I had to scratch an itch. Hopefully it doesn't bite me in the rear end. We camp a fair bit at a lake about 75 miles from the house. We spent about a month there this summer. There are tons of off road opportunities in the area and in other accessible places. My son is also moving closer and has a modified Samuri he loves to get out in the woods and mountains in.
So, I brought home a 77 FJ40 Landcruiser. It needs a few things, but the previous owner of 25 years did a pretty thorough resto 15 years back. There is diamond plate present but it was a choice the owner made after rust repair and paint. The paint is ok driver quality, which is fine for my usage. The interior is super clean and it came with a summer setup with half doors, a top and a tailgate.
I put in a new fuse block yesterday and fixed the wiper linkage. I’ve also had to modify the driver’s seat placement to accommodate my height and inseam.
Shopping for tires now and will do a full fluid service and it should be good to go. I didn’t want a big project so hopefully it doesn’t turn into one 🙂
