AussieHJCruza
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Well, it seems like I have bought a HDJ80, after dreaming and looking for many months at many and various trucks, I found this truck in Brisbane that looked about right; I wanted a HDJ80, manual, preferably with the 93 brakes and stuff, which this should have, and I really wanted less than 300,000ks.
Now, for a 18 year old without a massive amount of money, the next problem was finding one that I could realistically pay for. Anyway, this came up on Gumtree, so I decided to investigate further. All the VIN checks came up clear, so it was time to proceed further.
Now, because I work long hours and the nature of what we do (structural Fibreglass) , taking time off to fly to Queensland and have a look was not an option, especially approaching the end of the financial year, so I had to get someone to inspect her for me. A mate who just bought a TD42 GU (Patrol) used a mob called Stateroads to inspect that, and he was very happy with what they did, so I decided to use them as well. I'm glad I did, their inspection was far more thorough than what I could have done myself and the 6 page report and 36 photos that came with it, along with the guy who inspected her calling me to discuss exceeded my expectations.
The report came up pretty good, she needs a few bushings, second gear can be hard to get when cold and there's a 5 cent coin sized rust spot underneath the passenger seat. Other than that, pretty good, so it was time for the next step.
So, the report came up pretty good, so after some discussion, it was decided to buy her, which all went smoothly, and that brings us to this point, she's somewhere between Brisbane and Adelaide and I can't wait.
In the meantime however, a few specs:
1993 HDJ80R GXL
1HD-T + H151 + HF2A, 4.11 open front/LSD rear diffs etc
GXL, so rear hatch and tailgate, power mirrors and windows, cloth trim etc
Farmer's Pack from new, which consists of an Akubra holder, sun visor and Turbo timer
King 2.5 inch springs and EFS shocks
285/75/16s on stock rims
ARB winch bar
Snorkel
UHF
CIBIE Halogen spotlights
Plans:
Baseline and then not much for a few months; I scraped the bottom of the barrel and then some to buy her, so I'll need to let the pocket heal a little bit and repay a family member for a bit of a loan they gave me
Then
a comprehensive set of Gauges, I have a pyro and boost ready to go in
3 inch stainless exhaust
A low profile aluminium roof rack
Black duck seat covers
Moonlight fab airbox
A decent set of shocks, and maybe superflex arms (not sure on them yet, if anyone has any insight that would be excellent)
GTurbo Bad boy or BBx
Cross Country ultimate intercooler
Rear bumper/tyre carrier
Winch
and probably a whole host of other things.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to getting into an 80, and now, without any further ado, (sorry about my ridiculous ramblings)
PICS!
Now, for a 18 year old without a massive amount of money, the next problem was finding one that I could realistically pay for. Anyway, this came up on Gumtree, so I decided to investigate further. All the VIN checks came up clear, so it was time to proceed further.
Now, because I work long hours and the nature of what we do (structural Fibreglass) , taking time off to fly to Queensland and have a look was not an option, especially approaching the end of the financial year, so I had to get someone to inspect her for me. A mate who just bought a TD42 GU (Patrol) used a mob called Stateroads to inspect that, and he was very happy with what they did, so I decided to use them as well. I'm glad I did, their inspection was far more thorough than what I could have done myself and the 6 page report and 36 photos that came with it, along with the guy who inspected her calling me to discuss exceeded my expectations.
The report came up pretty good, she needs a few bushings, second gear can be hard to get when cold and there's a 5 cent coin sized rust spot underneath the passenger seat. Other than that, pretty good, so it was time for the next step.
So, the report came up pretty good, so after some discussion, it was decided to buy her, which all went smoothly, and that brings us to this point, she's somewhere between Brisbane and Adelaide and I can't wait.
In the meantime however, a few specs:
1993 HDJ80R GXL
1HD-T + H151 + HF2A, 4.11 open front/LSD rear diffs etc
GXL, so rear hatch and tailgate, power mirrors and windows, cloth trim etc
Farmer's Pack from new, which consists of an Akubra holder, sun visor and Turbo timer
King 2.5 inch springs and EFS shocks
285/75/16s on stock rims
ARB winch bar
Snorkel
UHF
CIBIE Halogen spotlights
Plans:
Baseline and then not much for a few months; I scraped the bottom of the barrel and then some to buy her, so I'll need to let the pocket heal a little bit and repay a family member for a bit of a loan they gave me
Then
a comprehensive set of Gauges, I have a pyro and boost ready to go in
3 inch stainless exhaust
A low profile aluminium roof rack
Black duck seat covers
Moonlight fab airbox
A decent set of shocks, and maybe superflex arms (not sure on them yet, if anyone has any insight that would be excellent)
GTurbo Bad boy or BBx
Cross Country ultimate intercooler
Rear bumper/tyre carrier
Winch
and probably a whole host of other things.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to getting into an 80, and now, without any further ado, (sorry about my ridiculous ramblings)
PICS!
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