This has really caught my attention, I am in Colorado an unfortunately not close enough to pop over and have a look. I have a few questions ...
-How long have you owned this and about how many miles did you put on it?
-What is the oil consumption?
-Do you have (and can you post) any pictures...
Does the AC work and does it run R-134a refrigerant?
Is there anything that is not functioning or needs repair other than the minor rust spots?
Would you be hesitant to drive it across the country or would it need anything major before a big road trip?
The picture of the shifter is from a Subaru ?? The photos of the FJ definitely show an automatic transmission. These FJs are great little SUVs. I had the manual transmission one even with well over 100k miles it ran like new. GLWS.