1996 Fzj80
'Tank' wo/ RTT & 'Awax' w/RTT yes she has a split personality.
300,000 km
I have had her for a about a year now. Needed a long range truck for long ass trips, family outings and camping trips. The FJ 40 couldn't handle the extra load. Now that I have kids that like to go off-roading the fj80 was a no brainer.
This is when we met for the first time
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Installed
Have a OME 2 inch list and some spacers from Slee.
Installed CDL button from Slee
Borla cat back exhaust.
A bunch of undercarriage protection from slee.
RTT from Rahal.
Running boards from Metaltech.
New front and rear bumpers.
Attached a front hitch for a portable winch and other things.
Front seats changed to Corbeau Suspension Seat.
Weather tech floor mats and wind deflectors on both bonnet and doors.
New square double spot headlights.
Cleaned
Cleaned the vehicle thoroughly. Dismantled complete ac unit cleaned and changed all sealing sponge and foams.
Washed carpet and original seat covers and fixed the padding and put new seat covers ( locally made ) and then covered them in a weatherproof covers also made locally.
Replaced
Replaced speedometer, brake booster and master, power steering box, head cover gasket, interior lights all upgraded to led bulbs.
To do / wish list
TRD Supercharger or V8 Conversion
Head unit upgrade to an iPad.
Get a better quality RTT.
Install an on board ARB twin compressor for air supply.
Configure a platform in the trunk for the ARB fridge, Storage boxes and PowerTank that will all bolt into the trunk area.
Front and rear leather factory leather seats.
Front and rear diff locked axles.
Long range fuel tanks
Water tanks
Fabricate
A hammock frame for the front hitch.
Current projects
Figuring out a cabin air filtration solution.
I had ordered a new thick black carpet but it got destroyed because the sender put my billing name on the bloody order and the freight forwarder didn't match it to my PO Box. : ( so will need to order another one
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