- Year
- 1997
- Vehicle Model
- 80 Series
- Location
- United States
- Mileage
- 207800
- Color
- rgb(4, 37, 8)
SOLD
1997 FZJ80
Dark Emerald Pearl
Almost 208k on the odo
Clean NV title in my name
Has been in AZ and NV most of its life
CDL only
$7000
I bought this about a year ago on an impulse and then pretty quick the head gasket popped on me. It had some pitting on #6 cyl wall so I rebuilt a donor engine and swapped it. Ive driven it around some since but mostly it sits and I keep driving my 3rd gen runner. Ive been trying to justify owning 2 80s, a 4runner, and a super duty for just myself but I‘ve decided I should let this one go.
The good:
-Freshened up engine with a lot of new Toyota parts, ground head, valves/seats ground, valves adjusted — all done by a very trusted machine shop who is a big Toyota fan — new Toyota head gasket, new NPR piston rings, block torn all the way down — honed, cleaned — pistons cleaned, everything cleaned, inspected, measured. I did not change main or rod bearings but they were good to go. Everything torqued. New Toyota gaskets and seals on everything. Exhaust manifolds sand blasted and painted. Oil pans hot tanked. Engine has about 3k miles on it.
-No leaks
-New blue hub fan clutch with 15k cst fluid.
-New TYC radiator and new cap.
-New toyota fan belts.
-New AC belt.
-New NGK plugs.
-New hood struts.
-New door lock motors in front doors and rear hatch.
-New heater hoses
-New PHH with a breeze clamp.
-New CDL indicator switch.
-New Timken front wheel bearing on one side, other wheel bearings inspected packed and adjusted - new grease seals of course. No birf soup, birfs packed. Knuckle ball wipers are good. Diff oils checked. Spindles in great shape
-Brakes in good shape
-Kenwood head unit
-All windows including sunroof work
-No rust
-Have lots of receipts
-CDL works with lo/hi shifter
-Has no codes — egr/cats in tact and functioning
-AC and Heater work great
-Fresh coolant shut off valve
-Running boards
-Clean factory alloys
-New fuel filter
-Timing bumped to almost 8*
-Runs, drives, shifts great — set the CC and go.
The bad:
-Green paint so lots of oxidation/clear coat problems and was an AZ rig so sun baked
-Sun baked interior
-A few small cracks in dash
-A couple cracks in windshield but entirely out of view of the driver
-Belt moulding is not in good shape
-Flare rubber trim is gone
-Several door dings, small dents, and other cosmetic etc...
-Bumpers have been bumped here and there
-Drivers seat has typical cracking/hole
-Both seats need replacement power seat gears but the rest of the power seat functions work
-Antenna does not power up or down
-Tires have tread left but pretty low
-Both rear side door door lock motors do not work
-Diverter valve for rear washer squirter leaked so it was bypassed — fronts work and all wipers work
So in summary - very mechanically sound with some cosmetic flaws —not bad, not great, and a pretty baselined rig so you know what you’re getting.
1997 FZJ80
Dark Emerald Pearl
Almost 208k on the odo
Clean NV title in my name
Has been in AZ and NV most of its life
CDL only
$7000
I bought this about a year ago on an impulse and then pretty quick the head gasket popped on me. It had some pitting on #6 cyl wall so I rebuilt a donor engine and swapped it. Ive driven it around some since but mostly it sits and I keep driving my 3rd gen runner. Ive been trying to justify owning 2 80s, a 4runner, and a super duty for just myself but I‘ve decided I should let this one go.
The good:
-Freshened up engine with a lot of new Toyota parts, ground head, valves/seats ground, valves adjusted — all done by a very trusted machine shop who is a big Toyota fan — new Toyota head gasket, new NPR piston rings, block torn all the way down — honed, cleaned — pistons cleaned, everything cleaned, inspected, measured. I did not change main or rod bearings but they were good to go. Everything torqued. New Toyota gaskets and seals on everything. Exhaust manifolds sand blasted and painted. Oil pans hot tanked. Engine has about 3k miles on it.
-No leaks
-New blue hub fan clutch with 15k cst fluid.
-New TYC radiator and new cap.
-New toyota fan belts.
-New AC belt.
-New NGK plugs.
-New hood struts.
-New door lock motors in front doors and rear hatch.
-New heater hoses
-New PHH with a breeze clamp.
-New CDL indicator switch.
-New Timken front wheel bearing on one side, other wheel bearings inspected packed and adjusted - new grease seals of course. No birf soup, birfs packed. Knuckle ball wipers are good. Diff oils checked. Spindles in great shape
-Brakes in good shape
-Kenwood head unit
-All windows including sunroof work
-No rust
-Have lots of receipts
-CDL works with lo/hi shifter
-Has no codes — egr/cats in tact and functioning
-AC and Heater work great
-Fresh coolant shut off valve
-Running boards
-Clean factory alloys
-New fuel filter
-Timing bumped to almost 8*
-Runs, drives, shifts great — set the CC and go.
The bad:
-Green paint so lots of oxidation/clear coat problems and was an AZ rig so sun baked
-Sun baked interior
-A few small cracks in dash
-A couple cracks in windshield but entirely out of view of the driver
-Belt moulding is not in good shape
-Flare rubber trim is gone
-Several door dings, small dents, and other cosmetic etc...
-Bumpers have been bumped here and there
-Drivers seat has typical cracking/hole
-Both seats need replacement power seat gears but the rest of the power seat functions work
-Antenna does not power up or down
-Tires have tread left but pretty low
-Both rear side door door lock motors do not work
-Diverter valve for rear washer squirter leaked so it was bypassed — fronts work and all wipers work
So in summary - very mechanically sound with some cosmetic flaws —not bad, not great, and a pretty baselined rig so you know what you’re getting.
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