New Member #597 Mike Jones

[Saddletramp]

Please welcome our newest member and long time lurker Mike ( @peacesells63 ) to CopperStateCruisers. Many of you have known of or done business with Mike over the past several years and now he has officially joined.

Mike has more projects than most but they include 1995 FZJ80, 2000 LC100, 2001 LX470 with one of the 100 series getting a solid axle swap.

Thanks for joining

 

[peacesells63]

Thanks Steve! I actually thought I joined 8 years ago, so don't expect anything too different from me.... haha

Yeah I probably know half of you or so already, but ill post some pictures of my projects with less jack stands in them this weekend.

 

[LongDuck]

Hey, I recognize that profile pic! Welcome aboard (*officially),

 

[DSRTRDR]

 

[MrMcgoo]

Welcome

 

[medtro]

Welcome Mike!

 

[Rudster]

Welcome Mike!!!!

 

[peacesells63]

Here is my 80 on the first day I got it, sorry for the "craigslist wet" picture, it's all I have.

And how it looks now

Here is my 2000 LC

And my garage ornament 2001 LX470

 

[peacesells63]

Another of my 80 and the kitchen, also when I was going through a rtt phase...

Some old trucks - My 87 4runner. I put a 3rz/r151f combo in this one, diamond axles, 3 linked, and a whole bunch of other stuff. I sold it when I bought my first 80, apparently its instagram famous now and recently sold for 3x what I sold it for in 2013.

This was the first toyota I built back in 2006, before I had any idea how to build anything. Its still around, I think a few people on here wheel with the current owner. Its an 88 ex cab, leaf sprung, dual cases, 40's and beadlocks that came off of Pete Sohren's trophy truck. Also, thats not me driving.

 

[peacesells63]

This is the 93 I sold recently, had it for 2 years and daily drove it on a 420 mile weekly commute for many months. It was all stock when I got it, ended up swapping locked axles into it and adding everything seen here. Super clean truck besides the paint.

My old tacoma, my friends dad bought this new in 2000. I daily drove it for 4 years, it had 345k on it when I sold it. Unfortunately it spent most of its life in PA, so it was rusty. I sold it in august to a kid that had a really sad story and all of the cash I was asking. 2 days and 20 cans of black spraypaint later it was on craigslist for twice as much. Even said "no offers, I know what I have here".

And this is my wife's 2004 V8 4runner, which we still have. Bought it with 215k, its at 265k now and drives great. It has 33's, fj wheels, a bilstein lift and camburg UCA's on it. We took it through a few trails in moab last month, it did great!