1997 FJ80 - Desert Dune / Moonglow Pearl Restoration - DFW edition

[FIDO96]

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[FIDO96]

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[Broski]

Well done !!!

 

[405]

Beautiful work. The paint looks amazing!

 

[BRollison]

Any interest in selling by chance?

 

[FIDO96]

Any interest in selling by chance?

Before or after I add Eaton Lockers and a SC? Slee StepSliders should go on this weekend.

 

[ohsix]

Before or after I add Eaton Lockers and a SC? Slee StepSliders should go on this weekend.

What SC are you going with? I'm planning on adding the Cruisers and Co intercooled turbo to my '95 FZJ when it goes back to Ian at SNLC.

 

[FIDO96]

What SC are you going with? I'm planning on adding the Cruisers and Co intercooled turbo to my '95 FZJ when it goes back to Ian at SNLC.

Talking to the guys @ Tandem OffRoad, Magnuson is bringing back the SC for the 4.5 IFZ. I guess this used to be the TRD kit???

 

[BRollison]

Before or after I add Eaton Lockers and a SC? Slee StepSliders should go on this weekend.

Figured it was a long shot but worth the ask. Well done!

 

[1MAC]

Looks amazing! I’m digging the restoration work. Taking a similar tack on my Moonglow 97 instead of a modded out overlander like we did last time.

 

[FIDO96]

Looks amazing! I’m digging the restoration work. Taking a similar tack on my Moonglow 97 instead of a modded out overlander like we did last time.

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Love the moonglow! Love to see more pics along the way!

 

[FIDO96]

Found a dry ice blasting company and round 1 is complete. Will need two rounds to get 100% but this is such an awesome transformation:

 

[Fly Navy]

Beautiful!

 

[FIDO96]

Been a while since I updated the build thread. Here are some pics from ceramic renewal this week

 

[reklund5]

If I had a good source for pelletized dry ice here locally i'd own the machine to do that by now. Amazing work.

Now get those aftermarket blue plug wires replaced with proper OEM black ones. It's killing my OCD. ha ha ha

 

[jbstrong01]

Same project. You can see my videos on my YT channel. I made a few slight mods on the bumpers and fender flares. Eventually that'll go and will do total paint resto. 1997 AZ only car, spotless, tripple locked. 291k on it and it runs flawlessly!

 

[banieldowen]

Edit: I see you did go the Katzkin from Trinity? Thoughts so far? Going to need to work through this on my rig and just building the long term game plan.

 

[GORDA91]

Great thread! Greetings from your Houston doppelganger. I just got this one to join forces with my white FJ80. My wife says by the time I get a third one I will finally have figured out what I'm doing and won't spend all weekend doing simple jobs. This one looks great from 10 feet but has a few dings and some minor surface rust so will be getting a glass out repaint some time after base-lining complete.

 

[Montana Cruiser]

Here’s the latest pics of the nearly finished restoration (there will never be an end….)

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How did you clean it up under the hood? Dry ice or power wash? Looks really good.

 

[FIDO96]

Great thread! Greetings from your Houston doppelganger. I just got this one to join forces with my white FJ80. My wife says by the time I get a third one I will finally have figured out what I'm doing and won't spend all weekend doing simple jobs. This one looks great from 10 feet but has a few dings and some minor surface rust so will be getting a glass out repaint some time after base-lining complete.

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Love it. I’m gonna have to get some white letters out. I love the old school 90s look