Fun driving 1989 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ62 - nicknamed the “Green Machine”. I have recently done the following after sitting in an indoor storage since 2019. All mechanical parts are Toyota OEM. I drained the old fuel, replaced fuel filter, new fuel filler cap, new fuel pressure regulator, cleaned the throttle body, replaced a few vacuum lines, oil change, new battery, new front and rear wipers, transfer case flush, new accelerator pedal cover, reconditioned the thermostat housing, replaced the thermostat & gaskets plus four new bolts, flushed cooling system with Toyota Red coolant, new coolant temperature sending sensor, new radiator cap, replaced exterior front parking lights, new grill, new windshield, new front swaybar end link bushings, four new KYB shocks, four new 15” Smoothies wrapped in new 30x9.50R15 mud-terrain tires, 4-wheel alignment and re-centered steering wheel. New front disc brake pads and new rear brake drum shoes with a new rebuilt kit.

Master power door lock and power window switch was serviced. The window “lock” switch is now set in the open position so all the windows work perfect from the Master switch. Left and right power mirrors and radio antenna work perfectly. Two new exhaust manifold down-pipes. One new catalytic converter and a new muffler tail pipe. New rear transfer case output shaft seal, new driver-side rain gutter chrome trim. Stitched front driver seat(1.5” rip). Topped R12 freon(A/C blows cold). I was going to install a dash cap, but instead I had the dash serviced to keep it original. They filled the cracks and painted it. It's not perfect but looks much better and still original. New fuse panel cover with decal. New upper tailgate struts. Full interior detail with shampoo. Full exterior ceramic coating. Full undercarriage detail with coating. Two new Toyota keys cut to the original VIN.

Original spare wheel remounted and complete original Toyota spare tool kit is included. A/C blows cold. No over-heating issues. No rough idle. Does not burn oil. And she fires right up!

Suspension rides nice and tight on the new shocks and swaybar end link bushings. All exterior and interior lights work! Master door lock switch works. Even the rear heater works. Not pictured, but the dome light cover will be replaced before the vehicle is sold.

The following items are not functioning and/or need attention: slow intermittent rear main seal leak, rear wiper(washer fluid motor does work), driver-side front axle has small gear oil leak, radio turns on but there is no sound or display. To keep it original, I did not replace the radio head unit with a modern one. I also did not rebuild the front axle in case the new buyer wants to add a lift and re-gear the axles.

The receiver hitch was removed but the bolts needed to be cut off due to rusty bolts. The rear mudflaps were removed and signs of rust appeared at the lower side of the fender. There is also a small amount of rust on the very bottom lip of the rear passenger door, and driver front door, as well as a small patch on the outer edge corner of passenger front door. PLEASE see pics or watch my YouTube video for specific images. They are not as bad as one may think on a 60-series Cruiser.

The previous owner had the vehicle painted dark emerald metallic green, to match his 80-series Land Cruiser. The paint is more of a dull color now with hardly any clear coat left. It is ceramic coated for protection. In my opinion, it looks good as is. But some may prefer an application of clearcoat to bring back the gloss. 

My objective was to bring this FJ62 Cruiser back to life and back on the road, while preserving as much of its originality, as possible. It’s safe, reliable and fun to drive!

***YouTube walk-around link(copy and paste): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkYUDf8Z3Bo