D'animal 1996 FZJ80 Landcruiser (1 Viewer)

[D'Animal]

Just picked up a bone stock 1996 FZJ 80. This is a super clean rig that a soccer mom has used as a daily driver since 2002. The engine was rebuilt at 220,000 miles. The head gasket blew at 242,000 miles, on Dec 2nd.

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[arcteryx]

Congrat dan! What are your plans? Is that a reverse light next to the hitch on the ds? Is it green or black? How many miles now?

 

[half k cruiser]

They rebuilt the motor at 220k and it blew the headgasket at 240k ? That seems suspicious. The truck looks really clean though. How'd the soccer mom look ?

 

[Danimal92sport]

Good find! Looks like she liked accessories, too. Any idea why the headgasket went just 20k after a rebuild?

 

[scrowley]

Nice find. What did you pay for reference?

Bet you its a cheap non oem gasket when you take it off. Prob along with no work done to the head when replaced.

 

[Mr Cimarron]

Nice find.

 

[aktundra]

Great find !
If its locked, exactly what I am looking for !!

 

[D'Animal]

No idea why the gasket blew. I will be replacing the head bolts when I put the new OEM Head gasket in. Plan is to have the head checked for cracks and milled as needed. Valve job probably would not hurt.

I have never seen PIAA lights like this. Looks like they belong on a snow plow.

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[Young Bull]

If you need a stock Toyota Head Gasket, I have one for sale. I just rebuilt my engine and used a different gasket. PM me of interested.

 

[D'Animal]

Been driving this awhile and getting used to the horse power.

Time to add some Metal-Tech armor

 

[D'Animal]

Head Gasket blew since the engine builder actually set the head on the gasket and created a crease in the gasket.

Good find! Looks like she liked accessories, too. Any idea why the headgasket went just 20k after a rebuild?

Nice find. What did you pay for reference?

Bet you its a cheap non oem gasket when you take it off. Prob along with no work done to the head when replaced.

 

[arcteryx]

whatcha get? front bumper and sliders?

 

[D'Animal]

Sliders from Metal Tech

The skid plate is on temporary back order.

I will be taking my TJM front bumper off my 1992 and putting on this one.

 

[D'Animal]

Time to add some accessories.

 

[D'Animal]

Metal Tech Sliders installed:
Driver side Before

After

Passenger Side Before

After

The Kaymar Bumper is fighting me. Have to get the grinder out to make it fit.

Grrrr

 

[nuclearlemon]

snowrun got his cruiser same way...p.o. had the head gasket replaced and it blew again. turned out whomever replaced it used a bunch of coppercoat or something and plugged the water passages

 

[D'Animal]

I guess this spacer is used/needed on a 1997 but gets in the way on a 1996. Or the nuts/holes are 12mm further back on the frame on a 1997.

Kaymar installed and time for wiring.

 

[92LXAZ]

^ I have that same one. Nice find.

 

[D'Animal]

All done but finishing the wiring for the trailer lights.

Looks pretty good.

 

[D'Animal]

A few upgrades

The 12mm is there for size reference.

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