I have a 77 FJ40 stering box and tie rod end with dampner , and center arm ,it is a take off because I put power steering on , You wont beleave this but they are in great shape , TIGHT , no slop , weird but true $225.00 you pay shipping

Seth Jacobsen

Originally posted by sledgefj4080
I have a 77 FJ40 stering box and tie rod end with dampner , and center arm ,it is a take off because I put power steering on , You wont beleave this but they are in great shape , TIGHT , no slop , weird but true $225.00 you pay shipping

Seth Jacobsen

1) Not to pick on you, cause others have been doing it recently, but there is a FOR SALE section.
2) Now to pick on you: what are you :smokin:

Ross

Seth-

I have to agree with Ross. I doubt you will sell for 1/4 of your asking price. You are not Specter Off Road.

Then again, stuff 'em on eBay and see what they go for.

Now if you can supply me with a complete power steering setup for my FJ40, install it, and perhaps wash and clean the rig after you are all done for $200, by all means post in this section. :flipoff2:

Oh, I learned the hardway that you can have only one ad in the For Sale section at a time. I have a '84 FJ60 ($4500), 3FE complete long block ($1750), Ironman suspension - new for FJ60 ($800), and a FRIGGIN J**p Wagoneer Manual ($20) for sale. Dang, makes for one heck of a title posting doesn't in. Posted the Heep manual, only to blow off my original listing! I know, I got to get busy and post this stuff on eBay and see if it totals over $10K :smokin:

The two best days of owning a J**p: The day I bought it, and the day I sold it. :D Manual comes in handy for remembering how to wire up a Delco Alternator.

Tom :usa:

just wanted to know, why did you sell your iron man suspention ? did you not like it ? I am getting one for my fj80 and wanted to know

Seth

hahahahaha

This guy's a riot!

:laughing:

what is so funny, I am asking a real ? here .

Wanted to know before I bought them

You sould not cut down Specter, they are in buisness to make money like everyone else, when you need a part they have it, i have been dealing with land cruisers for more than twenty years and have more than 100 cruisers and have benn more than happy with them, keep ypur cheap shots to yourself..

Originally posted by jsh
You sould not cut down Specter, they are in buisness to make money like everyone else, when you need a part they have it, i have been dealing with land cruisers for more than twenty years and have more than 100 cruisers and have benn more than happy with them, keep ypur cheap shots to yourself..

:rolleyes: :confused: Oh come awn! Are you serious? Give me a break! All Rick said is SOR is expensive. Didn't bitch and moan about them being expensive. Didn't rip them a new asshole for being expensive. Didn't compare them to Satan or slander them for being expensive. Just made an OBSERVATION. And a legitimate one, in my opinion. The only one taking cheap shot, is YOU. Just my opinion.

Ross

I agree jsh needs to get a life.

It is peopple like that that cause wars.

OOPS hope I didnt just start one.

Hey jsh-

I don't give a shit about your almighty backround in cruisers.

Since a person is NOT a business last time I checked, they have different advantages and disadvantages in any market. Specter Off Road invests in parts. They have people working for them, utilities to cover, federal, state and sales taxes, unemployment funds, transportation fees, etc.

...and they are a for profit business.

Now any single cruiser owner who removes his tired (or not so tired) steering box cannot expect to get anything close to 'full retail' when reselling such a common item. If he had a drop down tail gate, embossed bezel (metal), (40) factory power steering box or FJ25 hood emblem he could charge near or even above what Specter might-because 1)Specter would not have such an item in stock 2)being unobtanium, you can charge what the market will take. there are only a handful of items which meet this criteria, 96% of cruiser parts DO NOT.

a center arm and manual box are worth dick.
a 165,000 mile steering box is worth less than dick.

I sold a known 57,000 mile 1981 steering box for $45, which I thought was a fair deal and the buyer (I would think) was fair-lots of life left in it and will serve him well for several years.

I even buy parts from Marv. He does have some good prices on some things (if you know what to look for) and he does have cool non US items or rare US. His 60 series tent rips, and the other sewn stuff is acceptable. But I would not buy an overhaul kit for a t-case or a F engine from him (nor the OE disk brake conversion kit for $700+) --but he can offer it. And at least he does not sell hubcaps on ebay for $100 a set when you can buy them from any Toyota Dealer for $68!

First of all, Seth, you are *way* out of line with your pricing structure, especially here on this board. While you may find it easy to prey on the gullible newbies on other sites and boards, most people who gravitate towards the PBB are serious Cruiserheads with a much better idea of the value of parts. If you can get that kind of money from it elsewhere, good for you, I'm all in favor of capitalist enterprise, but please don't insult us, we're not your target market. Go sell it elsewhere, we're *definitely* not interested.

Second, I have been monitoring and participating in the Land Cruiser market (trucks and parts) for a *long* time, and it's a constant source of amusement for me when any half-wit bozo picks up a Specter catalog and decides that his crusty, rusty part, still attached to a POS parts truck, it worth *the same* as a clean, rust-free, catalogued part sitting on one of SOR's shelves...yeah, right! :flipoff2:

As Rick D. pointed out, Specter Off Road is a business, with millions of dollars a year in sale, that puts out a very expensive, quality catalog every year (now also available on CD-ROM), has one of the best Land Cruiser business websites out there, and has been a constant source of rare and hard to find parts for the Cruiser community for 20+ years. Are they CHEAP? Absolutely not. Are all their parts good deals? Absolutely not. But if you break down in Buttf*ck, USA (or Buttf*ck, China, for that matter) and need a "flux capacitor" for your Land Cruiser to get back on the road (or trail), your best chance is to call Specter. Sure, said "flux capacitor" won't be as cheap as the one your buddy Billy Bob found behind his neighbors barn after the twister hit, but the part will be there and you can get it. That is the beauty of SOR. You can order at any time of the day or night, from any country in the world, and they have the part. Sure, you'll pay a premium for it, but nobody is *forcing* you to buy from them, and most Cruiserheads figure out real quick where to get good deals for certain things, and when to just take it like a man and order from SOR.

I know Cruiserheads who have a beef with SOR and *never* order from them. Then again, I know Cruiserheads who have a beef with MAF, JTO, LCC, LCS, TPI, CCOT, basically every Cruiser shop out there, while others have only glowing praise for the same shops. Personally, I prefer to source parts from other Cruiserheads parting trucks out or cleaning out their stash, but again, that's *my* prerrogative.

Ultimately, the value of a Land Cruiser or one of its parts is what the market will bear. Supply and demand curves determine this, and while there are ocassional flukes, the market usually stabilizes. For example, you may ask $30,000 for a pristine FJ60 and get it, but that doesn't mean that our rusty, buggered FJ60's are worth that, or even that other pristine FJ60's are, either. One or two suckers willing to pay that do not set the market value. But if you have more and more people over time paying $30,000 for FJ60's, then the market value of the vehicle will rise.

Right now there is a GLUT of FJ45 LWB pickups on the market, including at least a dozen high-end restorations and "rodstorations". While no owner has accepted that this has a negative effect on the truck's value yet, none of them are moving. To me, this says that either the price is brought down on some of the high-end trucks, or they will remain unsold, there aren't enough buyers out there for high-end FJ45's in this economy, so supply is vastly exceeding demand....

I've often considered (with several other members of this board) writing a "Land Cruiser Buyer's Guide" that would help dispell some of the myths out there that affect the market and have a negative impact on our hobby. Maybe one day I will....

If anyone on PBB has any money left after the "rare, round, bezels" and the "$225 sterring boxes", I got some deals for you. I am not a business, just clearing out my shed:
1) drum brake birfields: very strong, great for off-road: $150 each
2) 3 speed transmissions: very rare, this one a strong runner from a 68 with only 290,000 miles, mint: $500

:flipoff2: :flipoff2:

This is funny Sh!t! I always get a laugh at the prices people post for there almost usless parts. The stock steering junk I pulled off cruisers always ended up in the scrap metal container. I couldn't fathom anyone wanting these tired parts.......:skull:

Well , my mistake , I am sorry to create such a fuss on this list , I guess the guys at the cruiser shop were trying to get me in trouble , they said that was the price for that stuff in super great shape.

And I never said any thing about Specter or any one else , dont know how that got started , was not me , I buy parts from them and everyone else , have not really had any problems with any of them ,
I have my own Assorieccy busness and know what it take to make it , If there is a great product out there , we all will pay for quality , not talking about my worthless steerring stuff.

Just trying to have fun with these old cruisers and I am having a blast doing so ,
glad to have a resource like this List to get all this good info from

Seth
77fj40
96 fj80
rust free

Oh poop , I just spelled accessory wrong , oh well

Sethro

Originally posted by rick d
Hey jsh-


a center arm and manual box are worth dick.
a 165,000 mile steering box is worth less than dick.


So Rick... Exactly how much is Dick up there? I need a referance point here:flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2:



Originally posted by 60seriesguy
But if you break down in Buttf*ck, USA (or Buttf*ck, China, for that matter) and need a "flux capacitor" for your Land Cruiser to get back on the road (or trail), your best chance is to call Specter. Sure, said "flux capacitor" won't be as cheap as the one your buddy Billy Bob found behind his neighbors barn after the twister hit, but the part will be there and you can get it. That is the beauty of SOR..


Henry, I now see how you have access to all of those parts you do. You have the not to well known, but highly coveted time travel option in the Princess. Was this just a South American option like your rear Dana 60 or more common and just not in Toyota's inventory any more? Also... I bet a Flux Capacitor costs more than DICK:flipoff2: :flipoff2:

BTW, Looks who's not a NEWBIE anymore :D

Shane

padder :flipoff2: :D :flipoff2:

Henry, I now see how you have access to all of those parts you do. You have the not to well known, but highly coveted time travel option in the Princess. Was this just a South American option like your rear Dana 60 or more common and just not in Toyota's inventory any more? Also... I bet a Flux Capacitor costs more than DICK

I believe Henry was not saying he has a Flux Capacitor on *his* 62. This was a hypothetical situation. It common knowledge that time travel was a Japan/ East Asia option on 70 series troopies only. :rolleyes: Although I've heard of it being a dealer option on late HDJ80's (maybe Rick d could chime in here). I for one would not want this option b/c if your Capacitor went out while you were travelling more than 20 years back chances are Marv Specter would not have one. ( I guess that why you always carry spares just like you do w/ muffler bearings)

Originally posted by sixty


I believe Henry was not saying he has a Flux Capacitor on *his* 62. This was a hypothetical situation. It common knowledge that time travel was a Japan/ East Asia option on 70 series troopies only. :rolleyes: Although I've heard of it being a dealer option on late HDJ80's (maybe Rick d could chime in here). I for one would not want this option b/c if your Capacitor went out while you were travelling more than 20 years back chances are Marv Specter would not have one. ( I guess that why you always carry spares just like you do w/ muffler bearings)

Sixty... Yeah, I can see where it might be an inconvience not to carry a spare capacitor, that would suck. Speaking of hard to find spare parts, you need to check these guys out http://www.kalecoauto.com/ They even have SYNTHETIC blinker fluid. Man, nobody carries that stuff. And they have such great prices :eek: :eek: :eek:

Originally posted by Tracknod


Sixty... Yeah, I can see where it might be an inconvience not to carry a spare capacitor, that would suck. Speaking of hard to find spare parts, you need to check these guys out http://www.kalecoauto.com/ They even have SYNTHETIC blinker fluid. Man, nobody carries that stuff. And they have such great prices :eek: :eek: :eek:

DAMN!!! I just paid over $40 to have my blinker system flushed @ Q-lube & replaced w/ plain old Dino.:mad3:

Oh BTW, I just looked up the current rate on Dick. About $4 us dlls to one San francisco Dick :rainbow:. ofcoarse it varies w/ locality but I think thats a fair reference point :D

Originally posted by sixty


Oh BTW, I just looked up the current rate on Dick. About $4 us dlls to one San francisco Dick :rainbow:. ofcoarse it varies w/ locality but I think thats a fair reference point :D

You know... I don't know which is worse. Me asking what the rate of dick was or you knowing how to find it:flipoff2: :rainbow: :flipoff2:

Damn, I guess my wife was right. I am GAY :eek: :rainbow: :eek:

So what are you doing later???

Originally posted by sixty
I am GAY :eek: :rainbow: :eek:

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

See what these off-topic and For Sale threads can degenerate to :(
Here is an even more scarey thought: If we continue to allow the For Sale posts on the Land Cruiser Board, what will stop me or others from starting threads about Jeeps or Fords or any other topic allowed on the POR BBS on this particular forum?

Can't we agree to put the chat and the For Sale stuff where it belongs on the POR BB and keep this forum for the slightly more technical posts:confused: I always thought that was why the BA Web Daddy had the wisdom to include separate forums like For Sale and Chat.

hey sledge, you misunderstood me--I was laughing at the original post. :D

won't be as cheap as the one your buddy Billy Bob found behind his neighbors barn after the twister hit,



O my god this is funny I was laughing so hard:D

Originally posted by sledgefj4080
just wanted to know, why did you sell your iron man suspention ? did you not like it ? I am getting one for my fj80 and wanted to know

Seth

Iron Man is a GREAT suspension. Not a thing wrong with it. I bought it to install onto the FJ60, but just haven't. Since I have the FJ60 up for sale, no need to install it on the 60. More stuff to put up on eBay in a few weeks.

I still have my '79 FJ40 and a new Chevy Crew Cab truck to tow it with... so little use for the FJ60 anymore (still a good rig!). :(

Tom :usa: