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Keeping it Weird
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ROTW - davegonz
Hard to follow Neowolf's bad ass rig, but here goes..
It all started with a bang..
I owned a 1996 Isuzu Trooper that was really reliable and had a ton of space to haul stuff in its tall and boxy cargo area. It was four wheel drive (part time) and had great ground clearance. The damn thing never let us down. It wasn’t until a lady rear ended me while I was making a left turn that I had the chance to use the insurance money (the truck was totaled) to buy something I really wanted. By this time, a low miles (under 100k) 80 series was within reach price wise (around $10k and under) and the 100 series with their big V8’s were now common place. So I bought my first cruiser with 175k miles on her for $6750. Not bad, but it had tons of body dings and was not in the best of shape. It also didn’t have lockers. I bought this truck before I had any experience with IH8MUD. Man how much did I learn from this site!! So after spending some money trying to get my first cruiser up to shape, I realized that I could just take my time and find one in better condition and with lockers.
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"Penny" Y2K Desert Bronze 100-series 33" BFG A/T's, TJM T3 front bumper, Warn M8k w/ X-Line,Hella 4000 with HID conversion, OME Heavy Lift, Kenwood DNX-7100, Front Runner Wind Cheetah rack, 4x4Labs rear bumper
Ghosts:1993 FZJ80 White, 1993 FZJ80 Green, 1991 4BTJ62
Austin Cruiserhead
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12-11-05, 10:31 PM
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Keeping it Weird
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I found my present Emerald Pearl 1993 Land Cruiser from an ex-anthropology professor in San Marcos, TX. He was full of stories about trapping monkeys in Africa and driving around in the bush with LC’s and Range Rovers. I probably spent 5 hours listening to his stories and haggling. My new-to-me cruiser had 97k miles and was well taken care of. The list of goodies included: lockers, cloth interior (rare for a emerald green LC), and the infamous factory roof rack (no longer installed). My upgrades in chronological order are:
1) Alpine CDA-9833 head unit
2) Custom laptop mount for my Dell Latitude LS (GPS, MP3, DIVX)
3) Nitto Terra-Grapplers 285/75/16’s
4) OME Heavy Lift (850/863)-Pieced together from various trades and transactions (thanks CruiserDAN and HICKOCK)
5) Slee stainless steel extended brake lines.
6) J-Moose type roof rack with Yakima mounts (almost complete).
Future upgrades include:
1) Sliders (maybe home fabbed)
2) ARB or Slee front bumper
3) Medium duty rear bumper (more for expedition type activities)
4) ARB fridge/freezer
5) Ipod
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David Gonzalez
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"Penny" Y2K Desert Bronze 100-series 33" BFG A/T's, TJM T3 front bumper, Warn M8k w/ X-Line,Hella 4000 with HID conversion, OME Heavy Lift, Kenwood DNX-7100, Front Runner Wind Cheetah rack, 4x4Labs rear bumper
Ghosts:1993 FZJ80 White, 1993 FZJ80 Green, 1991 4BTJ62
Austin Cruiserhead
Last edited by davegonz; 05-07-07 at 07:05 PM.
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12-11-05, 10:34 PM
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Keeping it Weird
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Some pics of my laptop mount...
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David Gonzalez
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"Penny" Y2K Desert Bronze 100-series 33" BFG A/T's, TJM T3 front bumper, Warn M8k w/ X-Line,Hella 4000 with HID conversion, OME Heavy Lift, Kenwood DNX-7100, Front Runner Wind Cheetah rack, 4x4Labs rear bumper
Ghosts:1993 FZJ80 White, 1993 FZJ80 Green, 1991 4BTJ62
Austin Cruiserhead
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12-11-05, 10:55 PM
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Great lookin Cruiser looks alot like mine.
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'97 fzj 80 Slee 6'', ARB & Aussie locked Hanna Sliders, 4x4 Labs rear,ARB front,5.29's, 37" Krawlers,......... lots of dents.........
'04 RX330
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12-11-05, 11:02 PM
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Great looking rig.
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12-11-05, 11:41 PM
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interesting twist on your J-moose mounting method
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Sam Shaya
96' FZJ80 convertable
4x4 Labs Rear end, Bengels Offroad front bumper, roll cage, etc.
other goodies, but you get the idea.
Call Sign KI6KNB
"Team Pull-OUT"
Phi Kappa Psi
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12-12-05, 07:35 AM
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Keeping it Weird
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Thanks guys...
The rack is a Harbor Freight special..I think I paid under 80 bucks for the ATV ramp. It's a try fold that has been bolted together. The crossbars are 1"x2" tubing. I plan on replacing the Yak mounts with Con-Ferr bulldogs pretty soon. I also need to paint it..
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David Gonzalez
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"Penny" Y2K Desert Bronze 100-series 33" BFG A/T's, TJM T3 front bumper, Warn M8k w/ X-Line,Hella 4000 with HID conversion, OME Heavy Lift, Kenwood DNX-7100, Front Runner Wind Cheetah rack, 4x4Labs rear bumper
Ghosts:1993 FZJ80 White, 1993 FZJ80 Green, 1991 4BTJ62
Austin Cruiserhead
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12-12-05, 07:41 AM
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Nice looking rig and great write-up. "Triple Diff Locks", does that mean you have Front and Rear and are calling the 4WD as the third? Never heard it put that way before.
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Commander Rising Sun 4WD Club - K0ROM
97 LX450, Supercharged, Locked, and lots of other stuff ROTW
96 LX450 - ROD's
06 4Runner - Wife's
99 4Runner - daughterofromer's
03 BMW Z4 Roadster
05 AT Horizon
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12-12-05, 07:42 AM
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Keeping it Weird
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Hmm...Front, Center, Rear diffs... 
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"Penny" Y2K Desert Bronze 100-series 33" BFG A/T's, TJM T3 front bumper, Warn M8k w/ X-Line,Hella 4000 with HID conversion, OME Heavy Lift, Kenwood DNX-7100, Front Runner Wind Cheetah rack, 4x4Labs rear bumper
Ghosts:1993 FZJ80 White, 1993 FZJ80 Green, 1991 4BTJ62
Austin Cruiserhead
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12-12-05, 08:35 AM
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nice rig... can you tell us more about the laptop mount?
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97LX450, locked, arb winch bullbar, m12000, hanna sliders, ome suspension, cdl, hand throttle, slee skid plate
2001 LX470 (wife's) stock. Transporter for " Splash". National Search Dog Foundation Search and Rescue Dog.
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12-12-05, 09:01 AM
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Looks like it was well worth the wait. Nice.
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96 FZJ80 Locked, Slee 4" Lift w/Control Arms, ARB Front,Hanna Rear, Slee Sliders, Warn 12K, MTR's, ...
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12-12-05, 11:12 AM
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Worth the wait - eh?? Don't resist the obsession..
Totally off topic - where's that bridge in photo #2? I know I've been there - just cant remember where it is - brain fart.
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12-12-05, 11:15 AM
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Keeping it Weird
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It's in the west side of town on 360. The formal name is the Pennybacker Bridge, but more commonly called the Loop 360 bridge.
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"Penny" Y2K Desert Bronze 100-series 33" BFG A/T's, TJM T3 front bumper, Warn M8k w/ X-Line,Hella 4000 with HID conversion, OME Heavy Lift, Kenwood DNX-7100, Front Runner Wind Cheetah rack, 4x4Labs rear bumper
Ghosts:1993 FZJ80 White, 1993 FZJ80 Green, 1991 4BTJ62
Austin Cruiserhead
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12-12-05, 11:21 AM
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Keeping it Weird
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Laptop mount info:
Here goes...All from Home Depot.
1 X 8" Galvanized steel pipe with threaded ends on each side
2 X Flange adapters
1 X Longer than the stock M8 Bolt for attaching to center console
1 X 8"X16" (I think) sheet of 16 gage sheetmetal
1/4" nuts and bolts
Velcro
I cut one of the flanges to fit inside the cup holder area...basically line up the little carpet rectangle and use it to mark the cuts for the flange.
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"Penny" Y2K Desert Bronze 100-series 33" BFG A/T's, TJM T3 front bumper, Warn M8k w/ X-Line,Hella 4000 with HID conversion, OME Heavy Lift, Kenwood DNX-7100, Front Runner Wind Cheetah rack, 4x4Labs rear bumper
Ghosts:1993 FZJ80 White, 1993 FZJ80 Green, 1991 4BTJ62
Austin Cruiserhead
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12-12-05, 08:51 PM
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nice NAV system and mount
But where are you going to mount the 50 cal.?
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Snorked & Locked with CDL 94 FZJ80 \ F.O.R 4" Lift kit \ 315 Toyo Mts , 4.88 gears \ Inti Roof Rack with Lightforce 170s \ ARB front with Warn 12000 \ Labs Rear \ Hanna Sliders \ Slee skid plates, Rear lower control arms, and tie-rods \ Landtank CC plates \ NAV system \ CB & 2 Meter Radio \ Diff Breather \ Con tested, Expedition ready
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12-12-05, 11:51 PM
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Nice, Dave!
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'97 LX450 - Factory Lockers, CDL Switch, Pin 7 mod, Cupholder, OME HD 2.5", 285/75/16 Revo A/Ts, JK Sliders, Hanna Rear Bumper, ARB front bumper.
'94 Toyota Supra Turbo - Down for now.
'94 Honda Civic EX Coupe - 30MPG
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12-13-05, 09:07 PM
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Nice rig!!!!! I really like that laptop mount
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12-14-05, 02:47 AM
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grown up MOD
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Good lookin truck dude.................
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12-14-05, 03:30 AM
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I ruin surprises.
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Looks really good Dave!
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12-14-05, 02:26 PM
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Keeping it Weird
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Thanks guys..it's just a bit intimidating posting an almost stock truck after all of the great rigs posted before.
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"Penny" Y2K Desert Bronze 100-series 33" BFG A/T's, TJM T3 front bumper, Warn M8k w/ X-Line,Hella 4000 with HID conversion, OME Heavy Lift, Kenwood DNX-7100, Front Runner Wind Cheetah rack, 4x4Labs rear bumper
Ghosts:1993 FZJ80 White, 1993 FZJ80 Green, 1991 4BTJ62
Austin Cruiserhead
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12-14-05, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by davegonz
Thanks guys..it's just a bit intimidating posting an almost stock truck after all of the great rigs posted before.
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I think it's a great rig...and sometimes less is more/better. As you know, you've pretty much got everything you need for tacking the Hill Country.
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1997 FZJ-80, factory lockers, OEM 13L subtank, OME-Js, BFG's, ARB, dual batteries, rear seat DVD. Lone Star Land Cruisers
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12-15-05, 01:04 AM
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nice ride mate .Im just not to sure about that roof rack?
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93 hzj80 Aussie spec cruiser with 9000 pound warn winch , old man emu suspension , engel fridge, ARB front & rear lockers,GME UHF 2 way and ARB compressor.
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12-15-05, 05:37 AM
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nice ride, perfect colour.
how hard would it be to make the ramps on the roofrack removable? i smell a winner combo here ................ 
dont stop making your own solutions 
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12-16-05, 10:25 AM
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still solving problems...
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very nice rig!
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12-18-05, 07:37 PM
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Rack really sets off the car. I'll have an 80 one day...
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12-19-05, 10:49 AM
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Nice rig, you ever took the 80 to the mudding area over off spicewoods springs? I think the land might have recently been bought though 
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07' Tacoma PreRunner 5spd Brought home 12/29/06
05' SR5 Tacoma Brought home 4/24/06 Flipped 12/06/06
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12-19-05, 12:20 PM
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Keeping it Weird
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Send me some directions...
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"Penny" Y2K Desert Bronze 100-series 33" BFG A/T's, TJM T3 front bumper, Warn M8k w/ X-Line,Hella 4000 with HID conversion, OME Heavy Lift, Kenwood DNX-7100, Front Runner Wind Cheetah rack, 4x4Labs rear bumper
Ghosts:1993 FZJ80 White, 1993 FZJ80 Green, 1991 4BTJ62
Austin Cruiserhead
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05-07-07, 07:08 PM
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"Penny" Y2K Desert Bronze 100-series 33" BFG A/T's, TJM T3 front bumper, Warn M8k w/ X-Line,Hella 4000 with HID conversion, OME Heavy Lift, Kenwood DNX-7100, Front Runner Wind Cheetah rack, 4x4Labs rear bumper
Ghosts:1993 FZJ80 White, 1993 FZJ80 Green, 1991 4BTJ62
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