Hello IH8MUD community,
My name is Scott and I'm from Gilbert, Arizona. I just picked up my first Land Cruiser--a 2004 model in Thunder Cloud. I purchased it from the original owner and it was registered its whole life in Arizona. While I am new to the LC platform, I am a TOYOTA and Honda guy who does most of his own mods and repairs. I've owned two different 4Runners in the past and actually was the technical writer for the complete install (including pics) for Sonoran Steel's 4Runner lift kit (Tundra front coils/shocks, Land Cruiser coils/shocks in the rear) back in the day. I also used to lead an off-road group through my church (at the time) called G4 (Grace Community Church 4WD Club), but all of this was many years back. I've been out of the scene for a long time, but am thrilled to be back and thrilled to have paid cash for my rig and not have a monthly payment!
I've owned this Cruiser for less than 48 hours, but already I've ditched the running boards and wind deflector on the hood, added 2021 Tundra TRD Sport wheels (PS, the center caps don't fit in the front), and have slowly but surely been cleaning her up. Oh, and I'm also into firearms. So basically I'm screwed because I have two expensive hobbies. The rifle build is a Colt and it's a clone of similar M4 setups used by US SEALs and MARSOC. PM me if you want to talk guns.
-Scott
My name is Scott and I'm from Gilbert, Arizona. I just picked up my first Land Cruiser--a 2004 model in Thunder Cloud. I purchased it from the original owner and it was registered its whole life in Arizona. While I am new to the LC platform, I am a TOYOTA and Honda guy who does most of his own mods and repairs. I've owned two different 4Runners in the past and actually was the technical writer for the complete install (including pics) for Sonoran Steel's 4Runner lift kit (Tundra front coils/shocks, Land Cruiser coils/shocks in the rear) back in the day. I also used to lead an off-road group through my church (at the time) called G4 (Grace Community Church 4WD Club), but all of this was many years back. I've been out of the scene for a long time, but am thrilled to be back and thrilled to have paid cash for my rig and not have a monthly payment!
I've owned this Cruiser for less than 48 hours, but already I've ditched the running boards and wind deflector on the hood, added 2021 Tundra TRD Sport wheels (PS, the center caps don't fit in the front), and have slowly but surely been cleaning her up. Oh, and I'm also into firearms. So basically I'm screwed because I have two expensive hobbies. The rifle build is a Colt and it's a clone of similar M4 setups used by US SEALs and MARSOC. PM me if you want to talk guns.
-Scott