I was the second owner and sold that FJ to him in 85, it still sports the original paint. I bought it for $700 w a shackle lift,33s ,3 speed and a spun rod bearing.Not having a garage and winter, Dad and I removed the motor and tore it down in the driveway. We assembled the motor in the den in the back of the house and w help from 2 neighbors carried it out the front door chained to a 4x4! On the maiden voyage the damn motor seized after 3 miles, rear main bearings were welded to the crank. Motor Bearings had screwed up. I told dad I thought it was too hard to turn the crank after we had the block assembled, before we installed the head but he said it would break in. We had to pull the motor again/remove the crank etc/machine and rebuild the bottom again. MB re-machined the crank for free and gave us a bunch of free stuff after their fook up. Then it ran like a beast and I drove it for a year and 1/2. I almost did a backflip climbing a steep hill @ the old Buckhorn power plant. When It pointed to the sky I stomped the clutch and rolled back out of the flip, only to have the front spin around and almost rolled it as it fell back down the hill. Lot's of fun and the ladies loved it too. I wish I still had it but it was not practical or safe to drive back and forth from home and Goldsboro/WCC.
