How are Land Cruisers as Daily Drivers? Found this 4 speed manual

>>16158137
>seller is asking 2500
I have yet to see one for sale with less than 240k miles for less than 5k. If that is true, fucking buy it.

>>16158144
really? is there anything I should be prepared for or look for when i go check it out? Im not too familiar with Fj60s

>>16158137
Personally, body rust is a deal breaker for me. It's a good indication that everything else is barely holding together.

>>16158163
it doesnt bother me desu but even if its only a lil rust? assuming the rust on the fender is the only rust on the car?

>>16158155
look for frame rot. Those drivetrains are rock solid, but don't be afraid to get a flashlight and look underneath it. Also, get a decent strength magnet, put it behind a thin cloth and run it along the body. if it doesn't want to stick, odds are it has a fuckload of body filler and either rusted or was in an accident.

>>16158171
that little bit of rust if not treated will eat the whole car alive.

>>16158171
depends where you live.
places that require registration inspections typically won't pass anything with rust perforations.
I can tell from here it's a pile of shit.

I had an 80. Great car if you don't have anywhere to be in a hurry. 60s are even slower. Little harder to work on than other Toyotas but not by a lot.

>>16158171
That rust looks like it was caused by salty water sitting in there, there's definitely a lot more rust on that car, I'd look really close if I was going to buy that thing, to the point of looking under the carpet and tapping everything under the car with a hammer

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>>16158185
i live in connecticut. anything berfore '91 is emissions/inspection exempt

>>16158199
he hasnt mentioned anything else but he did say the rust on the fenders were treated.

im emailing him now to find out more

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>>16158174
see post above

>>16158240
There's really bad cancer under the rear window (really a pita to repair that). It also looks like it's had a MAACO job in the last few years, yet still has visible cancer. It's too far gone imo to be worth repairing, if you want to just drive it as is and the frame rails and floor are solid then go for it, but it will never be that nice of a car without investing more time and money than it would take to just buy a clean example.

>>16158265
i don't plan on making it a "nice" car.

Assuming there isnt any rust on the frame and the engine is running fine, id be ok with DDing that POS.

ttt

>>16158403
>>16158966
what more do you want?

>>16158973
everything

>>16158274
Personally, I'd ignore the naysayers such as >>16158163. People like that don't really have any idea what they're looking for on specific examples and use broad generalisations to come to a short sighted conclusion.
Body rust on these things doesn't really mean anything, and is quite common. As you said before, so long as the frame is straight and doesn't have much more than surface rust, I'd jump at it. If it's going to be a winter beater anyway, an immaculately presented body would be wasted.

>>16159799
Forgot to mention. spring and shackle hangers is the most common part of the frame to start rotting, coupled with crossmembers and body mount points.in terms of body rot, sills can be a pain in the ass, but not out of the realm of a competent DIYer armed with a 100ish amp gasless mig and a little body filler to repair.
As >>16158265 said, that body is far from immaculate, but for your purpose, that wouldn't turn me off. The body ain't structural after all.
And then usual things for offroad 4x4s, check for transfer case engagement in both ranges and freewheeling hub operation. Check for drivetrain backlash on overrun, as well loved and used Cruiser 9.5" diffs can exhibit a little freeplay.

>>16159799
>>16159820
thanks for the info! will keep this all in mind.

hows the hvac on these things? are they absolute shit?

>>16159830
>hows the hvac
Like anything of the age, if it's been looked after, the aircon (if it was optioned with it) works as well as any other large interior 80's SUVs. Heater is pretty fool proof (back to generalizations) and works well, but one of my checks with ANY car would too be to check the heater operation, make sure it warms up as the engine warms. A sickly sweet coolant smell in the cab is a giveaway of a rotten heater core (this isn't that common anyway, only when talking about a vehicle that has either had mixed or incorrect coolants throughout its life), but that wouldn't necessarily be a deal breaker for me. It would however raise alarm bells and pique my curiosity to probe the rest of the engine cooling system. Again, this isn't too likely.
For something like an all cast iron 3F motor, I'd be inclined to run caterpillar red coolant but only as I get it cheap enough in bulk from work.

>>16159830
Just concentrate on the "frame rust in the rear section" first up. as it'll be difficult to repair properly if it's in the shackle hangers.

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>>16159859
sounds good. Thanks lads