Well, the great white has made appearances in a number of threads over the years, but has never really had a place to call his own, which is kind of odd given my many vehicle threads.
Anyway, we are getting settled into things at the farm and as one of our resolutions, we are planning to get out and wheel more this year. And one major part of that is getting together something that we can actual wheel. Soo, Bruce is getting some needed TLC and I am planning to tie up some of his loose ends and get him ready for some trail time in 2018. Current target is to be up and going for MardiKrawl and if we survive that, GSMTR is a few weeks behind.
I will probably try to pull some of the other misc. pics into this thread, or link some of my other threads for references, but here are a couple.
This is what he looked like when we brought him home in April of 2010.
And this is one from fall 2017
Bruce is a 1991 FJ80, 3FE truck with grey cloth interior. When we got him in 2010 he was running a OME heavy/med lift, 35" Procomp muds on black steel wheels, ARB bumper, no winch and a Garvin full length rack.
The wheels were one of the first things to go, sold them and picked up a set of Tundra 17s and put on a set of Cooper STTs. Summer/ Fall of 2010 I did a FF swap and bolted on FZJ front rotors and Calipers and we hit Golden Mountain for the inaugural ACC fall ride. That was where I got my first taste, followed @4xsteve up 21 (I think) got stuck in a rut and got backed down by by Michael from ACC and that was it, I was in. The dent that can be seen under the passenger door was from the run up the same trail the following year to see the Cherokee that had literally removed it's front axle at the top of the hill. That was the year I installed the Spartan in the rear just hours before pulling out of the driveway to head for Sparta... Thinking 2011
Sliders from White Knuckle followed soon after. At the time it was because he was the only one selling 1991 - 1992 sliders, but today, I would put his stuff on anything I buy. Good guy, actually have a set for the GX on order from him currently, Erin's Christmas present.
I get kinda fuzzy on timing after the sliders, but since we bought the farm, I have replaced the ARB with a Cruisin' Offroad 8274 front bumper, have added an IPOR rear that I got from @pandathrust when he did his Labs swap, and then this summer I finally got the SLEE setup that I got from @beno bolted on. #theraisinliveson
And that brings us close to where I am today. I have also finally removed the Garvin Rack (For sale if anyone wants to make me an offer). I also installed a Chassis Unlimited Battery box to keep the yellow top secure and there have been a number of other things like 90A alternator upgrade, full aluminum radiator, etc. that have gone in over the years.
So as he currently sits he is spec'd as follows:
1991 FJ80
3FE/ A440F/ HF2A
FF Rear from a 1997
FZJ80 front brakes
5.29 gears
Spartan Locker in rear
IPOR Rear bumper
Cruisin Front
WKO sliders
SLEE full suspension with SLEE arms for castor
35x12.50R17 Cooper STTs
Tundra 17" Alloys
And here are a couple of random pics.
GSMTR '13
This ledge was what bought the new battery box. I dropped off and hit hard on the passenger side bumper wing and it moved the battery enough to pull the fusible link apart that fed the fuel system. Died not too much farther up. Winched off the trail and a nice man from Virginia gave me a jumper to get us back to camp and on home.
And couple of before and after shots of the rear axle swap I found.
Before
After
Did I mention this truck came from Colorado, in case you noticed the rust collection that I have amassed.
Anyway, the real reason I wanted to start this was to have a place for my to-Do list, which is as follows:
It isn't a terrible list, so maybe I can get it knocked out in pretty short order.
I will probably throw other misc pictures that I find up here as well as any new progress that happens moving forward.
Hope to see you guys in the dirt more in 2018.
Anyway, we are getting settled into things at the farm and as one of our resolutions, we are planning to get out and wheel more this year. And one major part of that is getting together something that we can actual wheel. Soo, Bruce is getting some needed TLC and I am planning to tie up some of his loose ends and get him ready for some trail time in 2018. Current target is to be up and going for MardiKrawl and if we survive that, GSMTR is a few weeks behind.
I will probably try to pull some of the other misc. pics into this thread, or link some of my other threads for references, but here are a couple.
This is what he looked like when we brought him home in April of 2010.
And this is one from fall 2017
Bruce is a 1991 FJ80, 3FE truck with grey cloth interior. When we got him in 2010 he was running a OME heavy/med lift, 35" Procomp muds on black steel wheels, ARB bumper, no winch and a Garvin full length rack.
The wheels were one of the first things to go, sold them and picked up a set of Tundra 17s and put on a set of Cooper STTs. Summer/ Fall of 2010 I did a FF swap and bolted on FZJ front rotors and Calipers and we hit Golden Mountain for the inaugural ACC fall ride. That was where I got my first taste, followed @4xsteve up 21 (I think) got stuck in a rut and got backed down by by Michael from ACC and that was it, I was in. The dent that can be seen under the passenger door was from the run up the same trail the following year to see the Cherokee that had literally removed it's front axle at the top of the hill. That was the year I installed the Spartan in the rear just hours before pulling out of the driveway to head for Sparta... Thinking 2011
Sliders from White Knuckle followed soon after. At the time it was because he was the only one selling 1991 - 1992 sliders, but today, I would put his stuff on anything I buy. Good guy, actually have a set for the GX on order from him currently, Erin's Christmas present.
I get kinda fuzzy on timing after the sliders, but since we bought the farm, I have replaced the ARB with a Cruisin' Offroad 8274 front bumper, have added an IPOR rear that I got from @pandathrust when he did his Labs swap, and then this summer I finally got the SLEE setup that I got from @beno bolted on. #theraisinliveson
And that brings us close to where I am today. I have also finally removed the Garvin Rack (For sale if anyone wants to make me an offer). I also installed a Chassis Unlimited Battery box to keep the yellow top secure and there have been a number of other things like 90A alternator upgrade, full aluminum radiator, etc. that have gone in over the years.
So as he currently sits he is spec'd as follows:
1991 FJ80
3FE/ A440F/ HF2A
FF Rear from a 1997
FZJ80 front brakes
5.29 gears
Spartan Locker in rear
IPOR Rear bumper
Cruisin Front
WKO sliders
SLEE full suspension with SLEE arms for castor
35x12.50R17 Cooper STTs
Tundra 17" Alloys
And here are a couple of random pics.
GSMTR '13
This ledge was what bought the new battery box. I dropped off and hit hard on the passenger side bumper wing and it moved the battery enough to pull the fusible link apart that fed the fuel system. Died not too much farther up. Winched off the trail and a nice man from Virginia gave me a jumper to get us back to camp and on home.
And couple of before and after shots of the rear axle swap I found.
Before
After
Did I mention this truck came from Colorado, in case you noticed the rust collection that I have amassed.
Anyway, the real reason I wanted to start this was to have a place for my to-Do list, which is as follows:
- Install Slee front trac-bar
- Install the raisin's part-time, Mark's Low geared T-case
- Install Slee DC front D-shaft
- Rebuild the front axle and install proper scalloped 80 series lock-outs (Raisin)
- Swap front spring side-to-side
- Clean and paint front axle
- Install Ironman drop front sway bar mounts (yep, I still run the front bar)
- Install Ironman extended brake lines
- Oil change
It isn't a terrible list, so maybe I can get it knocked out in pretty short order.
I will probably throw other misc pictures that I find up here as well as any new progress that happens moving forward.
Hope to see you guys in the dirt more in 2018.
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