Project Clifford, my 1997 triple locked 80 series.
I knew from the get-go what I wanted. I have always had a soft spot for the rugged 80 series Land Cruiser’s. Take the dependable awesomeness of the 80 and combine that with the looks of the Jeep Skunkworks division lower 40 JK that first debuted back in 2010.
Before you go asking why, which is a valid question, I want to make sure we are all on the same page. This is not a rock crawler. I have built those, TJ on 40’s, OBA, Beadlocks , Atlas, cromoly 60’s and ARB, streteched frame, coilovers, blah, blah, blah. This is an 80 series built the way I want it. Stock ride quality and a bitchen daily driver, camping, hunting, family transport, exploring rig.
If I wanted to build a rock crawler I would have not chosen the 80 series heavy pig, under powered vehicle as a starting platform. I live in Central Oregon, we have 3 things, lava rock, ugly trees and tight trails, all three of which are not sheet metal friendly. This rig will not play where the local buggies play.
Step recruit the work of free child labor and strip down the fat. Speaking of 80 series fluffy-ness. I have all the take stock off parts available for sale contact me if you see anything you need.
Roll the 40" tires up on stock rig, take a few measurements and start making sparks.
I knew from the get-go what I wanted. I have always had a soft spot for the rugged 80 series Land Cruiser’s. Take the dependable awesomeness of the 80 and combine that with the looks of the Jeep Skunkworks division lower 40 JK that first debuted back in 2010.
Before you go asking why, which is a valid question, I want to make sure we are all on the same page. This is not a rock crawler. I have built those, TJ on 40’s, OBA, Beadlocks , Atlas, cromoly 60’s and ARB, streteched frame, coilovers, blah, blah, blah. This is an 80 series built the way I want it. Stock ride quality and a bitchen daily driver, camping, hunting, family transport, exploring rig.
If I wanted to build a rock crawler I would have not chosen the 80 series heavy pig, under powered vehicle as a starting platform. I live in Central Oregon, we have 3 things, lava rock, ugly trees and tight trails, all three of which are not sheet metal friendly. This rig will not play where the local buggies play.
Step recruit the work of free child labor and strip down the fat. Speaking of 80 series fluffy-ness. I have all the take stock off parts available for sale contact me if you see anything you need.
Roll the 40" tires up on stock rig, take a few measurements and start making sparks.
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