Builds 1997 6M1 Collectors Edition Restore and Build (1 Viewer)

[NorCalFJ100]

I am pretty sure I mentioned it before, but I absolutely love those seats!

 

[CSA]

What springs are you running, if you don't mind me asking?

I have several cruiser builds ongoing and had to enlist the help of my buddy @ca18sean to assist with this one. The first project was finally getting the BP51 setup installed.

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Huge improvement over the stock setup that was starting to show its age. I now have the OME BP51’s on three trucks and love it so far.

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Everything looks so clean and high tech. Performance is nice too with a silky smooth ride. And the overall stance looks great.

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Next up a new ARB winch bumper and Come-up winch thanks to @cruiseroutfit. Still need to decide on a rear bumper setup. No need for a real rock crawling bumper in Florida and I already have a Kaymar on a different 80. I guess I may keep it stock for a while.

 

[Jroc561]

You always have fantastic taste. What’s the height difference with this setup?

 

[jomelo]

You always have fantastic taste. What’s the height difference with this setup?

This one has the same setup as my other truck:

1 - OME 2850J Front Coil Springs (Pair)
2 - BP5160014 Front BP-51 Shock Assembly (Extended Length)
1 - OME BP-51 Front Fitting Kit
1 - OME 2863 Rear Coil Springs (Pair)
2 - BP5160015 Front BP-51 Shock Assembly (Extended Length)
1 - OME BP-51 Rear Fitting Kit
1 - SLEE SOF1048 Caster Correction Plate Kit
1 - OME SD24 Steering Damper

However, I believe there is a difference in the rear springs. The red one seems to sit higher in the rear.

 

[shocktower]

I cannot believe you have the RS3000 under the seat, those things get gremlins

 

[jomelo]

I cannot believe you have the RS3000 under the seat, those things get gremlins

Oh it’s getting removed.

 

[Peluo]

Nice seat brackets, who makes them? Scheel-Mann? What’s the total cost for front seat plus brackets? What makes this choice better than Recaro seats?

 

[jomelo]

Nice seat brackets, who makes them? Scheel-Mann? What’s the total cost for front seat plus brackets? What makes this choice better than Recaro seats?

The seat brackets are made by a company called Planted. This is my third set of brackets and they always work perfectly. The seats vary in cost depending on options. The cheapest is around $1300 and the most expensive is maybe $2000 or so. That is each set and then the brackets run about $100 per side.

Personally, I just like the looks of the Scheel-Mann seats over Recaro - quality and appearance.

 

[Dilspec]

Very nice build. Do you have a picture of the seats installed?

 

[jomelo]

The bumper and winch got installed this afternoon by @ca18sean. Will be replacing the steel line with synthetic rope and going with some Factor55 goodies. Looking good.

 

[jomelo]

Very nice build. Do you have a picture of the seats installed?

@ca18sean has the truck and can probably post up some pics.

 

[jomelo]

Very nice build. Do you have a picture of the seats installed?

Here is one that I have on hand. Also, these are the Vario XXL seats. I put the Traveler seats in my other 80 series. So this set is about 3 inches taller than the normal ScheelMann seat.

 

[Dilspec]

They look really good thanks for responding.

 

[jomelo]

The truck is coming along nicely. I’ve been so focused on another truck that I have been a little slow to post updates on this one. I ended up going with the ARB rear bumper with no swingouts. I like this bumper because it gives me the flexibility to do swingouts in the future but for now it has something like a heavy duty stock look. Plus, no need to deal with the swingouts when opening the back lid.

So what next? The knuckles and brakes are getting a complete refresh. I bought all new Toyota rotors and EBC green pads for all four sides. We have a pretty sweet aluminum radiator to give the cooling system an overhaul. After that I will probably just enjoy the truck. I really like how it’s turning out.

 

[Jroc561]

Which of the other trucks are taking up your time?

 

[jomelo]

Which of the other trucks are taking up your time?

It seems like all of my projects convened at about the same time. I have a 78 FJ40 that is getting a Holley Sniper setup reconfigured. The other 80 series is almost ready for the HDFT swap. The shop is waiting on a fuel tank that should be here any day now. Doing a build on a new 200 series Heritage Edition that should be here the week of the 14th. And I have a new 992 Porsche that is on the boat for delivery later this month. And also there is the PZJ77 that I just drove across the country for the 70 series event at Windrock. I'm looking forward to something that doesn't really need anything.

 

[BamaCruzer]

These seats are also shorter than the set in the red 80 series. That truck has the Vario XXL seats and they are about 3 inches taller (compared to the Traveler LR) in the seat back position. I originally thought the Vario would be too tall for the 80 series. However, I'm not sure I prefer one option over the other at this point. I think each have their pros/cons. Here is one next to the other for comparison.

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Is the Traveler about the same height as the stock seat?

 

[jomelo]

Is the Traveler about the same height as the stock seat?

Approximately.

 

[jomelo]

Have been a little late in bringing this thread up to speed. The truck is back home now and I’ve been enjoying driving it around. Had a little time today and decided to do a little work. I had a spare set of DEPO headlights from another 80 series that I wanted to install. Only problem is I did not have any bulbs in this set so I could not do much more than tear down the truck. I have a new OEM grille (not collectors edition but I figure I will hold onto the original one so it doesn’t get messed up) and it’s shiny.

I also had a spare side marker light as well. The one on this truck was cracked and holding water. Looks much better.

 

[NorCalFJ100]

Looking good! I recently replaced the 40th grill on my truck with a new OEM...made such a huge difference having a nice and shiny new grill!