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Old 06-01-08, 05:08 PM   #1
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ROTW douglashuft

"The Story"
I did not "grow up with cruisers" but did occasionally get a ride in the woods with my uncle to go shooting (rifles) in his battered blue fj40. I don't remember many of the cars from childhood but the cruiser always seemed to stick for some reason.
At the ripe old age of 27 I finally managed to buy a brand new minitruck. Regular cab, short bed, 22re 5spd, no ac, manual windows, etc. It was affordable and seemed like good choice for all my ski trips, mountain biking and kayak hauling. i still have the truck and it is still my daily driver.
A couple years later i got married, cranked out a couple kids and outgrew the mini. We added a 89 fj62 to the fleet, paid too much for it and then replaced the tranny, radiator, springs, etc (basically everything). The 3fe list was invaluable. Rarely wheeled it since "4 wheeling is scary and unsafe and the cruiser might get hurt".
Well, She got the cruiser and I got the house.
After so much time together working out the problems, the feel of her in my hands, Those curves, the way she purred. The way she she got dirty and how she cleaned up I really missed her. I am talking about the cruiser of course.
Moving on a couple years. Cramming the two older kids into a "legal" seatbelted jump seat bolted into the back of the mini and my new and our 3 year old in a childseat between us on the bench got old pretty fast. I also never felt good towing the tent trailer with this setup.
The search was on. After looking at 4 runners (i like the size of the mini on the trail), 55's and 60's (not cheap enough), besides already done that I decided the most bang for the buck was an fzj80 .
I looked at low mileage, high mileage, battered, pristine, finally found an "affordable" prewheeled one. Lockers definitely worked and it was a bit of history being one of the first 80's to traverse the Rubicon trail. It felt more like taking stewardship of the cruiser than buying a car. I assured the owner (Demetre) that I would wheel it and when he saw the mods (and some dents, but not too many) on my mini I think it helped appease him and felt it was going to a good family.


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Old 06-01-08, 05:35 PM   #2
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some specs and a to do list.

1993 fzj8o, 137,000 miles when purchased (141,000 now) for $6,000
The good: cloth seats, factory lockers, maintenence records/receipts, no airbags (i like simple), 3 belts in the 3rd row, some dents so I dont have to worry too much.
The bad: rocker panel damage, light rust under the roof rack,old cracked worn 265 pirelli scorpians.
mods done by po: angle iron power steering line protection, extended diff breathers, ome mediums
my mods/maintenence:
baseline fluids
fix slow window
fix rear door light switch
fix shaky DS mirror
repair rocker panels
clean rocker drains
adjust lspv
replace rear brakes
service birfields
inner axle seal
front hubs
service rear hubs
replace lug nuts/wheel locks
repair wheel stud
(and some fun stuff)
extra 12volt interior plugs
cdl switch
"install" inverter
raise spare tire
deflare
roofrackectomy
durabak
285/75 cooper stt
metaltech sliders
(phase 2 still on a "to do list")
caster correction, blues
tcase skid
locker skid
bumpers
auto up window
low beam hid
blue fan clutch
temp gauge mod
cargo light
fix leaky rear slider waist trim? leak
Yellow box
(Phase 3, need to remodel my house first, unless I wear down the 285's first)
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Old 06-01-08, 05:44 PM   #3
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some pictures

pretty sure this is the po on the con
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-93 fzj80, locked, OME 851/860, deflared/linered, metaltech sliders, 285 Cooper stt's,
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Old 06-01-08, 05:51 PM   #4
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how i bought it

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-93 fzj80, locked, OME 851/860, deflared/linered, metaltech sliders, 285 Cooper stt's,
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Old 06-01-08, 05:57 PM   #5
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rocker repair, roof rack, etc

pulling the dents
http://forum.ih8mud.com/attachment.p...7&d=1207776017
por 15 high strength filler
http://forum.ih8mud.com/attachment.p...9&d=1207776139
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-93 fzj80, locked, OME 851/860, deflared/linered, metaltech sliders, 285 Cooper stt's,
http://tinyurl.com/6ovjzj
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Old 06-01-08, 06:01 PM   #6
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ready for tires and liner

ready for tires and liner
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-93 fzj80, locked, OME 851/860, deflared/linered, metaltech sliders, 285 Cooper stt's,
http://tinyurl.com/6ovjzj
-fj62 replaced by the fzj80
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Old 06-01-08, 06:05 PM   #7
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interior

plugs in 3rd row
http://forum.ih8mud.com/attachment.p...4&d=1212267275
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-93 fzj80, locked, OME 851/860, deflared/linered, metaltech sliders, 285 Cooper stt's,
http://tinyurl.com/6ovjzj
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Old 06-01-08, 06:09 PM   #8
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trailer wiring
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-93 fzj80, locked, OME 851/860, deflared/linered, metaltech sliders, 285 Cooper stt's,
http://tinyurl.com/6ovjzj
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Old 06-01-08, 06:13 PM   #9
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inverter, enough for a laptop or cell phone. The black plastic piece screwed into the bottom "snaps" it into place in the 93 cup holder. For urban duty it is easily removed or transferable to another vehicle. All new plugs are wired to a fuse block on the firewall.
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-93 fzj80, locked, OME 851/860, deflared/linered, metaltech sliders, 285 Cooper stt's,
http://tinyurl.com/6ovjzj
-fj62 replaced by the fzj80
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Some acion

some action shots. Tahoe in the winter and wentworth springs during memorial day.
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waking up in the snow
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a bit of wheeling
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-Bone stock IFS 94 22re mini (except for bumpers, sliders, skidplates, rear locker, 1" body lift w/trimmed fenders and 33" tires.
-93 fzj80, locked, OME 851/860, deflared/linered, metaltech sliders, 285 Cooper stt's,
http://tinyurl.com/6ovjzj
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few more of wentworth

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-93 fzj80, locked, OME 851/860, deflared/linered, metaltech sliders, 285 Cooper stt's,
http://tinyurl.com/6ovjzj
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Old 06-01-08, 06:26 PM   #12
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Thats all for now, It is of course a work in progress. And i apologize for the mix of links and attachments, I could not figure out how post previously uploaded ih8mud images.


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-93 fzj80, locked, OME 851/860, deflared/linered, metaltech sliders, 285 Cooper stt's,
http://tinyurl.com/6ovjzj
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Doug nice cruiser indeed! I too was there at Wentworth Springs and saw you there.. Wish we could have stayed a little bit longer, but the weather was crappy....Well, till next time....


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Nice write up and pics.Doug.Looks like a clean rig,your truck did the whole Rubicon trail,stock rear bump.285's? Glad you scored such a nice rig for the family,good job man!!!!!


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I wish I lived in a place that has your environment! All my rig sees is concrete, asphalt, and sand! Not much mud, no rocks at all nor any forests/jungles!

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Doug nice cruiser indeed! I too was there at Wentworth Springs and saw you there.. Wish we could have stayed a little bit longer, but the weather was crappy....Well, till next time....
Yes the weather was definitely crappy, we also would have bailed early if we had not had the trailer.


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Nice write up and pics.Doug.Looks like a clean rig,your truck did the whole Rubicon trail,stock rear bump.285's? Glad you scored such a nice rig for the family,good job man!!!!!
Thanks, We only did the smallest section of it, but many 80's (mine included) have run the entire trail with 285's. I really wanted 35's but was concerned with gearing and towing. It turns out that it towed (3,000 lbs) so well with the 285's that I feel like I probably could have lived with 35's (of course I am used to towing with a 22re). Until I get a rear bumper I also have no place to hang a 35' tire plus even the 285's rub a bit with the ome medium springs so being on budget I called on a bit of self restraint when tire shopping. The family is definitely happier in the cruiser.


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-93 fzj80, locked, OME 851/860, deflared/linered, metaltech sliders, 285 Cooper stt's,
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Nice write-up Doug. My 80 will visit the Rubicon for the first time in two weeks.


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It is a fun trail. Due to child visitation issues causing us to miss the wagon run (and I actually did not expect to get the cruiser ready in time for at least a quick run down cadillac hill on Saturday) We will reluctantly be missing this years Rubithon. Instead we will be heading to some lakes a bit south (and the slick rock trail) instead.
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-93 fzj80, locked, OME 851/860, deflared/linered, metaltech sliders, 285 Cooper stt's,
http://tinyurl.com/6ovjzj
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It is a fun trail. Due to child visitation issues causing us to miss the wagon run (and I actually did not expect to get the cruiser ready in time for at least a quick run down cadillac hill on Saturday) We will reluctantly be missing this years Rubithon. Instead we will be heading to some lakes a bit south (and the slick rock trail) instead.
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Doug I could probably join you for slick rock if the time is right....LMK


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I imagine we will do slick rock June 22 or 23rd. Kinda like load up the kids and take the "shortcut" to bear valley for ice cream. I have never been on this trail but am under the impression that it is moderate and only takes a couple hours. Unfortunately, I have no radio and cell phones don't work up there.


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-93 fzj80, locked, OME 851/860, deflared/linered, metaltech sliders, 285 Cooper stt's,
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Doug,
Nice rig. Can add more comments regarding the trailer wiring...Where did you get the wiring kit? Was it an all in one kit? I like how you installed it off the bumper...I am considering doing something similar to this.


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Nice rig. Can add more comments regarding the trailer wiring...Where did you get the wiring kit? Was it an all in one kit? I like how you installed it off the bumper...I am considering doing something similar to this.
The spot on the bumper was chosen because the corner brace for the crossmember would accommodate it. Simply the easiest spot to mount it with no interference and hopefully the bumperette will slightly protect the plug. As far as the kit, there was none, I cleaned the connections up tied into the "port installed" trailer wiring. I had the cheap controller from a previous vehicle, bought the 7 way plug. The brakes and 12volt trailer power were fresh wires that I ran along with the factory loom under the carpet. I did pull a bit of wire through the truck (and installed breakers where they connect to the battery. Aux plugs all run off a fused block on the firewall. If I had known about the slee method under the passenger seat I would have gone that route.


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-93 fzj80, locked, OME 851/860, deflared/linered, metaltech sliders, 285 Cooper stt's,
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Doug,
Can you elaborate on the trailer harness. I recently re did mine and I like your fixed plug vs. my dangling setup.
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