Looking for some crowdsourced advice here, which should also prove helpful to others down the line...
Let's say you have a fairly-neglected FZJ80 with about 250k on the clock. Pretty common situation. Engine's coming out for a refresh or rebuild, whichever is needed. Tranny coming out too. So there will be machine shop work and likely some tranny work. NOT including that labor, and figuring Amayana / Partsouq prices...
You've got money to spend on parts (oem if available) and 'parts service' (like cleaning injectors / refreshing steering gear). This includes engine and tranny components, and the rest of the truck. Your goal is to keep things reliable for another quarter million miles. Obviously there will be some individual variations from vehicle to vehicle but, generally speaking...
You have $5k. How do you spend it?
How about $10k?
Because while it's nice to see what $20k or $30k or $100k+ gets you, most of us aren't living in that world right now. This is more about knowing, from experience, what's likely to be wearing out and need inspection/replacement (even PM replacement) at the 200-250k mark. Thoughts?
Let's say you have a fairly-neglected FZJ80 with about 250k on the clock. Pretty common situation. Engine's coming out for a refresh or rebuild, whichever is needed. Tranny coming out too. So there will be machine shop work and likely some tranny work. NOT including that labor, and figuring Amayana / Partsouq prices...
You've got money to spend on parts (oem if available) and 'parts service' (like cleaning injectors / refreshing steering gear). This includes engine and tranny components, and the rest of the truck. Your goal is to keep things reliable for another quarter million miles. Obviously there will be some individual variations from vehicle to vehicle but, generally speaking...
You have $5k. How do you spend it?
How about $10k?
Because while it's nice to see what $20k or $30k or $100k+ gets you, most of us aren't living in that world right now. This is more about knowing, from experience, what's likely to be wearing out and need inspection/replacement (even PM replacement) at the 200-250k mark. Thoughts?