yooper
02-03-2005, 12:17 PM
EDIT: It's on eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4536645807) now.
I've owned this truck since December and put about 50 miles on it. The PO is a friend but he owned it only for a few months and also did not drive it much. Neither of us know its history. I have no service records.
This is not a show truck. It is mechanically in good shape and would make a fine daily driver. It would make an excellent trail rig.
-107K miles
-pre-'79 tub, good shape, very solid, no significant rust that I can see. Tub is covered with diamond plate, which was added for cosmetics :rolleyes: , not to cover up rust, which I can believe - it's not rusty
-Lifted with some kind of Canadian springs. I think about 4" of lift. Springs look pretty new.
-Stock size front shackles. Pretty big rear shackles.
-Rancho shocks - look pretty new
-repainted black - nice paint job in the front, not nice on the rear. I think the original color was Nordic blue. I suspect the ambulance doors are not original because they look to be green under the black paint
-Weber 32/36 carb (I have the original Aisin carb in a box and will include it)
-desmogged except for EGR and PCV - smog pump is still bolted on but no belt
-electric fuel pump
-engine and drivetrain otherwise stock as far as I can tell
-not original front seats - I think these are some kind of VW seats. Comfortable enough and they fit ok.
-new seat belts from CCOT front and rear - there were 4 point racing harnesses in there when I bought it, unsafely mounted and very inconvenient. I will include the harnesses if you want them
-I have and will install a new passenger side mirror soon - the one on there is cracked
-rear view mirror is cracked and wants to fall off its mount
-stereo doesn't work - doesn't power up - I think it's a wiring issue and haven't even looked at fixing it yet. No speakers installed. Truck came with Pioneer speakers in enclosures, which I will include
- speaking of wiring, it's kind of a mess - lots of splices and lots of red wire everywhere - almost everything seems to work, except:
- dome light doesn't work
- windshield wipers are intermittent
- windshield washer doesn't work
-I don't trust any of the gauges. Fuel gauge reads either F or E all the time. Oil pressure gauge never changes. Temp gauge reads too high. Speedometer stopped working when I bought the truck.
-4 BRAND NEW 33X9.5X15 BF Goodrich All Terrain tires - maybe 8 miles on them, on chrome steel Toyota wheels. No spare. I have a buyer for these if you don't want them. I can mount whatever you want, at your expense.
-The truck came from the Carolina's, Georgia, and Florida, so it's not very rusty. Frame is completely sound as far as I can tell. There is very minor surface rust in several places on the body. There is rust-through of the inner front fenders. The tub looks pretty good all over.
-The cage is weird. It has two hoops, one behind the seat, but not the original. One hoop just inside the rear door, which looks like the original B pillar hoop. Weird, and not safe to go topless with.
-There is evidence of bondo on both doors, the DS front fender and on the hard top
-The hard top leaks air at the top front, and has extensive surface rust there. Just needs clean up and paint I think
- Hella 500 driving lights on front bumper work great
- Driving lights on hood - one doesn't work - I have not investigated yet
- work lights on rear bumper work great
- rear heater is from an earlier year I think - I have the correct year center console with integrated rear heater and will include it
- the on the road driving manners make me wonder if there is an automatic locker in the rear diff - sometimes makes a funny noise when cornering or slowing down
- steering is sloppy - about 45 degrees of play in the steering wheel - just needs a center arm and TRE job - this being said, it tracks very straight with not much bump steer
- runs great - this Cruiser is FAST - surprised me - much faster off the block than my FJ62 or FJ55. Stutters sometimes when accelerating at around 2000rpm , then kicks you in the butt when it kicks in again - probably a Weber thing
- transmission and clutch work great - shifts very smoothly
- transfer shifts easily between 2H and 4H but seems to be hard to shift into 4L, but once shifted works great and easy to shift back to 4H
- Warn hubs seem to work smoothly
- brakes work very well - they lock up easily
- brand new plugs, wires, dist. cap, rotor, battery, oil filter, Mobil 1 oil
- lots of rattles and groans - mostly the hard top I think
- comes with a roof rack not shown in pics. Nothing special - no floor, lightweight
- comes with bikini top, brand unknown
- comes with a pile of parts - weather stripping, original carb, other stuff the PO sent me that I haven't even looked at yet - it's all yours
I'm losing money at $5000
sean@rooney.org
lots of photos HERE (http://www.rooney.org/tlc/82FJ40/)
http://www.rooney.org/tlc/82FJ40/PSfront.jpg
I've owned this truck since December and put about 50 miles on it. The PO is a friend but he owned it only for a few months and also did not drive it much. Neither of us know its history. I have no service records.
This is not a show truck. It is mechanically in good shape and would make a fine daily driver. It would make an excellent trail rig.
-107K miles
-pre-'79 tub, good shape, very solid, no significant rust that I can see. Tub is covered with diamond plate, which was added for cosmetics :rolleyes: , not to cover up rust, which I can believe - it's not rusty
-Lifted with some kind of Canadian springs. I think about 4" of lift. Springs look pretty new.
-Stock size front shackles. Pretty big rear shackles.
-Rancho shocks - look pretty new
-repainted black - nice paint job in the front, not nice on the rear. I think the original color was Nordic blue. I suspect the ambulance doors are not original because they look to be green under the black paint
-Weber 32/36 carb (I have the original Aisin carb in a box and will include it)
-desmogged except for EGR and PCV - smog pump is still bolted on but no belt
-electric fuel pump
-engine and drivetrain otherwise stock as far as I can tell
-not original front seats - I think these are some kind of VW seats. Comfortable enough and they fit ok.
-new seat belts from CCOT front and rear - there were 4 point racing harnesses in there when I bought it, unsafely mounted and very inconvenient. I will include the harnesses if you want them
-I have and will install a new passenger side mirror soon - the one on there is cracked
-rear view mirror is cracked and wants to fall off its mount
-stereo doesn't work - doesn't power up - I think it's a wiring issue and haven't even looked at fixing it yet. No speakers installed. Truck came with Pioneer speakers in enclosures, which I will include
- speaking of wiring, it's kind of a mess - lots of splices and lots of red wire everywhere - almost everything seems to work, except:
- dome light doesn't work
- windshield wipers are intermittent
- windshield washer doesn't work
-I don't trust any of the gauges. Fuel gauge reads either F or E all the time. Oil pressure gauge never changes. Temp gauge reads too high. Speedometer stopped working when I bought the truck.
-4 BRAND NEW 33X9.5X15 BF Goodrich All Terrain tires - maybe 8 miles on them, on chrome steel Toyota wheels. No spare. I have a buyer for these if you don't want them. I can mount whatever you want, at your expense.
-The truck came from the Carolina's, Georgia, and Florida, so it's not very rusty. Frame is completely sound as far as I can tell. There is very minor surface rust in several places on the body. There is rust-through of the inner front fenders. The tub looks pretty good all over.
-The cage is weird. It has two hoops, one behind the seat, but not the original. One hoop just inside the rear door, which looks like the original B pillar hoop. Weird, and not safe to go topless with.
-There is evidence of bondo on both doors, the DS front fender and on the hard top
-The hard top leaks air at the top front, and has extensive surface rust there. Just needs clean up and paint I think
- Hella 500 driving lights on front bumper work great
- Driving lights on hood - one doesn't work - I have not investigated yet
- work lights on rear bumper work great
- rear heater is from an earlier year I think - I have the correct year center console with integrated rear heater and will include it
- the on the road driving manners make me wonder if there is an automatic locker in the rear diff - sometimes makes a funny noise when cornering or slowing down
- steering is sloppy - about 45 degrees of play in the steering wheel - just needs a center arm and TRE job - this being said, it tracks very straight with not much bump steer
- runs great - this Cruiser is FAST - surprised me - much faster off the block than my FJ62 or FJ55. Stutters sometimes when accelerating at around 2000rpm , then kicks you in the butt when it kicks in again - probably a Weber thing
- transmission and clutch work great - shifts very smoothly
- transfer shifts easily between 2H and 4H but seems to be hard to shift into 4L, but once shifted works great and easy to shift back to 4H
- Warn hubs seem to work smoothly
- brakes work very well - they lock up easily
- brand new plugs, wires, dist. cap, rotor, battery, oil filter, Mobil 1 oil
- lots of rattles and groans - mostly the hard top I think
- comes with a roof rack not shown in pics. Nothing special - no floor, lightweight
- comes with bikini top, brand unknown
- comes with a pile of parts - weather stripping, original carb, other stuff the PO sent me that I haven't even looked at yet - it's all yours
I'm losing money at $5000
sean@rooney.org
lots of photos HERE (http://www.rooney.org/tlc/82FJ40/)
http://www.rooney.org/tlc/82FJ40/PSfront.jpg