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Sorry--not for sale!
- Details -
- currently 5271 miles on the odometer
- Frame-off refurb completed year 2000 (most of work done by Man-A-Fre)
- 4 –speed transmission
- Off the shelf 1977 6-cylinder 2F engine
- New oil pump, water pump, fuel pump, alternator, gaskets and seals, starter, ignition, motor mounts, clutch, slave and master cylinders, exhaust system, belts and hoses
- New oversized billet aluminium radiator
- Saginaw power steering conversion
- Dual Optima batteries (one red top, one yellow top)
- 100 amp good Samaritan dual battery current control system
- 30 gallon auxiliary fuel tank with fuel transfer pump
- Stock Toyota front disk brake conversion
- Stainless steel brake lines
- Shackle reversal
- 3” lift
- New leaf springs, shocks, Old Man Emu shackles
- New ProCar “Elite” bucket seats, Crow belt and shoulder restraint harness
- Jump seats in rear; also extra bench seat
- Full roll cage
- New body bushings, hard top door and wing seals
- Rear Tuffy box
- KC Auxiliary lights
- Satellite radio
- Custom steel half doors and tailgate
- Tube bumpers
- Trailer hitch
- Vinyl bimini top included
- Warn M8274-50 winch
- 33 x 10.5 x 15 BF Goodrich All-Terrain tires on 15 x 8 black spoke rims
- Receivers for RoadMaster Falcon tow bar
- Fresh knuckle overhaul
- New tie-rod ends and dust seals
- ProComp steering stabilizer
- Fresh transfer case overhaul
- New front differential and drive shaft
- New Auburn limited slip rear differential and drive shaft
- New Grant 16-inch steering wheel
- New emergency brake cable
We don't have a big garage, so we keep the Land Cruiser under a cover when we're not using it.
You can see the grill is not the traditional white color, but is black, and the little round lights means the front bib is from a 1958-1969 FJ. I like the look of the dark green and black together. You can see the Falcon RoadMaster tow bar on the front--it can be removed from the two receivers when you're not towing it. The covered electrical socket in the frame, just behind the bumper, is used to connect the lights to the vehicle towing the FJ. The Warn winch is under a vinyl cover to keep the rain off it, and there is one of those flippy license plate frames over the fairlead rollers. The KC lights are plenty bright.
Here is the Warn winch--it hasn't seen much service so far, but we've used it a couple of times. There is a 12-foot remote control you can plug in so you can control the winch without being squished by your rig.
You can see the two locking caps for the fuel tanks. The rear tank has an electric transfer pump . The two tanks gives you about 50-gallons of fuel, which helps compensate for the 15 or so mpg the 2F engine allows, and gives you plenty of range. There is steel diamond plate covering the rear corners, just for protection (no rust here).
You can see from the rear there is no driver's-side sag.
Yep, there are a couple of scratches. Thing is, if it was a perfect garage queen, it wouldn't be any fun to drive!
Here is the inside view of the custom-built half doors.
These are very solid, all metal doors created from full-size doors.
Power steering. I guess I could take it or leave it, but it can be nice on the trail.
You can see the power steering pump here.
Here is the dual battery setup. There is new Optima Red Top for starting and a new Optima Yellow Top for the auxiliary.
Here is a shot of the engine compartment from above. You can see the dual batteries and the over-sized billet aluminum radiator.
New front differential and drive line. You can see the shackle reversal here too.
Here is the rear diff. You can see the new drive line and the new differential housing (there is a new Auburn limited-slip differential inside). That silver, round thing with the red "3" on it is the electric fuel transfer pump.
Here is a shot of the rear of the transfer case. It was overhauled about 150 miles ago by TorFab (http://www.torfab.com), in Everett, WA. If you ever need any work on your rig, Tor Slinnig's shop is the place to take it. He really know his stuff and does excellent work. There is the new emergency brake cable there, and you can see the equalizer line that runs between the fill holes of the transmission and transfer case.
Here is a shot of the back end. We have the jumpseats in now, but we also have a bench seat that sits on top of the Tuffy box.
Here is a shot of the jump seat strapped in the up position.
The bench seat is in back instead of the jump seats in this view. The same great Crow restraints are used in either case.
You can see how the bench seat fits on top of the Tuffy drawer.
This is what the bench seat looks like folded up.
I replaced the stock steering wheel with a little smaller diameter Grant wheel last year. I like the feel of it, and there is less wheel in my lap when I drive.You can see the interior of the FJ is just metal. This makes it very easy to clean and you don't get the potential for trapping moisture and rusting out the body from the inside.
That 3-position switch at the top left is for the 100-Amp dual battery system. Switch it to the right and the red light comes on, meaning it is in jump mode (the deep cycle jumps the start battery); switch it to the left and the green light comes on, meaning the two batteries are linked all the time, (so you get twice the cranking power and they both are charged by the alternator); switch it to the middle and no light comes on, meaning the auxiliary battery is locked out (so it is the only one drained when winching). The 2-position switch on the left turns on the electric transfer pump, which sends fuel from the rear tank to the main tank. The two position switch on the right determines which fuel tank the fuel gauge measures.There is a Sirius satellite radio in the dash (the previous owner kept the FJ at his cabin, where he got no radio reception). Just below the radio is the toggle switch for the KC lights.
Here is the removable radio face plate in the open position, which lets you load a CD.
Just above the rear-view mirror, near the roof line and above the wiper motor, you can see the flexible arm leading to the Hella map light. This is really handy, because the inside of an FJ is pretty dark in the night time.
Here you can see the ProCar seats and the Crow restraints--very comfy, especially when you compare them to stock FJ seats. The roll cage is all through the cab, so the whole compartment is protected. Oh--and that little square thing up on the dash is the receiver for the satellite radio.