Hello From New FZJ80 Cruiser Owner!

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Hi all,

I'd like to make some new Cruiser friends in the area for trips and to work on cars with, so I thought I'd introduce myself. My name's Jack and I'm newly based in Lynnwood WA. I'm currently driving and working on a relatively stock 1997 FZJ80 that I've had for about a year. She's not perfect and has had a number of issues with fixes to get running and driving well; but each fix seems to improve the truck drastically. I'm not a trained mechanic but I enjoy learning and working on cars!

I've done a few smaller jobs in this such as front wheel bearing replacement, front drive shaft u-joint replacement, and spring + shock replacement. I've also had professional help from Tor Fab on a head gasket + head replacement, which has been working flawlessly. Some projects I'm planning on doing myself in the next year are to rebuild the knuckles, repack/replace rear wheel bearings, replace rotors + pads + brake lines, refresh calipers, steering pump rebuild, and removing roof rails + cleaning up paint on roof. I'll be using the FSM and the forums to get a better idea of each step but would also benefit from working on these things with local members. I hope to meet more people in the PNW face to face as I've seen a number of 80s driving around the area! I'll aim to get out to local meetups as much as I can but in the mean time feel free to DM me or reply to this thread.

Even with a bad head gasket we didn't get stranded out at Snoqualmie pass.
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Back from the grave and camping up in Whistler, BC for a ski touring trip.
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Stock Dobinsons and maybe taller springs in the future?
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Almost drawers, haha, having some open cubby space to put things like a water tank and tool bag is also pretty convenient.
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Hi Jack - Welcome. You’re very lucky to be an LC owner in the North Sound area. There are two active groups, North Sound Cruisers and Seattle Cruiserheads. NSC posts on mud and the Seattle group is more active on Facebook. Both groups meet monthly. Looking forward to meeting you and checking out your cruiser.

Chris
 

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