ROTW: Land Speeder

Land Speeder · 06-17-07, 09:53 PM

OK, so if it was the owner of the week then I’d be posting pics of me sitting my rotund self on the couch. So here’s very little about me and a lot of Cattywampus as I now affectionately call my rig.

I am the third owner of this rig and it is a 1991 that was manufactured in 3/90 and sold in the US in the summer of 1990 somewhere in Colorado. Until 2 weeks ago, no one had produced evidence of an older manufactured 80 in the US. Generic did when he found a 2/90 in a junk yard in Idaho.
I can’t tell you how, but mine made it from Colorado to Alabama where a woman bought it and put smaller than stock tires on it thus making the speedometer reading off (reading more miles than it actually has) and giving it a “non” clear title. Because of this title issue I was able to negotiate a great price for Catty in September 2003. Cattywampus was so nice when I got it, and frequently took it to the Tuskegee National Forest and got the 29” tires dirty. I love that forest since I used to mtn bike there as an obsession before I got into obsessing about Land Cruisers. It was then that I found this site and the 3FE and 80scool yahoo groups… and that’s when the games began.

Drivetrain (engine, lockers, etc):
• 3FE for life
• Aussie Locker Rear
• HiFlow Cat to Borla all tucked very high and out of the way
• SS Extended Brake Lines
• Orbital Battery
• CruiserParts.Net PowerSteering Pump Upgrade

Suspension/Lift, Wheels/Tires:
• OME J Springs w/ old school Slee adjustable coil spacer in front
• OME 2.5" Medium Shocks w/ 2" Extensions
• Slee Castor Correction Plates
• BFGoodrich 35" Mud Terrains

Interior Enhancements:
• LED Dome Lights F & R - Autolumination Festoon
• 1600W Power Inverter
• Integrated in-dash Cobra CB w/ Over-head speaker
• Laptop Stand with Internet Access and GPS
• Spector Tuff Duck Seat Covers
• War Eagle Cruisers Center Console Arm Rest (homemade)
• War Eagle Cruisers H/L shifter boot (homemade)
• War Eagle Cruisers Carpeted Rear Cargo shelf for Sleeping Quarters
• Pelican Case Storage Below Shelf

Exterior/Armor Modifications:
• Toshiba HIR Headlamp bulbs (same as John Deere)
• Flairless w/ Custom Durabak Brown & Black Mix to = Mocha!
• Dismissed rear bumperettes (removed)
• D-rings on rear cross member bumper
• Painless Fab Tubed Front Bumper
• Painless Fab Tubed Rear Bumperettes
• War Eagle Cruisers Sliders (homemade)
• War Eagle Cruisers Swaybar Drops (homemade)
• War Eagle Cruisers Relay Rod (homemade)
• Hella Fogs
• Wollo Horns From Harbor Frieght
• Wilderness Full Size Roof Rack W/ Shovel And HiLift Mount
• 4' Firestick Antenna
• Auburn University Flag Flying off the Firestick!
• Dents from all over the South East US

Future Modifications:
• Removing a Few Inches From The Rear Quarter Panels
• ARB Front Air Locker
• 5.27 Ring and Pinion Gearing
• Rock Lights
• Dents from all over the Nation

Former Modifications That Are No Longer:
• 2" OME Lift
• Slee Front Bumper
• Warn 8274 Winch
• 36" TSL SX Tires on Steel Wheels
• 33x10.5 BFG AT's
• 31x11 Interco Thornbirds
• American Racing Steel Wheels
• Yakima Roof Rack Bars
• Surco Roof Basket
• Internal Upright Tire Carrier

As Cattywampus sits now..

As Catty was a few months after I got it, I accidentally won some thornbirds and steel wheels on ebay, so I used them and hated them and then sold them.

I used to like mud…

Found another set of tires on ebay… BFG At 33x10.5 and installed them on the original lift. Then purchased a 2” OME lift. Here’s the before and after.

First time I met IH8MUD’ers in person…. The first MLK run, ’05, Tellico. my first “real” offroad trip with Cattywampus

The river crossing was fun

me flexing at a place called Morris Mountain here in Alabam

Following TiredIron at this past year’s Cottonland Cruiser’s Southern Cruiser Crawl

Another pic of rear flex

Crawling through “The Canyon” at GrayRock ORV

Leading a group ride

Entering the trail

It amazes me at how small the photographer looks here….

Yes… I do fill the roof rack sometimes…

Land Speeder · 06-17-07, 09:54 PM

My removable laptop stand setup, which has in car internet and GPS

Dash installed Cobra CB

Notice the LED dome lights and the Cobra CB speaker mounted

Flashlight at hand

Fire extinguisher at hand

Very proud of my triple duty shelf. Made it low enough to use for air mattress sleeping with the seats folded down, but will also hold pelican cases below… I love pelican cases because I can take them out when needed. The hinge was to be to access the inner fender storage.

A little roof rack backetry

Cattywampus’ Halloween costume this past year…. Spinners! They 15’s though

Homemade shock brackets… gives me 3” more travel from my 2” OME lift shocks

Homemade swaybar extensions…. That need lengthening again

Homemade bumpstops, again, need to be lower since I have a J lift.

Lowered my rear shocks by 3”

A lot to see here… used angle iron to extend my LSPV, works great with the holes in it, notice SS brake lines… and a custom exhaust hanger. Also notice the clear dif breather tube that actually routes up and into the rear cargo area.

Adjustable Spring spacers… told they came from Slee a long time ago (?) All I know is they give me an additional 3” on top of my J springs…. These spacers could give me 4 more.

Pic of my single hi-flow cat where the shop welded a y pipe in front of the cat. Also the leg of my homemade sliders protecting the cat

Other legs of the sliders, welded to the frame via ‘scab’ plates

Land Speeder · 06-17-07, 09:54 PM

Recently decided to lighten the front end… had a Slee bumper with an 8274 winch.
Upon deciding to have my friend build me a tube bumper, I decided to trim the front to gain maximum entry angle. Here is a contrast/comparison of what I did

The nip-tuck matches the bumper perfectly

To close… I ran into two local club members (War Eagle Cruisers) at Walmart during lunch last week. Low and behold they were parked a space between Each other. I jumped between them and my co-worker snapped this.

OK, so there it is… probably the most ghettoed rig to ever make ROTW. I tell you, Cattywampus is such a nice rig. I try to use my imagination to make up for money when it comes to mods, I hope you enjoyed it.

Bodean · 06-17-07, 10:02 PM

Damn, didn't know you had so much s#%t on that truck. Hope it's not leaking now. ???

Later,

Land Speeder · 06-17-07, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bodean

Damn, didn't know you had so much s#%t on that truck. Hope it's not leaking now. ???

Later,

S#%t is right! it's come a long way since that first MLK when we met huh?
The rear main will have to leak for a little while longer...

CodyRx7 · 06-17-07, 10:22 PM

Question with your laptop setup...

My laptops suck in air on the bottom and blow it out the rear. It looks like you just have yours sitting on a foam pad......wouldn't that block the intakes for the cooling fans?

Skim · 06-17-07, 10:25 PM

Any more pics on the 36 TSLs ? I am thinking of running those.

Why did you decide to not run them any longer ?

TiredIronGRB · 06-18-07, 06:28 AM

I wish you had been with us a couple of weeks ago at Gray Rock, I was the only 80 there.

Land Speeder · 06-18-07, 06:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CodyRx7

Question with your laptop setup...

My laptops suck in air on the bottom and blow it out the rear. It looks like you just have yours sitting on a foam pad......wouldn't that block the intakes for the cooling fans?

They're on the side. IBM is the best IMO

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skim

Any more pics on the 36 TSLs ? I am thinking of running those.

Why did you decide to not run them any longer ?

I got alot of pics of them, but in the end, the 36" bias ply was a pain to have since you couldn't justify driving them anywhere, and hauling that size tire on your roof then changing them which took an hour.... just wasn't worth it over the 35" radials.
They were SWEET tires though, gave me all kinds of courage.

Land Speeder · 06-18-07, 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TiredIronGRB

I wish you had been with us a couple of weeks ago at Gray Rock, I was the only 80 there.

Wish I had known ya'll were going... i saw the pics, they were nice

JasonH · 06-18-07, 07:06 AM

Cool rig Eric! Nice writeup.

knorrena · 06-18-07, 08:08 AM

Nice rig! Thanks for taking the time to write all that up.

Karl

97 FZJ80 · 06-18-07, 09:17 AM

Wow! I really like your creative thinking outside of the box on the mod. How do you like the LED interior lights?

lovemylc · 06-18-07, 09:17 AM

Nice write up and cool looking rig. Lots of good mods there! Love the tube bumper. Thanks for teh write up.

Land Speeder · 06-18-07, 09:24 AM

Preciate the comments...

A buddy told me this morning that looking at the pics he didn't think my under body was as rusty as it is.... I didn't clean my rig before all these shots.... that's not rust, it's South Alabama red clay/mud. When i pressure wash my rig, all that comes back to looking nice, not much rust if at all on this wagon.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 97 FZJ80

Wow! I really like your creative thinking outside of the box on the mod. How do you like the LED interior lights?

The lights cost $15 each and are amazing and easy to install. Find my friend Heckler's install thread for more info

Quote:

Originally Posted by lovemylc

Nice write up and cool looking rig. Lots of good mods there! Love the tube bumper. Thanks for teh write up.

Thanks. Love the tubed bumper 10 times better than I ever knew I would

j_rawks · 06-18-07, 10:43 AM

cool rig. nice to see a 3FE getting put to really good use.

cheers.

john

AFRIKANZ · 06-18-07, 12:16 PM

That's some very good work well done!

Land Speeder · 06-18-07, 01:22 PM

How could i forget my current project.... the tubed bumperettes that I've been working on with Brad at Painless Fab... more like what he's been working on...

I love these especially for a rig I wouldn't cut into... but I don't think I'll have these long since I plan on cutting/raising the bottom of my rear quarters about 4 inches from the bottom.

badmuthatrucka · 06-18-07, 05:06 PM

Sweet rig man! Love the tubed bumperettes, gives me some great ideas for mine, when I have $$ to build it.

ERG80 · 06-18-07, 05:13 PM

Nice rig. Thanks for the write-up.

Clutchee · 06-18-07, 06:02 PM

Kinda funny.....from the MLK to Cruiser Crawl I have seen this rig come FAR

Congrats BUD!

Skim · 06-18-07, 08:25 PM

36 bias plys are that bad ......are they 36X12.50 or the 14.50s ?

Also- is this your DD ?

Mine is full time play toy- so maybe it would not be that bad ?

Land Speeder · 06-18-07, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skim

36 bias plys are that bad ......are they 36X12.50 or the 14.50s ?

Also- is this your DD ?

Mine is full time play toy- so maybe it would not be that bad ?

Was my Daily until last week when I bought a Scion tC.... but the wagon will become my "drive to work truck" five miles one way in about a month or so.
Need to slow down on it due to a severely puking rear-main seal.

If you scar the tires on rocks they get pretty bad and need to run at low presure if you want to go over 45mph. Maybe some BB's
One hour to the trail head... tolerable
4 hours to the trail head... no dice

Land Speeder · 06-18-07, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clutchee

Kinda funny.....from the MLK to Cruiser Crawl I have seen this rig come FAR

Congrats BUD!

Your wifes 80 was an inspiration.

It hasn't stopped! I'm cutting more metal next month!

06-17-07, 09:53 PM	#1
Land Speeder per DanKunz: Grain Fed Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Look Behind You... Posts: 1,867	ROTW: Land Speeder OK, so if it was the owner of the week then I’d be posting pics of me sitting my rotund self on the couch. So here’s very little about me and a lot of Cattywampus as I now affectionately call my rig. I am the third owner of this rig and it is a 1991 that was manufactured in 3/90 and sold in the US in the summer of 1990 somewhere in Colorado. Until 2 weeks ago, no one had produced evidence of an older manufactured 80 in the US. Generic did when he found a 2/90 in a junk yard in Idaho. I can’t tell you how, but mine made it from Colorado to Alabama where a woman bought it and put smaller than stock tires on it thus making the speedometer reading off (reading more miles than it actually has) and giving it a “non” clear title. Because of this title issue I was able to negotiate a great price for Catty in September 2003. Cattywampus was so nice when I got it, and frequently took it to the Tuskegee National Forest and got the 29” tires dirty. I love that forest since I used to mtn bike there as an obsession before I got into obsessing about Land Cruisers. It was then that I found this site and the 3FE and 80scool yahoo groups… and that’s when the games began. Drivetrain (engine, lockers, etc): • 3FE for life • Aussie Locker Rear • HiFlow Cat to Borla all tucked very high and out of the way • SS Extended Brake Lines • Orbital Battery • CruiserParts.Net PowerSteering Pump Upgrade Suspension/Lift, Wheels/Tires: • OME J Springs w/ old school Slee adjustable coil spacer in front • OME 2.5" Medium Shocks w/ 2" Extensions • Slee Castor Correction Plates • BFGoodrich 35" Mud Terrains Interior Enhancements: • LED Dome Lights F & R - Autolumination Festoon • 1600W Power Inverter • Integrated in-dash Cobra CB w/ Over-head speaker • Laptop Stand with Internet Access and GPS • Spector Tuff Duck Seat Covers • War Eagle Cruisers Center Console Arm Rest (homemade) • War Eagle Cruisers H/L shifter boot (homemade) • War Eagle Cruisers Carpeted Rear Cargo shelf for Sleeping Quarters • Pelican Case Storage Below Shelf Exterior/Armor Modifications: • Toshiba HIR Headlamp bulbs (same as John Deere) • Flairless w/ Custom Durabak Brown & Black Mix to = Mocha! • Dismissed rear bumperettes (removed) • D-rings on rear cross member bumper • Painless Fab Tubed Front Bumper • Painless Fab Tubed Rear Bumperettes • War Eagle Cruisers Sliders (homemade) • War Eagle Cruisers Swaybar Drops (homemade) • War Eagle Cruisers Relay Rod (homemade) • Hella Fogs • Wollo Horns From Harbor Frieght • Wilderness Full Size Roof Rack W/ Shovel And HiLift Mount • 4' Firestick Antenna • Auburn University Flag Flying off the Firestick! • Dents from all over the South East US Future Modifications: • Removing a Few Inches From The Rear Quarter Panels • ARB Front Air Locker • 5.27 Ring and Pinion Gearing • Rock Lights • Dents from all over the Nation Former Modifications That Are No Longer: • 2" OME Lift • Slee Front Bumper • Warn 8274 Winch • 36" TSL SX Tires on Steel Wheels • 33x10.5 BFG AT's • 31x11 Interco Thornbirds • American Racing Steel Wheels • Yakima Roof Rack Bars • Surco Roof Basket • Internal Upright Tire Carrier As Cattywampus sits now.. As Catty was a few months after I got it, I accidentally won some thornbirds and steel wheels on ebay, so I used them and hated them and then sold them. I used to like mud… Found another set of tires on ebay… BFG At 33x10.5 and installed them on the original lift. Then purchased a 2” OME lift. Here’s the before and after. First time I met IH8MUD’ers in person…. The first MLK run, ’05, Tellico. my first “real” offroad trip with Cattywampus The river crossing was fun me flexing at a place called Morris Mountain here in Alabam Following TiredIron at this past year’s Cottonland Cruiser’s Southern Cruiser Crawl Another pic of rear flex Crawling through “The Canyon” at GrayRock ORV Leading a group ride Entering the trail It amazes me at how small the photographer looks here…. Yes… I do fill the roof rack sometimes… __________________ I miss my hospital gown, so I've just stopped wearing pants Eric Hagan - Auburn, Alabama Manufactured 3/90, frame stamp 0001746 '91 FJ80 - 'Cattywampus' - "One beautiful piece of shit" - Doors, hood, wheels, rear "split" hatch (this option no longer availbale on the Cattywampus model), front seats, rear seats, headliner, sunroof, ignition, too many other things to mention... My ROTW

06-17-07, 09:54 PM	#2
Land Speeder per DanKunz: Grain Fed Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Look Behind You... Posts: 1,867	My removable laptop stand setup, which has in car internet and GPS Dash installed Cobra CB Notice the LED dome lights and the Cobra CB speaker mounted Flashlight at hand Fire extinguisher at hand Very proud of my triple duty shelf. Made it low enough to use for air mattress sleeping with the seats folded down, but will also hold pelican cases below… I love pelican cases because I can take them out when needed. The hinge was to be to access the inner fender storage. A little roof rack backetry Cattywampus’ Halloween costume this past year…. Spinners! They 15’s though Homemade shock brackets… gives me 3” more travel from my 2” OME lift shocks Homemade swaybar extensions…. That need lengthening again Homemade bumpstops, again, need to be lower since I have a J lift. Lowered my rear shocks by 3” A lot to see here… used angle iron to extend my LSPV, works great with the holes in it, notice SS brake lines… and a custom exhaust hanger. Also notice the clear dif breather tube that actually routes up and into the rear cargo area. Adjustable Spring spacers… told they came from Slee a long time ago (?) All I know is they give me an additional 3” on top of my J springs…. These spacers could give me 4 more. Pic of my single hi-flow cat where the shop welded a y pipe in front of the cat. Also the leg of my homemade sliders protecting the cat Other legs of the sliders, welded to the frame via ‘scab’ plates __________________ I miss my hospital gown, so I've just stopped wearing pants Eric Hagan - Auburn, Alabama Manufactured 3/90, frame stamp 0001746 '91 FJ80 - 'Cattywampus' - "One beautiful piece of shit" - Doors, hood, wheels, rear "split" hatch (this option no longer availbale on the Cattywampus model), front seats, rear seats, headliner, sunroof, ignition, too many other things to mention... My ROTW

06-17-07, 09:54 PM	#3
Land Speeder per DanKunz: Grain Fed Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Look Behind You... Posts: 1,867	Recently decided to lighten the front end… had a Slee bumper with an 8274 winch. Upon deciding to have my friend build me a tube bumper, I decided to trim the front to gain maximum entry angle. Here is a contrast/comparison of what I did The nip-tuck matches the bumper perfectly To close… I ran into two local club members (War Eagle Cruisers) at Walmart during lunch last week. Low and behold they were parked a space between Each other. I jumped between them and my co-worker snapped this. OK, so there it is… probably the most ghettoed rig to ever make ROTW. I tell you, Cattywampus is such a nice rig. I try to use my imagination to make up for money when it comes to mods, I hope you enjoyed it. __________________ I miss my hospital gown, so I've just stopped wearing pants Eric Hagan - Auburn, Alabama Manufactured 3/90, frame stamp 0001746 '91 FJ80 - 'Cattywampus' - "One beautiful piece of shit" - Doors, hood, wheels, rear "split" hatch (this option no longer availbale on the Cattywampus model), front seats, rear seats, headliner, sunroof, ignition, too many other things to mention... My ROTW

06-17-07, 10:02 PM	#4
Bodean CottonLand Cruisers Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brandon, MS TLCA# 3164 Posts: 2,360	Damn, didn't know you had so much s#%t on that truck. Hope it's not leaking now. ??? Later, __________________ Jeff CottonLand Cruisers Whitetrash of the Elwood Chapter 78 FJ40 TLCA #3164 USAF - POL 1987 - ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxVEqVDUuJE "What da ya say there Hoss Fly? We done messed around and got drunk down here!"

06-17-07, 10:22 PM	#6
CodyRx7 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Prescott Valley, AZ Posts: 1,798	Question with your laptop setup... My laptops suck in air on the bottom and blow it out the rear. It looks like you just have yours sitting on a foam pad......wouldn't that block the intakes for the cooling fans? __________________ 97 LX450 - Champagne Silver / 161k / 5.29s / ARB lockers F/R 39" Michelin XML tires, 8" coils / L shocks, 1.5" wheel spacers, Slee caster plates, ARB rack & Safari Snorkel, 60 ARB bullbar, custom sliders, dual swingout rear bumper, Overland RTT on a Monster M100 trailer Copper State Cruisers #045

06-17-07, 10:25 PM	#7
Skim IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Walnut Creek, CA Posts: 695	Any more pics on the 36 TSLs ? I am thinking of running those. Why did you decide to not run them any longer ? __________________ 85 Long Bed Hilux

06-18-07, 06:28 AM	#8
TiredIronGRB That will leave a mark. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kingsport, TN TLCA# 16625 Posts: 1,264	I wish you had been with us a couple of weeks ago at Gray Rock, I was the only 80 there. __________________ April Fool's Day Toyota Crawl 2008 FJ80 Build 4X4 Grace G.R.Baker

06-18-07, 07:06 AM	#11
JasonH IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: McKinney, Texas TLCA# 8123 Posts: 1,166	Cool rig Eric! Nice writeup. __________________ Jason Harsch Lone Star Land Cruisers DFW Prez WTotEC 79 FJ40 The Smurf 94 FZJ80

06-18-07, 08:08 AM	#12
knorrena IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Calgary Posts: 802	Nice rig! Thanks for taking the time to write all that up. Karl __________________ 1997 LX 450 190000kms, 285 Revos, Supercharged You cant kill yourself on a pogostick. (Harry Parker, world famous geostatistician)

06-18-07, 09:17 AM	#13
97 FZJ80 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Plano Texas Posts: 1,232	Wow! I really like your creative thinking outside of the box on the mod. How do you like the LED interior lights? __________________ 97 LX450 - Plano, TX ARB winch bumper - triple lockers - center d/l switch - reclining mid/rear seats - HIRs - map/domes/doors/cargo/tail LEDs - crystal clear lights - aux fuse block - power outlets - lots of cupholders - PriorityStart! - Optima - exact mats - Waeco fridge - Sarmonprod.com xfer case cover To be installed: OME 851/852, Bilsteins, dual batteries w/Optima D31M, JDM condensor fan, JDM fog lights. "Today is yesterday's tomorrow"

06-18-07, 09:17 AM	#14
lovemylc IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: mt pleasant SC Posts: 109	Nice write up and cool looking rig. Lots of good mods there! Love the tube bumper. Thanks for teh write up. __________________ EM 1997 White LC, Georges LEDs, Mot's clears all around, cupholder, reclined, custom LED dash lights, Red LED's in doors, Firestone Destinations 285/75/16, pink babyseat 1997 Black Lexus LX 450

06-18-07, 10:43 AM	#16
j_rawks rain city baby! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: beacon hill seattle, wa TLCA# 17537 Posts: 185 Blog Entries: 1	cool rig. nice to see a 3FE getting put to really good use. cheers. john __________________ 91 FJ80 with some mods _______________________________________

06-18-07, 12:16 PM	#17
AFRIKANZ IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: UK/EASTERN AFRICA Posts: 83	That's some very good work well done! __________________ MY95 Subaru ImprezaSTI type RA MY96 Subaru Impreza STI 555 ltd ed wagon JDM HDJ81 with stock lockers, stock winch, TJM Winch Bumper, Airtec Sonrkel, TJM XGS 2.5" lift with castor correction, short exit exhaust, 33"x12.50x15 Kumho KL71s, midland CB, ipod-ed stereo, safari drawer system

06-18-07, 01:22 PM	#18
Land Speeder per DanKunz: Grain Fed Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Look Behind You... Posts: 1,867	How could i forget my current project.... the tubed bumperettes that I've been working on with Brad at Painless Fab... more like what he's been working on... I love these especially for a rig I wouldn't cut into... but I don't think I'll have these long since I plan on cutting/raising the bottom of my rear quarters about 4 inches from the bottom. __________________ I miss my hospital gown, so I've just stopped wearing pants Eric Hagan - Auburn, Alabama Manufactured 3/90, frame stamp 0001746 '91 FJ80 - 'Cattywampus' - "One beautiful piece of shit" - Doors, hood, wheels, rear "split" hatch (this option no longer availbale on the Cattywampus model), front seats, rear seats, headliner, sunroof, ignition, too many other things to mention... My ROTW

06-18-07, 05:06 PM	#19
badmuthatrucka IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: The armpit known as A-town TLCA# 18360 Posts: 341	Sweet rig man! Love the tubed bumperettes, gives me some great ideas for mine, when I have $$ to build it.

06-18-07, 05:13 PM	#20
ERG80 H8 addict Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: TN TLCA# 17736 Posts: 732	Nice rig. Thanks for the write-up. __________________ ERG80 T O Y O T A 1996 FZJ-80 126K, Locked, Pin7+CDL, ARB front Hella'd, Metal Tech Sliders, IPOR skid, 35" Cooper STT's, 17" Sequoia rims, Slee 4". IPOR rear ordered. "Watch me make this pencil disappear..."

06-18-07, 06:02 PM	#21
Clutchee IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: TN TLCA# 13383 Posts: 1,756	Kinda funny.....from the MLK to Cruiser Crawl I have seen this rig come FAR Congrats BUD! __________________ You can't fix Stupid ---CottonLand Cruisers----- ---White Trash of the Elwood Chapter---- ---STLCA---- ------------------------------------------------ We've been this close to death before, we were just too drunk to know it Guess the price of being sobers being scared out of your mind -Drive by Truckers- -----------------------------------------------

06-18-07, 08:25 PM	#22
Skim IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Walnut Creek, CA Posts: 695	36 bias plys are that bad ......are they 36X12.50 or the 14.50s ? Also- is this your DD ? Mine is full time play toy- so maybe it would not be that bad ? __________________ 85 Long Bed Hilux