also those seats probably won't be comfortable. Personally I would probably keep looking. How many 40's have you gone to look at?

 

[Colorado Boy-74-FJ40]

Thats almost 50% daimond plate!. Be careful, you might have an unsound rusted POS!

 

[WES1977]

I just noticed it looks like a metal tech cage with the front profile. I would say that the cage is worth around $1,000 with all the parts and labor.
www.metaltech4x4.com

4wheel disk is a nice feature also. Putting my rear disk on myself cost me about $400.

Check the Frame for bad rust and If that is all the stuff you wanted, go for it.

The only thing I don't like about it is the diamond plate and the seats.

 

[D'Animal]

With the list of options this thing comes with I think it is a good value. If it is in your budget and you like the rig then buy it. If you found a clean stock FJ40 and built it the way this one is you would have more than $8,500 in it.

Diamond plate and carpet can hide a lot of rust. A little rust is normal but some people use diamond plate in place of body panels.

This rig I just bought with "Usual Cruiser Rust". It had diamond plating on the outside and carpet on the inside.

 

[JohnnyC]

that is a decent value...under 8000 would be much better...

 

[Cuerno Largo]

With the list of options this thing comes with I think it is a good value. If it is in your budget and you like the rig then buy it. If you found a clean stock FJ40 and built it the way this one is you would have more than $8,500 in it.

Diamond plate and carpet can hide a lot of rust. A little rust is normal but some people use diamond plate in place of body panels.

This rig I just bought with "Usual Cruiser Rust". It had diamond plating on the outside and carpet on the inside.

 

[llih]

I think it could be a pretty nice rig. Where is Pine Junction? If your not in a major rust belt, the sheet metal behind the diamond plate could be in excellent shape. I have a cousin that belonged to a heep club in Washington. Every rig in the club had diamond plate. They put it on because they would bounce their rigs off trees. It was an armor issue, not so much cosmetic. As the above posted, to start out with even a reasonable shape truck and do those mods, you would have way more then the price of this vehicle. I would go for it if it drives and stops well. A small amount of rust wouldn't stop me. Of course I would have to think about it if it had the extra ventilation hole in the floor.

 

[MADMAN]

Thank you all for the replies! Pine Junction is in Colorado by the way sorry about that it was too early in the morning when I was filling out my profile. As far as the diamond plate yeah I noticed that too and rust would be my first question when I talk to the guy. what I am trying to accomplish is to buy a 40 that has the most mods/upgrades already done to it. Trying to save some with someone else having done the work on it so my $$$ can go that much further with it. I know there are those who hate the V8 thing but that is one of the thing I happen to like about this one. Of course I will have to find out many things like who did the conversion, how it is cooled and such. EDIT: just called the guy and like a typical person from craigslist he already sold it and didn't bother to pull the add!

I did find another one on colorado4x4.org and it is probably nicer rig than this but the two negatives for me on it is it's up in the 12k range and also has a 1F engine in it. Could someone enlighten me on the 1F engine how powerful are they?



1968 FJ40 Toyota Landcruiser - $12500

Reply to: sale-248941162@craigslist.org
Date: 2006-12-14, 11:21AM MST


For sale or Trade 1968 FJ40. $12,500 OBO

1F engine, 3 speed Transmission, Accel Coil, NGK plugs, Mallory distributor, Saginaw power steering conversion, Disc brakes up front new rotors and pads, Front and rear axles are from a 78 FJ 40, Floor shifter conversion, Power brake booster, Hysteer kit with 1 ton ends, 4” BDS spring under lift, 2 ½ “ over anti inversion shackles, man-a-fre shackle reversal kit , Custom family roll cage, 35” pro comp x-terrains with black rock crawler wheels, 4:56 ring and pinion front and back, Lock right lockers front and back, New clutch and rear main seal, Weber carburetor with new washable filter, Rear seat, Oil filter relocation kit, New alternator, Warn X8000i winch, Powertank, Holley electric fuel pump, Profield birfields, Bushwacker flares not installed, ½” wheel spacers, Optima yellow top , Rancho steering stabilizer, Safari bikini top, Matching hardtop and doors, Custom exhaust , BDS shocks, 4plus rocker knockers, All fluids are new, body is straight with no rust. I have over $15,000 into this rig. John from Coyote Cruisers in FTC has helped me out alot building this LC. I would consider trading for a SUV, crew cab truck, AWD wagon or sedan. If interested call me at 970-988-5208

• This item has been posted by-owner.
• Location: Loveland
• It's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

 

[MADMAN]

BTW: for those of you who like original unmolested stock Fj's check out this beauty!!!

1979 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER FJ40 FJ-40 FJ 40 LAND CRUISER - $18000

Reply to: sale-254168256@craigslist.org
Date: 2006-12-27, 4:01PM MST


ORIGINAL FJ40. NO RUST. 72K MILES. VERY CLEAN AND TRULY UNMOLESTED. HAS BEEN LIFTED 4". REAR BUMPER ADDED BECAUSE ORIGINAL BUMPERETES (THEY WILL COME WITH IT) ARE WORTHLESS. FLOOR PANS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, RUSTPROOFED, SEALED AND SOUNDPROOFED WITH 3/8" AUTOMOTIVE FELT FRONT TO BACK. ALL RUBBER AND MATS AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND LIGHTS AND GUAGES AND KNOBS ARE IN VERY NICE CONDITION. THIS IS NOT A VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN RESTORED, PATCHED OR POUNDED OUT. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL, WELL PRESERVED, MINT CONDITION FJ40.

• This item has been posted by-owner.
• Location: BOULDER
• It's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

254168256

 

[WES1977]

I think the yellow one is over priced. I would stick with the red or silver one.

 

[MADMAN]

I think the yellow one is over priced. I would stick with the red or silver one.

I was kind of thing the same thing on the yellow one but maybe I could talk him into 10K? The red one is sold and well the silver is 18K! Yeah it's real nice but that is too much $$$ for what I want to do with it anyway.

 

[WES1977]

Have you looked here: http://www.cruizers.com/

 

[my64fj40]

This one sounds good

http://ads.cruizers.com/classifieds.cfm?adID=1329

and a couple more

http://ads.cruizers.com/classifieds.cfm?adID=1237

http://ads.cruizers.com/classifieds.cfm?adID=385
(This one sounds really nice)

A good project

http://ads.cruizers.com/classifieds.cfm?adID=335


There seems to be plenty of cruisers in Colorado, just be patient and you'll find a keeper.

 

[MADMAN]

Have you looked here: http://www.cruizers.com/

Thanks WES I did run across that site last night but haven't had a chance to look through it yet. I'll have to do that. Both 40's I have found with a V8 conversion were both already sold.

 

[MADMAN]

This one sounds good

http://ads.cruizers.com/classifieds.cfm?adID=1329

and a couple more

http://ads.cruizers.com/classifieds.cfm?adID=1237

http://ads.cruizers.com/classifieds.cfm?adID=385
(This one sounds really nice)

A good project

http://ads.cruizers.com/classifieds.cfm?adID=335


There seems to be plenty of cruisers in Colorado, just be patient and you'll find a keeper.

Thank you very much for the leads! The first one is way cool but 20K out of my price range

The second one is much like what I am looking for I'll have to check on that one!!!

Third one is too stock for m liking it would take too long to get it where I want it.

I agree with you and the one thing I can afford the most to to wait to find the right one. Your input is greatly appreciated!!!

 

[Leaping Deer]

Only problem with that site is there are only a couple of ads total that are recent. I bet you will find a lot have sold or are no longer for sale. Check your local want ads. Find a local club and keep an ear out. If I were to do it again that would be the way to do it. Also if you see something local on ebay you could check it out but I don't think that it will be the best way to find a deal. There always seem to be ads in the Colorado area. Just take your time it will be worth it when you find the perfect cruiser.

Good luck and by the way I don't know if anyone has given you the offical Mud wecome yet but here goes.

Welcome to MUD

 

[MADMAN]

Only problem with that site is there are only a couple of ads total that are recent. I bet you will find a lot have sold or are no longer for sale. Check your local want ads. Find a local club and keep an ear out. If I were to do it again that would be the way to do it. Also if you see something local on ebay you could check it out but I don't think that it will be the best way to find a deal. There always seem to be ads in the Colorado area. Just take your time it will be worth it when you find the perfect cruiser.

Good luck and by the way I don't know if anyone has given you the offical Mud wecome yet but here goes.

Welcome to MUD

LMAO!!! Thank you I was waiting for one of those official welcomes!