Cummins 80 sighting

[jamister1]

So I was loading my UPS truck on Friday outside of the UPS store in Ashland. My loading zone is right next to a busy intersection and I'm always watching the cars go by.
I heard a diesel coming up to the intersection and as it got closer I realized it wasn't your average Powerstroke or Cummins, I looked up and saw an FJ80 coming to a stop. As I'm eyeballing it I see a chrome "Cummins" emblem on the rear tailgate. By the sound of it it must have been a 4bt with a big exhaust. As it accelerated away I saw that it was noticed it was silver with maybe a 2" body lift and bone stock tires and rims. The only thing that gave it away as anything special was the emblem on its butt. I was shocked that someone would put so much work into a rig and leave it painfully stock looking. So Kief do you know the guy or what? I'm pretty sure it was Oregon plates but I couldn't really tell for sure. Pretty cool to see that conversion done on an 80.

 

[TOY350]

Off topic but just as rare in the wrong direction though. Walking home from some geocaching I was passed by a 4x4, straight axles, coils and at least 37's with an 80's era Mercedes sitting way up on top of it all (the typical diesel car big 4 door). Rockers probably as high as Jesse's. I was dumbfounded by this nightware and was unable to snap a pic!

 

[Ebag333]

Off topic but just as rare in the wrong direction though. Walking home from some geocaching I was passed by a 4x4, straight axles, coils and at least 37's with an 80's era Mercedes sitting way up on top of it all (the typical diesel car big 4 door). Rockers probably as high as Jesse's. I was dumbfounded by this nightware and was unable to snap a pic!

There used to be a "truck" like that around here. *WAY* higher than Jesse's tho. They'd swap in several bodies, including a monster truck style body and an old school Camaro (at least that's what it looked like to me).

Haven't seen it around in at least a year, dunno what ever happened to it.

 

[Fly Rod]

We must have seen it at the same time. I was next to it as it turned onto Ashland St. It had MT plates and probably an OME med lift. The guy driving it had a very big red beard. I have never seen that truck before.

 

[tblume]

Off topic but just as rare in the wrong direction though. Walking home from some geocaching I was passed by a 4x4, straight axles, coils and at least 37's with an 80's era Mercedes sitting way up on top of it all (the typical diesel car big 4 door). Rockers probably as high as Jesse's. I was dumbfounded by this nightware and was unable to snap a pic!

this is my other white wagon,

might be my next offroad rig?








naaaa I like 30MPG



also in the "spotted" files, I saw a hdj80 today, BC plates and 15" wheels, guessing 91-92? silver on top of dark red, expedition style at the sea lion caves. I like those Canadian rigs

 

[CJF]

^^^

Nice!!

 

[Kief]

Dang. I would love to check one out.. Will be a lot of work and $$$ if I ever get to it.

 

[tblume]

diesel related swap:

https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/270757-isuzu-4he1tc-diesel-swap.html

drewl