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Ok, who logged onto Dans account?
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I qualified! I AM into the hard stuff, just not with the 80. I will do slickrock all day with the 80, but guardrail and such I tend to stay away from.
I want the buggy someday so I can go out and if I roll I go "oops" instead of crying in my milk.
I want the buggy someday so I can go out and if I roll I go "oops" instead of crying in my milk.
You just like new toys. The itch will pass. If you want to drive an FJ Cruiser for a while to try it out, come borrow mine for a week and see what you think. Leave me the 100 and then see how you do.
OH OH OH OH...I jsut passed the 1000 post mark!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You just want to test a 100! 
Unless that FJ is a steal and you just have to have it, don't do it. If anything, sell the 100 and buy a good gas mileage car that's safe for the kids, and build your buggy with the left over change.
Towing - I kinda disagree with you Christo, but I have before and I've been wrong - nonetheless, I travelled with a 6 speed FJ on 35's that towed a steel/wood decking trailer and a loaded SOA 40" tyred FJ40 and it did fine in the flats, and surprisingly - it even pulled well along 64 coming from Pickens towards Murphy - lots of hills and a need to have good grunt for up and down. No - it won't go 85+ like our Duramax's - but I was really impressed at how well it hung in there.
Wheeling - that FJ is too nice - even with the exocage you're going to break stuff, and have a few dents and scratches, dirt in the seats and floor mats - it will never be as capable as a buggy, and then you still have to buy that little family car, and find money to build up the buggy.
If you have to do it - keep the Cado and buggy it, or be sure you can afford to start your buggy project now. Also wondering - don't you need a 4 seat buggy for the kids?
Towing - I kinda disagree with you Christo, but I have before and I've been wrong - nonetheless, I travelled with a 6 speed FJ on 35's that towed a steel/wood decking trailer and a loaded SOA 40" tyred FJ40 and it did fine in the flats, and surprisingly - it even pulled well along 64 coming from Pickens towards Murphy - lots of hills and a need to have good grunt for up and down. No - it won't go 85+ like our Duramax's - but I was really impressed at how well it hung in there.
Wheeling - that FJ is too nice - even with the exocage you're going to break stuff, and have a few dents and scratches, dirt in the seats and floor mats - it will never be as capable as a buggy, and then you still have to buy that little family car, and find money to build up the buggy.
If you have to do it - keep the Cado and buggy it, or be sure you can afford to start your buggy project now. Also wondering - don't you need a 4 seat buggy for the kids?
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Yeah, I do
Well, one thing I do have is time. I can wait. FJCs will only get cheaper the longer I wait. Who knows, maybe I will end up with one, maybe not.
I just thought it would be cool...new toys rock.
Guess I will focus on getting the 80 back up to snuff (fix kick down, winch, speedo, oil change, etc) and just wheel it.
I do need a 4 seater buggy, so if anyone finds one for free let me know! hehe
Well, one thing I do have is time. I can wait. FJCs will only get cheaper the longer I wait. Who knows, maybe I will end up with one, maybe not.
I just thought it would be cool...new toys rock.
Guess I will focus on getting the 80 back up to snuff (fix kick down, winch, speedo, oil change, etc) and just wheel it.
I do need a 4 seater buggy, so if anyone finds one for free let me know! hehe
The pros "should" give you time to focus on a buggy, plus any breakage "could" be covered.
Sounds like you'll be able to address this con quickly
This money could probably start the buggy (buying the one in Asheville, plus some)
How much would you be willing to spend on a FJC to build it this way? In the long run, it may be cheaper (read more money for a buggy) to get this one.
Then build one!
Sounds to me that you really want a buggy and won't be too happy without one, so go ahead and do what it takes to position yourself to do that. But then again, this coming from a guy who can't afford to buy the driving lights on this FJC so I may not be the best one to ask. But that's my $0.02
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I like the exo but man....loose the stinger. Your done for if you get the the point of needing that. 
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That looks like more of a desert running rig, so I get the need for the stinger and the rear cage is built out like a desert racer.
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wooah! not to hijack... but did that guy hit you up to buy his 80 too? Or is it posted here somewhere? That's gonna be my daily driver!
OK, here is the quick and dirty of what you should do.....
.......... (in my soprano's voice) FORGET ABOUT IT!!
.......... (in my soprano's voice) FORGET ABOUT IT!!
I saw him and the guy with the tracker on my way off 4, he said something about it and also mentioned Dan. If I wasnt heading off to school, it might would end up being my DD and the 92 would be straight trail rig.
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I ran the numbers this morning...not a sound financial decision.
I base all this madness on my need for new toys and finances, nothing more.
I would owe more in the end, so i am sitting tight and getting everything else in order...perhaps I will put a 3-link on the 80 this year to make me feel better
thanks for the input everyone.
I base all this madness on my need for new toys and finances, nothing more.
I would owe more in the end, so i am sitting tight and getting everything else in order...perhaps I will put a 3-link on the 80 this year to make me feel better
thanks for the input everyone.
being devil's advocate here......but man the 80 with lockers and 37's wheel's friggin awesome the way it is. I can see opening up a bit more flex out of the front, but at the expense of all that fab, i just don't see it as getting nearly the bang for your buck. I keep going back to it, and i plan on doing the same, but strengthen up the axle bracket with some bracing, and do the hitch pin mod so you can pull the front pin out of the control arm and allow the front end to flex much more.
Anything more than that, and i see a need for a totally different vehicle (read rock buggy or trailer king).
Anything more than that, and i see a need for a totally different vehicle (read rock buggy or trailer king).
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I can do a three link and maintain road manners as they are today. I don't like the idea of the pin mod as much as a three link done right.
I am currently up to my elbows in winch disassembly so I may be jaded, but a brand new rig sounds awfully good right now
I am currently up to my elbows in winch disassembly so I may be jaded, but a brand new rig sounds awfully good right now
O man - that heat is getting to you. You fried your winch on a small pull on Slick Rock and your spirits are down 
? A few more minor mods like a 3 link (see Mike M's recent 3-link - kicks arse) and some body trimming and you can wheel the snot out of that 80 and drive home in AC style! Geez, wake up Dan - you got it really good with that 80 .
? A few more minor mods like a 3 link (see Mike M's recent 3-link - kicks arse) and some body trimming and you can wheel the snot out of that 80 and drive home in AC style! Geez, wake up Dan - you got it really good with that 80 .I can do a three link and maintain road manners as they are today. I don't like the idea of the pin mod as much as a three link done right.
I am currently up to my elbows in winch disassembly so I may be jaded, but a brand new rig sounds awfully good right now
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I love the cado, wheels great! even if your suspension takes viagra! Dang it was stiff!
Dang it was stiff!
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I am thinking i may go to a 4" spring, same tires, and 3-link it...little trimming and life should be good.
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You really need to consider Frankie's Lift. I wish i could... I know my J lift would sell first day in the for sale section but the differences in prices would kill me. If you got the cheddar go get it!