Recent content by CycloSteve

When I swapped my FZJ80 Alt to the Sequoia 150 Amp model, I upgraded the charging wire from the Alt to the battery, the battery cable to the starter, and grounding cables. Also upgraded to a better fuse setup to handle the amperage, replacing the charging circuit fusible link. Cheers, Steve

Here are the basic stats on popular Toyota Diesels. • 13B-T = 3.4L, 120hp @ 3400, 159ft-lb @ 2200 • 12H-T = 4.0L, 134hp @ 3500, 232ft-lb @ 1800 • 1HZ = 4.2L, 129hp @ 3800, 210ft-lb @ 2200 • 1HD-T = 4.2L, 162hp @ 3600, 276ft-lb @ 1400 • 1HD-FT = 4.2L, 164hp @ 3400...

1996 FZJ80 with TRD S/C, armor, subtank, drawers, bumpers, winch, 315's, 4.88's and so on...I get between 8 and 13, and have averaged 11.8 over the past two years. Speedo is corrected and use Gas Cubby for tracking this and other vehicles in the stable. A highly modified expo 80 series is not...

What no 80 series in diecast yet? I have pretty much all of the 2010 and 2011 FJ40s from Matchbox, would love an 80 series Cruiser in the diecast collection. Cheers, Steve

1. Specs: 1996 FZJ80 Nightshadow Pearl "The Blue Elephant" 2. Name: Steve aka CycloSteve 3. History: First LC, purchased April 2009 4. Mileage: 150k something when bought, now pushing 170k 5. Favorite Mods: Heated seats, dual batteries, OH console with Ham HU, OEM subtank, Outback drawers 6...

Has anyone found a good solution to "clean up" the typical fading / UV damage found on Scepter MFC's? Picking up two older cans for a good price, changing out the vitron gaskets and red straps to new ones, but want to make them look a little bit nicer than they do at this point. Interiors are...