1967 Toyota FJ Cruiser

FJ 40 Convertible

8 - Cyl.

Automatic

T67FJ4045283

Clear

Gasoline

NO RESERVE!!! This is a “one of a kind”. A 1967 FJ40 with a Pontiac 421 Large Journal Engine and Turbo 400 Automatic Transmission. This Cruiser is fun to drive and does not have the sacrifice you would normally have to make to drive a classic FJ 40. I love the ’67 FJ’s but they are slow, hard to steer, have a laud transmission and rear end and look like an old truck. This FJ is fast from the start and can hold its own on the freeway at 80 mph all day. (It would easily do over 100 mph but I do not feel comfortable in any jeep style vehicle at that speed.) The automatic transmission makes it easy to drive for anyone. It has a nice rumble but not too laud. The power steering works great. It even has a tilt steering wheel. My wife has no problems driving this truck around town. I took a video of the cruiser running so you could get a “walk around” experience and hear the motor run. I even drove it around the backyard. Just click here to see the you tube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QjMG9B5MaE I bought this truck a few years ago and decided to turn it into a beach type run around vehicle. I thought my wife would want it so I painted it yellow and had the seats upholstered to give it that beach truck look. I put brand new tires on it about 100 miles ago and I have not spun the tires or had them off road. The hood flips all the way forward and it has a custom tailgate that you can sit on. Seats are new, no tears, holes, etc. No rust. There is no rust on the truck, it is very clean. It does have a few very small paint chips around the hinges on the hood and tailgate but you would need to be really looking hard to find the flaws. I would say the paint is an 8 or 9 out of 10. About the engine: I bought this truck from a man in California. He had already installed the engine and transmission before I bought it and he did a nice job. He did not detail the engine first (I would have) but it looks good and runs very well. It does not get hot, always starts and has plenty of power. I did some research on the motor and found this information on the internet: “Engine Development: Large Journal Engines [edit] 421 Introduced in 1961 as a dealer installed Super Duty option that had dual four barrels, the 421 cu in (6.90 L) was bored to 4 3/32 in (104 mm) and stroked to 4.00 in (102 mm) (421.2 cuin), and also featured larger, 3.25 in (83 mm) main journals. Unlike previous enlargements of this engine, it did not replace the 389. The 421 SD became factory installed in 1962 and in 1963 a street version became available from the factory with a four barrel or tri-power carburation. The Super Duty versions of this engine were extensively used in NASCAR stock car racing and drag racing competition. The 421 also marked the end of the option for a forged steel crankshaft. The Armasteel cast crankshaft was the standard crankshaft of the entire Pontiac V-8 line until '67. While "Armasteel" was no more than a fancy name for a hardened cast iron unit, it did refer to the "locking ball" as opposed to the "flaking" type cast iron found in other engines. In '67, Pontiac out of concerns the public misunderstood the engineering terms, went to a Nodular cast iron name crankshaft, which they used until 1975. Standard Engine Type: ohv V-8 Displacement, cid: 421 Fuel system: 2 x 4bbl. Compression ratio: 12.0:1 Horsepower @ rpm: 405 @ 5600 Torque @ rpm: 425 @ 4400 “ I am not sure of the exact history of this motor but I have spoke with several motorheads that are very fond of the Pontiac 421. I am not sure what the horsepower is but I am sure it is way more than this truck needs to get around (They only came with 125 horsepower when new) This engine has a four barrel carburetor on it. There are a couple of things that I would do if I were to keep this truck. It still has the stock brakes. It stops fine but has 1967 technology and a lot more power than it had back then. I would install disk brakes. The winch works fine. I have never had to use it but I did pull it out and winch it back in. What it needs? A new gas gauge (the sending unit is fine, just needs the gauge) It also needs an adapter to connect the speedometer to the Turbo 400 transmission. I never hooked up the speedometer because I had a GPS with a speedometer built in. Odometer? I really do not know how many miles are on the truck. I have put about 2,500 on it since I finished the restoration. (that is why I listed 2,500) You could pick this truck up in New Braunfels Texas and drive it home today, it runs great. I drive this FJ into town and down to the river a couple times a month. I am selling this FJ on a NO RESERVE AUCTION. There is no “Buy it now” price. I am only selling this truck because I have other priorities that need to come first. This is a great daily driver that gets a lot of attention. You could not buy and build an FJ like this for less than $25,000. I will accept whatever the high bid is regardless of the final price. I wish all auctions were run that way.