Well, it’s finally time to start a thread documenting the resurrection of this 1977 FJ55 that I bought sight unseen a couple of years ago. I found this truck on Kijiji for $2000 (Canadian $$, that is), the only glitch being that it was located in Whitehorse, Yukon, which is *very* far from my hometown in southwestern Alberta. Luckily I was able to arrange an affordable ride on a fellow’s step deck trailer, and so after a few weeks it was plopped on my driveway. I immediately started using it as a portable storage unit, and as a result it’s been sitting around for a couple of years, full of junk and miscellanea.
( Yukon Jack is right at home in the snow.)
Anyway, the upshot of all this is that I haven’t really ever taken a close look at the rig. I know there’s some rust and dents. I have noticed that it leaks oil from everywhere. I can see that someone’s made a nifty rear door in place of the tailgate window. But that’s about it.
Until today. Today I hauled out all of the junk that was in there. Much of it went in the trash. Some went for scrap. Some was added to a “free” pile in the alleyway. Finally, the only thing left in the truck was dirt, and lots of it. So I broke out my little pressure washer and gave the thing a good bath, inside and out, and I discovered that under the grime is a pretty solid and complete little Pig!
Here’s some pics.
( Yukon Jack is right at home in the snow.)
Anyway, the upshot of all this is that I haven’t really ever taken a close look at the rig. I know there’s some rust and dents. I have noticed that it leaks oil from everywhere. I can see that someone’s made a nifty rear door in place of the tailgate window. But that’s about it.
Until today. Today I hauled out all of the junk that was in there. Much of it went in the trash. Some went for scrap. Some was added to a “free” pile in the alleyway. Finally, the only thing left in the truck was dirt, and lots of it. So I broke out my little pressure washer and gave the thing a good bath, inside and out, and I discovered that under the grime is a pretty solid and complete little Pig!
Here’s some pics.
