The “FJ Pro” Custom S.A. Restomod FJ40
The FJ Pro
Sometimes selling Land Cruisers is hard for me. I am put in a position where I need to advocate for both the buyer and the seller. It’s easy to do when the Land Cruiser is a legitimate survivor. Something like a low mile FJ40 or FJ60 that is appreciating. Those are the ones that are fun to sell because I can help the seller get what they’re looking for, but feel confident that the buyer is still getting a good value. Where it gets hard is when people ask me to sell resto-mods. Land Cruisers that have been modified or tailored to a specific individual’s taste are always harder to sell. Some modifications just aren’t for everyone, but it can be difficult to explain that to the seller, who obviously bought or built the vehicle for a reason (He / she liked it). It becomes even more difficult when the modifications weren’t done well.
Enter, the FJ Pro. This is one of those Land Cruisers I was talking about above. Custom, and also from South America. Building something like this is an ambitious project. It can’t be pulled off without a lot of expertise, time, and effort by team of highly skilled people who also care. When you try to do something like this without those things, it can be a swing and a miss.
The FJ Pro, this Land Cruiser project gone slightly awry, is a combination of a 4th gen 4Runner, and a 40 series Land Cruiser. The chassis is a blend of the two vehicles’ frames and I believe the body is an aftermarket four-door Land Cruiser body made in South America. It has a 4.0l Toyota V6 and automatic transmission. The suspension is mostly the 4Runner’s, with IFS upfront and a four link in back.
This concept for this project was a cool idea, but the builders just didn’t have the skill set to pull it off well. The fit and finish of this vehicle is really bad. and there are tons of issues with wiring, routing, fabrication, trim work, and more. It is going to need a ton of work to become what the visionary behind it likely had in mind when they started.
So why are we selling it? Because after all it is a Land Cruiser, and I do believe it has a place in the world somewhere. The right buyer might be someone who really likes to tinker and appreciates the head start that this vehicle gives them for far less money than it normally would cost. The buyer also might be a Hollywood producer, making a movie where the hero, driving a cool looking 40 series Land Cruiser, in the heat of a high speed chase, grabs the runner of a low flying helicopter in just the nick of time as the Land Cruiser drives off of a 1000 foot cliff where it crashes and then explodes in to a ball of flames.
How we’re going to list this is with no asking price, rather we’re just going to let people make offers on vehicle. Obviously the owner isn’t going to sell it for pennies. (So no ridiculous low balls please) He has good money in it, plus what he spent to ship it to us, but he does expect a loss.
Lastly, I am expecting this question so I will answer it here.
“How much would it cost for you guys to just get it where it’s safe to drive?” 
We got it running again, but that’s where the work stopped. You don’t want to try to go down that road with us. Our brand won’t allow us to do it. We have exceptionally high quality standards, and this is one of those projects where bringing one or two things up to those standards but leaving the rest just isn’t an option. We would basically need to start completely from scratch and rebuild the vehicle using some of the parts. This is a project for a DIY kind of person. It does have potential, but you have to be the right person. Are you the one?
This is when I wish I could allow comments on vehicle sales. I’d love to hear what you guys think about it. Feel free to call or Email if you’re interested.
