What do I do with this??

[glwood]

A lady my wife works with recently lost her husband of many decades...they were avid off-roaders, and it turns out he had a 1970 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 that he was going to restore. It apparently runs fine, but needs brake work; his wife said it comes with a 'lot of parts he had bought to restore it', but I do not yet have the details or photos of said FJ40. It is of this vintage:

I will post photos and any more details once I have them. She is asking $8500.00. I have seen FJ40s in decent shape online for $35-40k...

 

[StG58]

Snag it! That just too good of a deal to pass up.

 

[Reece]

Buy it. Those things are cool as all get out. Plus if its as your told, finish it up and you will make money if you dont want to keep it.

 

[Michael Roberson]

Buy it. Or sell it to me[emoji4]


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[Chris]

Those things can go for a premium when they're fully restored. I'd take one in a heartbeat!

 

[UpperMI]

Cool. I had a 1980 FJ40 for a few years in high school with my brother. It rides like a tank and is tough as nails. A very capable 4x4. The worst "stuck" I ever got into was with that landcrusier. After we sold it my brother went on to buy a 1997 TJ (and sold it) and now has a 1973 FJ40. His 73' has a fiberglass tub. They are pretty simple to work on due to minimal electrical components. plus you can still find plenty of aftermarket parts.

 

[LeePTI]

If you don't want it, leave the title blank and flip it to the highest bidder here...
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Lee - 2005 TJ 4.0 Auto - Las Vegas

 

[glwood]

Well, so far all I have is some fuzzy cell phone pictures. I don't have any more details other than she stated:

"It was originally a soft top but east coast weather was very hard on it and Ralph (deceased owner) found the hard top that you see. It runs but the brakes are bad. I also have many parts purchased by Ralph, but he never got to use them to begin restoring it back to its original look."

I will probably have to make a trip out to her house to get the details as to what she has to go with this, and what shape it's in and how it runs.

I personally do not have a place to either store this or work on it, as we are in the midst of a home addition right now, and time, money, and space are all tied up. I'd be glad to look into this for anyone who's interested. The timing for me is just bad, because I love these old Toyota FJ40s, and would love to restore it. Like I said, I saw restored ones going for $35k-$45k online.

 

[StG58]

Timing is everything. It does look like it might make a good restoration project though. If the owner advertises it, there's going to be lots of interest. Some people go nuts for those things out here, and spend a ton of cash on them. Of course, it's the same for Jeeps as well.

 

[LeePTI]

Heck. I thought it was the one in the first photo and rust free from AZ!... Nevermind...
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Lee - 2005 TJ 4.0 Auto - Las Vegas