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It's a very nice rig, I've had it for a year now. Jim let it sit WAY too much, the primary work was done in 1993 for the engine and frame, suspension and steering at BTB... the paint and a lot of other work was done in 2003. I did bring back a stack of receipts that added up to some $85,000. He had all the work done to it so he paid a ton in labor costs. It recently appraised for $90k by Auto Appriasals Network, so I have it insured for that. That's the same guys that did all the appraisals for Boyd Coddington.
I bought it in 2007 with <800 miles on it. It has had a lot of issues from sitting for so long. The radiator was a RUST BUCKET, which I am about to replace it with an aluminum job. The oil in all the trannies/diffs had long since gone to hell, the plug wires were all shot, the plugs were shot, the header gaskets were breaking apart so it had a good exhaust leak, I recently blew out the radio, the electric/heated/cooled seats don't work (yet), the tie-rod ends are shot (about to replace this weekend), and I think I may have a brake issue, but not willing to troubleshoot that until the tie-rods are replaced. Oh and I just put an Edelbrock 650 Thunder Off-Road carb on it and a set of GY Silent Armor 35x12.5x15's on it. The 15 year old BFG Mudders had to go, just due to not being safe due to their age.
Other than that, it runs GREAT and is in Excellent condition, looks great, is fun to drive. I can't off-road it until I get the new cooling system installed as it would overheat RAPIDLY with that POS radiator. People ask me all the time if it's a new Toyota Model. It still looks new, it has an awesome paint job on it.
It's a very nice rig, I've had it for a year now. Jim let it sit WAY too much, the primary work was done in 1993 for the engine and frame, suspension and steering at BTB... the paint and a lot of other work was done in 2003. I did bring back a stack of receipts that added up to some $85,000. He had all the work done to it so he paid a ton in labor costs. It recently appraised for $90k by Auto Appriasals Network, so I have it insured for that. That's the same guys that did all the appraisals for Boyd Coddington.
I bought it in 2007 with <800 miles on it. It has had a lot of issues from sitting for so long. The radiator was a RUST BUCKET, which I am about to replace it with an aluminum job. The oil in all the trannies/diffs had long since gone to hell, the plug wires were all shot, the plugs were shot, the header gaskets were breaking apart so it had a good exhaust leak, I recently blew out the radio, the electric/heated/cooled seats don't work (yet), the tie-rod ends are shot (about to replace this weekend), and I think I may have a brake issue, but not willing to troubleshoot that until the tie-rods are replaced. Oh and I just put an Edelbrock 650 Thunder Off-Road carb on it and a set of GY Silent Armor 35x12.5x15's on it. The 15 year old BFG Mudders had to go, just due to not being safe due to their age.
Other than that, it runs GREAT and is in Excellent condition, looks great, is fun to drive. I can't off-road it until I get the new cooling system installed as it would overheat RAPIDLY with that POS radiator. People ask me all the time if it's a new Toyota Model. It still looks new, it has an awesome paint job on it.
