***UPDATED 1/27/2009***
My Landcruiser Story:
I got this cruiser in mid-2006.
I bought it from the original owner. A great guy named Robin down in Austin.
I know Robin loved on this truck as witnessed by the leather...it is ten years old
and showroom soft and comfortable...no football leather in this truck!
So here we go...
1996 FZJ-80 with 180k.
Magnaflow turbo catalytic converter
Dynomax 3 chamber turbo muffler
OEM locker front.
Aussie locker in the rear (KISS rule!)
Warn M12000 Winch with blaze orange superline synthetic rope
Two 4 gallon air tanks (total capacity 8 gallon) are mounted where the spare tire used to attach Moving to a C02 setup.
Extreme Air 12 V Compressor mounted underneath the hood Moving to a C02 setup
Coupler on the back bumper giving you the ability to run air tools and air the tires. Moving to a C02 setup
Cobra CB and cage mounted antenna
Safari Offroad Snorkle
37x12.50x16 Super Swamper Irok Radials
Longfield super set in the front axle
Poly Performance set in the rear axle
4:88 Gears
OME N73Ls
Slee 4" front coil springs
Slee 4" heavy rear coil springs
OME steering damper
6" Slee control arms
Toyota Style CV drive shaft front and rear.
Slee rear sway bar drop brackets
Removed front swaybar
Stainless steel extended brake lines
Slee adjustable rear upper-control arms
Slee adjustable front and rear panhard rods
Rear 2" Bump Stop Drop Blocks
Front 2" Bump Stop Drop Blocks
Slee Off-Road front bumper Modified by JKCustoms
Slee Off-Road rear bumper Modified by JKCustoms (now welded onto frame)
Slee Off Road Sliders (now welded and U-bolted in place)
PIAA Flood Lights
XM Satellite Radio
Alpine 385 Watt 5 Channel Amp
Alpine 7 Video Monitor
Infinity 10.2 Perfect Sub and some cheap 6.5" door 3-ways
3 12V power points in the front, center, and rear of the center console
3 sets of RCA jacks (video, left, right) next to each of the above power points
Cargo box (I built it) with two drawers and carpeted with height to accomodate a queen mattress Moving to a single storage box with a sub box behind it *still under design*
Relocated CDL and hazard buttons to allow for a custom center dash assembly
Rubberized polyethelene epoxy skin (~1/4" thick on the entire exterior)
Custom Soft Top *still under design*
Chopped top with custom roll cage thanks to ACC!
History of the truck:
Robin bought the truck new from Toyota and decided to build it into an offroader. He called up Christo and outfitted the truck to close to the current state. He has taken it to Moab, around Texas, and most
amazing...he took it to Cambodia for two years!
Robin used the truck as the primary vehicle in working as a volunteer teacher and in the creation of a documentary to be submitted in March of 2007 in the Austin Film Festival with a title of The Living Fields. It is the story of the need for education for the children of the 30 year war torn country of Cambodia.
The trip started in 2005 in Penang Malaysia. Robin then drove it the length of Thailand and into Cambodia.
I purchased the truck in 2006, drove it to Atlanta, and have been wheeling it every since. My boys love it and I have really met a lot of folks I have always talked with online but never met.
Plans for the future:
Custom Soft Top
Custom sub/amp enclosure with storage behind
Dual batteries
C02 system
Bed lining the interior
Some historical pictorial fun:
Cambodian pictures:
When I bought it:
The fleet:
As it sat pre-tornado:
Post-Tornado:
As it sits today:
Wheeling:
River Rock:
Cullowhee:
Gray Rock:
Lithonia, GA (don't tell the cops!
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