I've had the "Honey Badger" for over a decade and never started a build thread. By the time I found this site, there was just so much to soak in. I also didn't have many tools or knowledge that would even steer anyone in the right direction (except for, "buy a Land Cruiser".)
I bought this rig before I new about the forums. I owned an '81 FJ60 for 5 or 6 years before the Honey Badger. The carburetor and manual 4spd was alright but There were so many other issues that were going on at the time, (mostly a 20 something's lack of money.) Even trading up to the FJ62, I was relying mostly on Toyota Land Cruiser durability and reliability because of funding, time, and "if it starts, than nothing's wrong" mentality. It's apparent that the vehicle had some "hack job" body and paint done. Thepaint job was horrible, but covered up the shoddy body work well enough that I'm just now starting to tackle it. (This is obviously something I should have prioritized earlier, and then the time and effortinto it now may have been reduced. The dent in the driver's rear corner was my doing, and I wish my body skills were better than they currently are. The price I paid for this rig 10 years ago with 153,000 miles has already given me my money's worth. Right now (1/13/19) she has 277,000 miles. There is a back log of things I've done to baseline and keep her on the road the past 10 years.
-Changing fluids
-Rodney flush the transmission
-Run a new power source to the relay in driver's side rear quarter panel
-New wheels and tires
-New used dash cap
-bought a parts truck for the lift and exhaust system (I also kept an assortment of parts but I can't believe how much stuff I left when I sold it to salvage)
-Yakima/Thule roof rack
-Took care of power steering house leak
-patch panel in DS rear door
-replaced head gasket
-replaced cracked head
-carpet kit from dnp (installing winter of '19)
-rear bumper from fourrunner (installing winter of '19)
I bought this rig before I new about the forums. I owned an '81 FJ60 for 5 or 6 years before the Honey Badger. The carburetor and manual 4spd was alright but There were so many other issues that were going on at the time, (mostly a 20 something's lack of money.) Even trading up to the FJ62, I was relying mostly on Toyota Land Cruiser durability and reliability because of funding, time, and "if it starts, than nothing's wrong" mentality. It's apparent that the vehicle had some "hack job" body and paint done. Thepaint job was horrible, but covered up the shoddy body work well enough that I'm just now starting to tackle it. (This is obviously something I should have prioritized earlier, and then the time and effortinto it now may have been reduced. The dent in the driver's rear corner was my doing, and I wish my body skills were better than they currently are. The price I paid for this rig 10 years ago with 153,000 miles has already given me my money's worth. Right now (1/13/19) she has 277,000 miles. There is a back log of things I've done to baseline and keep her on the road the past 10 years.
-Changing fluids
-Rodney flush the transmission
-Run a new power source to the relay in driver's side rear quarter panel
-New wheels and tires
-New used dash cap
-bought a parts truck for the lift and exhaust system (I also kept an assortment of parts but I can't believe how much stuff I left when I sold it to salvage)
-Yakima/Thule roof rack
-Took care of power steering house leak
-patch panel in DS rear door
-replaced head gasket
-replaced cracked head
-carpet kit from dnp (installing winter of '19)
-rear bumper from fourrunner (installing winter of '19)
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