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Sweeeeeeet rig...I'm not knowledgeable enuff to know if ya should or.shldnt ...but, it's nice!!
Sweet truck! Prolly worth every penny if it's as advertised... LHD, too. Hen's teeth in the USA
NeverGiveUpYota
Dare me.
Holy crap is that pricey!
Gretsch
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If you have that kind of cash lying around to buy a 30 year old vehicle, then
- You should most definitely buy it
- I wish I were you
- See 2.
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Well wife wants me to buy a new f150 or gladiator. My current Fj60 would cost a min 30k to get back on the road safely.
BS, what’s wrong with it?
Tell you what, you give your 60 to me and spend 30k on a pickup, problem solved.
Tell you what, you give your 60 to me and spend 30k on a pickup, problem solved.
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Engine rebuild 9k qoute h&h diesel.
Transmission 2-6k depending
Frame work 3k
Body work 3-5k
Paint 5-10k
Rear axle 1-5k
Front axle 2-7k
Things can add up fast. The guys that have the time and ability do their own work greatly under value the cost of time/labor.
Transmission 2-6k depending
Frame work 3k
Body work 3-5k
Paint 5-10k
Rear axle 1-5k
Front axle 2-7k
Things can add up fast. The guys that have the time and ability do their own work greatly under value the cost of time/labor.
Diesel engine, paint and body work are not required for safety. Plenty of used 2f , h42, splitcase available from guys swapping to v8s or diesels in the 1-2k neighborhood.
What you probably meant was you wanted a resto-mod rig for 30k. Which is totally doable. Just buy one that is done if you can’t do the work. But that’s different than getting yours to a driveable condition.
What you probably meant was you wanted a resto-mod rig for 30k. Which is totally doable. Just buy one that is done if you can’t do the work. But that’s different than getting yours to a driveable condition.
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I guess. I wouldn't need bodywork to drive it.
Restorations in my area seem to be around 50-120k. In the pnw if one doesn't repair even the smallest rust spots they tend to double or tripple in size each year. Our summers are July 5 to Sept 1 first and second winters are from Sept 1 till June 1, spring is from June 1 til July 5.
Even odd miss matched 60 series sell for high prices.
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Restomods are high priced.
Restored prices are even higher.
Restorations in my area seem to be around 50-120k. In the pnw if one doesn't repair even the smallest rust spots they tend to double or tripple in size each year. Our summers are July 5 to Sept 1 first and second winters are from Sept 1 till June 1, spring is from June 1 til July 5.
Even odd miss matched 60 series sell for high prices.
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Restomods are high priced.
Restored prices are even higher.
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- #14
But is the engine I have.
i'd 2nd what others have said...if you have cash burning a hole in your wallet - and/or independently wealthy, and either you don't want do all this work yourself, or dont have space/time/skills... then yes. buy this truck!
looks pretty nice. i'd like to see more detailed pics of the frame/undercarriage/engine bay...but if it's this nice in person and there's zero rust - then it's priced somewhat fair.
for comparison:
nice clean rust free pacific northwest truck: $15,000
H55 swap: $5,000
1HDT swap: $10,000
OME suspension: $2,000
you're at $32,000 pretty quickly, add all the little incidentals and $35,000 is in the ballpark.
looks pretty nice. i'd like to see more detailed pics of the frame/undercarriage/engine bay...but if it's this nice in person and there's zero rust - then it's priced somewhat fair.
for comparison:
nice clean rust free pacific northwest truck: $15,000
H55 swap: $5,000
1HDT swap: $10,000
OME suspension: $2,000
you're at $32,000 pretty quickly, add all the little incidentals and $35,000 is in the ballpark.
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What am I missing? Car shopping it is hard to buy something in the 30k price range. Pickup trucks are 40-65k. Why would I need to be independently wealthy to buy a $35,000 truck? Older trucks should cost more beings made from metal and not plastic and being emissions exempt.??
fair point... I guess I assumed most of us don't buy these trucks with credit. Banks probably dont lend for this age of a used car... (not to say that it doesn't happen, home equity lines of credit, other financing methods) I dont know many people with 35k cash laying around...but you're right. I shouldn't assume.
most people buying a new 40K+ tacoma/tundra/colorado are doing dealer or credit union financing. I'd be curious to hear how most folks acquired their cruisers.
as for me: i had 7K in my slush fund, and I got 7K for a tacoma I sold...so those funds bought my 88 FJ62.
Dude. If it's everything that it looks like, then that's a dream truck. Especially since I keep looking around at what's available to buy newish with a manual transmission these days and the options look bleak.
The only question is what kind of history you are going to get with it- for that money I'd want a pretty detailed history. For a third of that money, I'd grab it and know that I could repair anything that could go wrong and it would still work out ok.
The only question is what kind of history you are going to get with it- for that money I'd want a pretty detailed history. For a third of that money, I'd grab it and know that I could repair anything that could go wrong and it would still work out ok.
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Since you asked: Bought my '84 FJ60 new (~$14,200), had to finance because we were just starting out. That's the only Land Cruiser I spent $5,000 or more on, so everything was cash.
