The Official Check in thread of SoCal 80s.

[adrod]

1.First name - Adam
2.Location - Riverside
3.Year, make (LC or LX), and any modifications you have done - 1996 LX 450 Locked, Slee 4", ARB, winch, custom storage.
4.What you like to do with your ride? All around MACHINE! Mostly Expedition type use.

 

[925NorCalinSD]

1.Marc
2.San Diego
3.1997 40th ann Iron Pig, Bone stock other than PM stuffs.
4.I guess i would have to say i like expedition style. I'm fairly new to wheeling my own vehicle, but have grown up with friends into the jeep and chevy wheelin scene. Love mud and in NorCal where I'm from there was plenty of it. Im sure going to miss that seeing that it never rains here
5.I'm only 20 and working on my 2nd year as an automotive "Technician".
6.Me screwin around in Corral Canyan. And i have no idea why, but someone hucked a rock at my baby

 

[Makelo]

1.Mark
2.Los Angeles
3.97 Lexus LX450 Stock & baselining the rig.
4.I like to rome around the 5 south
5.Currently working for the FZJ80
6.Pictures:

 

[Baja Dan]

1. Danny
2. San Diego
3.1991 fj80 stock
4. married 2 kids (6&1)
5. i like to go camping and wheeling nothing to hard core

 

[1973Guppie]

1.First name. - Noah

2.Location. - San Diego

3.Year, make (LC or LX), and any modifications you have done. - 1996 fzj80, cdl, 7 pin, led lights, tune up, many more mods to come, only owned it a few months.

4.What you like to do with your ride? (i.e. expedition, hard core, family truckster) Everything, that's why I bought it, more into rockcrawling than pure expedition style.

5.Any thing personal you would like to add? (family, hobbies, work industry) I restore lc's, got a 1970 fj55 piggy in the garage on a rottisserie (yummy) and a 1973 fj40 that is built but I am getting ready to sell it to fund the 80 build.

6.Pictures, pictures, pictures…please post some pictures of your ride and anything else you feel is appropriate to help the other members get a feel for who you are.

pics of the80 are my nephew learning to drive in borrego
pics of 40 are in big bear, it was cold out
pics of 55 are in my garage

 

[1973Guppie]

and some more of my piggy restore.....

 

[mendozart]

Newbie here

Alright, I'm in.

1.First name. Greg
2.Location. N. Long Beach/Bellflower
3.Year, make '94 FZJ80 LC. All stock w/lockers
4.What you like to do with your ride? My wife will be lugging the kids around in the LC, so it will probably stay stock.
5.Any thing personal you would like to add? We're probably going to be doing some camping, and maybe be a bit more adventurous. I also play drums, so I'll be using this on gigs.
6.Pictures, pictures, pictures. I'll post what few pics I have for now. The wheels are some 4runner take-offs that the PO had put on. The PO also had the original wheels, and I will be refurbing them, and re-installing. This vehicle replaces my totalled '90 4Runner that I owned for 12 years. It pales in comparison to this awesome LC!

 

[bobdhead39]

Newbie here
Greetings everyone, new guy here. This is what I picked up. Look forward to meeting you guys at some point!

1.First name. Darren
2.Location. San Diego
3.Year, make '94 FZJ80 LC. Triple Locked
4.What you like to do with your ride? Just bought it and dont even have tags yet.
5.Any thing personal you would like to add? Looking forward to some camping trips and exploring out at the desert. Gonna do all the things my old STI could not do!
6.Pictures, pictures, pictures. See Attached.

 

[orionkhan]

1.First name: Wade
2.Location: The Inland Empire, the bastard step-child of Southern California.
3.Year, make (LC or LX), and any modifications you have done: 1997 LX450, bought it with lots of mods already done. All that I've added was a swing out tire carrier and gone up to 315/75/16 MT's.
4.What you like to do with your ride? family truckster, fishing hole finder, expedition stuff in the coming year.
5.Any thing personal you would like to add? Just got the rig a few months ago. Got 3 kids 4 and under. They won't all fit in the S4. Plan to get back into alot of the fun stuff I did in my younger days.
6.Pictures, pictures, pictures…Here's a pic of my rig.

 

[VCCruzr]

Don't know why I waited more than a year to post this but here it is:

1. Derrick
2. Valley Center (North County San Diego)
3. 97 LX450 Factory Locked, purchased stock, added 850/860 springs, OME shocks & SS, Slee Blues, CDL Switch, Bump It Offroad Skid & Sliders, Spare Tire Mod, FJC Wheels W/35" KM2s, More to come as the $$$ allow
4. What do you like to do with your ride? To go wherever it can take me...
5. Been married for 20 years, have a daughter and two sons - 15,13, & 8. Have two awesome dogs - rotties. While offroading in the cruiser is new to me, offroading on a bike isn't. I've been a serious mountain biker for almost 10 years now which took over my previous passion, surfing. So much to do and so little time.
6. First picture is how I purchased my cruiser, second is how it sits today.

 

[mattafact]

1.First name. Matt
2.Location. Banning
3.Year, make (LC or LX), and any modifications you have done. 93 LC. Lockers, OME Lift (I think, previous owner wasn't too sure). 35" BFG Baja TAs, Tradesman rack, ARB bumper.
4.What you like to do with your ride? (i.e. expedition, hard core, family truckster) Expedition, rocks, general exploring.
6.Pictures, pictures, pictures…please post some pictures of your ride and anything else you feel is appropriate to help the other members get a feel for who you are.

 

[raYGunn]

1.First name: Jesse
2.Location: Irvine
3.Year, make: '97 LX450
4.What you like to do with your ride? Everything! Just got it so I might need to narrow this down. I did a lot with my last Toyota.
5.Any thing personal you would like to add? I play a lot of video games so need to get out now and then.
6.Pictures, pictures, pictures:

 

[The80sRock]

1. Jay
2. Garden Grove
3. 95 FZJ80, 86,000 miles, Just had MAF added 851/860 springs, New OME Nitro shocks, ProComp Wheels with 305/70/16 BFG AT, and sliders coming soon
4. What do you like to do with your ride? Desert trips, Explore backroads

 

[pinoytoys]

Just wanted to say hello to everyone and look forward to meeting you guys soon.

1.CJ
2.north OC
3.94 LC, FOR/863 ES9000s, Slee Caster plates, Aussie locked rear, 4:88s, CDL & pin 7 mod, 315 MTZs
4.What you like to do with your ride? Everything
5.Im a chef who enjoys everything outdoors. Married to my beautiful wife, Amber with two kids, Maleyna (13) and Caleb (4)
6.Pictures, pictures, pictures…please

 

[car-car]

Just sold my 40 and picked up an 80.

1. Adam
2. North San Diego
3. '97 LC - Factory Lockers, OME lift, 285's on Tacoma wheels, Slee Step Sliders, Slee T-Case armor, ARB bull bar, Superwinch, Lightforce 170's, Safari Snorkel, Durabak'd, Kaymar tire carrier, CB w/ Firestick, etc.
4. Expedition/Exploration
5. My lovely wife and I have 2 kids. We are looking forward to many expedition camping trips with the new 80.

 

[Brunt Force Trauma]

UPDATED** 5/31/2011

1. James.
2. Bay Park. San Diego.
3. 1994 LC.
4. Basically I want a comfortable DD that I can go exploring with on the weekends. Camping, snowboarding, desert, etc...
5. Originally and east coaster, from Virgninia Beach. Moved out to Cali about 5 years ago and I dont plan on going back.
6. I would love to meet any of you guys and gals. I have been mostly into broncos growing up, and i had a short relationship with a cj7. Totally new to the toyota scene. I have a basic mechanical knowledge and i am really looking to learn. So if anyone needs and extra set of hand for a weekend project let me know. I figure I can help out a bit and hopefully learn something in the process. Also, with my old bronco club we had "wrenching parties" where we would all get togther and work on members trucks. With so many hands you can get lots done, chit-chat, bbq.. and learn something in the process. So if you guys ever want to organize something like this let me know. I am in!

Day I picked it up:

How she sits now. A bit has changed:

 

[AREA80]

Checking in- long overdue

1.First name.
Verny

2.Location.
Santa Ana/Tustin, CA

3.Year, make (LC or LX), and any modifications you have done.
1997 locked 40th 80 Series (his) and 1997Collector's Edition 80 Series- white(hers)...and a few other toys

Slee Off Road 4" Coil Springs
Slee Front Castor Plate Kit
Slee Front and Rear Sway Bar Drop Kit
Stainless Steel Extended Brake Lines
New Front and Rear Panhard Rods
Slee Adjustable Rear Upper Control Arms
Breather Extensions
Slee Offroad Rear Bumper
Slee Sliders
Yokohama Geolander MT 315/75/16
ARB Bullbar
12,000K Warn Winch
Winchline Synthetic line
Hannibal South Africa Roofrack
Engel 45
Dual Lifeline Batteries
Uniden 520XL CB
Icom v8000 2m
Garmin 276
Vision X 8" HID's
OEM Toyota Steel Wheels

4.What you like to do with your ride? (i.e. expedition, hard core, family truckster)
The Land Cruiser obsession began long ago but today we mainly use our cruisers for weekend exploring and camping. No hardcore rockcrawling here. I'd like to drive the cruiser down south one day to Costa Rica where my parents currently live about 6 months out of the year. We've explored areas of Utah, Arizona and Oregon in the cruiser and would like to explore the rest of the US in the future.

5.Any thing personal you would like to add? (family, hobbies, work industry)
I'm married with no children and both my wife and I work for a local municipality. Can't get enough of camping and exploring.

6.Pictures, pictures, pictures…please post some pictures of your ride and anything else you feel is appropriate to help the other members get a feel for who you are.
I'm looking forward to checking out SNT with the SoCal 80's group and becoming more visible on the forum. I've met a few of you at an 80's meet and greet (Holy Jim) that Dave (AdventureDuo) put together.

 

[KimoSabe]

another long overdue check-in

1. Anmer.
2. Long Beach
3. 1994 LC Locked and Loaded
4. In-Laws Live in Big Bear, the Landcruiser is to do more exploring with the family.
5. Married with 3 kids, one in college, one in first grade, one 3 year old that claims the landcruiser is his.

 

[80BajaBound]

checkin in

1. Mike
2. Leucadia
3. 97 FZJ80 x3 Locked
4. Camp and Baja surf trips

 

[sweet trav]

Travis
Oceanside
97 40th anniv ed 3xlocked
exploration...where ever that takes us, I want the lc to be able to handle it!
Married with a 1 yr old son...looking forward to many expedition/camping trips with our family.

...and a couple from our last project...