1986 Toyota Landcruiser FJ 62 3F from Australia and New Zealand

Summary:

Hard core, tough four wheel drive

Faults:

Motor crank snapped 243,000 km

Rear diff blew in Darwin,250,000 km

Gearbox disintegrated 270,000km.

Suspension upgrade, lift kit,250,000km

Rust above gutters, lifted roof,3".

General Comments:

With an expensive start and a total rebuild this 60 series is very cool.

As things went wrong I remodeled this vehicle to suit me.

It handles responsively and and is multi adaptable, as it still has its sunroof, seats 5,and can be slept in as well.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know

Review Date: 25th January, 2004

10th Sep 2005, 05:33

I love the description you've given of your personalized FJ60. Do you have photos available? I'm particularly interested in the roof raise and general appearance of the vehicle.

Thanks.

26th May 2006, 00:31

I can supply pictures, e-mail me at: alchemaze@yahoo.com.au

I am about to start re building the ARB Bullbar, as we hit a fence Strainer Post and trashed it, on two wheels there for a bit!

I have also added a Huon Pine and Jarah wooden Dashboard, very cool.Cant stand Plastic,or silicon chips.

Also made a double Petrol/water Gerry Can (20 litre)holder on the back.

1986 Toyota Landcruiser FJ60 F2 from North America

Summary:

One tough, reliable, four wheel drive hill climber

Faults:

Nothing yet. I have done a lot of much needed maintenance such as hose and belt changes, tune up, fluid changes.

General Comments:

If you're looking for an off-road vehicle that you can use on road, this is it. Plenty of room, decent on road ride, very poor gas mileage, but hey, it's a Land Cruiser. Reliability when you are miles away from anything is what counts most.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 29th October, 2001

4th Sep 2006, 18:32

What's your gas mileage? I can't get more than 10mpg out of mine... driving granny style.

17th Nov 2006, 16:06

Properly tuned you should only get about 12-15MPG. Maybe a little more if you really tweaked it. If you have larger tires than stock make sure you account for that in your mileage calculations. If you have 31" or 32" tires then ad about 10% to your speedometerreading and the same for the odometer.

Make sure your timing is correct, good basic tune-up, and if your carb is really old, clean it out or rebuild it.