So, I was going to type a real long life story about how I met my wife, Spacegirl, and why we are dumping sweat, blood and money into a 96 land cruiser, but I couldn’t figure out a reason why you should care. The basics are she’s a rocket scientist, I’m a first responder, and we out grew my taco when we spawned a kid last year. I was going to build a 93, and do some sort of engine swap, but my lack of college education results in EWD causing more anxiety than opium overdoses. She does CFD and EWD’s are not her strong suit either. Between our buddy John, and NLXtacy’s turbo project, we managed a do-over with this 1996 two tone.
From the factory it had leather, open diffs, and some undesirable tire size, however when I flew out to AZ to pick it up, she was rolling on dirty-fives, Harrops installed in the diffs but not wired, geared for 37’s, metal tech front/4x4 labs rear bumpers, leather had been replaced with high quality cloth, prinsu rack, and because he’s a sweet guy, it came with a domestic 2.8 fridge, snorkel, and a puma air compressor.
The bad, well, missing a flare, little bit of rust here and there, and the AZ sun has ate up all the things it could, like the dash, window seals, and paint. If anyone knows who had it before John, I’ve heard it may have had a build thread here, or on pirate. I’d love to read it.
I took delivery and started the drive back the following day.
Plans-
Exterior
Cut hood, install louver insert for better air flow/cooling - completed 3/19
Deflare and remove the rest of factory rack and plug all holes (looking at steelstick JB Weld and aluminum taking the inside) - completed 3/19
Monstaline white/black accents - white complete 3/19
Depo headlights/clear corners with lifetime LED’s - done 6/12/18
Modify prinsu rack to better accommodate Alu-Can expo 3 tent - complete 8/18
Engine
Replace power steering lines (return line seaping feed line replaced 6/12/18)
Cooling system refresh - all lines purchased through Wits End including heater control valve, 7/20/19
Fusible link and track down reason it blew
Wits end turbo!!! installed 2020
Interior
Needs speakers throughout- DONE
Update headunit to something with CarPlay
Needs good off grid GPS app with secondary device. Would also like storage for GoPro and drone video for the wife to play with. I prefer touch screen.
Homemade rear storage with center mount for fridge and combo slide. Need to convert camp stove from 40lbs propane hookup to the smaller 1 lbs units I can store more easily. - completed 8/18 redone to more conventional style drawers in 2020
Current mod list as of 6/22
Front end
Wits End TURBOOOOOOO
Metal tech tube front bumper
Warn 10k winch
Lifetime LED 22” and 2-2” pods with Amber side bars
93 front grill and lower cowling
Depo headlights with cheap low beams and lifetime LED fanless high beams
Clear corners
Trackspec Motorsports 3 piece hood louvers
Amazon special snorkel
Duracell AGM 31M in stock location this needs aftermarket charge controller and was replaced with a Duracell flooded lead acid 31M
Photoman 130 amp Tundra alternator bracket and new OEM alternator
LandCruiser Phil’s 31M tie down
LandCruiser Phil’s front sway quick disconnects
Body
Yotateq mirror mounts for another pair of lifetime LED 2” pods with amber side bars
Monstaliner white with black accents on door handles and body line, Monstaliner is pealing at the black accents and will be redone in plain white
Prinsu roof rack with all cross bars lowered
Alucab Expedition 3 RTT
Rear
4x4 labs dual swing out with spare tire and jerry can holder
Final pair of lifetime led 2” pods with amber side bars
Lifetime LED license plate lights
2 gallon air tank in stock spare location
ARB air fitting on driver side swing out with Wits End air fitting pacifier
Wits End air fitting with SB50 power point on passenger swing out.
Suspension
Dobinsons MRA on all 4 corners
Dobinsons flexi coil @ 2.5" lift with heavy rear
Delta rear panhard bracket
Delta front lower control arms in the 3L configuration
Whiteline HD front and rear swaybars
Interior
ARB Linx controller
Custom 6 circuit fuse and relay block in center console next to Linx brain box
Land Tanks front seat relocation kit(sourced through Wits End)
Polk audio 6.5’s in every door.
Wits End Quarter Panel Mount
ARB twin Compressor
Blue seas fuse block in rear
Homemade rear platform with CENTER mount slide and ARB 50qt Fridge
Adventure Trailers combo slide for fridge and camp stove, stove runs 1lbs propane tanks
Note: Lifetime LEDs are no longer lifetime and it seems they went out of business during C19
From the factory it had leather, open diffs, and some undesirable tire size, however when I flew out to AZ to pick it up, she was rolling on dirty-fives, Harrops installed in the diffs but not wired, geared for 37’s, metal tech front/4x4 labs rear bumpers, leather had been replaced with high quality cloth, prinsu rack, and because he’s a sweet guy, it came with a domestic 2.8 fridge, snorkel, and a puma air compressor.
The bad, well, missing a flare, little bit of rust here and there, and the AZ sun has ate up all the things it could, like the dash, window seals, and paint. If anyone knows who had it before John, I’ve heard it may have had a build thread here, or on pirate. I’d love to read it.
I took delivery and started the drive back the following day.
Plans-
Exterior
Cut hood, install louver insert for better air flow/cooling - completed 3/19
Deflare and remove the rest of factory rack and plug all holes (looking at steelstick JB Weld and aluminum taking the inside) - completed 3/19
Monstaline white/black accents - white complete 3/19
Depo headlights/clear corners with lifetime LED’s - done 6/12/18
Modify prinsu rack to better accommodate Alu-Can expo 3 tent - complete 8/18
Engine
Replace power steering lines (return line seaping feed line replaced 6/12/18)
Cooling system refresh - all lines purchased through Wits End including heater control valve, 7/20/19
Fusible link and track down reason it blew
Wits end turbo!!! installed 2020
Interior
Needs speakers throughout- DONE
Update headunit to something with CarPlay
Needs good off grid GPS app with secondary device. Would also like storage for GoPro and drone video for the wife to play with. I prefer touch screen.
Homemade rear storage with center mount for fridge and combo slide. Need to convert camp stove from 40lbs propane hookup to the smaller 1 lbs units I can store more easily. - completed 8/18 redone to more conventional style drawers in 2020
Current mod list as of 6/22
Front end
Wits End TURBOOOOOOO
Metal tech tube front bumper
Warn 10k winch
Lifetime LED 22” and 2-2” pods with Amber side bars
93 front grill and lower cowling
Depo headlights with cheap low beams and lifetime LED fanless high beams
Clear corners
Trackspec Motorsports 3 piece hood louvers
Amazon special snorkel
Photoman 130 amp Tundra alternator bracket and new OEM alternator
LandCruiser Phil’s 31M tie down
LandCruiser Phil’s front sway quick disconnects
Body
Yotateq mirror mounts for another pair of lifetime LED 2” pods with amber side bars
Monstaliner white with black accents on door handles and body line, Monstaliner is pealing at the black accents and will be redone in plain white
Prinsu roof rack with all cross bars lowered
Alucab Expedition 3 RTT
Rear
4x4 labs dual swing out with spare tire and jerry can holder
Final pair of lifetime led 2” pods with amber side bars
Lifetime LED license plate lights
2 gallon air tank in stock spare location
ARB air fitting on driver side swing out with Wits End air fitting pacifier
Wits End air fitting with SB50 power point on passenger swing out.
Suspension
Dobinsons MRA on all 4 corners
Dobinsons flexi coil @ 2.5" lift with heavy rear
Delta rear panhard bracket
Delta front lower control arms in the 3L configuration
Whiteline HD front and rear swaybars
Interior
ARB Linx controller
Custom 6 circuit fuse and relay block in center console next to Linx brain box
Land Tanks front seat relocation kit(sourced through Wits End)
Polk audio 6.5’s in every door.
Wits End Quarter Panel Mount
ARB twin Compressor
Blue seas fuse block in rear
Homemade rear platform with CENTER mount slide and ARB 50qt Fridge
Adventure Trailers combo slide for fridge and camp stove, stove runs 1lbs propane tanks
Note: Lifetime LEDs are no longer lifetime and it seems they went out of business during C19
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