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I picked up my 2000 cruiser last year on bringatrailer from a seller in Colorado. I assume this rig has been seen on this site before. I was going to build an FJ80 for years, but when this truck was offered I realized that I can save a few years of building and start driving right away. It has more stuff in it than I need, such as a big Dometic fridge and a roof tent (my dog doesn't like the idea of sleeping up there), but it checks all the main boxes I wanted checked (lockers, lift, winch, rack, dual tanks, solar panel, dual batteries, etc.

I am most likely going to sell the tent (Roofnest Sparrow XL) and the Dometic fridge, as I mostly use the truck to travel to destinations where I then park it and hike out into the wildness, rather than camp at the vehicle. I need my cooler to fit into a bear locker where I leave the truck behind, or it'll be inspected by some big hairy critters that are known to break into trucks for things that smell good.

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Fishmonger said:
I picked up my 2000 cruiser last year on bringatrailer from a seller in Colorado. I assume this rig has been seen on this site before. I was going to build an FJ80 for years, but when this truck was offered I realized that I can save a few years of building and start driving right away. It has more stuff in it than I need, such as a big Dometic fridge and a roof tent (my dog doesn't like the idea of sleeping up there), but it checks all the main boxes I wanted checked (lockers, lift, winch, rack, dual tanks, solar panel, dual batteries, etc.

I am most likely going to sell the tent (Roofnest Sparrow XL) and the Dometic fridge, as I mostly use the truck to travel to destinations where I then park it and hike out into the wildness, rather than camp at the vehicle. I need my cooler to fit into a bear locker where I leave the truck behind, or it'll be inspected by some big hairy critters that are known to break into trucks for things that smell good.

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Nice pick up! Welcome to iH8mud :flipoff2:
 
leksitus said:
View attachment 4198501-99 1HD-FTE, 5-speed manual, AHC, 285/75r16 wheels, 450tkm. Planning on a 3” pipe, clutch and Unichip but we’ll see. I’ve had this for a year and probably never going to sell it.
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Diesel AND 5spd....NICE. Agreed, never sell.
 
Well, after attempting to join the 80 club (and learning a valuable lesson) I've decided to change my membership and join the 100 club! Enjoy some of the glamor shots from the listing. I haven't had a chance to take my own pictures yet. Haven't been able to stop driving her long enough to get her cleaned up for another shoot.

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I just picked up this beauty over the weekend and drove her home 300 miles from S. Carolina. She's completely rust free, has a stack of maintenance records and 300k on the odometer. There are a handful of minor things to sort out but nothing damming (really this time, nothing, unlike "nothing" last time 😅).
  • Aftermarket CarPlay radio needs sorting out. It works but there are some gremlins (alternator whine from the CAN decoder, AM/FM not working right and backup camera doesn't trigger in reverse). I may end up just tossing the whole thing and getting a better unit. This was a cheap unit off eBay that the PO installed shortly before selling it.
  • Uncomfortably loud thunk in drive and shifting R->D. I know some slop is to be expected. There a several routine diff and transfer case services and fluid changes among the service records so I believe it's in relatively good shape. The U-joints are tight and the slip yolk has no play in it. The rear driveshaft has about 1/2" of radial slop in it when I twist it by hand in neutral and I can hear the "tack, tack" when the rear diff lash it taken up, no axial movement so I think the bearings are good. My guess is a worn ring/pinion or maybe it just needs servicing. I was going to hit all the zirks with the grease gun this week to see if that changes the behavior and have a local drive-line specialist looking at it after Labor Day if it's still concerning me.
I'm hoping for a little bit of a reprieve from "serious" car fixing and more "fun" car playing with this one.
 
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