ROTW Red Sox Cruser

Red Sox Cruiser · 02-25-08, 12:35 PM

Red Sox Cruiser ROTW #1

Well to start I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for all their help and wisdom over the past month since I joined the cruiser family.

My name is Jerry, I am 26 years old and live in Portland, OR. I own a 1994 FZJ-80 (more about that later).

I wanted to begin with how I got to the decision to buy my 80. I have to give a ton of credit to CreeperSleeper(CS), he and I have been good friends for over ten years and is the reason I ever made it off road. My dads are less than outdoors-men and until i was a sophomore in high school I had never seen much of what the real NW Great Outdoors is all about. That is when CS took me on my first trip in his 1989 Chevy on super swampers. We were on trail for all of about 10 min. before we became detained for almost half the day and I loved every second of it. I must mention that the rest of the trip was much better. So I was hooked and now became one of CS's copilots on a regular basis in a barrage of different vehicles and every now and again I would take out my parents 94' Ford Explorer.

Christmas of 2000 and with over 200,000 miles on it my parents decided that I should continue to drive the Explorer into the ground (so I did... CS and I went wheeling the very next day). Bare with me I will be getting to the good stuff soon.

On one of our trips when CS was home visiting from college he showed up with a stock 85' Runner so we went wheeling and camping with the Explorer and Runner. This was pretty much the worst trip of my life and the reason we don't go wheeling in Yamhill anymore (and the reason why I now own a 80). CS gets two flat tires and I managed to back my Explorer on top of a stump in the middle of the night. So almost 24 hours later, a phone call to CS's dad to come rescue us/me and we are now on our way home with me very pissed off.

Fast forward a few years and that 85' Runner is now lifted, rear locker, gears, bumpers and a winch with 33" BFG's and it's mine. I got in a bad way financially and had to sell it :-(.

Fast forward a few more years and now CS has his 80 and is slowly building it and making it awesome and still dragging my miserable you know what into the woods, bugging me to get my own damn rig. Well, after a few more Toyota's and J**P's the stars align: I wake up and I have my 80 :-).

My 80: I bought my 1994 with factory lockers on January 19, 2008.

Here are the current mods:
CDL switch
pin 7 mod
removed flares (holes plugged)
trailer hitch receiver gone
spare tire gone
spare tire carrier gone
OME J springs
OME L shocks
35" Super Swamper TrXus MT's
Factory Toyota 16x7 black. steelies
Sway bars gone
Man-a-Free extrended brake lines
CS custom front bumper ;-)
Angle iron welded on my control arms
Alpine Head Unit
iPod interface
Pioneer 8" sub
Rockford Fosgate Amp
Midland CB

That's not too bad for one month. (Girlfriend slightly irritated that I spend more time with CS & my 80 than I do with her. She's adjusting well though :-)

Future mods:
Metal Tech Front Bumper
Metal Tech Rock Sliders
Rear Bumper (CS & RSC Built)
wheel spacers
5.29 gears
37" Tires
Beadlocks
Fender Trimming
Rear Cargo Storage Box
Trailer
Diesel for towing her
New Birfields

CreeperSleeper · 02-25-08, 12:44 PM

Is that a dent I see?

Truck looks great and goes amazing! I'm glad you finally got an 80...

Red Sox Cruiser · 02-25-08, 12:46 PM

Yep a little one from yesterday. Don't have any idea where or when I got that but oh well.

4x4CPOSEADOG · 02-25-08, 01:21 PM

Nice looking rig. Really built for tough terrain. Offroad scenery in Oregon is great! You got a very capable truck to conquer any terrain. Have fun!

Red Sox Cruiser · 02-25-08, 01:23 PM

Thank you! I can't wait for the snow to melt. ih8snw

AKcruiserfreak · 02-25-08, 01:40 PM

Wow, looks like you've been busy. How do you like those J's? Any CC?

TK

CreeperSleeper · 02-25-08, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Sox Cruiser

Thank you! I can't wait for the snow to melt. ih8snw

ih8icysnw... iheartpowder!

However, my exhaust h8s it all.

Red Sox Cruiser · 02-25-08, 01:52 PM

I love the J springs they are pretty stiff right now but Creeper Sleeper assures me that they will break in. They feel great with a lot of weight. No caster correction.

PKP80 · 02-25-08, 02:59 PM

Hanging w/ CS. bring on the body damage and sawzall. NIce to see more guys my age doing the 80 thing.

CreeperSleeper · 02-25-08, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PKP80

Hanging w/ CS. bring on the body damage and sawzall.

At least I've never been on my lid!

CreeperSleeper · 02-25-08, 06:41 PM

More

cc93cruiser · 02-25-08, 07:31 PM

Those truxus mt's are nice, they have a 37x12.5r16 size I might get next....

4dmalamute · 02-25-08, 07:41 PM

Nice write up and nice rig. I like those tires on your cruiser........looks good!

Walking Eagle · 02-26-08, 06:28 AM

ya' know, the stories are the best part of ROTW...

CreeperSleeper · 02-26-08, 05:37 PM

Here is some more pics for ya Jer:

Jerry (RedSoxCruiser) is on left and Steve (C6H1206) is on right, me in middle

Jerry and me:

C6H12O6 · 02-26-08, 06:31 PM

Beat me to the pics. Nice. Still can't get over what a great day that was.

Very cool ROTW. I love the back story and a very cool cruiser ~ no port-installed roof wreck, um rack, and no running boards. Sweet. If only it was Emerald Pearl Metallic.

badmuthatrucka · 02-26-08, 09:24 PM

Nice rig! I also like seeing more guys my age getting these incredibly capable vehicles and doing them justice.

reffug · 02-27-08, 08:55 AM

nice rig.

nice write up.

as always thanks for contributing.

cruiser80 · 02-27-08, 08:38 PM

very nice rig! nice write up too. white is the best color!

i like the pics on the beach. thanks for the write up!

Atoyot1031 · 02-29-08, 11:14 AM

Nice writeup and story! i'm in the middle of parting with my beloved minitruck and am experiencing some separation issues...

I think I still count as one of the "young" guys with an 80 (I'm 30, but MTC) and my buddies with 80s are about the same.

I love it all, but GO REDBIRDS!!!

Skillet · 02-29-08, 04:07 PM

Cool.

Nice pics.

Beowulf · 03-01-08, 12:42 PM

For me, your story is what its all about. Making friends, getting out and doing the things you like to do outdoors and doing it in a Toyota.

-B-

Otto Von Squiggy · 03-02-08, 09:34 AM

Kick A$$!

sprocket3 · 03-05-08, 10:24 PM

Looks like it will be a great rig in another 60 days. So how do i get invited to the next beach party? We need to do an Oregon 80 day.

CreeperSleeper · 03-06-08, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sprocket3

Looks like it will be a great rig in another 60 days. So how do i get invited to the next beach party? We need to do an Oregon 80 day.

We've been kicking around the idea of doing a 80 run this summer... Until then, keep watching Cascade Cruisers Of Oregon as we post all our upcoming runs in the forum. Also, feel free to stop by a meeting sometime!

02-25-08, 12:46 PM	#3
Red Sox Cruiser IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 116	Yep a little one from yesterday. Don't have any idea where or when I got that but oh well. __________________ Portland, OR 1994 FZJ 80 Locked 2002 4Runner "Limited" (stock) FOR SALE!!!!!! http://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-te...ox-cruser.html

02-25-08, 01:21 PM	#4
4x4CPOSEADOG IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: on the right coast Posts: 1,065	Nice looking rig. Really built for tough terrain. Offroad scenery in Oregon is great! You got a very capable truck to conquer any terrain. Have fun! __________________ Noel 97 LX450 (lockers retro 50%), CDL, Pin 7, HIRs, Cup Holder, 100 pads, George's LEDs, OEM grab bar, sidemarkers, ARB winch bar, PIAA 520, 295/75R16 NTG, Kaymar Deluxe with tire carrier, Slee speedo gear, ARB fridge, Xantrex 1750 inverter. Awaiting installation: OEM subtank, OME850J/863, slee SS brake lines, 3* blue bushings/caster plates, BIC 95300B dual batts, silicone PHH/FHH, .... 94 4Runner, OEM 4.88 gear, V6 3VZE 04 Taco Ext Cab SR5 V6 TRD RR DIFF LOCK, groucho sliders

02-25-08, 01:23 PM	#5
Red Sox Cruiser IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 116	Thank you! I can't wait for the snow to melt. ih8snw __________________ Portland, OR 1994 FZJ 80 Locked 2002 4Runner "Limited" (stock) FOR SALE!!!!!! http://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-te...ox-cruser.html

02-25-08, 01:40 PM	#6
AKcruiserfreak IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North Pole, Ak Posts: 584	Wow, looks like you've been busy. How do you like those J's? Any CC? TK __________________ 1971 FJ-40 2" shackle lift, 33" BFG,PTO winch, lots o' miles, con fer roof rack, safety yellow, weber 38dgas, Downey header. 1973 FJ-40 parts rig with a 350. 1993 FZJ-80 112k, cdl switch, 7-pin mod, new ecu, ARB/Warn12k, Wild Country TXR 285's,Astrostart autostart, 1" Slee spacers, Blue hub.

02-25-08, 01:52 PM	#8
Red Sox Cruiser IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 116	I love the J springs they are pretty stiff right now but Creeper Sleeper assures me that they will break in. They feel great with a lot of weight. No caster correction. __________________ Portland, OR 1994 FZJ 80 Locked 2002 4Runner "Limited" (stock) FOR SALE!!!!!! http://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-te...ox-cruser.html

02-25-08, 12:35 PM	#1
Red Sox Cruiser IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 116	ROTW Red Sox Cruser Red Sox Cruiser ROTW #1 Well to start I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for all their help and wisdom over the past month since I joined the cruiser family. My name is Jerry, I am 26 years old and live in Portland, OR. I own a 1994 FZJ-80 (more about that later). I wanted to begin with how I got to the decision to buy my 80. I have to give a ton of credit to CreeperSleeper(CS), he and I have been good friends for over ten years and is the reason I ever made it off road. My dads are less than outdoors-men and until i was a sophomore in high school I had never seen much of what the real NW Great Outdoors is all about. That is when CS took me on my first trip in his 1989 Chevy on super swampers. We were on trail for all of about 10 min. before we became detained for almost half the day and I loved every second of it. I must mention that the rest of the trip was much better. So I was hooked and now became one of CS's copilots on a regular basis in a barrage of different vehicles and every now and again I would take out my parents 94' Ford Explorer. Christmas of 2000 and with over 200,000 miles on it my parents decided that I should continue to drive the Explorer into the ground (so I did... CS and I went wheeling the very next day). Bare with me I will be getting to the good stuff soon. On one of our trips when CS was home visiting from college he showed up with a stock 85' Runner so we went wheeling and camping with the Explorer and Runner. This was pretty much the worst trip of my life and the reason we don't go wheeling in Yamhill anymore (and the reason why I now own a 80). CS gets two flat tires and I managed to back my Explorer on top of a stump in the middle of the night. So almost 24 hours later, a phone call to CS's dad to come rescue us/me and we are now on our way home with me very pissed off. Fast forward a few years and that 85' Runner is now lifted, rear locker, gears, bumpers and a winch with 33" BFG's and it's mine. I got in a bad way financially and had to sell it :-(. Fast forward a few more years and now CS has his 80 and is slowly building it and making it awesome and still dragging my miserable you know what into the woods, bugging me to get my own damn rig. Well, after a few more Toyota's and J*P's the stars align: I wake up and I have my 80 :-). My 80: I bought my 1994 with factory lockers on January 19, 2008. Here are the current mods: CDL switch pin 7 mod removed flares (holes plugged) trailer hitch receiver gone spare tire gone spare tire carrier gone OME J springs OME L shocks 35" Super Swamper TrXus MT's Factory Toyota 16x7 black. steelies Sway bars gone Man-a-Free extrended brake lines CS custom front bumper ;-) Angle iron welded on my control arms Alpine Head Unit iPod interface Pioneer 8" sub Rockford Fosgate Amp Midland CB That's not too bad for one month. (Girlfriend slightly irritated that I spend more time with CS & my 80 than I do with her. She's adjusting well though :-) Future mods: Metal Tech Front Bumper Metal Tech Rock Sliders Rear Bumper (CS & RSC Built) wheel spacers 5.29 gears 37" Tires Beadlocks Fender Trimming Rear Cargo Storage Box Trailer Diesel for towing her New Birfields __________________ Portland, OR 1994 FZJ 80 Locked 2002 4Runner "Limited" (stock) FOR SALE!!!!!! http://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-te...ox-cruser.html Last edited by Red Sox Cruiser; 03-24-08 at 01:06 PM.*

02-25-08, 02:59 PM	#9
PKP80 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA TLCA# 14900 Posts: 1,702	Hanging w/ CS. bring on the body damage and sawzall. NIce to see more guys my age doing the 80 thing. __________________ Sam Shaya 96' FZJ80 convertable 4x4 Labs Rear end/Custom shock mounts KING shocks/ other goodies, but you get the idea. Call Sign KI6KNB "Team Pull-OUT" Phi Kappa Psi

02-25-08, 07:31 PM	#12
cc93cruiser IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Redwood City, Ca. TLCA# 15132 Posts: 1,035	Those truxus mt's are nice, they have a 37x12.5r16 size I might get next.... __________________ Robert Muniz TLCA#15132 1993 Toyota Land Cruiser 206K 3x locked+4.88's+315 BFG AT&MT+SAFARI SNORKEL+SLEE 4"LIFT+ARB FR+WARN M12000+HANNA RR+SLEE SLIDERS+SLEE SKID+AO DRAWERS+ARB FRIDGE+DUAL OPTIMAS+GARVIN RACK+IPF'S+OKOLE COVERS+HUSKY MATS+POLY REARS+ NOT INSTALLED YET-LONG INNERS+NF BIRFS

02-25-08, 07:41 PM	#13
4dmalamute IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sacramento Ca. TLCA# 15346 Posts: 521	Nice write up and nice rig. I like those tires on your cruiser........looks good! __________________ 1993 J springs with 1.5inch spacers on top, locked, snorkel, BFG 315's with spacers, Con-Ferr rack with some lights, stripped of the running boards and mudflaps, Slee rear bumper with tire carrier, CB, Hanna Sliders and a tjm bullbar up front with some hella lights. 270k and still going strong

02-26-08, 06:28 AM	#14
Walking Eagle IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,674	ya' know, the stories are the best part of ROTW... __________________ '97 LX450 - locked, Mickey Thompson MTZ 315's, J's, Rancho RS9000XL 14" shocks, RSC remote shock control 3" front drop brackets, 1" body lift, FOR custom front bumper, and a plethoria of rock lights Owner fabed rotating slider steps, rear bumper / winch and hitch, front and rear extended shock mounts, front spring spacers 1.375", front swaybar drops, rear bumpstop drops, rear swaybar extensions - 'If I can fab it, I won't buy it!'

02-26-08, 06:31 PM	#16
C6H12O6 IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Beaverton, Oregon TLCA# 16307 Posts: 778	Beat me to the pics. Nice. Still can't get over what a great day that was. Very cool ROTW. I love the back story and a very cool cruiser ~ no port-installed roof wreck, um rack, and no running boards. Sweet. If only it was Emerald Pearl Metallic. __________________ If you're gonna be a bear, be a grizzly. Steve the Fly Fishing Science Teacher 1995 FZJ80 ~ Lockers, winchless ARB, 2.5" OME, bent-up, rattling, leaky Borla exhaust, MetalTech Sliders, multiple oil leaks, 285 Revos. http://web.mac.com/stevenlent/cruiser/cruiser.html

02-26-08, 09:24 PM	#17
badmuthatrucka IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: The armpit known as A-town TLCA# 18360 Posts: 341	Nice rig! I also like seeing more guys my age getting these incredibly capable vehicles and doing them justice. __________________ 93 FZJ80, locked, slider-ed, with 35" TRXus MTs. "Go that way, really fast. If something gets in your way, turn."

02-27-08, 08:55 AM	#18
reffug grown up MOD Join Date: May 2004 Location: 'in dat der briar patch' TLCA# 14549 Posts: 4,133	nice rig. nice write up. as always thanks for contributing. __________________ "If it wasn't a Landcruiser and hadn't been built the way it was you do realize you would be DEAD." VA State Police Officer

02-27-08, 08:38 PM	#19
cruiser80 IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: El Paso TX Posts: 280	very nice rig! nice write up too. white is the best color! i like the pics on the beach. thanks for the write up! __________________ 96 FZJ80 Not locked but not stock.

02-29-08, 11:14 AM	#20
Atoyot1031 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Aspen, CO TLCA# 18402 Posts: 1,035	Nice writeup and story! i'm in the middle of parting with my beloved minitruck and am experiencing some separation issues... I think I still count as one of the "young" guys with an 80 (I'm 30, but MTC) and my buddies with 80s are about the same. I love it all, but GO REDBIRDS!!!

03-02-08, 09:34 AM	#23
Otto Von Squiggy IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: heart: Colorado, House: Dallas,TX Posts: 202	Kick A$$! __________________ 1993 FZ-1FE 138,000 miles, green Due to financial constraints, the light at the end of the tunnel will be shut off until further notice Planning:-----> [\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|] 50% Hardware Buying:-> [\|]1% Modifications:-----> [\|] 0% Installing:-----> [\|\|1% ALL STOCK!!!... for now

02-29-08, 04:07 PM	#21
Skillet oh no you didn't Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: КАГІҒОЯИІА TLCA# 16078 Posts: 2,345	Cool. Nice pics. __________________ 1993 FZJ80 1973 FJ40 oh no you didn't "...mud is a hotbed of leftist chat/activity." - swank

03-01-08, 12:42 PM	#22
Beowulf The quick brown fox ..... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Somewhere in the foothills... Posts: 10,118	For me, your story is what its all about. Making friends, getting out and doing the things you like to do outdoors and doing it in a Toyota. -B- __________________ 97 FZJ80 - Wing Nut MAF, locked, 315 Toyos, 4.88s, Slee 4", George's sliders, Slee bumpers, M12000, OBA, Outback drawers + other stuff. Transformation in progress... Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere. And sometimes in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself.

03-05-08, 10:24 PM	#24
sprocket3 IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 292	Looks like it will be a great rig in another 60 days. So how do i get invited to the next beach party? We need to do an Oregon 80 day. __________________ -2000 UZJ100 -1997 LX450