Builds ROTW- j_rawks (1 Viewer)

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Greetings fellow mudders.

This is my week to show off my rig, so I hope you like the write up.

My name is John and I am the proud owner of a 1991 FJ80 LandCruiser. It has the "mighty 3FE" in it with 186XXX miles on the original engine.

I purchased my 80 from another landcruiser enthusiast (he had another 80 and 100)here in Seattle this week 3 years ago (10/05/2004). I found a listing on craigslist and went to check it out. Took it for a spin, popped the hood, kicked the tires, and chucked n' jived with the owner about the rig. A deal was struck, money and keys exchanged hands. The previous owner gave me a manila folder with all the maintenance records since new, and a word of advice... "take good care of the cruiser and it will take care of you!" Then i was off into the night with my "new" cruiser.

My cruiser has been a stocker since I acquired it. I always wanted to make it different from all the other cruiser i have seen in my city, but I was more focused on getting a hold of my life before I spend tons of cash on the cruiser. 3 years later, a wife and house, 2 dogs, and all the things that made my life complete, the cruiser began its transformation after a lot of time being spent here on mud. I got cruiser envy and it was that time to get it modded.

My research on mud brought me to its current and everchanging form. Here is a list of components that i have changed/installed myself:


  • OME 850/863 coil springs
  • OME N74L shocks
  • OME SD24 steering damper
  • OME caster bushings
  • Slee shortbus bumper
  • Warn 8K winch
  • IPF 868 CS lights
  • BFG Mud Terrain 33x10.5
  • Personally made storage drawers
  • Thule Roof Racks with various attachments
  • ALL OEM Toyota Parts
  • Rotella T 5w-40 Syn Oil
  • Mobil 1 Syn gear oil
Future Mods include:
  • Safari Snorkel
  • Sliders
  • Flowmaster Exhaust
  • Skidplates
  • Rear Bumper
  • Full Roof Rack
  • Blah, blah, blah…..
So far, the components I have installed are perfect for my needs. I am more into light wheeling and exploring backcountry roads in the Pacific Northwest. The cruiser is mainly used by my wife and I for camping and getting up to the mountains for snowboarding and snowshoeing or whatever. Since this is my daily driver, I am trying to keep it tame. Well, enough writing and onto the pics. Enjoy.


1st pic: rig after installing new wheels in stock form
2nd pic: unloading wheels before install
3rd pic: creepy guy finishing up the storage drawers.
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1st pic: stock bumper with IPF Lights
2nd pic: OME Heavy Lift
3rd pic: Shortbus Bumper with Warn 8K and IPF868 CS lights
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1st pic: First dirt road trip with all the accesories
2nd pic: Flexing with my dogs
3rd pic: me and my rig- Reiter, WA
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Reiter Pit on a few different trips.
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Sweet rig! Great color and sensible mods.
 
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more pics

1st pic: coming down the mountain. some fire road in the cascades.
2nd pic: playing around in the rock garden with no sliders.....stupid move on my part.
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I like that choice for the front bumper! Looks sweet!
 
Great looking rig. Love the wheels.
Thanks for the writeup.
 
Looks good. I think thats the first time Ive seen an 80 with no tint on the windows...
 
Nice write up, love that bumper! Very sweet color, I'm partial to the white ones!!:D:cool::cheers:
 
Sweet rig! I think going slow and steady on the mods, with a lot of thought about the order in which they come, is the best approach. :cheers:
 
Nice write up and sweet rig. Glad you finally got to fix it up to your liking. You are a much more paitient man than me. :D
 
thanks for the support fellas! i had a great time putting this together. i gotta give thanks to my other half for taking the pics to get this going....

cheers...
 
Another amazing looking white cruiser!

I wasn't into the short bus bumper but I have to admit it's growing on me!

Great job!
 
Another fan of the white here. Nice mods and nice rig. Almost exactly how I plan to do mine. :cheers:
 
:popcorn:Tastey!!! :beer:
 

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