NLXTACY
Wits' End
Ok folks, its story time...
I just put down a deposit on a super clean 97 LX450 located in South Carolina. Originally I wasn't going to go this direction but after considering everything I need the truck to accomplish for me, I just found the cleanest specimen I could find without going bankrupt.
The truck is owned by someone that follows me on Instagram. The truck isn't wheeled at all and the exterior and interior backs that up. Its got 175k on the clock and the headgasket was replaced at 140k. Lots of free extras coming home with me.
This will be "TEST MULE #3" and will be the event/customer truck going forward. I easily could have gotten any number of closer/less expensive trucks but then I'd be spending too much time/money trying to get it to look like I give a crap. Plus the entire emissions system has been unmolested. Thats a biggie.
On May 11th my wife and I will be starting our travels going first to the Bay Area to drop off the 77 Series, spend time with family in Tiburon and then fly out on Mother's day to Greenville, SC. From there I'll be pouring over the truck and traveling Northeast for a few miles to my folk's place in Kernersville, NC. Then its onto the 40 traveling to Flagstaff to hit Overland Expo and then home by late Saturday in time for my wife's extended family reunion back here in the LA area. Whirlwind tour coast to coast.
For anyone along this path that wants to meet up for drinks or food or whatever, let me know.
As for the turbo, you can follow along here but also see updates here:
forum.ih8mud.com
I just put down a deposit on a super clean 97 LX450 located in South Carolina. Originally I wasn't going to go this direction but after considering everything I need the truck to accomplish for me, I just found the cleanest specimen I could find without going bankrupt.
The truck is owned by someone that follows me on Instagram. The truck isn't wheeled at all and the exterior and interior backs that up. Its got 175k on the clock and the headgasket was replaced at 140k. Lots of free extras coming home with me.
This will be "TEST MULE #3" and will be the event/customer truck going forward. I easily could have gotten any number of closer/less expensive trucks but then I'd be spending too much time/money trying to get it to look like I give a crap. Plus the entire emissions system has been unmolested. Thats a biggie.
On May 11th my wife and I will be starting our travels going first to the Bay Area to drop off the 77 Series, spend time with family in Tiburon and then fly out on Mother's day to Greenville, SC. From there I'll be pouring over the truck and traveling Northeast for a few miles to my folk's place in Kernersville, NC. Then its onto the 40 traveling to Flagstaff to hit Overland Expo and then home by late Saturday in time for my wife's extended family reunion back here in the LA area. Whirlwind tour coast to coast.
For anyone along this path that wants to meet up for drinks or food or whatever, let me know.
As for the turbo, you can follow along here but also see updates here:
Bolt on turbo kit
I don’t want to know. At 9000 feet it is really starting to struggle, and my truck is light compared to most builds (ARB bumper). I know in general you lose 3% per 1000 feet of elevation, but I swear it is greater than that the higher the elevation. 9K is where the 1FZ really starts to fall...
forum.ih8mud.com
