Featured 100: I4c4lo

[i4c4lo]

[FONT=&quot]From this (everyone walked away)[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]To this
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1999 Toyota Land Cruiser


--Engine

TRD Supercharger
Hell Roaring dual battery system
Dual batteries – AGM and Optima Blue top

--[FONT=&quot]Suspension - Drivetrain[/FONT]
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Fox racing shock with external reservoir – custom install by Hanna Quality Inc[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Limiting straps front suspension – custom install by Hanna Quality Inc[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]OME Torsion bars[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]OME 863 Springs from FZJ80 (on expedition trips I use OME864)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]OME rear shock[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Stainless Steel brake lines from StopTech
[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]DBA Rotors front & rear[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Extended breather hoses[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]ARB front lockers – ARB compressor

--[FONT=&quot]Exterior[/FONT][/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]BFGoodrich AT 315/70/17 on 2003 Toyota Land Cruiser 17” rims (everyday)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]BFGoodrich MT 35x12.50x18 on 2005 Toyota Land Cruiser 18” rims (trips)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]160l Auxiliary gas tank (Long Range Automotive – Australia)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Custom front bumper with help from Jay Deshetler (snookoffroad)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]-Hella 4000 lights[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]-Warn 9.5xp Winch with nylon rope[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]African Outback roof rack[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Snorkel[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Columbus roof top tent[/FONT]
Slee Off Road Sliders

[FONT=&quot]Custom rear bumper with help from Jay Deshetler (snookoffroad)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Tire & Jerry can courtesy of Hanna Quality Inc and custom fitted to rear bumper (to be installed)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] Shackle mount from [FONT=&quot]here[/FONT]

[/FONT] ·[FONT=&quot]--Interior[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]1997 80 Series locker switch to power rear factory locker and front ARB locker[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Dynamat (all doors and from the back seat all the way to the back including sides)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]ARB Fridge - Garmin 2610 GPS - Valentine1 radar detector [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]CB Radio and 2m Radio (to be installed)[/FONT]

 

[i4c4lo]

I bought the truck with 48,000 miles in 2003, tires and springs were installed within a week then TRD s/c was installed one month later. I have 146,000+ miles on it now, starter (went out at 84,000 miles in South Dakota – bad news was the extended warranty went out somewhere in Wyoming – the good news was Toyota dealer in South Dakota was $45 an hour instead of $120 an hour in Palo Alto). I have used Mobil 1 since I got the truck and I run Redline Oil in the diff and transfer case – the truck was owned by the owners of a local Jeep dealership. I replaced both CV’s and have rebuilt them twice – I have one good spare CV from putting together the bad ones.

I would like to have the truck cleaner but … I still have my (small) dent from going through the Rubicon and a bunch of scratches from narrow trails – I keep meaning to fix it but, it’ll just get scratched again and (hopefully not) dented again.

I like having the 2nd 160L gas tank – I deal with the extra weight but it gives me better range and I can pick where I get gas. I had the truck weighed last summer fully kitted for a trip and it 7180 pounds. That is roof top tent – food – both tanks full and 25 gallons of water (5 gallon jerry cans).
I’ve had an FJ62, an 80 (2x) and now the 100 – they are all different in their respect. I love the 100 but I also liked the other trucks too.

 

[CaliCruiser]

I've always thought that is one of the sickest 100's around.

Dylan

 

[UltraFJ40]

Nice write up. Thats a thorough build, thanks for signing up and sharing.

 

[SALEH]

nice cruiser whats ur impression after using TRD ?


Front belt is it to stop extend the shocks when u got down travel ?

 

[e9999]

very nice!

some day when our 100 grows up ....

 

[1loudLX]

Awesome truck! Wow, didnt know you had those custom bumpers like that. Really slick.

 

[i4c4lo]

Saleh,

I really like the TRD s/c - it doesn't give me a ton of power but enough to go uphill without driving the truck too hard especially when its all loaded for a trip. I don't really romp on it like I did when I first got it installed. Now I know its there and when I need it - its available

As for the limiting straps - it helps soften the harshness when the suspension is flexed out or flexing - the sound of the (stock) bumpstop making contact is awful - we (Ken Hannah) are still exploring and will put hydraulic bump stops on there one of these days.

The Fox shock is night and day difference - it doesn't heat up and you can customize it and rebuild it. We are going to make it a little stiffer from the current setup maybe another 20% - it does really well on fast fire roads when I don't see a bump or a dip and I don't quite slow the truck down enough before I take a hit. I had OME on there before they were both leaking (that's putting it mildly) after hitting some dips at high speed in Death Valley last year.

 

[i4c4lo]

 

[i4c4lo]

 

[i4c4lo]

This is on Moab Rim Trail

 

[rockclmbr]

The front bumper looks even better up close. Amando did an awesome job on that one!

 

[i4c4lo]

 

[i4c4lo]

This is the locker switch from an 80 Series - the 2nd fuel tank transfer pump, it also has 4 green lights determines how much gas is in the tank, a yellow light for when the pump is working and a red light when its empty. The big red switch is for the ARB compressor.

A lot of time I need to be careful when I turn on the lockers. Sometimes the rear (factory) locker hasn't engaged yet but the front ARB is on right away.

 

[i4c4lo]

This is the switch for the Hell Roaring dual battery system. Middle position both batteries are being charged - pull out and left it will use the 2nd battery to jump start the primary battery - pull out and right it will disconnect both batteries.

The main battery does everything - the sole purpose of the 2nd battery is just for jump starting. I've only had to do this once - ran the fridge for 3 days straight and using a CPAP (12v) machine for 3 nights.

 

[i4c4lo]

This one shows the 2nd battery on a Slee battery tray, the ARB compressor and the Hell Roaring module.

 

[i4c4lo]

This was Slick Rock Trail

 

[i4c4lo]

This is on Hells Gate - which is an optional path on Hells Revenge Trail in Moab Utah

 

[i4c4lo]

Pismo Beach, CA

 

[i4c4lo]

Anza Borrego, CA 2006

Yes that is a rice cooker with an inverter