72 Toyota Landcruiser Fj40 Fj on 2040-cars

You are bidding on a 1972 Toyota Landcruiser ("FJ40"). This has been a fun collector car for the last few years, but I haven't had enough time to drive it much and would rather have the garage space for another project instead of spending the extra time to fine-tune the little things that need attention. It's a great weekend runabout and is very comfortable around town.

Several mechanical modifications have been done to make it more driveable (some of the stock parts are included if you wish to return it to 100% stock). It has an HEI ignition (Davis Unified), a Weber 38/38 carburetor with electric choke, livewire ignition wires, and ugraded radial tires (BFGoodrich 33X9.50R15). The factory Asin carburetor is included in the sale. I don't have the factory distributor.

The exterior is in good shape, completely uncut body. It has a decent paint job in factory Dune Beige. It was painted at some point before I purchased it and could stand to be cut and buffed but looks good as-is (solid 10-footer). The front-end has an HFS shackled winch bumper. The factory painted hood latches have been swapped out for stainless. There are factory door mirrors but it also has a windshield hinge mount telescoping mirror that is not currently mounted (but included in the sale). The latch on the spare tire carrier is loose and needs to be adjusted or replaced. The only flaw in the body I can see are two small stress cracks at the upper corners of the doors where paint chipped off. The tires are like new (extremely hard to find BFG 33X9.50R15 -- I had to bring these in from out-of-state at considerable expense). The factory wheels were sent out and powdercoated when the new tires were installed. The wheel covers were replaced with new OEM parts. The front side marker lights don't work and the horn is missing. Glass is good but the windshield has some fogging around the edges from age (may be the original windshield). Wipers work well. The original license plate on the car is included.

Odometer works and indicates 14,175 miles (probably 114,175 miles).

It has a nice and tight motor (recent rings and valve guides) and the 3-speed transmission shifts smoothly. Like every FJ on the planet it drips some oil, but not aggregiously.The dif hasn't been apart but doesn't make any noises, so is assumed to be in good shape. It has a new clutch and it works very smoothly/easily. Fresh oil and filter change. It leaks coolant from somewhere under the right side of the radiator, so that will need attention/fixing. The engine bay is very sanitary and has been recently cleaned/painted. I don't think the air cleaner is correct for this year (if that bothers you), but it looks nice and has all the right factory decals, etc. Battery holds a charge nicely. The Weber 38/38 is new and runs extremely well and reliably (gotta love electric choke!), but it would benefit from some fine tuning (there's some run-on after the key is turned off, which is probably a mixture adjustment issue). It has a newer exhaust in great shape. The e-brake needs to be adjusted. The brakes work great and the suspension tracks well down the road.

The interior has a nice split-bench front seat and rear jump seats, both in good shape. Dash pad has been recovered at some point in history and has some minor delamination at the edge. Rubber floor covering is in good shape throughout. Both windows work great. The turn signal stalk is sticky and will need to be removed/fixed. All gauges work except the temp gauge. The headliner is in terrible shape and should be replaced. The driver's seat slides well on factory rails and folds up to reveal a locking compartment (pretty neat factory feature).  

Like most FJ's there is some rust, but nothing structural from what I can see and nothing visible from the outside (this is a northwest car -- no salt on the roads). It's most noticeable around the interior bottoms of the doors and around the interior bottom of the hard top and in some areas on top of the rear wheel wells. The rear floor and sills look solid, the passenger side floorboard looks like surface rust, but the driver's floorboard has some pretty good corrosion. Frame looks okay. Check out the pics or come by in person if you are concerned about it (I was never greatly concerned about it because it's a driver quality rig that I didn't pay show-quality prices for and won't expect to sell it for show-car prices...).

I have a clean Washington State title in my name ready to transfer to the new owner. If you're out of state and arrange shipping (at your cost) I will accomodate getting it picked up. This will be a fun rig for the next owner -- if you're interested please don't hesistate to ask questions.

*I have described the vehicle as honestly and completely as possible, but you should not rely on a description as a substitute for an in-person inspection.  Please do your due-diligence because by bidding on the vehicle you are agreeing to purchase it as-is where-is with no warrantly expressed or implied. You win the auction, you own it.