mtndude23
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Well, it pains me to put this up for sale. But, driving a manual trans is pretty hard on my knee. So, the old girl must go, since a v8/auto swap is out of the question for years to come.
It's an 1987 with approx 246,000 miles-this changes daily as I go and from work. Overall cruiser is really solid and could be easily finished by someone. Truck runs very well, starts in the cold with no problems. Trans and transfer case shift with no issues. Brakes are all new, stops very well now! Truck was desmogged by PO. Carb is an non-US spec aisin model. Frame is solid and not rusty.
Mods/pros:
Heavy/heavy OME suspension setup. Swaybar is not on truck, but included-I was going to buy extended links, but never got around to it.
4+front bumper
ARB snorkel-hooked up to 3FE air canister/3F carb hat. Stock 2F air canister is included.
Passenger side grab handle-I forget the name of the mud member who was making these-sorry!
Dash cap-stock dash pad is pretty worn.
Front seats are from a 04 Toyota camry
Window felts were replaced, stock chrome pieces aren't on but are included
70 series side mirrors installed, extra gaskets and oem fj60 mirrors are inlcuded.
New alum radiator/water pump/pretty much every coolent has been replace/new denso fuel pump/all rubber brake hoses are new/new clutch slave and master/mil-spec battery terminals/new walker exhuast and tailpipe.
Sweet OEM AM/FM is still there!
Cons:
Two small rust areas inside floor in front of wheel wells-pictured. Both get treated along with the rockers/quarter panels/doors and frame every spring/fall with fluid film. Neither have gotten any bigger since I've owned it.
Paint-well I've always just sanded down any surface rust and painted them to keep it at bay, until I could do a full paint job.
Missing cargo area carpet.
Cracked windsheild.
Front fender has dent, and so does the area around gas filler door.
Passenger rear wheel arch was replaced-I can't weld sheet metal, so someone did it for me. I think it could've been done better, but rust is gone and it does look decent.
AC works kinda-I think it needs charged, but the belt is not installed at the moment.
Here is a list of maintaince, I tried to log everything but may have missed something here or there.
6/7/16 brought - 226,860 miles
6/14/16 new fuel/air filters - 226,897
6/24/16 new diff breather hoses-extended into engine bay with filters - 227,017
6/29/16 drained and refilled both diff's/trans/transfercase
7/13/16 knuckles rebuilt with marlin crawler kit and axle seals - 227,300
8/22/16 rock crawler style rims and cooper st maxx tires installed - 227,600
9/18/16 ome heavy/heavy kit suspension installed
10/23/16 oil and filter change - 228,750
11/2/16 new fuel pump and spacer
11/20/16 new water pump installed - 229,281
12/4/16 new choke oem cable
12/18/16 new 34 series interstate battery installed
1/1/17 installed front seats from 2004 Toyota Camry
2/10/17 Safari snorkel installed with fj62 air filter housing/3f carb hat
4/28/17 oil filter change 232,050
8/26/17 champion alum radiator/new t-stat/new hose's installed - 234,084
9/28/17 new walker muffler and tailpipe
10/24/17 oil and filter change - 235,105
12/15/17 dash cover installed
12/31/17 new window felts installed along with new front side markers
3/24/18 greased spring bushings, new exhuast downpipe gasket, new hood prop clip and grommet
3/31/18 new aisin clutch master and slave installed - 238,071
4/7/18 new front brake calipers/pads/rear pads/rear wheel cylinders/all four rubber brake hoses - 238,200
4/8/18 oil/filter change - 238,225
4/21/18 new rubber gas filler tube and gaskets
5/28/18 new ngk spark plugs - 239,190
10/3/18 new fuel pump/filter - 241,094
10/13/18 new kyosan fuel pump - 241,360
10/22/18 new air filter - 241,360
10/27/18 oil/filter change - 241,433
Listing at $6500 for now, thule roof bars pictured are not included.
It's an 1987 with approx 246,000 miles-this changes daily as I go and from work. Overall cruiser is really solid and could be easily finished by someone. Truck runs very well, starts in the cold with no problems. Trans and transfer case shift with no issues. Brakes are all new, stops very well now! Truck was desmogged by PO. Carb is an non-US spec aisin model. Frame is solid and not rusty.
Mods/pros:
Heavy/heavy OME suspension setup. Swaybar is not on truck, but included-I was going to buy extended links, but never got around to it.
4+front bumper
ARB snorkel-hooked up to 3FE air canister/3F carb hat. Stock 2F air canister is included.
Passenger side grab handle-I forget the name of the mud member who was making these-sorry!
Dash cap-stock dash pad is pretty worn.
Front seats are from a 04 Toyota camry
Window felts were replaced, stock chrome pieces aren't on but are included
70 series side mirrors installed, extra gaskets and oem fj60 mirrors are inlcuded.
New alum radiator/water pump/pretty much every coolent has been replace/new denso fuel pump/all rubber brake hoses are new/new clutch slave and master/mil-spec battery terminals/new walker exhuast and tailpipe.
Sweet OEM AM/FM is still there!
Cons:
Two small rust areas inside floor in front of wheel wells-pictured. Both get treated along with the rockers/quarter panels/doors and frame every spring/fall with fluid film. Neither have gotten any bigger since I've owned it.
Paint-well I've always just sanded down any surface rust and painted them to keep it at bay, until I could do a full paint job.
Missing cargo area carpet.
Cracked windsheild.
Front fender has dent, and so does the area around gas filler door.
Passenger rear wheel arch was replaced-I can't weld sheet metal, so someone did it for me. I think it could've been done better, but rust is gone and it does look decent.
AC works kinda-I think it needs charged, but the belt is not installed at the moment.
Here is a list of maintaince, I tried to log everything but may have missed something here or there.
6/7/16 brought - 226,860 miles
6/14/16 new fuel/air filters - 226,897
6/24/16 new diff breather hoses-extended into engine bay with filters - 227,017
6/29/16 drained and refilled both diff's/trans/transfercase
7/13/16 knuckles rebuilt with marlin crawler kit and axle seals - 227,300
8/22/16 rock crawler style rims and cooper st maxx tires installed - 227,600
9/18/16 ome heavy/heavy kit suspension installed
10/23/16 oil and filter change - 228,750
11/2/16 new fuel pump and spacer
11/20/16 new water pump installed - 229,281
12/4/16 new choke oem cable
12/18/16 new 34 series interstate battery installed
1/1/17 installed front seats from 2004 Toyota Camry
2/10/17 Safari snorkel installed with fj62 air filter housing/3f carb hat
4/28/17 oil filter change 232,050
8/26/17 champion alum radiator/new t-stat/new hose's installed - 234,084
9/28/17 new walker muffler and tailpipe
10/24/17 oil and filter change - 235,105
12/15/17 dash cover installed
12/31/17 new window felts installed along with new front side markers
3/24/18 greased spring bushings, new exhuast downpipe gasket, new hood prop clip and grommet
3/31/18 new aisin clutch master and slave installed - 238,071
4/7/18 new front brake calipers/pads/rear pads/rear wheel cylinders/all four rubber brake hoses - 238,200
4/8/18 oil/filter change - 238,225
4/21/18 new rubber gas filler tube and gaskets
5/28/18 new ngk spark plugs - 239,190
10/3/18 new fuel pump/filter - 241,094
10/13/18 new kyosan fuel pump - 241,360
10/22/18 new air filter - 241,360
10/27/18 oil/filter change - 241,433
Listing at $6500 for now, thule roof bars pictured are not included.
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