I've been enjoying reading through several build threads on here lately and as I'm starting to do more "building" with mine I figured I'd start a thread. I'll use this as a place to share my mods, my tinkering, and my travels around the area.
The rig is a 1997 FZJ80 that I picked up nearly three years ago. It only had 144,000 km (89,400 miles) on the odometer. I bought it off the original owner, a Scottish expat who had custom ordered in 1997 with all the off road options. He used it for camping and exploring the UAE and he told me that's what it was for. He had all records, including the original sales invoice. Bought it for AED 35,000 which works out to $9500.
Here she is all cleaned up. I get her cleaned top-to-bottom once or twice a year and she still cleans up nice.
Some of the nice, GCC-spec goods that she came with
The rig is a 1997 FZJ80 that I picked up nearly three years ago. It only had 144,000 km (89,400 miles) on the odometer. I bought it off the original owner, a Scottish expat who had custom ordered in 1997 with all the off road options. He used it for camping and exploring the UAE and he told me that's what it was for. He had all records, including the original sales invoice. Bought it for AED 35,000 which works out to $9500.
Here she is all cleaned up. I get her cleaned top-to-bottom once or twice a year and she still cleans up nice.
Some of the nice, GCC-spec goods that she came with
- Part-time 4WD
- Sub fuel tank
- Lockers
- Manual throttle cable
- Center-console fridge
- Swingout spare
- Pintle hitch
- Rear AC
- Cloth interior
- Auxiliary power feed into the cab (100-amp fused in the engine bay, feeds a 12-slot Blue Sea fuse box under the passenger seat)
- Power outlet in the rear cargo area for my Engel 45
- OEM snorkel
- Dual battery system
- New wheels (thinking FJ Cruiser steelies)
- Roof-top tent
- OME or Bilstein shocks (need to make up my mind)