I purchased a 1997 FZJ 80 for Christmas.
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Here is a better pic. Now I just have to decide what presents to get for the New Year? At this point it looks like:
2" lift, new tires, front bumper and winch, rear bumper and storage draws to start. From there, who knows.
I was super lucky and snagged this rig for a great price. Its a limited edition Triple Locked and it all works.
I am the third owner and from everything I can tell, It has never been off road. Well, I fixed that tonight.
It's Snowing here with soft ground/mud underneath. I took it out in the woods in some really sticky clay and even without the lockers on
and street tires it pulled right through with no issues. To say I am stoked is an understatement. If anyone has any thoughts ideas, send em my way.
The build has begun and the goal is to have it ready to begin driving across the country in the next 6-8 months when I retire.
2" lift, new tires, front bumper and winch, rear bumper and storage draws to start. From there, who knows.
I was super lucky and snagged this rig for a great price. Its a limited edition Triple Locked and it all works.
I am the third owner and from everything I can tell, It has never been off road. Well, I fixed that tonight.
It's Snowing here with soft ground/mud underneath. I took it out in the woods in some really sticky clay and even without the lockers on
and street tires it pulled right through with no issues. To say I am stoked is an understatement. If anyone has any thoughts ideas, send em my way.
The build has begun and the goal is to have it ready to begin driving across the country in the next 6-8 months when I retire.
I get those look great on the ARB bumper. Where did you get these?
I went to their website www.stedi.comau and ordered them direct. They arrived in 4 days via DHL! Around $400
Solid pinion spacers for front and rear diff. Aussie locker for the rear.
Lokka locker is on my "sooner rather than later" list
That’s a huuuuuge bitch!
37 times 6.5 equals significance.
Yuuup! I hate being out in BFE and always worried about where the next gas is. Gas cans are fine but the big tank is easy!
Not happy with your dobbies?
1FZ-FE rebuild... with a 5.2 liter billet stroker kit... and a custom turbo setup... and a second ECU... and some bigger injectors... and a transmission cooler... some 3" stainless exhaust... and dyno tuning. (After that's all done, I'm guessing the A343F transmission should last about 15 minutes. Maybe 20.)
Full 1FZ-FE rebuild... and 5.2 liter billet stroker kit... and JE pistons... and custom turbo setup... and bigger injectors... and a second ECU... and some 3" stainless exhaust... and dyno tuning. I should probably put a couple of spare transmissions in as stocking stuffers.
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Man, going to be hard to beat that for a Christmas present!
Looking forward to it... long process.
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Super interested to hear what you think of them on the highway - their performance is already pretty well documented (and positively reviewed) off highway. I was looking at MT Baja Pro XS before I settled on the MT-Rs I have on my truck at the moment.
The twin gas shocks were decent. But might as well go all out haha
