FOR SALE
Name: Jeff Howard
Phone: 360 3037554
Email: halibuthank@gmail.com
City: bellingham
State: wA
Zip: 98225
Country: USA
Year: 1974
Model: Landcruiser FJ55
Mileage: 68925.7
Price: $1350 OBO
Date: February 03, 2008
 
Description:
 
This great, tough and lovable Landcruiser runs and drives, but it has a cracked block. There is no water in the oil—the crack is in the water jacket. It has a fresh valve grind on a reconditioned head with the original 2F 6-cylinder, a rebuilt 3-speed tranny, a replaced transfer case, reconditioned brake booster, new shocks, steering dampener, and really too many new and reconditioned parts to mention (see list below). It has sat for a while and has some rust. Doors are solid as is the FJ55! I love this rig but I don't have the time to resurrect it. Over $5000 invested.
Let’s talk about practicality. I drove the cruiser to work five days a week for a long time (2 ½ years) and not once did the motor let me down. Gas mileage, however, is not terribly good. The rig gets 10-15 m.p.g, mileage being dependent upon the terrain, and the speed of travel. I recently rebuilt the carburetor, but I am no wizard at adjustment so it needs some help. The carb is a Rochester and the linkage was customized, prior to my ownership, so I had to rig the accelerator cable and it is funky. If you know how to tinker with carbs you’ll be able to dial it in. As far as taking it into the hills, I have never driven a tougher rig off-road. Ask anyone in the business and they’ll tell you the same. I put a nice set of Cooper Discovery All Terrain tires on it and they handle nice.
The steering has deteriorated in recent years. I rebuilt the center arm, or drag link as it is also known, and that tightened things up quite a bit. I learned of a relatively simple repair that will make the steering much tighter. The whole front end is new, save one steering link end that is in fine condition, new shocks, tie rod ends, center arm, steering dampener, repacked (new) bearings; the works.
This rigs needs another radiator, either used or new, and not necessarily for a Cruiser. Radiators can be much cheaper and just as effective if they are aftermarket. Simply match the bolt pattern and intake hoses.
The brakes: new wheel cylinders on the front, turned drums, new shoes on the front, new hydraulic lines, re-man master cylinder, what else…
The most important thing is the just rebuilt brake booster! Fresh. They do, however, need to be bled badly after sitting.
Rust: The worst of it is on either of the front quarter-panels at the bottom as you can probably see in the photos. Also starting to get a bit thin in spots at the rear. The pan is remarkably solid and the majority of the rest of the rust is superficial. I have a replacement fender off of a ’69 for the wrecked (prior to my ownership) fender that looks much better.
TLC: It is a twenty-seven year old rig and it has its quirks. Currently, it is starts right up, but the carb isn’t reliable and the idle is iffy. The rings are worn and it takes a while to properly warm up. It recently had an oil change and it had a dose of Duralube about 500 miles ago(and every 20,000 miles before that). Incidentally, I use only premium fuel and Castrol GTX 10w-30.
I love this rig and it is hard for me to sell it. Again, I have more hours than I could possibly count invested into it and over $5000. The price is negotiable but not terribly. Enclosed is a list of new, remanufactured, and replaced with used, parts. I have many receipts and some work orders (some were lost during my move back to Washington). Feel free to e-mail me with any questions, concerns, or comments.
NEW PARTS
 
CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE
CLUTCH DISC
THROW-OUT BEARING
TWO (2) UNIVERSAL JOINTS
SHOCK ABSORBERS (DICK CEPEK, HEAVY DUTY, LIFETIME WARRANTY)
STEERING DAMPENER (OLD MAN EMU)
TIE ROD ENDS (FOUR FRONT)
CENTER ARM REBUILD (AKA DRAG LINK)
WHEEL BEARINGS, RACES, INNER/OUTER SEALS (FRONT ONLY)
GREASE IN HUBS 5X IN THREE YEARS
BRAKE SHOES
HYDROLIC BRAKE LINES
FUEL FILTER
FUEL PUMP
FUEL SENDING UNIT
FUEL GAUGE
THERMOSTAT AND GASKET
THERMOSTAT HOUSING
WATER PUMP AND GASKET
ALTERNATOR (LIFETIME WARRANTY-BIGWHEEL AUTO)
EXHAUST SYSTEM (MANIFOLD BACK)
REAR ELECTRIC WINDOW GEARS
COIL
BATTERY
DISTRIBUTOR CAP
SPARK PLUGS
PLUG WIRES
ROTOR
POINTS
CONDENSER
RADIATOR HOSES
FRONT HUBCAPS
VALVE COVER GASKET
CARBURETOR REBUILD
 
NEW RE-MANUFACTURED PARTS
 
BRAKE BOOSTER (SERVO UNIT)
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER
CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER
CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER
 
 
REPAIRS, REPLACED PARTS, ETC.
 
RECONDITIONED HEAD WITH ALL-NEW GASKETS
REBUILT 3-SPEED TRANSMISSION
REPLACED TRANSFER CASE (OUT OF A ’77 FJ40)
FRONT BRAKE DRUMS TURNED
RADIATOR REPAIR
FULL TUNE UP (PROFESSIONAL, 1999)
WINSHIELD (OUT OF A ’69 FJ55)
DOOR PANELS (FRONT)
FRONT SEAT
CUSTOM STORAGE BOXES IN REAR
REPLACED AFTER MARKET WHEELS W/ STOCK WHEELS AND HUBCAPS
REPLACED HOOD
 
EXTRA PARTS
 
HOOD
REAR WINDOW
HEAVY-DUTY TIRE CHAINS
THERMOSTAT
FUEL PUMP
FUEL FILTER
FRONT PASSENGER FENDER
HEATER CORE
RADIATOR
…AND PROBABLY MORE…
 
THERE ARE NUMEROUS SMALL REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS I’VE MADE SINCE OWNING THIS RIG THAT I DON’T REALLY WANT TO WRITE DOWN (AND CAN’T REMEMBER THEM ALL!).
 
 
Jeff Howard 1704 6th Street Bellingham, WA 98225
360-303-7554 halibuthank@gmail.com