desertdude
SILVER Star
A big thank you to Johnny for warming up the crowd with his stellar 80 series. Many thanks also go out to Christo Slee and Ben Swain for their endless patients in answering my questions and having the best stock of 80 series "stuff". It also goes without saying ( but I will mention it anyway), the many people here who have offered there advice, tips and instructions. Without this forum ( Woody) it would have taken years to learn about the incredible legend 80 series landcruiser. OK on to the show
My History with Landcruisers goes way back to 1979 I was living back east at the time and was looking for a cool one of a kind vehicle - I bought a 1979 FJ40 right off the dealer lot for 13.5K. Since that time I have owner three more FJ40's. Somewhere in that time I had a conversation with my girlfriend Kristina AKA desertgirl, that on a certain important birthday passage, I would take her up to Alaska in the FJ40 and have an adventure.
Fast forward to 2004 I am driving a modified for off-road Tacoma - I show up at a Norcal Death Valley run, and I am now surrounded by 80 series Landcruisers. Seeing how these guys wheeled, and in total comfort, I new what I had to do, find myself a low milage 80 series and build it to go to Alaska...
BTW- you can read all about that trip HERE
My History with Landcruisers goes way back to 1979 I was living back east at the time and was looking for a cool one of a kind vehicle - I bought a 1979 FJ40 right off the dealer lot for 13.5K. Since that time I have owner three more FJ40's. Somewhere in that time I had a conversation with my girlfriend Kristina AKA desertgirl, that on a certain important birthday passage, I would take her up to Alaska in the FJ40 and have an adventure.
Fast forward to 2004 I am driving a modified for off-road Tacoma - I show up at a Norcal Death Valley run, and I am now surrounded by 80 series Landcruisers. Seeing how these guys wheeled, and in total comfort, I new what I had to do, find myself a low milage 80 series and build it to go to Alaska...
BTW- you can read all about that trip HERE
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