Thought it was about time to start a build thread on my 80 Series. I'm sure there is maybe one or two people who obsess as much as me over the aussie cruisers so here it is.
-Backstory
To start, let's get some background on the rig. The rig is a 1991 FJ80 "Poverty Pack" which means it does NOT have a sun roof, fender flares, lockers, leather interior or the larger wheels from the factory. The engine is the 3FE which means its a fuel injected 2F with worse gas mileage... This rigs appears to have lived most of its life in Arizona which means it is rust free! Well as rust free as a 30 year old truck can be. After the truck lived its life in Arizona the truck came into the possession of the renowned Proffits Resurrection Land Cruisers. I did not know this at the time but Proffits had just become a dealer and is now able to sell used cruisers. Anyways I had just sold my BJ60 and I still had that land cruiser itch that needed to be scratched. So I jumped on the opportunity when this rig popped up. So I flew down to Colorado from Montana and picked it up at their shop. Now that was a cool experience! They gave me a tour and I was able to poke around their shop before heading on my journey home. So in one day I drove the old heifer from Montrose to Salt lake where I spent the night. Since I was in Salt Lake I thought it would be a missed opportunity to not visit the Land Cruiser Heritage Museum. Again another cool experience. I will definitely be going there every time I visit Salt lake from now on. Now that brings us to about a year ago.
-What I've done so far
Valve Lash
U-joints
Air filter
Front Wheel Bearings
New Birfeild and Drive Flange
Knuckle Rebuild
Charcoal Filter
Brake Pads
Spark Plugs
New (Used) AFM
New Fuel Pump
PVC Valve
Tie Rod Ends
Quad Headlight Conversion
There are still many more projects to be completed but such is life with an old cruiser. I will be posting here as I complete more projects. Feel free to post suggestions and questions about the rig.
Got my Grubby mitts on a Decked system (got real creative with a circular saw)
Installed new to me Stedi lights... because aussie of course
Ran a 4 wire cord out of roof for future rack lighting
Things I'm still not completely pleased with
I need to find a better way to run the wire along the frame rail. It looks terrible and isn't protected. Also not that it matters to anyone I will be changing every zip-tie to black because the white colored ones drive me nuts. The extrusion along the top of the windshield could have been prettier but the glass isn't a perfectly square. Lastly I also need to just bite the bullet and buy a Deutsch Connector kit because I'm getting tired of hard wiring everything. But after all that is said it turned out pretty good!
I think its about time for an update! I've been doing a bunch of stuff lately. Some fun upgrades not just laborious maintenance.
Dobinson 3.5in long travel lift (extended brake lines, adjustable front and rear Panhard, radius arm drop brackets, rear adjustable upper control arms, LSPV bracket, extended diff breathers)
Custom Redneck swing out bumper (Still in progress and yes that is a OEM Toyota swing out I chopped up and welded to make work. Toyota purists you may begin crying now...)
ARB awing
Custom PVC solar shower with amazon transfer pump (Now Painted Black)
Russian Kut Snake knockoff fender flares (Why? Because the Russians make a better knockoffs than the Chinese)
Aussie style mud flaps (I was sick and tried of making the truck filthy every time I looked at a mud puddle. The flaps are off of a semi. I cut two flaps to make four)
Projects that are up coming or in progress
Replace Alternator
Build Aussie style snorkel
Custom Sliders
Better front recovery hooks
Chase Bar (So I can have turn signals and brake lights that people can actually see)
Clad the rear bumper in aluminum and add hoops (make it look sexy and match the front)
Transfer case underdrive
Would love to find a High mount Warn 8274 to rebuild
5.3 LS swap with Truck Norris Cam (gotta have chop and rattle your teeth out at stop lights)
I'm sure there may have been a few things I missed but that's what I've been up too. Obviously I cant keep my grubby mitts off of much... If there are any questions or suggestions about the build just post below!
