So here it will start. I have owned and sold many Cruisers. This one, i believe, is special and will stay with me for a long while. In that thought, I will for the first time start a build thread to document it's progress throughout my ownership.
Bought it local from a guy who recently purchased it on Ebay in Idaho. He liked the idea of having an old Cruiser but in practice, it was killing him financially. He did not turn wrenches at all. Whenever it leaked something, he took it to the shop. Whenever it made a funny noise... and on and on. So I bought it as it looks here.
7/85 Fj60 with 105K miles. Brand new OME heavy lift with 5 new 33/10.5 Mud Terrains on stock wheels. A huge stack of maintenance and parts receipts to boot! Fresh paint in factory (Stardust Silver)
First job was removing tint from windows and a general interior treasure hunt / cleaning. Then put in an order at @Cruiser Corps for some fj40 steelies. Mounted them on newer 33/10.5 BFG ATs and will now call the outside DONE (for now).
Next was the stereo situation. Had a newer Sony headunit that flashed all kinds of colors and would never remember the settings (no constant power). Luckily, he had a stocker radio that came with it. Put a new Smittybilt console in and wired head unit in it and put stocker back in dash hole.
Other interior bits... added a 62 grab bar and throttle cable and some Pfran LED dome lights.
So now we are current! Big changes are coming as I have a H55f on its way (thank you @beno ) and a transfer case rebuild kit (thank you @orangefj45 ) I will post pics and ask tons of questions along the way as this is ,by far my biggest undertaking yet!
This is how she sits today.
Bought it local from a guy who recently purchased it on Ebay in Idaho. He liked the idea of having an old Cruiser but in practice, it was killing him financially. He did not turn wrenches at all. Whenever it leaked something, he took it to the shop. Whenever it made a funny noise... and on and on. So I bought it as it looks here.
7/85 Fj60 with 105K miles. Brand new OME heavy lift with 5 new 33/10.5 Mud Terrains on stock wheels. A huge stack of maintenance and parts receipts to boot! Fresh paint in factory (Stardust Silver)
First job was removing tint from windows and a general interior treasure hunt / cleaning. Then put in an order at @Cruiser Corps for some fj40 steelies. Mounted them on newer 33/10.5 BFG ATs and will now call the outside DONE (for now).
Next was the stereo situation. Had a newer Sony headunit that flashed all kinds of colors and would never remember the settings (no constant power). Luckily, he had a stocker radio that came with it. Put a new Smittybilt console in and wired head unit in it and put stocker back in dash hole.
Other interior bits... added a 62 grab bar and throttle cable and some Pfran LED dome lights.
So now we are current! Big changes are coming as I have a H55f on its way (thank you @beno ) and a transfer case rebuild kit (thank you @orangefj45 ) I will post pics and ask tons of questions along the way as this is ,by far my biggest undertaking yet!
This is how she sits today.
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