1974 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser Daily Driver or Light Restoration Project

I've perused the various other FJ40 Land Cruisers for sale here. and this one is honest. No diamond plate covering rust. no fresh paint over filler over rust. no missing body seams or spot welds. no crappy modifications. no major parts (hard tops. etc. ) missing. actually runs. drives. and stops reliably. This may not be the flashiest (40 year old paint rarely is). but it's HONEST. I regret to inform you that there IS some rust. and there is some filler over said rust (sorry. previous owner did it). but it's out in the open and I point it all out in the first video below. I also have given you my absolute best attempt at a virtual test drive with the hope that a video is worth a thousand photos and a photo is worth a thousand words. so you've got about an HOUR of many many thousands of words worth of information to show absolutely everything you could possibly want to know about this truck to feel comfortable buying it. This is not the first car I've sold on eBay (the second actually). and the buyer of the first car was very very pleased and we still talk from time to time. Please bid with confidence. and don't hesitate to ask questions or for additional photos or videos.
For a complete. comprehensive. no holds barred. full disclosure video walk through +hot start. cut and paste the following link:http://youtu. be/p92lN04HCUA
For a video of cold start:http://youtu. be/phv0a_NJASc
For driving test #1:http://youtu. be/OBqZZllEb4k
For driving test #2:http://youtu. be/ADAJfUsMJtc
History (to the best of my ability and knowledge)
Originally sold in Englewood. CO (Denver suburb)
Original owner worked for the Denver Post Office driving trucks and put ~124. 00 miles on it He drove it to and from work appears to have done some light off roading put what I believe was a jerry can holder on the passenger side fender over the rear wheel (four holes) had front seats recovered with very high quality seat covers (I thought they were factory from another vehicle for quite a while and even went so far as to locate another set of original seats)
Second owner was a diesel mechanic living in Lakewood. CO (another Denver suburb) for a mining company. He immediately took it off the road and put a total of about 5 miles on it over approximately 7 years While in his possession he: took it apart  rebuilt both axles end to end replaced or rebuilt the radiator (brass core) put filler over the rust repainted part of the emissions cover put a chrome Harley horn cover over the drivers side horn replaced the battery tray with a quality home made diamond plate job
I purchased it (and live in the mountains about 30 minutes west of Denver). got it on the road and made it my daily driver after moving up here.   While in my possession over the past <5. 00 miles I put it all back together and: sprayed some primer over the PO's filler job adjusted all of the doors and tire hanger new battery new tires (Cooper Discoverer M/S studded) Pertronix ignition points. coil. and spark plug wires (original wiring unmodified and original points. condenser. and coil retained) rebuilt carburetor adjusted valves replaced valve cover gasket replaced lift gate handle installed new three point retractable seat belts in front (using factory holes) installed new Toyota two point seat belts on jump seats had gas tank boiled. patched. and lined finely tuned the carburetor with a wideband tuner at ~6. 00' (stock sea level jets are in the jet holders on the carb) replaced all fluids adjusted brakes new fuel pump new gear reduction starter replaced drivers front suspension bushings (I decided to order greaseable shackle instead of reusing originals mid-job. and never got back around to it) Installed new SOR floor mats lubricated and adjusted all controls replaced ignition key barrel. had gas door lock rekeyed to match. had keys cut for doors replaced ignition switch cleaned OE washer motor cleaned OE turn signal relay new OEM bumperettes from Toyota replaced tire swingout bumper with more effective piece replaced emissions fuel tank return check valve (NLA) with directional fuel filter (not perfect. but it's working pretty well)
Parts missing: OE hubcaps (available new from Toyota) "Land Cruiser" scripts over front fenders "TOYOTA" script from rear corner "4 Wheel Drive" script from rear corner OE jack. handle. tire iron. and tool kit passenger side jump seat retainer strap
Extra parts included: OE wheels an extra set of front seats brand new SOR headliner in a box a few extra oil filters a box of miscellaneous hardware. small parts. original parts that were replaced and a giant stack of receipts and documentation
Compression cylinders 1-6 (original spec is 155 lbs at sea level. ~127 lbs at 6. 00'): 116. 116. 109. 105. 106. 116Emissions results (only noted where there were limits) HC PPM Idle: 42/1000 2500 RPM: 16/1000 CO%     Idle: 1. 33/3. 00 2500 RPM: . 12/3. 00The top genuinely appears to have never been off: see videos linked above for details on this (and much more).
Buyer may arrange auto transport. fly in and drive it home (I'm fully confident it will get you home). Additionally. if you'll pay for the gas. a return flight. any necessary hotels. and you're willing to work with my schedule. I'll even deliver it personally anywhere in the contiguous US.
This truck has not been subjected to a V8 conversion. There's nothing wrong with V8s. and they can be done well. but I've seen a V8 conversion that was so bad the frame flexed if you turned the steering wheel while parked.  
This truck has its original paint. That means you won't find out a year down the road that some unscrupulous seller polished a turd. Always beware fresh paint on an old car.  
I'm selling simply because we need the money (I could go into the sob story as to why. but you probably don't need or want to know) badly enough to sell my truck and trade down to something less awesome.  
I've tried to be as detailed and forthcoming as possible in the videos. I've bought enough old cars to know how easy it is to miss something or to conveniently have some wrinkled body work or rust just off camera. This truck is as honest as they come from an area that gets very little precipitation and doesn't use road salt. If there are any questions whatsoever. please do not hesitate. If I failed to capture some detail on video that you'd like to see. ask and I'll do what I can to provide all photographic or videographic information possible. Thanks for reading/watching. and happy bidding!

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