Rotw Vette60

VETTE60 · 03-03-08, 09:52 PM

HERE she is guys. the VETTE60 rig.

The reason I call her VETTE60 is that it has a fuel injectred corvette motor in it.

Anyway... it all started when the wife and I started popin' out kids. I could no longer fit in the FJ40 that I had done a frame off resto on, so I always wanted to get a 60 and here was my chance. I bought a stock 1984 fj60 with 164 on the clock, in poo brown color, some of you refer to this as rootbeer. being that I have a problem leaving well enough alone, I have significantly modded it since then.

Here's the list of mods so far:

Drive train:
TPI 350 from a 89 vette
NV4500 with early 6.34:1 1st gear
Marlin toy box (just got it!)
FJ60 t-case rebuilt
Dual Optima batteries with 200 amp dual current controll module
Powermaster 200 amp alternator
ARB compressor
Summit aluminum radiator with Black Magic electric fan.

suspension/Axles:
SOA cut/turn on 2.5" springs
Bilstien 5100's
4:88 rp
ARB's front and rear
30 spline Cromo Longfield's super set
Long's 4340 hub gears
Marlin's high steer
Home brew wrap bar
1.5" spacers all around
4-runner Calipers, T-100 Master cylender
Fresh fron knuckle rebuild new wheel bearings, trunion bearings
ARP knuckle studs

Wheels:
37" goodyear MT/R's on 15x10 street locks

Interior:
custom thumb throttle munted on the gear shifter
Custom De-Carpet kit!
Uniden CB
Pioneer stereo, 300w amp 2 -10" subs, 2-6x9's, 2-6"s
roof mounted gun rack!
Fire extinguisher

other:
ARB front bumper modified ( I did not like the brush guard, so I cut it off)
Superwinch 9000Lb
Rear homebrew custom bumper with swing out tire carrier
Homebrew roof rack.
home brew CO2 system
custom rear drawer storage system

I am sure I have forgotten something but it is a great rig. I live just a few miles from the turnoff for the rubicon, so It gets to have fun there sometimes and there are several great trails in my neck of the woods like Barrett lake, strawberry, pardoes, barney riley, slick rock, deer valley and many others. I also live in the snow, about 1 mile from Iron Mountain road and this thing is awesome for snow fun! I have had so much fun building it and have a lot more to do. Most of the thing I like is doing all of the fab work.

the good part is that my wife loves it, and supports me because she loves to go on wheeling camping trips, and the kids dig it also.

Future plans include:
a bit more body armor
63" chevy springs in the rear
on board air
rear storage
Maybe...A cummins 4bt conversion...

Cruiserdrew · 03-03-08, 10:08 PM

Looks great! Shackle reversed up front? Hard to tell from the pics.

How about a pic of the wrap bar?

krookedpandas · 03-03-08, 10:08 PM

Looks awesome! How does that engine treat her?

D'Animal · 03-03-08, 10:11 PM

Looks great!

jtreehorn · 03-03-08, 10:13 PM

Jealous! Love your customization of the brush guard (ARB should take note and sell a version like that for a lower cost, they would def sell more).

VETTE60 · 03-03-08, 10:16 PM

Thanks guys. no shackle reversal. I had been contemplating, but talked with gary at mudrak and he did not seem to think I needed it. It drives straight and does not wander.

The engine is great. I more than doubled the horsepower over the 2f, and also doubled the mileage.

VETTE60 · 03-03-08, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D'Animal

Looks great!

thanks dan, and thanks for the t-case!

CaliCruiser · 03-03-08, 10:16 PM

Nice dude! I just picked up a toybox as well, lets break em in this spring/summer!

Dylan

VETTE60 · 03-03-08, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaliCruiser

Nice dude! I just picked up a toybox as well, lets break em in this spring/summer!

Dylan

you got it dylan, I know your not far from me and I have several trips planned for this year.

CaliCruiser · 03-03-08, 10:21 PM

Rubithon?

VETTE60 · 03-03-08, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaliCruiser

Rubithon?

prolly

brokenparts · 03-03-08, 10:43 PM

sweet rig man... how about Cruise Moab?

Diggin that cut down arb too.

fjdemon · 03-03-08, 11:10 PM

droooooollllllllllllllll, wow, I love that black and white picture, nice........

chukardog · 03-03-08, 11:23 PM

simply bad-ass!!! looks awsome.

VETTE60 · 03-04-08, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cruiserdrew

Looks great! Shackle reversed up front? Hard to tell from the pics.

How about a pic of the wrap bar?

here's the wrap bar. I used ruff-stuff (gravelmaker) brakets for the axle and shackle.

CruisinFJ60 · 03-04-08, 10:52 AM

looks nice and thats a nice mod list as well.

DO u have any of the truck sitting on level ground not flexed? Im gonna SO my truck on the OME springs under her and im trying to decide on tire size.... looks like 37-38" is gonna be better than 35". also what length shackles are you running? (eye to eye length)

thanks!

smkymntn · 03-04-08, 11:06 AM

Very nice. very clean.

VETTE60 · 03-04-08, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CruisinFJ60

looks nice and thats a nice mod list as well.

DO u have any of the truck sitting on level ground not flexed? Im gonna SO my truck on the OME springs under her and im trying to decide on tire size.... looks like 37-38" is gonna be better than 35". also what length shackles are you running? (eye to eye length)

thanks!

I would go with 37's if you are gonna do springs also. 35's are good for the stock springs. the shackles are the anti-inversion shackles and they are about stock length.

I do get a little front fender rub, but i am trimming them up.

CruisinFJ60 · 03-04-08, 12:15 PM

springs are on the truck now...

here is a pic of it now (only add some fender damage to the front right)

the shackles will most likely be 3-4" eye to eye for ride / travel I was thinking 35's would be to small... guess ill start pricing 37's and 38's now and see which way i wanna go....

Thank you for the picture it heps my decision alot as far as tire size is concerned as our trucks will be bout the same height.

and again great looking truck!

Sarcastro · 03-04-08, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VETTE60

HERE she is guys. the VETTE60 rig.

The reason I call her VETTE60 is that it has a fuel injectred corvette motor in it.

Anyway... it all started when the wife and I started popin' out kids. I could no longer fit in the FJ40 that I had done a frame off resto on, so I always wanted to get a 60 and here was my chance. I bought a stock 1984 fj60 with 164 on the clock, in poo brown color, some of you refer to this as rootbeer. being that I have a problem leaving well enough alone, I have significantly modded it since then.

Here's the list of mods so far:

Drive train:
TPI 350 from a 92 vette
NV4500 with early 6.34:1 1st gear
Marlin toy box (just got it!)
FJ62 t-case (larger idler, and bearings on the end of the shaft)
Dual Optima batteries with 200 amp dual current controll module
Powermaster 200 amp alternator
ARB compressor
Summit aluminum radiator with Black Magic electric fan.

suspension/Axles:
SOA cut/turn on 2.5" springs
Bilstien 5100's
4:88 rp
ARB's front and rear
30 spline Cromo Longfield's super set
Long's 4340 hub gears
Marlin's high steer
Home brew wrap bar
1.5" spacers all around
4-runner Calipers, T-100 Master cylender
Fresh fron knuckle rebuild new wheel bearings, trunion bearings
ARP knuckle studs

Wheels:
37" goodyear MT/R's on 15x10 street locks

Interior:
custom thumb throttle munted on the gear shifter
Custom De-Carpet kit!
Uniden CB
Pioneer stereo
roof mounted gun rack!
Fire extinguisher

other:
ARB front bumper modified ( I did not like the brush guard, so I cut it off)
Superwinch 9000Lb
Rear homebrew custom bumper with swing out tire carrier
Homebrew roof rack.
home brew CO2 system

I am sure I have forgotten something but it is a great rig. I live just a few miles from the turnoff for the rubicon, so It gets to have fun there sometimes and there are several great trails in my neck of the woods like Barrett lake, strawberry, pardoes, barney riley, slick rock, deer valley and many others. I also live in the snow, about 1 mile from Iron Mountain road and this thing is awesome for snow fun! I have had so much fun building it and have a lot more to do. Most of the thing I like is doing all of the fab work.

the good part is that my wife loves it, and supports me because she loves to go on wheeling camping trips, and the kids dig it also.

Future plans include:
a bit more body armor
63" chevy springs in the rear
on board air
rear storage
Maybe...A cummins 4bt conversion...

so what did you do for the rack clamps on your homegrown roof rack?

could I talk you into some detail shots of said clamps?

boots4 · 03-04-08, 03:25 PM

Great lookin' rig! With a couple of good pics like those, surely you must have more. Let's see 'em.

I too dig how you improved the ARB bumper.

kling-on · 03-04-08, 03:58 PM

SWEET nice rig

VETTE60 · 03-04-08, 04:02 PM

for the clamps i used some 2" x.375 flat bar and welded some .5" angle to it on a triangle. to give it leverage, i then drilled a hole just below the triangle. for the clamp part i used a simpson bracket that i cut down and drilled a hole in. when it was fabbed up, i put the rack on top of my rig on 2x4's and cut the legs to length and welded them to the rack. difficuilt to explain but the pics help.

VETTE60 · 03-04-08, 04:02 PM

one more pic.

the hole in the leg is oblong to allow for the offset between the leg and the clamp when it is on the gutter. this allows it to pull up on the clamp.

necessety is the mother of invention. oh, and it was cheap too...

VETTE60 · 03-04-08, 04:23 PM

couple more action shots from rubicon last year.

03-03-08, 09:52 PM	#1
VETTE60 IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Pollock Pines,CA Posts: 596	Rotw Vette60 HERE she is guys. the VETTE60 rig. The reason I call her VETTE60 is that it has a fuel injectred corvette motor in it. Anyway... it all started when the wife and I started popin' out kids. I could no longer fit in the FJ40 that I had done a frame off resto on, so I always wanted to get a 60 and here was my chance. I bought a stock 1984 fj60 with 164 on the clock, in poo brown color, some of you refer to this as rootbeer. being that I have a problem leaving well enough alone, I have significantly modded it since then. Here's the list of mods so far: Drive train: TPI 350 from a 89 vette NV4500 with early 6.34:1 1st gear Marlin toy box (just got it!) FJ60 t-case rebuilt Dual Optima batteries with 200 amp dual current controll module Powermaster 200 amp alternator ARB compressor Summit aluminum radiator with Black Magic electric fan. suspension/Axles: SOA cut/turn on 2.5" springs Bilstien 5100's 4:88 rp ARB's front and rear 30 spline Cromo Longfield's super set Long's 4340 hub gears Marlin's high steer Home brew wrap bar 1.5" spacers all around 4-runner Calipers, T-100 Master cylender Fresh fron knuckle rebuild new wheel bearings, trunion bearings ARP knuckle studs Wheels: 37" goodyear MT/R's on 15x10 street locks Interior: custom thumb throttle munted on the gear shifter Custom De-Carpet kit! Uniden CB Pioneer stereo, 300w amp 2 -10" subs, 2-6x9's, 2-6"s roof mounted gun rack! Fire extinguisher other: ARB front bumper modified ( I did not like the brush guard, so I cut it off) Superwinch 9000Lb Rear homebrew custom bumper with swing out tire carrier Homebrew roof rack. home brew CO2 system custom rear drawer storage system I am sure I have forgotten something but it is a great rig. I live just a few miles from the turnoff for the rubicon, so It gets to have fun there sometimes and there are several great trails in my neck of the woods like Barrett lake, strawberry, pardoes, barney riley, slick rock, deer valley and many others. I also live in the snow, about 1 mile from Iron Mountain road and this thing is awesome for snow fun! I have had so much fun building it and have a lot more to do. Most of the thing I like is doing all of the fab work. the good part is that my wife loves it, and supports me because she loves to go on wheeling camping trips, and the kids dig it also. Future plans include: a bit more body armor 63" chevy springs in the rear on board air rear storage Maybe...A cummins 4bt conversion... Attached Images __________________ '84 FJ60 TPI 350 NV4500 SPRUNG 4.88's ARB's 37'S 30 spline Longs toy box... built not bought '03 dodge cummins oil burner crew cab kid hauler...bought not built FDNY in memory. RFB 343 "Let no man's ghost return to say his training let him down" Last edited by VETTE60; 09-09-08 at 01:03 PM. Reason: added

03-03-08, 10:08 PM	#2
Cruiserdrew KI6MIE Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sacramento, CA TLCA# 11734 Posts: 6,978	Looks great! Shackle reversed up front? Hard to tell from the pics. How about a pic of the wrap bar? __________________ Andrew 1971 FJ-40 Rubicon tested, 2F powered, some mods 1976 FJ40 Rusting slowly in the back yard 1984 FJ-60 H55f, 4.11, OME, Daily Driver 1989 FJ-62 117k-son's driver for now-low and slow 1997 FZJ-80 Driveway queen

03-03-08, 10:08 PM	#3
krookedpandas IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Austin, Tx TLCA# 18509 Posts: 396	Looks awesome! How does that engine treat her? __________________ -Matt 1987 60 series 1986 22RT-E truck LSLC Austin.

03-03-08, 10:11 PM	#4
D'Animal Beagles Rule! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Central California TLCA# 17104 Posts: 10,103	Looks great! __________________ Cruiser Dan at American Toyota Phone is 1-800-432-6668 ext. 8 (I am not cruiser Dan)

03-03-08, 10:13 PM	#5
jtreehorn IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 125	Jealous! Love your customization of the brush guard (ARB should take note and sell a version like that for a lower cost, they would def sell more). __________________ 1989 FJ62 "The old girl can still dance."

03-03-08, 10:16 PM	#6
VETTE60 IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Pollock Pines,CA Posts: 596	Thanks guys. no shackle reversal. I had been contemplating, but talked with gary at mudrak and he did not seem to think I needed it. It drives straight and does not wander. The engine is great. I more than doubled the horsepower over the 2f, and also doubled the mileage. __________________ '84 FJ60 TPI 350 NV4500 SPRUNG 4.88's ARB's 37'S 30 spline Longs toy box... built not bought '03 dodge cummins oil burner crew cab kid hauler...bought not built FDNY in memory. RFB 343 "Let no man's ghost return to say his training let him down"

03-03-08, 10:16 PM	#8
CaliCruiser IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pine Grove, Ca TLCA# 15987 Posts: 1,803	Nice dude! I just picked up a toybox as well, lets break em in this spring/summer! Dylan __________________ ROTW '85 FJ60 \| SOA \| ARB \| M8274-50 \| Sliders \| Aussie'd \| H55F \| 4.7 Toybox \| 4.88s \| Custom Crap

03-03-08, 10:21 PM	#10
CaliCruiser IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pine Grove, Ca TLCA# 15987 Posts: 1,803	Rubithon? __________________ ROTW '85 FJ60 \| SOA \| ARB \| M8274-50 \| Sliders \| Aussie'd \| H55F \| 4.7 Toybox \| 4.88s \| Custom Crap

03-03-08, 10:43 PM	#12
brokenparts IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hillsboro, OR TLCA# 16127 Posts: 2,360	sweet rig man... how about Cruise Moab? Diggin that cut down arb too. __________________ "Just bump it" I am offended by reality all the time. http://www.cascadecruisers.com/ http://www.myspace.com/zachsu ROTW: http://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-wagons/198064-rotw-brokenparts-fj-60-a.html

03-03-08, 11:10 PM	#13
fjdemon El Duderino Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Currently the middle east, but Georgia is home Posts: 485	droooooollllllllllllllll, wow, I love that black and white picture, nice........ __________________ "WOW... That must've been some pants-poopin' impact ! .... -Spike Strip"

03-03-08, 11:23 PM	#14
chukardog IH8MUD Addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: Snohomish, Wa Posts: 703	simply bad-ass!!! looks awsome.

03-04-08, 11:06 AM	#17
smkymntn Colonel Angus Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: up in the clouds TLCA# 18436 Posts: 656 Blog Entries: 4	Very nice. very clean. __________________ 1986 Toyota Landcruiser FJ60 "The Colonel" 2002 Toyota Tacoma Limited DC 4x4 "Hi-Ho" 1999 Toyota 4Runner SOLD "Marshmellow" Upstate Cruisers TLCA#18436

03-04-08, 03:25 PM	#21
boots4 IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Portland OR Posts: 665	Great lookin' rig! With a couple of good pics like those, surely you must have more. Let's see 'em. I too dig how you improved the ARB bumper. __________________ 85 FJ60, testing, Cummins 4BTA, manual 4L80E, 203 to splitcase doubler, SOA, 38s, some other stuff. build-up: Family Haulin' FJ60

03-04-08, 03:58 PM	#22
kling-on Kool Arrow Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pimpin part in SanAntonio TX TLCA# 15374 Posts: 1,434	SWEET nice rig __________________ 82 FJ60 OME Heavy 33BFG's 410's & quicklock ARB bull & side bars and warn 12k down for repairs 85 FJ60 Trail beater SM 420 crawler box lockers 456,38's bobed & choped with a Metal Tech cage 85 SR5 new DD want am I thinkin GIT-R-DONE!!!! TLCA #15374 low riders want SWITCHES... 4 wheelers want SHIFTERS www.jkcustoms.com

03-04-08, 04:02 PM	#23
VETTE60 IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Pollock Pines,CA Posts: 596	for the clamps i used some 2" x.375 flat bar and welded some .5" angle to it on a triangle. to give it leverage, i then drilled a hole just below the triangle. for the clamp part i used a simpson bracket that i cut down and drilled a hole in. when it was fabbed up, i put the rack on top of my rig on 2x4's and cut the legs to length and welded them to the rack. difficuilt to explain but the pics help. Attached Images __________________ '84 FJ60 TPI 350 NV4500 SPRUNG 4.88's ARB's 37'S 30 spline Longs toy box... built not bought '03 dodge cummins oil burner crew cab kid hauler...bought not built FDNY in memory. RFB 343 "Let no man's ghost return to say his training let him down"

03-04-08, 04:23 PM	#25
VETTE60 IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Pollock Pines,CA Posts: 596	couple more action shots from rubicon last year. Attached Images __________________ '84 FJ60 TPI 350 NV4500 SPRUNG 4.88's ARB's 37'S 30 spline Longs toy box... built not bought '03 dodge cummins oil burner crew cab kid hauler...bought not built FDNY in memory. RFB 343 "Let no man's ghost return to say his training let him down"