Hello All,
I purchased my first Land Cruiser two months ago from a friend of a friend and have really enjoyed the truck immensely. She's a '96 FZJ80 with 233,xxx miles on the unmodified 1FZ-FE. Heres most of the work Im aware of that has been done.
-2.5" old man emu lift
-285/75/16 Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ tires, with spare, about 20,000 miles on them
-ARB front bumper with warn 9,500lb winch
-PIAA halogen auxiliary lights
-Rocky-road designs sliders
-center diff lock
-wilderness roof rack
-rear bumper with tire swing out
-fender flares removed
-on board air compressor
-differential breathers extended
I am a total rube when it comes to offroading as well as wrenching on a LC and have really enjoyed lurking here for the last couple of months gleaning as much pertinent information as I can. I am definately looking forward to continuing the journey as this LC goes from being someone else's project to becoming my project. I have to say though, for someone with as little experience as myself, the sheer volume of in-depth knowledge presented can sometimes be like drinking from a firehose.... Giving an overwhelming desire to rip the whole truck apart and rebuild it. (Completely and totally out of the relm of possibility at this point in my life.)
That said, I am hoping to see if there are any local LC owners/overlander's in Tacoma, WA who know a lot about 80 series LC's and would be willing to meet up with me over beer/grub and help give me an idea of where to start, and sort of mentor/ help me figure out where I should start regarding my truck in conjunction with the money already spent by the previous owner building what he did. (I wish I can just head up to TorFab which is not too far from where I live but currently my income prohibits that approach)
Again, thanks to you all for the awesome resource iH8Mud.com is and the personal narratives regarding your projects and the inspiration they give. I look forward to hopefully meeting some of you all in the future.
I purchased my first Land Cruiser two months ago from a friend of a friend and have really enjoyed the truck immensely. She's a '96 FZJ80 with 233,xxx miles on the unmodified 1FZ-FE. Heres most of the work Im aware of that has been done.
-2.5" old man emu lift
-285/75/16 Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ tires, with spare, about 20,000 miles on them
-ARB front bumper with warn 9,500lb winch
-PIAA halogen auxiliary lights
-Rocky-road designs sliders
-center diff lock
-wilderness roof rack
-rear bumper with tire swing out
-fender flares removed
-on board air compressor
-differential breathers extended
I am a total rube when it comes to offroading as well as wrenching on a LC and have really enjoyed lurking here for the last couple of months gleaning as much pertinent information as I can. I am definately looking forward to continuing the journey as this LC goes from being someone else's project to becoming my project. I have to say though, for someone with as little experience as myself, the sheer volume of in-depth knowledge presented can sometimes be like drinking from a firehose.... Giving an overwhelming desire to rip the whole truck apart and rebuild it. (Completely and totally out of the relm of possibility at this point in my life.)
That said, I am hoping to see if there are any local LC owners/overlander's in Tacoma, WA who know a lot about 80 series LC's and would be willing to meet up with me over beer/grub and help give me an idea of where to start, and sort of mentor/ help me figure out where I should start regarding my truck in conjunction with the money already spent by the previous owner building what he did. (I wish I can just head up to TorFab which is not too far from where I live but currently my income prohibits that approach)
Again, thanks to you all for the awesome resource iH8Mud.com is and the personal narratives regarding your projects and the inspiration they give. I look forward to hopefully meeting some of you all in the future.