The Reality of Owning A Vintage Truck
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- 1987 HJ 60 Diesel Toyota Landcruiser
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Nice video mate🙂👍
I ordered one like over a week ago...no word. Love the work! Thanks
Bro, just buy a new 4Runner. The safety features, alone, make it worth it.
If you like vintage trucks, you have to check "Cool & Vintage" trucks. 🙏
Experience has shown me that this particular spirited man will eventually need something other than a "White" hoodie (this man is WAY too spirited for white I tell ya!)
I once commented on how godly the storytelling was in Casey's videos, little did I know I was only watching the apprentice, now I've seen the master.
Not to diminish Casey's work but this is exactly how I feel
facts van is hella underrated
I prefer Casey’s storytelling, but both are great.
Magical story telling, inspiring spirited man, that can tell a story in pictures. Amazing
U took the words out of my mouth
“His main squeeze baby mama domestic partner common law wife” 😂
Once you become a Toyota guy, there is no going back. It’s like owning a classic Mopar from the 60s… There’s no way to describe that kind of feeling to someone who doesn’t have one. Toyota truck owners in particular all share a massive kinship and have an old school spirit of adventure.
But it’s not a toyota anymore. So he wanted a Land Cruiser, but didn’t like anything about the Land Cruiser except the way it looked.
Picked up a 1999 Tacoma sr5 from Georgia. 5 speed, 125 thousand miles , No rust, solid frame for $2000. Put on new tires , alignment and some serious cleaning, waxing. Gets comments everywhere I drive it here in Michigan. Now my dive truck for summer. Never gets rain or snow on it ! Love it !!
Incredibly dependable. Seriously the last vehicle I ever own !
ls swapping the landcruiser just makes is a border gm product. is it reliable yes but its just toyota in spirit anymore.
There is a lot more engineering in a Toyota 4x4 than just the engine. The entire design of the vehicle is all still Toyota. Same wheel base, same suspension geometry, same everything, except with more power. Whooptie doo.
@@JohnnyChimpo907 once you quadruple the horse power and put a huge lift and tires you basically have to reengineer the whole suspention too otherwise you'll run into problems. so the whole drivetrain and how it rides and handles aren't toyota anymore. now your asically left with the body and frame as the only toyota shit left!
Now, this is something. I thought I was wasting time in the TH-cam rabbit hole, but I was actually digging to get into this masterpiece.
What a magnificently put together video about a seemingly simple truck
We're definitely feeling this video 🤣
I’m a 56 year old woman watching a video about a truck... and yet, I loved it.
Girl...me too!!!!
hey you are young! i am 67 young and hopefully he will make his dream come true!
I loved it too and understood the desire.
I'm so glad you're now on TH-cam. You can tell your brother is influenced by your style, and that's a huge compliment for both of you. Keep on cranking out that content.
I’m happy my son has become a diesel mechanic, good choice son, great story Van
So a mechanic🤣🤣🤣
Great
God bless him...
Hope he achieve everything he wants and the talkers keep talking. 🙏🏽
My son is in school to become a diesel mechanic. He’s so excited about his career choice.
car mechanic? poor boy
Perfect for the electric onset.
If anyone is a vintage car or truck enthusiast and you don't dedicate as much time learning how to fix it yourself as you do loving the thing...sell it. Fixing and improving it is half of the fun of ownership. You can build it.
If there was ever be a time to revive THE NEISTAT BROTHERS, the time would be now.
But there wouldn’t be any international traveling :(
@@visionizer Fuck it. Fuck Covid. Let the spirited men travel! Travel is the heart and soul of human nature. We are not animals to an enclosure! Despite what we're told.
True, then he can afford the truck!
@@Madchuck7 I mean, we’re also not built to kill people by traveling when we’re not supposed to, but ok.
@@Madchuck7 we all hate covid. The people who make and enforce these restrictions hate it most of all, because following them is the sure way of eradicating it. Hating covid and helping it spread is quite contradictory.
Bought my ‘94 80 series as a lease return in ‘97 here in LA. Joined a newsgroup out of Australia while I was doing research and over the next 10 years learned almost everything there is to know about 80 series from this group. Then in 2011 I was brought down to Sydney to work on a film. The newsgroup was pretty much dormant as they had mostly moved to 100 series. I sent an email and they all chimed in, set up a reunion and took me on a short trip to the Wattigans. Great to meet them after all those years. Still have my 80 series.
This is the first channel I have ever seen that I have felt like it was made just for ME. It just speaks to something deep inside me that I didn't even realize was even there really.
I feel the same. I haven’t ran in nearly 10 years, but after watching his “Does Running Suck” video I have railed off 20 miles a week since. No explanation other than somehow, Van inspired this Spirited Man to get off his ass and stop making excuses.
Boys try aussie avoros and look for the one titled ' the video 24/7 tried to ban ' if you liked this one youll like the aussie one
Van, in England we have the same thing but with old Land Rover Defenders. I couldn’t afford a high end rebuild so I bought an old one and have done it my self, bit by bit. A spirited man like your self is more that ready to take on a project like that, and I’ve no doubt your short films will inspire other people to take on big projects too
Only difference is land rovers are trash
I purchased an 89 RR Classic on November 29 and have already started on it after having been parked son 2017.
Drove past it for 4 years now it’s running again. Big goals for it it my forever truck. I’m done
Looking and lusting
I love Vintage land rovers. I wish they would go back to that style and hearken their roots once again. It’s become too much of a luxury brand of vehicles.
I'm the same! I have a vintage 1972 Landrover (called Alfred) that is part of the family, even if my wife tells me to sell him. He is my confidant, my keeper of sounding board for ideas and my escape from the modern world.
The quality of these videos and, more importantly, the story-telling, is everything I’ve needed in TH-cam after watching various creators for the past 15 years.
I worked on one of these for a friend many times. Simple to understand, plenty of space to work inside the engine bays, affordable spares. A thing of beauty.
Van, or mister Neistat, I’m sure most people wouldn’t be upset over you buying that ideal automobile. We love your work
The thing you need the most from that TLC specs is the anti rust coating on the chassis, which is powder coating. Then maybe the full floating axle and some minor mods for driving comfort. You could do it slowly. You almost certainly dont need the ls3 engine swap, the locking diffs are a waste if you dont go offroad often. Sound proofing, you can do it yourself. Haha. Bigger fuel tank, you can always bring a few jerry cans with you.
As one of the pledges to the Kickstarter, It would make me feel happy as hell to see you and the family in that truck! The shrine is built! Let’s get this project underway and make this dream a reality! Count me in as backer!!
Holy shit! That's Buck Meek, the legendary guitarist from Big Thief with the HJZ75!
If you haven't heard their music, check it out!
HZJ75
Blew my mind to see him pop up here.
Wonderful, I did not know them and like their music!
or otherwise known as "Buck, the guy up the canyon with a TLC."
Toyota you need to sponsor this spirited man!
sooo no one is going to talk about his friend 'Buck' is guitarist/musician Buck Meek in Big Thief ??
dude, literally.
I know you were never here, but THANK GOD YOU'RE BACK
Wow that scene from 4:38 to 5:07 felt like something right out of a 80's cigarette commercial! That was awesome.
Literally my favorite channel, doesn’t even feel like I’m watching this on TH-cam
Hey Van, so after I saw your video 2 years ago I've been grinding my teeth trying to convince myself it's a very bad idea to get a truck like this. Now I'm happy to announce I'm a proud owner of a 1998 4runner... Just about to dump a few thousand on repairs and then probably the rest of my time and money into 'restoring' it. So far feeling happier than ever 😁 Thanks for making me fall in love with toyota trucks.
‘If you don’t know what to do with your life. Please become an old car mechanic’ laughing my ass off 🤣 also that was incredible work Van
Why was that so funny for you?
@@ArbitraryLifestyle bless your heart buddy.
Is it a bad idea? Why aren’t there more of them ?
When he started naming off trucks like his that were around his neighborhood that hit me right in the heart
I just found this spirited man and i got to say he got some of the best storytelling
Yeah, the storytelling is outstanding.
Yup, and inspirational
He is the most spirited man after all
Fascinating videos, I've been enjoying them. Love my 60 as well.
As a Miata owner that constantly contemplates spending ungodly amounts of money on an turnkey LS swap, I salute you.
i want to do it on my shitbox volvo 240 LOL
As a Prius owner that constantly contemplates spending money he doesn't have on a Miata, I salute you...
@@everythingcool101 go watch gingium! He's done it haha
@@noahevans2108 yeah its actually quite common my mate did it to his haha
DONT - it totally ruins them. The joy of the Mita [MX6 over here] is the balance and fun to drive. If you stick a big lump up front they stere like a pig and you cant get that power down anyway as there is no weight on the back end.
Just have the existing block professionally rebuilt to the speck you want and maintain the balance.
His calming voice is an unspoken secret of his channel's success imo.
Man Van, these videos give me insight and a drive I thought to have lost in this period of forced introspection. Thank you for these videos. They are spiritual strength for this wary soul.
Van, absolutely love your videos - what a crazy crossover with Buck Meek!!! I absolutely love Big Thief and this interaction has made my day ❤
Sometimes the things that look the simplest are those shrouded in artistic complexity. Thank you, once again, for sharing your stories with us, Van.
"A Corvette engine. A Corvette engine?" LMAO
LS swap
yeah its a chevrolet LS engine used in the corvette. What about it?
@@cullenwilliams1695 It was funny the way he said it.
Holy Shit Van. You know Buck? I literally just got off the lawnmower after listening to him for over an hour. Seeing you two together makes perfect sense to me. The world is way too small.
Right? That totally threw me for a loop haha
I've never heard of him. What's the name of his show?
o dang I didn't realize that was Buck Meek!
@@ElliotWhitehead th-cam.com/video/WKmD6-piK2A/w-d-xo.html
I was glad to see Buck too
The spirit of this video is felt where I live and work in Bali, where old Land Cruisers, Daihatsu Taft (Rocky) and Suzuki Jimny (Samurai, Katana) never die; parts are readily available; and mechanics do good work even if under the shade of some trees. My own daily driver is a 1988 Suzuki Katana (Jimny) that is mechanically fully restored but with some “patina” on the body. I will probably never sell it. Thanks for this video.
I had a Samurai. I loved driving it so much but the soft top leaked in the rain and the carburetor wouldn't stop having problems even after a rebuild. I eventually got tired of the cost of constant repairs so I had to sell it. I hope I can drive a Samurai again some day.
This spirited man saw the video when it first came out and then again within a minute the second time!
why did he reupload the video?
Haha same
@@Carcosahead wondering the same
@@bleanto yeah but that’s still in the video
I literally took my 1977 toyota fj-40 to the mechanic today. I could relate to your every word!
I love Toyota SUV's. We've owned several over the years - have one right now, in fact. And I, too, have drooled over Jonathan Ward's creations. So this video hit me on several points. Very nicely done.
What a Masterpiece I didn’t know I wanted one till today.
Maybe Van can get TLC 4x4 to sponsor his vlogs driving from LA to Panama City and give him a tricked out Land Cruiser to have, it doesn't hurt to ask!
Would be dope!
That would be awesome to follow 🍿
Was on the TLC tip years ago, 10 years ago, completely obsessed with FJ 55's and FJ 60's - searched the internet for days on end for unicorns - dreamt of an off-frame restoration, put it aside, and just this year bought a 1995 RRC because the heart wants what the heart wants and I finally had the money
A little crazy nice man
You’re like that
A human that creates art
A human that is free and do whatever he wants
A human that is happy and makes other humans happy
A little crazy nice man
“Loquito lindo” we called (Spanish translate)
Thanks for being a little crazy man
Godamn, we need more like you
Was not expecting to see THE Buck Meek in a Van Neistat video. The ultimate crossover!
Spirited Man to create shine so as to manifest dream into reality. Love this.
Dad had a 60 series Sahara growing up as a kid, I still remember the brown interior and smell of it. Dad drove me around the block on he’s lap and let me help him steer what I thought to be a monster truck (I was 4 years old). I’d get driven to and from school in it and we went on many small adventures. I remember standing next to the wheels and they were as big as me! It blew a head gasket one day and sat in our front yard for years til a younger guy offered to buy it. We had bought a tarago in the meantime so we didn’t need it. He sold it to the young guy and it got towed away…
I’m 21 now and have been reminiscing on the old girl. This year I decided to buy an 80 series diesel LandCruiser and have spent all my savings fixing it up! I don’t really care about money at this point, I’m going to drive it up and down the east coast of Australia and enjoy the hell out of it. I’ve already had some memorable moments with it and It’s so awesome to own one of these… I truly enjoy it every time I turn the key. They are awesome trucks and I can’t wait to keep it for many years and hopefully try my luck with a 60 series one day! Like father like son. Let the adventure begin!
I have a feeling that this will be one of the most popular videos on his channel. If not the #1.
It makes you want to buy a truck, take a trip to Panama and become an old car mechanic at the same time! 😂
Well done, Spirited Man! Well done! 👏🏻👏🏻
I discovered this channel yesterday and I have already watched every video. Van, please keep it up. This is amazing.
As former owner of an FJ45 & HJ60 I understand your passion
My dad had an early 90s Toyota 2D pickup and I loved that truck so much in my adolescence. I honestly wish we still had it (I love Toyota). Sometimes, making financial decisions that give us jubilance and happiness can't be rationalized, but that's not necessarily always a bad thing. Btw, I really liked the editing in this video, awesome content!
Toyota Landcruisers are so common in Australia and it makes me happy, beautiful cars
It's like he's living in the 60s but it's actually just a month ago
Some people say "write down your dreams". This guy builds them!
This video made me homesick thinking of my 1989 HJ61 White Lightning sitting back at home in Australia.
Every video I have to watch at least twice , and they make me smile.
Same here. I don’t want it to be over the first time.
I truely hope he gets the rig.
I used to drive a Land cruiser same year. Loved the honks on Sunset Blvd and riding several friends to clubs in that thing, or coming over this hilly pass to visit my cousin. Those were good times.
I know, unlike other people who jump from one materialistic desire to another, this simple man would cherish his TLC forever. That's something worth acquiring.
HJ60 - the tuffest of the 60 Land Cruiser series - thank god for that 5th gear - love your videos btw
The maintenance, the camaraderie, the waves as you pass, just like Land Rover Defender owners here in the UK!
All over the Americas as well!!
And in the UK Twisted does to Land Rovers what TLC 4X4 does to Land Cruisers in the US.
"If you don't know what to do with your life, PLEASE, become an old car mechanic" - Van :)
Those words are spinning around my head now
My dad is an old car mechanic 😩 he doesn’t know what to do with modern engines….. pitty he too is now very very old 😢
When I notice myself feeling this way I start to wonder what I’m avoiding.
ups on this!
"Or wipes its down with a diaper" I laughed harder than I should of at that
I've loved my 80 from the day I could drive it and this tribute is delightful. Thanks Van! p.s. the Corvette engine situation is really nice. Can be done under $15k with the right tools and time.
This video is a piece of art! The music the sounds, the cinematic all of it 🤤
those landcruiser are just going insane in prices... so that's a win win for who love them like you do...
Proud owner of a 1981 BJ42 Land Cruiser here. Thanks for this.
How in the world does he make these videos. Seems like magic ✨
blue magic
Because this Spirited Man is a excellent story teller.
Nice! Do the work yourself, you’ll know what you have, know how to fix it yourself, and won’t be reliant on others.
Definitely got reposted, glad to see the OG Landcruiser still up and at it.
I noticed that. Didn’t see the original though. What’s different ?
I understand this particular spirited man's desires for that "one vehicle to rule them all".
I had an FJ40 in college (named Lola, as college students are inclined to give names to the objects of their love. Lola Granola.) The love was real, but she was tempestuous, as young love often is. Now an unnamed yet faithful and true FJ Cruiser. Landcruiser love is real. Hold the one you have.
I had a HJ61 for years. Took me all over Europe. Now I have the HZJ78. Loved it. Love it.
Feel the same about my K1500. Curbing my desire to blow money on it is so difficult considering how easy it is to source new parts for it. Especially the interior. I have redone so much of it. Thanks for the vid. Love it.
Which year?
69 GMC K2500, it's HAD me, 28yrs.
I’m not sure what algorithm TH-cam used to give me this video but I’m extremely pleased I just spent all of those minutes watching this, INTOXICATED by the story!
I’m 21 years old and own a HJ45 1975 Land Cruiser since i was 13, probably the best thing that has ever happened to me, will never get rid of it, i just LOVE IT
Real ones saw the original
What was changed?
Yes, what's changed?
I got halfway through and it went private as I was watching
Real one 💪
You mean Spirited Ones
My whole thing is, no matter if somebody sees it as greed, if it's something that I enjoy seeing somebody else enjoy I will back that up...and support all I can.
I have the same level of love for the older generation of ThinkPads.
+1
Bizarre channel. Love it. The author's singular personality percolates the whole thing.
I love how you just attached your shrine to a public pole (electrical?) like of course. Why not?😆👍
Manifest🙏🌱
Your videos give me such a comfort feeling
This particular Spirited Man has a personal journey to leave the slavery of the bits, and return to the analog, to the tangible ... to the real. Like when things were not instantaneous and everything had its times and processes.
And if this road is full of spare parts, it is a price that I am willing to pay.
Thank you Van for waking up my iner Spirited Man.
I own an fj60 you nailed it, this is what ownership of these thing is.
Did this get reuploaded? I just watched it this afternoon...
probably he had to clip something out.
Yeah the original showed his home address on one of the receipts
@@elizabethemberley8112 how did you see that?🙂😀
@@housewiringt.v pause buttons do exist
@@elizabethemberley8112 we got a spirited woman here
Your videos are very calming. Simply satisfying
When i was maybe 14 I saw an old beat down, diamond plated fj40 on Marthas Vinyard during a fishing trip. It changed my life. Once I was out of school and had the finances, i bought myself a silver 1987 fj60 and drove it daily for over 10 years. Looks just like the one in this vid but it runs on gas, lots of it. This is a 1987 truck with a 4.2 L straight six that redlines at.......4000 rpm. 4 speed manual transmission with NO OVERDRIVE. It has a pull choke like a pushmower. The suspension would fit right in on the Oregon trail. There is a small hole in the body below the radiator meant for an emergency hand crank for starting the engine by hand if your battery dies, although there has never been a documented case of someone actually starting one that way. Dont leave your millennial or younger kids in there on a hot day cus they wont know how to work the windows.
The beauty of these things is in their simplicity. Your senses arent dulled by horespower and all sorts of technology. That allows you to hear the truck whispering to you when something is failing. And because its a landcruiser you can usually put the repair off for 10k miles because sometimes you really are in Botswana, 4 days drive from the nearest electricity. A point not lost on organizations such as the UN, doctors without borders, and basically every military in the world.
Jonathan ward makes amazing trucks and i would certainly be proud to own one. But they are not landcruisers. If you want a landcruiser with a v8 go buy yourself the best 100 series you can find, preferably 05-07, preferably without AHC. Probably cost you 25k. As the owner of an 06 i can honestly tell you its soul is every bit a cruiser in spite of the creature comforts. My 80 with factory e lockers had the best 4wd system out of any model cruiser, but the 100 is the best all around landcruiser in my opinion. Get one and save yourself 200k and the 2 years of your life you would waste waiting for the tlc to be built.
As a 80’s-2000’s 4x4 nerd I love this
This how I feel about the Subaru Baja
They'll be collectibles in 10 years. Best start looking for one *NOW* whilst they can be purchased for normal "used car prices."
@@Matt_from_Florida exactly. There’s two of them owned by students at my university and I catch myself walking past them without realizing I’ve been staring at them the whole time.
Same with bug eye Wrx sti 03
Every video of yours is the most pleasant surprise of goodness.
Why the re-upload?
Reminds me of my love for my ‘84 W350 Power Ram. Simple and gets better with age.
As a car guy, I approve this video! ♥
Great voice , content, ability to tell a story. Not sure how this popped up but glad it did. Subscribed.
Thanks for such great content, delivered with your own sense of style. I can relate to your 'mindless' passion... rebuilt a beat up 1966 FJ45 Landcruiser Ute to beach hop up the Eastern Seaboard of Australia... was a money pit and you never knew if you'd get there but was a best vehicle I've ever had. Call me crazy but I'm seriously thinking of getting a Troopcarrier camper, maybe to try to relive my mid-twenties again!
It is a good idea with the Troopy, this makes us younger, greetings from a 78 Troopy from Germany.
My wife, my true love, the mother of my children tells me regularly….”I wish you looked at me the way you look at your Landcruiser” 😂
Wow! Amazing video!
Australia is full of them. I really enjoy my Toyota and driving my family from place to place in it. Highlander/Freddie Kluger.