Hi all,
I purchased a fully converted 93fzj back in '08 as a green vehicle. Ran mostly B99 in it for 6 years. I'm not involved in the Cruiser community and have not been on Mud since I bought it. I've since only put 12k(278083) on it and it has been garaged for most of my time with it. I imported, registered and titled in WA as diesel, so it's as clean as it gets. I've toyed with the notion of selling in the past but never really followed though. I think it's time I pass it on to someone who can utilize its full potential. I just need help with the market. Payed about $26k after import fees and taxes. Had to replace radiator, pads, rotors, valve cover gasket, and heater hose in the last couple of years, a few scrapes are mine but otherwise it is pretty much like I bought it. Had it checked out by a local Cruiser expert recently he said it was rock solid mechanically and one of the best conversions he had seen.
Just need to know what the market will bare, and if ebay or mud is the best place to offer it. I know it's a rare beast, and will go quickly.
Thanks for any advice. I tried to upload photos but it wouldn't let me link them because my activity is not recent. If someone can suggest how to upload them another way I would appreciate it.
Here is the original add info from when I purchased it in '08. Some of you might recognize:
93 FZJ80, Dark Green ,No lockers. Clean Carfax, no wrecks on record. Seattle/Tacoma truck so no rust whatsoever, and not baked out like Southern US 80s either.
267k Miles on the ODO FWIW the only drivetrain wear items that is still original is the diffs.
Clean grey cloth interior, Not kid worn, put in new Toyota floor mats when I got it 2 years ago.
Paint is in decent shape overall, usuall wear and tear from 15 years of use.
2 small dents on driver fender where my roof rack tipped against it.
Some clear coat starting to flake on one of the flares
leather steering wheel(Genuine Toyota)
3rd row seats
AC R134 and blows cold.
JDM 80 series aluminum running boards.
JDM passenger side grab handle
Center Diff lock button installed, Pin 7 mod done
ARB Bull Bar(winch type)
PIAA Headlamps
Safari Snorkel
OME Medium lift (2.5") 850/860 coils, OME Nitrocharger shocks, OME steering stabalizer
New 285 75 16 BFG All terrain KOs, load range E (maybe 5k miles on em.)
Wholesale Automatics "Extreme Valve body" in the A442F tranny. Quicker tighter shifts, less slipage ($1200 not including instal cost)
Walbro 6065 Fuel lift pump. Low PSI fuel pusher eliminates injection pump starvation and cavitaton
Isspro colored face Pyro (pre Turbo) and Isspro Boost gauge
Factory Dual battery trays w/ 2 Interstates (works with 1 battery if required)
Battery cables built with new#2 welding cable and marine brass terminal clamps.
Factory hand throttle assy
All correct HDJ80 decals on Rear quarter, emblem on grille, diesel decal on gas door.CD player, single DIN with factory pocket
Alpine 6.5" in front doors
Alpine 4" in rear doors
Class 5 hitch
1HD-T.. Engine had 140k km when it went in, has about 180k km on it now.
Engine was fully serviced, Valves reshimed to spec, compression all in 510-515 psi range, Nice and even with good oil pressure.
Turbo was rebuilt by ADP
Exhaust manifold and turbo dump ceramic coated
JDM ECT type A442F with HF2A transfer case, correct for the 93 model,
New from Japan 1HD-T ECT computer ($600)
New LHD HDJ80 Engine harness
BEB bearings replaced with ACL Copper/Lead type
Injectors serviced by Fred Holmes Fuel injection
New OEM Water pump, timing belt, Rear main seal
New 12v starter
New OEM fan clutch and fan assy
New OEM belts and Rad hoses
New rubber engine mounts
New OEM AC hoses
TONS of other new parts went into the swap, I won't list em all, total misc put into the swap NOT including the engine/tranny/case was $7500
Amsoil in everything but the crankcase Delo 400 15-40 every 3k miles
Washer reservoir relocated using proper JDM HDJ81 extra capacity reservoir on left fender.
As far as fuel economy goes it depends how you drive it. Pure Hwy @ 60mph on my last road trip, loaded with trailer, gear roof top tent etc I was getting around 400miles on 20gal.
My best was in stock trim. 507 miles on 21gal. The lift, bulbar , tires etc have all cost fuel ecomomy but the way I look at if is that I am still a good 30% ahead of any gas powered 80 in the same trim.
$30k CAD for the works ($25,850 USD at todays rate)
I purchased a fully converted 93fzj back in '08 as a green vehicle. Ran mostly B99 in it for 6 years. I'm not involved in the Cruiser community and have not been on Mud since I bought it. I've since only put 12k(278083) on it and it has been garaged for most of my time with it. I imported, registered and titled in WA as diesel, so it's as clean as it gets. I've toyed with the notion of selling in the past but never really followed though. I think it's time I pass it on to someone who can utilize its full potential. I just need help with the market. Payed about $26k after import fees and taxes. Had to replace radiator, pads, rotors, valve cover gasket, and heater hose in the last couple of years, a few scrapes are mine but otherwise it is pretty much like I bought it. Had it checked out by a local Cruiser expert recently he said it was rock solid mechanically and one of the best conversions he had seen.
Just need to know what the market will bare, and if ebay or mud is the best place to offer it. I know it's a rare beast, and will go quickly.
Thanks for any advice. I tried to upload photos but it wouldn't let me link them because my activity is not recent. If someone can suggest how to upload them another way I would appreciate it.
Here is the original add info from when I purchased it in '08. Some of you might recognize:
93 FZJ80, Dark Green ,No lockers. Clean Carfax, no wrecks on record. Seattle/Tacoma truck so no rust whatsoever, and not baked out like Southern US 80s either.
267k Miles on the ODO FWIW the only drivetrain wear items that is still original is the diffs.
Clean grey cloth interior, Not kid worn, put in new Toyota floor mats when I got it 2 years ago.
Paint is in decent shape overall, usuall wear and tear from 15 years of use.
2 small dents on driver fender where my roof rack tipped against it.
Some clear coat starting to flake on one of the flares
leather steering wheel(Genuine Toyota)
3rd row seats
AC R134 and blows cold.
JDM 80 series aluminum running boards.
JDM passenger side grab handle
Center Diff lock button installed, Pin 7 mod done
ARB Bull Bar(winch type)
PIAA Headlamps
Safari Snorkel
OME Medium lift (2.5") 850/860 coils, OME Nitrocharger shocks, OME steering stabalizer
New 285 75 16 BFG All terrain KOs, load range E (maybe 5k miles on em.)
Wholesale Automatics "Extreme Valve body" in the A442F tranny. Quicker tighter shifts, less slipage ($1200 not including instal cost)
Walbro 6065 Fuel lift pump. Low PSI fuel pusher eliminates injection pump starvation and cavitaton
Isspro colored face Pyro (pre Turbo) and Isspro Boost gauge
Factory Dual battery trays w/ 2 Interstates (works with 1 battery if required)
Battery cables built with new#2 welding cable and marine brass terminal clamps.
Factory hand throttle assy
All correct HDJ80 decals on Rear quarter, emblem on grille, diesel decal on gas door.CD player, single DIN with factory pocket
Alpine 6.5" in front doors
Alpine 4" in rear doors
Class 5 hitch
1HD-T.. Engine had 140k km when it went in, has about 180k km on it now.
Engine was fully serviced, Valves reshimed to spec, compression all in 510-515 psi range, Nice and even with good oil pressure.
Turbo was rebuilt by ADP
Exhaust manifold and turbo dump ceramic coated
JDM ECT type A442F with HF2A transfer case, correct for the 93 model,
New from Japan 1HD-T ECT computer ($600)
New LHD HDJ80 Engine harness
BEB bearings replaced with ACL Copper/Lead type
Injectors serviced by Fred Holmes Fuel injection
New OEM Water pump, timing belt, Rear main seal
New 12v starter
New OEM fan clutch and fan assy
New OEM belts and Rad hoses
New rubber engine mounts
New OEM AC hoses
TONS of other new parts went into the swap, I won't list em all, total misc put into the swap NOT including the engine/tranny/case was $7500
Amsoil in everything but the crankcase Delo 400 15-40 every 3k miles
Washer reservoir relocated using proper JDM HDJ81 extra capacity reservoir on left fender.
As far as fuel economy goes it depends how you drive it. Pure Hwy @ 60mph on my last road trip, loaded with trailer, gear roof top tent etc I was getting around 400miles on 20gal.
My best was in stock trim. 507 miles on 21gal. The lift, bulbar , tires etc have all cost fuel ecomomy but the way I look at if is that I am still a good 30% ahead of any gas powered 80 in the same trim.
$30k CAD for the works ($25,850 USD at todays rate)