Thank you for the welcome!
First things first is to fix the blown Head Gasket
From there I'll go for a modest lift. I'm already running 285/75R16s at stock height. Then the next expense will be air lockers. After that, and along the way, the idea is to get the 80, the family, and the dog out around the Mogollon Rim as often as possible.
As far as myself, I've been lurking on the forums since before I bought the Cruiser back in 2013. I had a 95 4Runner at the time and my wife was wanting another SUV. She was looking at XTerras when I saw the opportunity to steer her toward the next 4x4 I wanted, so we headed from chandler to Tucson to check out the what I hoped would be my next adventure.
The plan backfired a bit as she loved the thing so much she claimed it for herself and it became her daily driver. When we sold the 4Runner I was stuck in the commuter car while she was getting compliments on the Landcruiser. No other vehicle we have owned has resulted in so many chats at parking lots.
Ironically now she is in an XTerra 6 years later ferrying our toddlers around and I'll finally get to be the primary driver of our Landcruiser once it's back on its feet (hopefully in the next couple of weeks).
Along the past 6 years I've benefited from a lot of knowledge from this forum, so many thanks from the newbie.
