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The Official Check in thread of SoCal 80s.

Please check in and introduce yourself to the group. (everyone new and old)

Please no chit-chat, just post them up.

SoCal 80s was born from a thread that Mo (Slomo) started in the 80 Section of www.IH8MUD.com (.http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=79737). Our first official meet and greet was at the Wildomar OHV park above Lake Ellsinore on March 25th 2006. During this very informal meeting we decided that an off-road club should be started. The groups sole purpose was to plan trips together that centered around family, food and expedition type wheeling. In reality we owe a big thanks to NorCal 80s, as they were a great example of what we could become. From my experience the people of SoCal 80s are very considerate, kind, helpful, hardworking and family oriented people. The group was formed around the Landcruiser 80 series (Lexus LX 450) vehicles. SoCal 80s membership is open to all other makes and models of vehicles. Just make sure you have a good sense of humor and tools if own another brand. We also do not discriminate when it comes drive off-road driving experience. In fact we encourage people with no off-road experience to come out with us. There is not greater joy then to teaching someone about how capable his or her off-road vehicle is. So with that said post’em up!

Now for the official SoCal 80s salute, .

1.First name.
2.Location.
3.Year, make (LC or LX), and any modifications you have done.
4.What you like to do with your ride? (i.e. expedition, hard core, family truckster)
5.Any thing personal you would like to add? (family, hobbies, work industry)
6.Pictures, pictures, pictures…please post some pictures of your ride and anything else you feel is appropriate to help the other members get a feel for who you are.


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1.First name - Mike

2.Location - Riverside for the time being

3.Year, make (LC or LX), and any modifications you have done - 1997 Toyota Land Cruiser FZJ-80, 37's & turbo

4.What you like to do with your ride? (i.e. expedition, hard core, family truckster) Everything

5.Any thing personal you would like to add? (family, hobbies, work industry) mtn biker

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3. 1997 Land Cruiser: OME Hvy/Med lift, 295/75r16 BFG AT's, front ARB winch bumper, rear Slee bumper/tire carrier, Hanna sliders, 7-pin mod & CDL switch, temp gauge mod, bed liner lined flares & trim, sound and heat insulated floors, YORK OBA, anodized grey painted stock wheels, HammerRite painted dash trim, FJ-40 horns and Land Cruiser badges. I had a 1970 FJ40 which I sold recently. This is where my screen name came from.

4. Mostly used as a daily drive, but my type of wheeling is "expedition" style.

5. Married to Michell w/ three kids; Luke (6), Isabel (4), and Alyssa (2). I used to surf and mtn bike quite a bit, but a knee injury has kept me away. Main extra curricular activity these days has been 4x trips.

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Playing in Truckhaven.


That's Scott (smittycrusher) in the background.


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I found a neat rock that looked like a hawk's head along the trail and had to take it with me. It was hell getting it up there though.
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3. 1994 Landcruiser FZJ 80, Slee Off-Road 6-inch lift, ARB front bumper, ARB Air Snorkel, WARN 12k, Hanna Quality Sliders, 4x4 Labs Rear Carrier with dual swings, ARB Air Lockers F&R, CV-Unlimited chromo inners and otter birfields, DBA rotters w/ PBR Ceramic Pads from Man-A-Fre, 35-inch BFG AT KOs.
4. I like all different kids of wheeling from the go fast to go slow, I built this rig to do it all.
5. Married to Amy we have two kids: my son Dylan (3) and a baby girl Sienna (4 weeks old). Hobbies are surfing, wheeling, dirt bikes & photography. I work in the Off-Road industry selling advertising for Primedia’s publications.
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4.I bought and built this rig for overland/expedition type use. Got burnt out on the rockcawling scene.
5.Been wheeling for about 8 years now. Been together for 3 years. We are not married yet...
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4. Daily Driver, "Expedition" off-roader. Gets me to the faraway campsites and surf spots.
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4. Weekend and Long distrance travel rig. Last Long Range trip was in Jan. 07 and covered over 3K miles in Mexico.
5. I used to enjoy surfing, spent some time living in the Central Coast, (Cal Poly SLO Alum.) and have lived in OC and LA counties….Have surfed all over CA, Mexico, El Salvador and Peru….Multiple Myeloma forced some life changes for me and my family. Thank God I am doing much better today…Could not surf at all or do any physical activity last year. So-I got into wheeling as a new hobbie/distraction. I also mountain bike, do a bit of rock climbing, snowboarding, and golf, and enjoy surfing again.
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4.What you like to do with your ride? technical "hardcore" although I don't think I can be dubbed with that title just yet.
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4. This vehicle was bought primarily to go/fro the Great Outdoors of the West (Pacific States). (Big Rocks? I prefer around it but if need be - over it ) Double duty as the Family Hauler (loving that 3rd Row).
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3. Mine, 93 with cloth and lockers... ome heavys (used---thanks Sam), 255/85/16 toyo M55's(great tire), cb, Ham 2m, custom weld on sliders, dual batts, 12v fridge, Working on a drawer system, rear bumper, front bumper with warn 8274, and some used J springs...

Cathys... 97 soon to be cloth with lockers, ome heavys, 305/70/16 mtr's(good tire but hummmmm, will replace with 285/75/16 M55's when they wear out.)

my newest toy... 73 fj40.. sbc, 3spd , stock ... will get a spring over and a few other tricks by this time next year....

4. Wheel, camp and explore, they also have to do double duty as we have three kids and the associated car seats and stuff.

5. Wonderful wife Cathy, 3 kids Meredith 5 John 3 and Audrey 2..... I have been a Railroad manager/director for 13+ years,

here are some shots Cathy took at moab... did gold bar, hells revenge, and steel bender(in the rain) had a great time and drove 10hrs there and 10hrs back at 80mph .... these are great rigs..
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4. Family Truckster, Expedition ready (need some time off), Hardcore wannabe (still hurts to get body damage)
5. Shoe manufacturer on the weekdays.......Passions are (no particular order)Snow skiing, Mountain biking, Road biking, Camping, Wife Carol, Son Brian(7), Daughter Elise (4)
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Family: Wife Arlene and two girls, 9 and 11 years. Married 16 years She has shown lots of patience, even when I drove my truck into a lake, and I carried her out in my arms. Live in the City of Orange.

Have enjoyed exibition type exploring locally for years in the local moutains and desert, and some technically challenging trails as well. Do a lot unplanned solo trips, when I say " I wonder where that trail goes"

Mods: Not a lot just good tires, and lots of real word practice. New shocks, radiator, p/s pump, blah blah blah.... The sig line says it all. I love this vehicle, it has never failed me.

Pictures, It's a 91 but see RayJon pictures, I swear mine is a twin of his old pics. I will try to dig up some new ones, I believe some were posted from our first meet at the Wildomar OHV area.

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4.Bought the rig in '98 and used it to go to work and back mostly, except for a few trips a year to Tahoe. In '02 took it for 3 weeks camping all over the pacific northwest, only checked the oil and loaded it up with gear. Camped 18 straight days and hit all kinds of roads with no problem. Finally retired it from a DD and now getting some mods done. Expedition type is the goal.

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6.here's a pic from SurfNTurf '05 . Reflection on the hood of an '87 4Runner. And Judging the Sand Chef comp in '07.

Just would like to say thanks to all the group for being a class act in this sport and one that I am proud of.
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4.I like anything with a pucker factor of at least 8, but expedition is something I would like to do. Maybe out in Colorado. I've seen some photo's on other foroms of some great exped. type trails out there.
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2006 LX - No mods. I hope that some day I'll like it as much as I like my 80.

With the LC, I try to do moderately agressive wheeling, but also try to avoid certain damage. I've been hood deep in water, pinstriped, dragged over rocks, etc, but I always fix what I break so I avoid body damage. This is also the camping vehicle of choice.

With the LX, I do long family expeditions with long dirt trails, snow, and light offroading. I also use it pull a boat.

I'm very impressed with Mr. Toyota's work. I'm a fan of quality machines, and Toyota makes quality machines. I consider myself a LC enthusiast. The best days of my life always include the outdoors and my two kids.

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What I do - I use it as a Daily Driver and trail rig, like to hit the moderate to pretty challenging stuff and explore southwest US and Baja.

I am happily married to Renee for 5 years and have one son Scott and a Boston Terrier Tillie who is my usual co-pilot unless I am lucky enough to have the family tag along as well. I was a Paramedic for 15 years but am undergoing an accident forced career change and will hopefully be able to start my own off road based buisness. I have been a Toyota fanatic for the last 17 years and my biggest passions are wheeling/modding truck and mountain biking, I also do some off road racing in Baja, used to surf alot but my boards have been collecting dust lately.
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3. I have a '91 Land Cruiser. Basically, everything stock. I bought it for hauling a growing family of mine.

4. Hope to get a nicer bumper (front and back) because they're pretty beaten up.

5. I used to and still does, fixed up older toyota models and when i was given the opportunity to own a LC, i couldn't pass it up. In my country(Philippines) if you own a Land Cruiser, it only means that you're either a politician or a wealthy businessman.

6. Enuff B.S. here's my Rig!









before i had the LC, I was driving an '81 Toyota Starlet-- talk about a change




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3. 1997 that is my daily driver / catering vehicle. OME HD lift (hand-me-down from Mo), ARB Deluxe Bull, Cobra CB, CDL, pin 7, 285 Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armour ATs, black steelies, Hanna Sliders, Slee T-case skid, Garmin 2820 GPS, Mo aux fuse box, 100 series pads, all Mobil 1 fluids (Redline in rear diff.), rear cargo drawer (hand-me-down from Silvercruiser), hand-me-down Hi lift from Silvercruiser, 20lb restaurant special C02 tank, Expedition Exchange recovery points attached to bull bar, optima Blue top.......other stuff.

3.5. Really really want 35's (toyo MT), rear bumper w/ carrier (who knows which one....maybe even one that has not been designed yet....hint..hint.. ), 12,000 pound wich, Inti roof rack, 4.88s, full size custom drawer for rear, dual batteries.....at least my sickness is not as bad as SOCALFJ .

4. Anything that I can off the pavement. Nothing too hardcore on the rocks, look forward to multi-day expeditions. Deliver hot and tasty and perfect Chick-fil-A sandwiches.

5.Beautiful wife Candice of 3+ yrs. Non breathtaking son Davis (13 days old today). Own a chikin business....Chick-fil-A.


1. How she looked when I got her in 12/05.
2. Big Bear back in Jan with that guy SOCALFJ.
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"...and we even had a Lexus wheeling with us, that was a first and it went out, kicked ass and took names." - Heep Guy

2 PHH's in 2 days

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Old 05-21-07, 08:33 PM   #22 (permalink)
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1.) My name is Mark but everyone calls me by my last name Kuz (Pronounced Cuz)
2.) San Diego, CA
"You stay classy San Diego" - Ron Bergundy
3.) 96' LC FZJ80 Un-Locked
Mods so far: 285/75/16 Cooper Discoverer SST MT's, Slee Skid Plate, Eclipse Speakers, John Deer Headlight Bulbs, Rear Cargo Light, Flares removed & Durabaked, Middle Seat Recliners, Visor Fix, Refurbished Hanna Rear Bumper & CDL (Hazard) Switch.
Mods in the NEAR Future: Temp Gauge Mod, Diff Breather Extensions, PHH, Starter Contacts, & birff job with new rotors.
Mods in the Future: Custom Sliders, These are my plans for a Cargo Box & FOR 3" Lift.
4.)My rig is a daily driver, I enjoy all types of trails and hope to enjoy the rocks more once I get sliders.
5.)I am a Jack of many trades and don't master any of them! I make a living detailing Mechanical & Plumbing in new construction but I also used to do photography for magazines and websites on the weekends. I also worked for a company for a year doing architectural renderings using Photoshop and I play around with web design. So if you need any help with one of these fields let me know and I will offer some advice or lend a hand.
6.)Pictures:
Day 1 Photo

My rig in Death Valley with the new Durabak lining.

My refurbished Hanna Bumper


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Old 05-21-07, 09:53 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Finally getting around to this also.

1. Brent ( I guess one of the founding members of this great and growing group)
2. Laguna Niguel, CA
3. 1994 LC, White. Most if not all the mods are listed in my sig line, but here goes - ARB front bumper with Warn M12000 winch and PIAA 520 fogs; Kaymar rear bumper with tire carrier; Hanna Sliders; Inti 3/4 roof rack; ARB 45 qt fridge on Slee fridge slider; Jeff Kaufman rear drawer; homemade rear drawer extension for when 2nd row seats are out; 10lb CO2 tank with custom mounting bracket on 3rd row seat bracket; Uniden 520 Pro CB w/ Wilson 5000 mag mount antenna; Garmin Streetpilot 2730 w/ XM radio; Eclipse CD4000 head unit with MB Quarts front door speakers; Reus Audio subwoofer, amp and center channel speakers in the rear view mirror; Durabak flares and roof (covering old factory rack mounts); OME 2 1/2 inch heavy lift alll around; Bridgestone Revo 285's; Airlift airbags in rear coils for towing; lots of stickers!
4. Love expedition trips and lots of camping trips with the Boy Scouts.
5. Married almost 24 yrs with a 19 yr old daughter and 17 yr old son. Bean counter by trade. Love to golf. Hard to balance golf and wheeling as both are restricted to weekends!
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Alright, alright I guess it's my turn. I'll try to keep it short.

1.Steve

2.Santee, it may not be the most part of San Diego, but it's pretty close.

3.'97 LX 450 which I've had for about nine months now. In that time I've added the following:

Slee 6" lift
Hanna sliders
315 Toyo M/T's
ARB bumper
Warn 12K winch with in cab controls
Rear storage
Misc. maintinence items (belts, hoses, gaskets, etc.)


4.I bought my rig for the sole purpose of creating the perfect wheeling and camping rig for me. I wouldn't call it a daily driver but I drive it almost every day. I only drive a few miles to work.

5.I've made a hobby of almost anything done outside at one time or another (camping, hiking, backpacking, fishing, dirt biking, jet skiing, mountain biking, SCUBA diving, shooting...)

6.Here are a few pics from Cruise Moab. First is one of me picking a little more difficult line than most next is one of me climbing the rock that kissed my driveshaft and lastly is one of my co-pilot Zoey. If you ever go wheelin' with me then you'll also be wheelin' with Zoey.
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1. Joe.

2. Mission Viejo.

3. 1995 LC with factory (non-working) lockers. Stock, except for 285/75R 16 BFG AT's. I have a long wish list, but haven't yet been able to get started. I also have a 1988 FJ62 that my 17 year old son is currently using/abusing. It's also mostly stock. Many years ago I had a 1983 FJ40, and a 1984 4WD pickup.

4. Daily driver that I'd like to someday use as an expedition/moderate wheeling vehicle. I'm not into hard-core wheeling, vehicle carnage, special purpose, non-streetable, etc...

5. I have a wonderful wife (married 24 years), and 3 kids. My daughter (and most of my money) goes to USC. She just completed her sophmore year. The aforementioned son is a junior at Mission Viejo High. The other son (whom some of you met at Surf'n'Turf) is 12 years old, and a great camping, fishing, 4-whelling buddy. I enjoy camping, fishing, hiking, wheeling, etc... I work for the Los Angeles Dep't of Water & Power in our Premier Account Management Group, supervising a team of Account Managers who assist our largest customers. I just moved to MV 2 years ago, and our family is still still trying to "get connected" in our new community.


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2.Corona Del Mar, Calif

3.1997 FZJ80, 1973 FJ40

4.The 80, wife daily driver/expedition vehicle
The 40, Trail only, but we do drive to the trails....

5. Hobbies include, Hiking, Mtn.Biking, Surfing, Offroad adventures
worldwide, (OZ, MEX, Costa Rica, S. America)
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3.1985 Toyota Solid Axle Pick Up - 3 inch Downey lift up front, 1 1/2 cantilever shackles in rear, Detsch Tech shocks in all corners, rear lockright, 33 inch BFG AT'S
4. Expedition rig in the making.......
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I Joined the 80 life.

1. Paul

2. Tustin, CA

3. 94 FZJ 80..No modifications yet (does dirt count as a modification?)

4. I plan to so a lift..Something like 2 1/2 - 3'', sliders after removing the running boards (unbolt no rub off on the rocks) and maybe build bumpers.

5. Back yard neighbors with my brother. No fence want to bring rocks in for a crawl between the yards. Hobbies are camping, fixing up the house, wine tasting, Landcruising. Work for a State agency at an undislosed location in So. Cal.

6. Pics:On the way!!
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1. Eric
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3. 94 FZJ80, 3xLocked, (Bumpers, Lift, Sliders ASAP)
4. Expedition, exploring new places
5. Wife, 1st kid (future wheeler) on the way. Chemical Engineer
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2.San Marino-Pasadena, CA
3.Bought the LX brand new back in '97-Yup still original owner here.
and just few my LX mods,

OEM Fr/ Rr e-lockers
OEM CDL switch w/pin-7 mod.
Front and Rear Precision 4.88 R&P
Fr, Rr diff, xfer & trans breathers extended
Factory Coolant “real time” Temp gauge mod's.
Fr & Rr DBA cross drilled-slotted rotors.
GANLOCK engine cooler.
GANLOCK auto transmission cooler.
GREDDY aluminum oil cap.
Man-A-Fre 4+Plus Extreme Duty Tie Rods, Relay Rods and Tie rod end kits.
JDM Fr & Rr adjustable panhard rods.
BOSCH+4 platinum plugs.
Mobil 1 synthetic all fluids treatments.
TRD pressurise gas cap cover.
TRD brake pads.
TRD 1.3kg radiator cap.
TRD Fr & Rr sway bars, bushing.
Wheels - 23x11 Lowenhart (Light weight) LD6.
Pirelli Tires Scorpion Asimmetrico HP-Zero 325/35/23.
'5 inch lowered JDM Espelir coil spring.
'5 ways adjustable RANCHO RS-9000 lowering sport shock.
Blaupunkt DVD & MP3 player.
DEFI Exhaust Temps gauge & DEFI lean/rich air monitor gauge.
Custom Windows Tinted 3x-Triple layers-Bronze, Limo & Gun Metallic.
Pioneer P-8200Double DIN Headunit with voice activation.
Pioneer AVD-W8000 (4)headrest monitors.
Pioneer 12band Parametric EQ.
Pioneer 12disc CD changer.
Custom Infinity Kappa speakers.
Custom front aluminum billet grille.
JDM rear seats flat kit/bed.
JL Audio 13 W-7 subs.
JL Audio 4channel amps-1000watts.
Alpine M-760 Wideangle front Monitor Navigation system.
Wayfinder +3 compass.
RAZO Aluminum pedals.
Varad suspension LED Lighting system.
(3)Varad scanners.
EGR clear headlight cover.
EGR custom painted hood deflector.
JDM front bumper.
JDM ARC cold air induction.
JDM AC drier relocation kit.
JDM H.V.S visual voltage system.
JDM front skid plate.
JDM half hood front aero.
JDM rear deflector.
JDM '3 Hi-Polish Turbo Dual cat-back exhaust system.
JDM driver and passenger side window wind deflector
JDM ( 7pcs ) SS brake lines.
Custom painted JAOS rear hitch.
Philip HID headlight system-8K-Low & Hi beam. SLEEOFFROAD custom paint interior match gauge pods.
KW-MUTH LEDs WideAngle signal mirror & brake light module.
ALL LED bulbs & George TASKED LEDs interior.
RAYBRIG 80 watts rear fog light.
FIAMMs (3) trumpet 124db air horns.
3 PIAAs sporza wing wiper.
THULE custom racks.
HKS Type-1 timer (RPM digital monitor & battery indicator).
Custom 3 different alarm system-CLIFFORD, VIPER & Factory customs speaker.
Custom Aluminum wheel spacer.
Custom blind lic plate pic.
Lo-jack system.
TT4 Crystal Clear Lights.
Tom's tailight trim cover.
Tom’s Hood Scoop with JDM cold air induction.

4. Daily driver, groceries hauler, I also use it to tow my NSX to willow spring (last pic)-SCCA challenged to compete against Ferrari, Henessey Viper, Hamman M5, Stang Cobra, Power stop C6 Vette, Rod Millen Supra and Peter Farrel RX-7
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