New Owner Teen - Page 2

ontherox · 06-19-08, 08:09 PM

At least 10 inches of lift,or enough to clear 38"s,mog axles,winch,beadlocks,roll cage,remove body panels,and put a turbo on for good measure...should keep you busy.

P.S. kinda looks like a subaru Forester :-)

hunjy105 · 06-19-08, 08:30 PM

fair enough trunk, wasn't aware that you guys get plastic sidesteps, the Australian landcruisers come with aluminium which isnt much better but would probably handle a bit more of a beating.

and ofcourse the slee rock sliders would be on everyones truck if we had the money.

Reido · 06-19-08, 08:36 PM

there aluminium on the inside but have a plastic shell

Trunk Monkey · 06-19-08, 08:43 PM

Aluminum, plastic, same thing. They both bend way too easy.

gaylon · 06-20-08, 12:26 PM

The running boards are steps, nothing more. Expect nothing more from them and you will be fine. Get the maintenance fully up to date first. As to mods... save your $$$ for gas.

When I started driving 20years ago, it was about 65 cents a gallon (in South Carolina) and it was all I could do to keep my dad's old corvair on the road. I think cigarettes were about the same cost per pack as a gallon of gas...

I can't imagine being a teenager trying to drop $500 a month into my truck...

Reido · 06-20-08, 03:20 PM

i dont have to pay for gas.my parents do that. thankfully. and i'm going to be taking to toyota for a check up,and wont have to pay for repairs cuase they will . if needed .i am probadly going to focus on some repair work on the strachs and stuff.

SWUtah · 06-20-08, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reido

i dont have to pay for gas.my parents do that. thankfully. and i'm going to be taking to toyota for a check up,and wont have to pay for repairs cuase they will . if needed .i am probadly going to focus on some repair work on the strachs and stuff.

Life is good

hunjy105 · 06-21-08, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reido

i dont have to pay for gas.my parents do that. thankfully. and i'm going to be taking to toyota for a check up,and wont have to pay for repairs cuase they will . if needed .i am probadly going to focus on some repair work on the strachs and stuff.

Never been a fan of dealerships servicing my cars as you're more than likely going to have a 17yr old 1st or 2nd year apprentice working on ya truck. Aswell as the fact that I'd prefer to chose what Oils etc are being used in my car.

IMO, get someone to help you who has some experience servicing cars and do it yourself! always handy to learn the basics and save your folks some cash on labour, maybe you could use that to convince them on spending the money on mods :P

gaylon · 06-21-08, 05:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hunjy105

Never been a fan of dealerships servicing my cars as you're more than likely going to have a 17yr old 1st or 2nd year apprentice working on ya truck. Aswell as the fact that I'd prefer to chose what Oils etc are being used in my car.

IMO, get someone to help you who has some experience servicing cars and do it yourself! always handy to learn the basics and save your folks some cash on labour, maybe you could use that to convince them on spending the money on mods :P

Agreed. And you will learn about the truck and start down the road of learning how to work on it.

BMWSTOY · 06-21-08, 05:31 AM

Welcome. When its time for tires, 285's do wonders for the looks.

Learn about waxing, best advise I ever received and it takes care of the "investment" - it will make the parents proud and keep that gas money coming.

LandCruisers4Life · 06-21-08, 02:10 PM

As a new driver who just got your license.... Get heavy duty front and rear bumpers

Colicious · 06-22-08, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMWSTOY

Welcome. When its time for tires, 315's do wonders for the looks.

i fixed it for ya

Blake1 · 06-22-08, 01:59 PM

I was not going to reply to this one give the rediculessness that I would expect out of a teen owner with this rig. Fact is it is so high end any replacement stuff will have trade-offs you wont understand. Also stock it can do plenty off road... save your bucks and do some waxin.

On the other hand....... these would be critical mods to do now!

1. Put in a deep cycle battery, doa search, not Optima, doa search. That way you can jam your tunes all night and the car will still start in the morning. I use it to play Nemo over and over again.

2. Party?fun kit.... chairs, blankets, cooler, tent, bug lamps, whatever yo do you have a mobile party station boy. You need the battery to keep it going though.

3. Put in a nav unit .... or if cheap rig up an MP3 interface off EBAY. Chances are after having your lazy behind driven aroudn for almost 2 decades you might not know where you are going.

4. Replace all factory speakers DONT PUT IN A BOOM BOX THAT TAKES UP YOU WHOLE TRUNK.

5. & a dont mess with Texas stick for good measure.

I wish I had gotten similar advice for my first car.... a 1978 Saab 99. that was 12 years old.

jonah tapert · 06-25-08, 09:40 PM

save $ 4 gas

mot · 06-26-08, 01:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reido

... i'm probadly going to leave the running boards on...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reido

... i am probadly going to focus on some repair work on the strachs and stuff.

I never thought I would be so nit-picky, but it's "probably".
Maybe it's intentional. LOL!

Oh, and

06-19-08, 08:36 PM	#33
Reido IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 6	there aluminium on the inside but have a plastic shell __________________ 1998 land cruiser 195K, stock eveything

06-19-08, 08:43 PM	#34
Trunk Monkey IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Salt Lake City TLCA# 11251 Posts: 2,788	Aluminum, plastic, same thing. They both bend way too easy. __________________ Cory Fillmore TLCA Western Individual Representative 99 UZJ

06-20-08, 12:26 PM	#35
gaylon IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Towson, MD Posts: 370	The running boards are steps, nothing more. Expect nothing more from them and you will be fine. Get the maintenance fully up to date first. As to mods... save your $$$ for gas. When I started driving 20years ago, it was about 65 cents a gallon (in South Carolina) and it was all I could do to keep my dad's old corvair on the road. I think cigarettes were about the same cost per pack as a gallon of gas... I can't imagine being a teenager trying to drop $500 a month into my truck... __________________ '00 LC - OME Lift, REVOs, Group 31 AGM Marine Battery. '85 LC - OME Dakar Lift, 33" BFGs, ARB roof rack, bull bar & connected slider steps. Tuffy Console. '92 M101 Trailer '87 LC - Parting out now - what do you need? 2008 Mazda MX-5 PRHT GT

06-20-08, 03:20 PM	#36
Reido IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 6	i dont have to pay for gas.my parents do that. thankfully. and i'm going to be taking to toyota for a check up,and wont have to pay for repairs cuase they will . if needed .i am probadly going to focus on some repair work on the strachs and stuff. __________________ 1998 land cruiser 195K, stock eveything

06-21-08, 05:31 AM	#40
BMWSTOY Need $ for Mods Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 455	Welcome. When its time for tires, 285's do wonders for the looks. Learn about waxing, best advise I ever received and it takes care of the "investment" - it will make the parents proud and keep that gas money coming. __________________ 2000 LC - 'The Black Pearl' 120K. 285/75/16BFG's DIY'r: Timing/serp/H20pump,Black Pearl emblems, Trim. Pioneer 1-din. 2001 Fleetwood-Coleman tent trailer. Daily Commuters: Trek Madone 5.2 / Scott Comp Racing MTB LIVESTRONG

06-19-08, 08:09 PM	#31
ontherox Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: In bed humping Posts: 175	At least 10 inches of lift,or enough to clear 38"s,mog axles,winch,beadlocks,roll cage,remove body panels,and put a turbo on for good measure...should keep you busy. P.S. kinda looks like a subaru Forester :-)

06-19-08, 08:30 PM	#32
hunjy105 IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: OZ Posts: 6	fair enough trunk, wasn't aware that you guys get plastic sidesteps, the Australian landcruisers come with aluminium which isnt much better but would probably handle a bit more of a beating. and ofcourse the slee rock sliders would be on everyones truck if we had the money.

06-21-08, 02:10 PM	#41
LandCruisers4Life IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas TLCA# 16244 Posts: 1,526	As a new driver who just got your license.... Get heavy duty front and rear bumpers __________________ 2004 UZJ100 "El Rinoceronte" - Gotta pay to play...

06-22-08, 01:59 PM	#43
Blake1 IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 41	I was not going to reply to this one give the rediculessness that I would expect out of a teen owner with this rig. Fact is it is so high end any replacement stuff will have trade-offs you wont understand. Also stock it can do plenty off road... save your bucks and do some waxin. On the other hand....... these would be critical mods to do now! 1. Put in a deep cycle battery, doa search, not Optima, doa search. That way you can jam your tunes all night and the car will still start in the morning. I use it to play Nemo over and over again. 2. Party?fun kit.... chairs, blankets, cooler, tent, bug lamps, whatever yo do you have a mobile party station boy. You need the battery to keep it going though. 3. Put in a nav unit .... or if cheap rig up an MP3 interface off EBAY. Chances are after having your lazy behind driven aroudn for almost 2 decades you might not know where you are going. 4. Replace all factory speakers DONT PUT IN A BOOM BOX THAT TAKES UP YOU WHOLE TRUNK. 5. & a dont mess with Texas stick for good measure. I wish I had gotten similar advice for my first car.... a 1978 Saab 99. that was 12 years old.

06-25-08, 09:40 PM	#44
jonah tapert IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 165	save $ 4 gas __________________ 2002 100 .ome med lift ,slee diff drop, paint to match arb front ,side and rear w tire 2 batt. arb air ,toyo 285 at. k&n intake,warn m 8000 & black windows.

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