Well, it's been a little over a year now and I've gotten a lot done, so I figured it was time to try a build thread. Bear with me because I am used to posting replies, not personal threads. There are some really good build threads on here so I hope this is worthy! Thanks for reading!
Sooo, last year I got into a wreck with my FJ Cruiser, Lil' buddy ...
It was nasty, and Lil' buddy didn't make it ...
When this happened I was obviously shaken, but I was alive so that was what mattered. Anyway, I became frantic and wasn't sure what to do. Insurance helped me out but I was not about to purchase a new vehicle again. I consulted with the boys at Iron Pig Off-Road, who did my regular work, and went from wanting a 4Runner, to an 80 series. It became a mad search and what I found was that finding one of these that was worth it was a P.I.T.A.!! I had reasons for being so frantic about it: 1) I needed an off-road vehicle 2) I knew I was going to do things to it, so I needed it quick knowing that these things take time (and I was starting school again) 3) when I want something, I want it lol. I searched for about a month and located one up in NJ just outside of Philly and knew it was the one. Seemed clean and had no "reported" accidents, so I was going up to check it out.
1995 FZJ80, White, 156000 miles on it at time of purchase ...
I gave myself a budget of about 10k to work with but we all know how that goes ...
Sooo, last year I got into a wreck with my FJ Cruiser, Lil' buddy ...
It was nasty, and Lil' buddy didn't make it ...
When this happened I was obviously shaken, but I was alive so that was what mattered. Anyway, I became frantic and wasn't sure what to do. Insurance helped me out but I was not about to purchase a new vehicle again. I consulted with the boys at Iron Pig Off-Road, who did my regular work, and went from wanting a 4Runner, to an 80 series. It became a mad search and what I found was that finding one of these that was worth it was a P.I.T.A.!! I had reasons for being so frantic about it: 1) I needed an off-road vehicle 2) I knew I was going to do things to it, so I needed it quick knowing that these things take time (and I was starting school again) 3) when I want something, I want it lol. I searched for about a month and located one up in NJ just outside of Philly and knew it was the one. Seemed clean and had no "reported" accidents, so I was going up to check it out.
1995 FZJ80, White, 156000 miles on it at time of purchase ...
I gave myself a budget of about 10k to work with but we all know how that goes ...
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