working hard at one of my jobs sites before the big dust cloud from demo.

Oops. Here you gohttp://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1386909877.jpg


doing what it does best, playing out in the woods in its element. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1386909934.jpg

When that little guy and his little brother (not there yet) are old enough in a few years, I like to build an 80 with them. Hopefully there are nice ones left for us.

There should be several, as the FZJ80 is a mall cruiser for most. They've never even seen the extremities.

Cool pic, great color on the FZJ.

I had a 91 80. Very nice as mentioned above.

HOWEVER. READ THIS. There is an FJ80 in Portland Craigslist with a diesel and 4 spd for $6200 today. I would buy this in a second if my wife could tolerate another vehicle.

Just thought I would tempt you.
Larry

Ad says "parts for the 3B diesel engine are readily available". Not for me, I'll stick with a 3FE.

I am sure the Toyota diesel is a great motor. Since I know that 12 V Cummins, I think I will stick that instead. Strong, stout, and doesn't drink too much fuel. Dreaming, of course.

It sounds like it needs parts, engine parts. Internal, external, I know not.

Love the Cruisers.

Day I brought it home--too bad I don't have any recent pics--I have cleaned it up nicely since this time:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1386952930.jpg

Nice Cruiser Eric. Seeing your 62 makes me want to go whip my brothers ass in line. He hasn't driven his '90 in nearly 6 years. He's put more miles on the 80 in the last 4 years than I. However, I've racked up more miles on his 60 than he.

I spoke with the owner of the FJ80 with the diesel in it. Nice guy. FYI, the truck is still a bit of a project. Was thinking about it for my 16 yr old daughter, but passed.

We have a 2005 with around 200K. It is getting cosmetically a bit rough from years of commuting and road tripping with the kids, but mechanically it drives like new and has never broken down or needed major unexpected repairs. Awesome vehicle.

My uncle had a '96 Lexus LX450 that finally kicked the bucket at 240K miles. I think he gave it to one of his employees who put a new engine in it and it's still going. I seem to remember it was thirsty and went through brakes pretty badly, but other than that he loved it. We'll see if his new 911 Turbo will last as long.