I like that line -You're right - FSJs have a way of attaching themselves to us. Mine is a 78, my folks bought new and I got it from them when I was 20. In 2013 I thought I didn't want it any more and sold it. I heard my Chief calling me almost everyday asking why I sold her. In 2015 I bought it back. It's attached to me and my wife knows to skip the coffin and bury me in the driver's set when the time comes.I spent my whole Saturday with my friend getting it running, and by then it already became attached to me
That's cool that it's been in the family that long. I hope to hold onto mine for a long time, it's one of my dream cars. I'd like to get it reliable enough so I can take my friends or family on roadtrips and camping without having to worry too much.motcat wrote:I like that line -You're right - FSJs have a way of attaching themselves to us. Mine is a 78, my folks bought new and I got it from them when I was 20. In 2013 I thought I didn't want it any more and sold it. I heard my Chief calling me almost everyday asking why I sold her. In 2015 I bought it back. It's attached to me and my wife knows to skip the coffin and bury me in the driver's set when the time comes.I spent my whole Saturday with my friend getting it running, and by then it already became attached to me
I'm in SoCal, Santa Clarita specifically. It would be fun to find a group and tag along on a camp out.Renodemona wrote:What part of CA are you in? Large group of folks in the Northen part and Nevada that do runs and campouts pretty frequently.
Yeah, I am down by Magic Mountain. It is about 6 hours to Sac from my house.Renodemona wrote:Search Sierra Nevada FSJs on facebook. Are you down by Magic Mountain? Bit of a drive to most of us but only 6 hours to Sac right?
I agree, it is a pretty clean find. The body is pretty much dent free, with the exception of a few small dings. The previous owner repaired the a small dent on the driver's side fender and leveled it out with bondo. I might have to do something about it in the future, as I don't like the look. Not sure how I would tackle it though, as I love the patina on the rest of the vehicle. Hmmmm... Found a decent sized rust hole under the passenger side floor mat, and some smaller ones by the drivers side. Good thing I have a welder and have repaired floor pans on my vw before.Jeepdawg wrote:Well done, that's a nice find, even has the CA blue plates. Looks pretty darn straight and shouldn't be a ton of work to make it decent driver. Since you're in CA a '74 is a good choice, no smog. These things are pretty much impossible to pass CA smog tests.
The original paint is worth some money. Resist a respray and do what you can to keep the original paint.
I believe that it has 137,XXX miles, or 237,XXX. Hard to tell without that extra digit. (Need to restore the gauge cluster as the two of the lenses have fallen out)az chip wrote:Welcome! Looks like you caught the bug. Post up plenty. How many miles?
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