mudgudgeon
Resident galah
Just rejoined the ranks of 80 series owners.
Brought home a mostly original '93 FZJ80 with 208k km on the clock (129k miles) this arvo.
It's mostly tidy, but is showing its age, and needs some luvvin.
I'm a long time diesel guy, and this is the first petrol cruiser I've owned.
Last petrol engine vehicle I did any real tinkering with was a mid 70s GM v8.
I'm the 5th owner, the PO has had it garaged for the last 10years at a holiday house, and used it to launch a small boat locally.
It's riding on original suspension, original steel wheels, still has the OEM side steps, flares and mudflaps.
Underneath is very tidy, no knocks and scrapes, looks like it's never been off-road, but the rear diff and frame is showing some signs of being in salt water from launching a boat.
Engine bay is clean and tidy. There's a bit of an oil leak at the rear of the engine. I'm thinking either rear main seal, or sump.
I'm going to try to keep this updated as I work through overdue PM, baselining, and trouble shooting.
I'll try and keep a record of what I do in terms of parts used, cost, and my prioritization of PM. Some of this will be going over old ground, some stuff in relation to the FZ-FE will be new to me.
I'll add some pics to this as I go
Brought home a mostly original '93 FZJ80 with 208k km on the clock (129k miles) this arvo.
It's mostly tidy, but is showing its age, and needs some luvvin.
I'm a long time diesel guy, and this is the first petrol cruiser I've owned.
Last petrol engine vehicle I did any real tinkering with was a mid 70s GM v8.
I'm the 5th owner, the PO has had it garaged for the last 10years at a holiday house, and used it to launch a small boat locally.
It's riding on original suspension, original steel wheels, still has the OEM side steps, flares and mudflaps.
Underneath is very tidy, no knocks and scrapes, looks like it's never been off-road, but the rear diff and frame is showing some signs of being in salt water from launching a boat.
Engine bay is clean and tidy. There's a bit of an oil leak at the rear of the engine. I'm thinking either rear main seal, or sump.
I'm going to try to keep this updated as I work through overdue PM, baselining, and trouble shooting.
I'll try and keep a record of what I do in terms of parts used, cost, and my prioritization of PM. Some of this will be going over old ground, some stuff in relation to the FZ-FE will be new to me.
I'll add some pics to this as I go
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