LOOK WHO IS HOME :)

[REDROVER]

new member to my 4x4 family 1969 land cruiser , emigrated from japan when she was about 2 months old, then raised in Southern calif, 100% all original including the paint , even the original radio works . correct black and yellow license plates are on the way to give that authentic 69 looks

i plan to do nothing to her, she is perfect the way it is, except i need to practice my column shifting skills haha. its so strange driving 130 inch wide hummer then driving this tini cruiser lol

ERIC

 

[mtnbike28]

wow what a clean FJ! Congrats.

 

[Sempertoy]

That's awesome! Congrats on the clean rig.

 

[Driver-Navigator]

Very nice. Congrats!

 

[MoGas]

And the bezel is right!

 

[redthies]

Your Hummer is 11' wide? Good god! I thought highway lanes were only 10'! Must be tough to drive...

 

[Danimal]

Your Hummer is 11' wide? Good god! I thought highway lanes were only 10'! Must be tough to drive...

Think most lanes are around 12' wide. But yes, must still be tough to drive...

 

[1911]

Nice find, congratulations! That's exceptionally clean for an original-paint Cruiser that old.

 

[REDROVER]

Nice find, congratulations! That's exceptionally clean for and original-paint Cruiser that old.

THANK YOU GUYS its amazing how well kept it is frame looks like brand new, and i suspect it has the original 47.000 miles, this coming weekend she is going to her first overland expedition in Mojave desert

 

[REDROVER]

do i have to use 91 octane gas? or 87 is fine?

ERIC

 

[REDROVER]

Your Hummer is 11' wide? Good god! I thought highway lanes were only 10'! Must be tough to drive...

with side mirrors its very close to 130 inches . however its 2 inches lower than my classic range rover, and has 9 more inches ground clearance , now try to roll over that haha

at the beginning it is very hard to keep it inside the line, but after few days of driving u get used to it, and now after 7 years and 4 of those bad boys, i relay do feel unsafe and so uncomfortable inside regular cars .

but the funny thing is if u drive in LA size does mater . no one cuts in front of u, no one honks behind u, no one does dumb moves in front of u . haha

i love the cruiser because of its super simple military design , and when summer comes she will be top less

my question is can i make the new babe 4 speed ans still keep it column shifter? i don't wanna modify anything but it will be nice to have 4 speeds

 

[1911]

do i have to use 91 octane gas? or 87 is fine?

87 is fine; the F motor is only 7:1 compression. The exception may be if there is significant carbon build-up in the combustion chamber, which can act like a glow plug and cause pre-ignition. So if you experience pinging then try a higher octane as a temporary fix.

 

[1911]

my question is can i make the new babe 4 speed ans still keep it column shifter?

No.

i don't wanna modify anything but it will be nice to have 4 speeds

I guess you know that high gear in both transmissions is the same, i.e. 1:1? You will get closer ratios in between with the four speed though.

 

[redthies]

with side mirrors its very close to 130 inches .

but the funny thing is if u drive in LA size does mater .


my question is can i make the new babe 4 speed ans still keep it column

I think anything over 102" requires a "wide load" placard here... Although my neighbor has an H1 without the wide load signage.


I try never to drive south of Ventura on the coast, and then from San Clemente south it becomes more human again. I used to hang out in Smell Segundo and San Pedro, but it's been a lot of years...

I think if you want to leave it a column shifter, you are going to be stuck with three gears. You could maybe get an overdrive, but that would mean non stock looking stuff as well.

 

[Pedro]

Width is listed as 86.5". The wheelbase is 130.


Congrats on a beautiful FJ! There aren't may left here in the North East, definitely not in that condition.