Thread: Landrover to landcruiser

Cool as.sheer Luxury!

Those 60 series Sahara's are getting rare now days!

Originally Posted by rovercare

You mean to say having the front wheels move forward under suspension compression is a bad idea Pat?

Originally Posted by PAT303

Sought after by who?,I spent a week on Fraser Island in a FJ40 and a week in the Vic high country in a BJ40,you can stick both up ya clacker,no wonder all those old farmers walk around hunched over,the damn things broke their backs. Pat

I meant no offence mate

To enthusiast of the early Land Cruiser's they are Sought after..Just like early Series Land Rovers are sought after us guys

They are't worth huge bucks in Australia just yet..but in another parts of the world they are..

This is a Petrol FJ40..but still



1980 FJ40 with 2K miles fetches $137.5K

Originally Posted by 4x4 MORE

I meant no offence mate

To enthusiast of the early Land Cruiser's they are Sought after..Just like early Series Land Rovers are sought after us guys

They are't worth huge bucks in Australia just yet..but in another parts of the world they are..

This is a Petrol FJ40..but still



1980 FJ40 with 2K miles fetches $137.5K

I had one very similar to that when I first started working out at The Granites in the 80's (company vehicle). We used to call it the Noddy Wagon - that's what your head used to do non stop when the vehicle was moving.

It went faster in 4th than it did in 5th (mine was 4 cyl diesel engine) - wouldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding.

Used to use it occasionally for chasing camels across the flat - the camels could easily out-run it.

Mine was top heavy - it had a massive steel roofrack on it and a ladder up one side at the rear for access to the roof - so you had to watch it on side slopes or pushing too hard into a corner. But the bloody thing would go anywhere - there wasn't another vehicle on site that could match it when it come to getting through the really rough stuff (or mud). And it was solid - could take a hammering without any problems.

Compared to what it was competing against at the time, it was a good vehicle. I'd happily have another now as a project / fun vehicle.

Originally Posted by rovercare

You mean to say having the front wheels move forward under suspension compression is a bad idea Pat?

When it goes forward into a hole at any speed over 20 while I'm in it yes . Pat

Originally Posted by 4x4 MORE

I meant no offence mate

To enthusiast of the early Land Cruiser's they are Sought after..Just like early Series Land Rovers are sought after us guys

They are't worth huge bucks in Australia just yet..but in another parts of the world they are..

This is a Petrol FJ40..but still



1980 FJ40 with 2K miles fetches $137.5K

Not having a go but couldn't go back,I often think about were I've been in LC and Series,I don't understand how I put up with the crashing and bashing but back then none of us new any different. Pat

Rovercare,has the dual cab got lap sash middle belt in the back or 3 point?. Pat

Originally Posted by PAT303

Not having a go but couldn't go back,I often think about were I've been in LC and Series,I don't understand how I put up with the crashing and bashing but back then none of us new any different. Pat

Very true mate..I understand fully where you are coming from

Lots of people don't know how they coped with a LJ Suzuki's either[same vintage]

Terrible ride, drum brakes all round, steering that's all over the road..barely any power..max out at 80 in the LJ50 2 stroke and 100 kph in th LJ80/LJ81

But people just put up with it haha