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Realized a couple of things, I should have kept the FJ60 and finished it as we need something with a viable back seat. However, it would have been pretty heavy to flat tow as a "tow'd" behind our CTD/Camper. I could have gotten rear coil springs & 4 doors with a second gen, but I like the first gen body much, much better.
After almost 20 years, Patch ('84 Xcab seen in background) is ready for it's next phase - and that isn't with us.
Selling Patch and bought this:
SR5 with an Auto trans? Hum. Has manual windows and vent-wing windows. Unusual in a truck that has nearly every other option. One missing option is a sunroof, and I'm glad of that! A/C blows cold, but I need to look into why the temp selector moves so stiff.
As best as I can tell we're the 4th owners. First was Mr. Meticulous. Second was a hack, but fortunately didn't have it long enough to do a lot of damage (more on that later). Third wanted to export it only to find out that the country he was going to doesn't take vehicles more than 10 years old. Or so he said. He was into detailing engines, the engine bay looks nearly showroom clean. At least on the top. The under carriage has a fair amount of grime on it.
Plan is some DD use, as a "tow'd" when we need a runabout while on a trip (like last weekend in Lone Pine), and occasional light duty trails trip use. Currently 4.10's and 31's, 3.0L & Auto. Thinking to keep the auto for now and maybe forever, selectable rear locker, possible front selectable locker, 4.56's, and 33-10.50's or 235/85R16's. Already have a set of OME rear springs for it (thanks, Kurt!), and some of Roger Brown's BJ spacers. Planning to shim the rear springs at the center pins ala GM 63's to see if that will further increase their suppleness.
I would prefer to keep the OE alloys as I like them (need to find one for the spare), but 33-10.50 availability isn't nearly as good as it used to be. As soon as I figure out what will fit in front (F-250 upper mounts?) I'll order two pairs of remote reservoir 7100's and dump those RS5000's. Seats feel all of their ~242K miles and badly need to be rebuilt. I'll send those out when I pull it apart to put the springs & spacers in.
Need an FSM covering it and hopefully Mr. T can sell me an Owner's Manual too. It has some switches that Patch doesn't and I've no clue what they do.
"Mr. Hack" cranked the t-bars and cut the bump-stop landing pads on the frame at the rear to insert some coil-over coil springs (which is why no 4rnnr saggy butt in these pics). Whom ever thought that was a good idea and posted a page on doing it should be shot. He also butchered the lower dash area to fit in that cb. I need to find some decent of those parts to fix it. And that cb antenna mount is a joke, two #6 sheet metal screws holding a piece of Strong-Tie sheet metal in place - its already gone.
I'll cut the rest of the bump-stop pads off and install a set of the Nissan bumps. Those work awesome under the rear of Patch, I know they hit but I've never ever felt them.
After almost 20 years, Patch ('84 Xcab seen in background) is ready for it's next phase - and that isn't with us.
Selling Patch and bought this:
SR5 with an Auto trans? Hum. Has manual windows and vent-wing windows. Unusual in a truck that has nearly every other option. One missing option is a sunroof, and I'm glad of that! A/C blows cold, but I need to look into why the temp selector moves so stiff.
As best as I can tell we're the 4th owners. First was Mr. Meticulous. Second was a hack, but fortunately didn't have it long enough to do a lot of damage (more on that later). Third wanted to export it only to find out that the country he was going to doesn't take vehicles more than 10 years old. Or so he said. He was into detailing engines, the engine bay looks nearly showroom clean. At least on the top. The under carriage has a fair amount of grime on it.
Plan is some DD use, as a "tow'd" when we need a runabout while on a trip (like last weekend in Lone Pine), and occasional light duty trails trip use. Currently 4.10's and 31's, 3.0L & Auto. Thinking to keep the auto for now and maybe forever, selectable rear locker, possible front selectable locker, 4.56's, and 33-10.50's or 235/85R16's. Already have a set of OME rear springs for it (thanks, Kurt!), and some of Roger Brown's BJ spacers. Planning to shim the rear springs at the center pins ala GM 63's to see if that will further increase their suppleness.
I would prefer to keep the OE alloys as I like them (need to find one for the spare), but 33-10.50 availability isn't nearly as good as it used to be. As soon as I figure out what will fit in front (F-250 upper mounts?) I'll order two pairs of remote reservoir 7100's and dump those RS5000's. Seats feel all of their ~242K miles and badly need to be rebuilt. I'll send those out when I pull it apart to put the springs & spacers in.
Need an FSM covering it and hopefully Mr. T can sell me an Owner's Manual too. It has some switches that Patch doesn't and I've no clue what they do.
"Mr. Hack" cranked the t-bars and cut the bump-stop landing pads on the frame at the rear to insert some coil-over coil springs (which is why no 4rnnr saggy butt in these pics). Whom ever thought that was a good idea and posted a page on doing it should be shot. He also butchered the lower dash area to fit in that cb. I need to find some decent of those parts to fix it. And that cb antenna mount is a joke, two #6 sheet metal screws holding a piece of Strong-Tie sheet metal in place - its already gone.
I'll cut the rest of the bump-stop pads off and install a set of the Nissan bumps. Those work awesome under the rear of Patch, I know they hit but I've never ever felt them.
