craigslist Toyota Land Cruiser Model 55 - $2000 (Buena Vista)

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Heading over there today to hopefully buy. I'll take some pics and post up whether I buy or not. They originally had it listed for $1,100 and I was on my way over when they changed their mind.
 
Ha! you found some flippers, eh? well, they only jacked the price up 900. offer back $1400 and see what they say...
 
I did end up buying this yesterday. The guys dad passed away and he had second thoughts about the original $1,100 price when he received a ton of interest at that price. He ended up relisting at $2k and we agreed on a price before I made the drive, around three hours. The body is in ok shape, has some rust. All but the right, rear passenger side body mount looked ok. The interior is full of parts so I did not get a good look at all of the interior, headliner is toast. More work than I have time for right now but I couldn't say no, lol.

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:clap: Congrats - Does it run? Looks more like sitting rash than anything else. Great find!!! Welcome to the stye!
 
OldBeachBob said:
Does it run? Looks more like sitting rash than anything else.
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It doesn't run, bottom half of engine taken apart. Sounds like when his dad parked it he was going to replace the engine. Found some paperwork inside that says the engine was replaced with a different rebuilt engine back in the early 90s. After removing all the parts from the interior the rust is a bit worse than I expected.

scrapdaddy said:
You ever finish up your other one, I can't remember.
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Still working on the other pig for my son. Didn't get as much painting done as I wanted before colder weather. Here's a pic of all the parts that were inside the pig. I'll start a new thread once I'm ready to work on this one, maybe next summer.

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it looks sooo happy to be home! good save. as bad as it might seem inside, it's far from over for that one...
 
Here are some pics after a pressure wash. I really like the roof rack but it leaks and has caused some rust issues. The front wheels are from a different project which I put on to roll off the trailer. Will probably swap all of those wheels to this rig since the tire size is way too small for the other project.

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