DDoD == Daily Driver of Doom, seems about right. 
So I pulled the trigger on the high mileage cruiser, picked it up last night.
280k on the clock, to be fair, there are alot of 200k cruisers out there.
Why would I do this? It's triple locked and has an ARB bumper up front.
Rear toyota locker, usual center diff/transfer case lock and front ARB air locker and air pump.
No rust other than the paint chips. someone... replaced front fender with slightly mismatched paint and bolted the fender of the headlight tab. :/
Some peeling clear coat and oh god why is there fake wood glued to everything?
Stock height suspension with OME Nitro's up front
Maintenance in the last year or two:
Moog CAs, Moog lower BJs, CVJ rebuilt steering rack, new PS pump, TYC radiator, it's had multiple transmission service jobs done (fluid/filter)
To kick off the mods, I've got a Tigershark 11500SR winch on the way. Open box from amazon (hopefully it has the acutal winch in it, some of those returns are just random old crap in a box.)
Today I drove it down the mountain and got a feel for it. Picked up a couple of bulbs, still need to hunt down one to replace one of the bulbs in the AC controls. Power antenna is gone, just makes a sad grinding sound. Power windows have that slooooooow speed.
Handling is pretty good, half worn BFG all terrains definitely suck in the snow.
Most annoying thing: The horrible stick on aftermarket fake wood trim. There's a little rectangle of it stuck to the glove compartment handle. It was even on the steering wheel. I may hunt down a donor dash to get rid of it. blech.
So I pulled the trigger on the high mileage cruiser, picked it up last night.
280k on the clock, to be fair, there are alot of 200k cruisers out there.
Why would I do this? It's triple locked and has an ARB bumper up front.
Rear toyota locker, usual center diff/transfer case lock and front ARB air locker and air pump.
No rust other than the paint chips. someone... replaced front fender with slightly mismatched paint and bolted the fender of the headlight tab. :/
Some peeling clear coat and oh god why is there fake wood glued to everything?
Stock height suspension with OME Nitro's up front
Maintenance in the last year or two:
Moog CAs, Moog lower BJs, CVJ rebuilt steering rack, new PS pump, TYC radiator, it's had multiple transmission service jobs done (fluid/filter)
To kick off the mods, I've got a Tigershark 11500SR winch on the way. Open box from amazon (hopefully it has the acutal winch in it, some of those returns are just random old crap in a box.)
Today I drove it down the mountain and got a feel for it. Picked up a couple of bulbs, still need to hunt down one to replace one of the bulbs in the AC controls. Power antenna is gone, just makes a sad grinding sound. Power windows have that slooooooow speed.
Handling is pretty good, half worn BFG all terrains definitely suck in the snow.
Most annoying thing: The horrible stick on aftermarket fake wood trim. There's a little rectangle of it stuck to the glove compartment handle. It was even on the steering wheel. I may hunt down a donor dash to get rid of it. blech.
