I've spent countless hours reading the amazing builds of so many others here on MUD that I finally think that with the whole situation around the world I should probably spend my down time and put my 2 cent into the jar.
Acquiring the Cruiser Backstory:
So at this time, I am 17 and it's 2018. As usual, My mom found a bronze statue of three frogs spitting water at each other on Craigslist in Glen Rose, Tx. So my dad and I took our F250 farm truck down to pick it up. Upon meeting the gentleman selling the statue, we saw a 94' Cruiser in his driveway; she seemed pretty beat. We asked him about it and it turned was selling all of his assets because he was moving to South America. At this time I was not aware of the following cruisers had all around the world. We ended up purchasing it for a very good price several months later.
What was wrong when we got it...
First Wrenching Experience
As with most old hoses, the cooling lines started to leak. My dad helped me order all the hoses and heater control valve that was needed to do a basic overhaul. First Lesson, have a bucked on hand when pulling any hose off of a filled cooling system. My garage became a biohazard within about a minute of newbie wrenching. Several long nights in the garage in various awkward positions I was able to get all of the hoses replaced. Then I read on here about the Pesky Heater Hose so I ordered a kit from Wits' End. Once everything was complete I refilled, burped and tested my sealed system. No Leaks!
I took the cruiser to Land Cruiser Specialists in Austin, TX to get my front airfields done because I had school in session and didn't have the time/was nervous to do it myself. My dad got himself a LX470 soon after and now we have two Cruisers in the family.
Since then
I've replaced with my now wrenching ability... (All parts OEM)
I used to have a pretty bad vibration on the highway, guess I was lucky to do the U-joints and not find out the hard way.
Currently working on...
Now I am a year past legal adulting and I am working on paint correction and repainting the fender flare.
Acquiring the Cruiser Backstory:
So at this time, I am 17 and it's 2018. As usual, My mom found a bronze statue of three frogs spitting water at each other on Craigslist in Glen Rose, Tx. So my dad and I took our F250 farm truck down to pick it up. Upon meeting the gentleman selling the statue, we saw a 94' Cruiser in his driveway; she seemed pretty beat. We asked him about it and it turned was selling all of his assets because he was moving to South America. At this time I was not aware of the following cruisers had all around the world. We ended up purchasing it for a very good price several months later.
What was wrong when we got it...
- 1fz leaked like a beer can shot with 20 bb's
- dash lights did not work, including the radio
- the wind blew through every crack
- sunroof leaked
- steering column cover cracked
- interior a mess
- tires were basically like cheese wheels
- she wondered the road like a drunk bull
- many many other little things
First Wrenching Experience
As with most old hoses, the cooling lines started to leak. My dad helped me order all the hoses and heater control valve that was needed to do a basic overhaul. First Lesson, have a bucked on hand when pulling any hose off of a filled cooling system. My garage became a biohazard within about a minute of newbie wrenching. Several long nights in the garage in various awkward positions I was able to get all of the hoses replaced. Then I read on here about the Pesky Heater Hose so I ordered a kit from Wits' End. Once everything was complete I refilled, burped and tested my sealed system. No Leaks!
I took the cruiser to Land Cruiser Specialists in Austin, TX to get my front airfields done because I had school in session and didn't have the time/was nervous to do it myself. My dad got himself a LX470 soon after and now we have two Cruisers in the family.
Since then
I've replaced with my now
wrenching ability... (All parts OEM)- Thermostat
- New Radiator
- Aisin Waterpump (from Rockauto)
- Vacuum Lines
- Spark plugs
- spark plug wires
- rebuild distributor + new O-ring
- Valve Cover Gasket
- Cleaned Throttle Body + gasket
- Oxygen Sensors
- KO2 Tires (gift from parents)
- Fusible Link
- U-joints all around
- hundreds of other little things
I used to have a pretty bad vibration on the highway, guess I was lucky to do the U-joints and not find out the hard way.
Currently working on...
Now I am a year past legal adulting and I am working on paint correction and repainting the fender flare.
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