My wife and I are planning to drive our recently acquired 1978 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 south to southern Mexico and Belize over our Christmas break.
I had put together a motorcycle trip for this summer where I would ride from Natchitoches to the Darien Gap in Panama. To make a long story short, my riding partner chickened out, so my family begged me not to travel solo. So, I planned to leave in July with a guy that I knew and knew would be making the trip. Last week, my wife received an internship which is needed for her graduation. This internship will require her to go out of town several times over the course of the summer... and over the time I would be gone for my trip. Because we have a 2 year old little girl, I have to stay behind.
But, we plan to do as I said above, drive south in our new FJ40 Cruiser. Before I can even think about doing that though, I need to get the thing running. I picked it up for $1700. It was a complete and original cruiser that was used as a daily driver until its motor threw a rod a few weeks prior to me purchasing it. I will be getting a replacement motor, another original 2F motor so that it is a clean, easy, quick swap.... and by far the cheapest solution. The 2F motor is
known to be a reliable workhorse when properly taken care of.
I will begin posting pictures of the Cruiser once I get it running and driving, but for now, here is the "Trailering-it-home" shot.
I had put together a motorcycle trip for this summer where I would ride from Natchitoches to the Darien Gap in Panama. To make a long story short, my riding partner chickened out, so my family begged me not to travel solo. So, I planned to leave in July with a guy that I knew and knew would be making the trip. Last week, my wife received an internship which is needed for her graduation. This internship will require her to go out of town several times over the course of the summer... and over the time I would be gone for my trip. Because we have a 2 year old little girl, I have to stay behind.
But, we plan to do as I said above, drive south in our new FJ40 Cruiser. Before I can even think about doing that though, I need to get the thing running. I picked it up for $1700. It was a complete and original cruiser that was used as a daily driver until its motor threw a rod a few weeks prior to me purchasing it. I will be getting a replacement motor, another original 2F motor so that it is a clean, easy, quick swap.... and by far the cheapest solution. The 2F motor is
known to be a reliable workhorse when properly taken care of.I will begin posting pictures of the Cruiser once I get it running and driving, but for now, here is the "Trailering-it-home" shot.
