1971 Toyota Land Cruiser

FJ40 U/K

3.9L 3878CC l6 GAS Naturally Aspirated

Manual

fj40090721

Clear

GAS

I have been looking for a nice FJ40 for a long time. I purchased this one for my nephew who was returning from serving in Afghanistan. He is now attending American University in Washington DC and can not take the Land Cruiser given he does not have a safe/appropriate place to park/store the FJ. I have kept it stored in my garage and have been enjoying driving it to work on the nice days. As a result, I am thinking about keeping the FJ40 for myself, but thought I would let the market decide whether I should sell or keep it. Its paid for - and I do not need to sell it. Given how well it drives - I would consider keeping it since I am not confident I could find another that drives this nicely It is a 1971 FJ40 and is in what I would consider VERY GOOD condition. This truck has not received a body/off nut and bolt restoration but many aspects of the FJ40 have been updated, restored, or replaced. So...it is not a "show" restoration but it receives countless compliments due to its overall condition and many would consider it in Exellent condition. 1. It has a 1977 2F engine (upgrade/iimprovement from the original '71 F engine). It starts, idles, accelerates, runs, exactly how it should - which is perfect. 2. It has the 1977 4 speed manual transmission (upgrade from the original 3 speed tranmission). It shifts, and down shifts, perfectly. The clutch is new and it mechanically drives as it should.3. The front differential and disc brake setup is also from the 1977 FJ40 (major upgrade from the front drum brake originally on the 1971) It brakes amazingly well - evenly, does not pull or pulsate. NO COMPARISON to how a drum brake FJ40 stops. 4. The vehicle is geared low - so it does great around town and my commute to work where I do not exceed 60mph. I have driven it on the highway at 65mph without any issues, and it does not "wobble" nor "wander" on the road. You can tell that it has ample power/torque as it pulls up grade on the highway. Other:No visible rust nor signs of prior rust problems (driver floor pan patched/repaired with replacement metal)All of the fluids have been changed.Rear jump seats (center facing)Front wipers workHeater (front and rear) workAll of the lights/blinkers/brake lights workFJ runs cool - but the factory temperature gauge does not workSpeedo jumps around at lower speeds but settles down at higher speedsPioneer stereo/CD includedBF Goodrich A/T tires Hard top shown is NOT included as it belongs to another FJ40 that is under complete restoration. The doors shown are included I have a bikini top for the FJ40 which is included. FJ40 really does not need anything that I am aware of. Lastly: Feel free to inspect/drive if you are a local buyer. I will not ship out of country or overseas I will not disclose a "buy it now" price - this is an auction to the highest bidder ATTENTION BUYERS: If anyone plans to bid after the FJ reaches it's RESERVE, and prior to the auction ending , YOU MUST CONTACT ME TO VERIFY THAT YOU ARE A QUALIFIED BUYER OR YOUR BID WILL BE REJECTED. I will not accept bids from buyers with 0-3 eBay buyer history. Thank you for understanding but I can not allow someone to win the auction who does not have the ability/ intention to execute on the purchase which is what happened last time. As mentioned above - hardtop shown on FJ40 NOT included. Hardtop doors shown on FJ40 ARE included. If buyer insists on purchasing the hardtop separate from the vehicle purchase it could be considered but it belongs to another resoration project at this time and should not be considered part of this negotiation.