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Been working on a work truck a lot. We are calling it "**************' crummy". It is a 94 3/4ton Chevy work truck. It had a TBI 350 with a bad knock. So we put the vortec out of the Cruiser into it. Converted the vortec from an auto to an NV4500 5spd. Just about done with it, new 2-tone paint, new...

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The best way to align a clutch, that is if you have a spare input shaft laying around. Found my dump off the turbo. It is stock and benefits can be had from a custom built dump here but this is not really much of the way in mods to the engine or drive train for this project so I will...

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Wish I had of known about this truck when it was for sale, IF is only 100 miles from me. A 97 with cloth is sweet and the 100k miles is awesome too. Congrats on your purchase, hope the drive home was fun. Cheers

Straight outa' Japan! It is not called a "resto" mod for nothing. :cool: Nearly there on a rolling chassis with the 80. Cheers

Should I start a new thread since this 80 is dead and a new truck being built? Or just keeping going with this one? I started a new build on Mud but over there the series of Cruisers have their own section on the forum. Thinking I am going to chrome the 80 knuckle balls when I cut them off the...

Oil pump turned out to be shot so I ordered up a new one from Japan. It is in and motor is nearly done. Ya, I know the head is not painted in this picture. Cheers

Sorry to hear/see you rolled the truck and totaled it. I know it sucks but at least you had insurance. I only carried liability on mine since it was a toy, I owned it and hard to get coverage on a 24yr old truck that is built up a lot. Mine mechanically is good though and can be harvested for...

Just bought a bunch of parts from Toyota for the 62. Turn signal and wiper switches for the steering column, bunch of weather stripping and window runs, some interior trim bits and more. Looks like some parts from the 80 will work on the 62 so if that is the case I will pick the best from both...

Ya they are tough but not meant to survive this. Not sure how fast we were going, I kept my eyes on the line not the speedo but in general we do 20-35mph in the dunes. Ya' have to to get anywhere, it is all about speed. It happened in literally a second or less. One second we are heading up the...

Making good progress on stripping the 80 down before disposal of the wasted body. In a few weeks I may be ready to toss what is gone beyond repair which is most of the body. Here are some pics of how smashed up the 80 is. The only major thing I am going to miss about the 80 is...

Just bought my old FJ62 body back from my buddy today. So that is it, I am doing up a 60/62-80 hybrid. I say "60" because I am a fan of round headlights so will likely run the 60 front end on the body. May or may not do a new v8 but am doing a new front axle housing and setting all that up...

Yup Frank, just about have a deal sealed on my old super clean FJ62. I think the Cruiser will be born again as a new version of the Mongrel. Not as bad ******** as my original plan but sick none the less. I am looking at it all as biggest bang for the buck and that = 60/62 on the solid 80 chassis...

Yup that is what I am thinking about doing. Always liked a 60/62 on an 80 chassis. Probably the cheapest route for me too since I have access to a very clean 62 body. Cheers

Bad bad end yesterday to a great day. Rolled my Cruiser 1 1/4 times in the dunes at Saint Anthony, Idaho last night. Luckily, none of us were hurt. The particular spot that got me is on the way to the top of the dunes and the hill known as "Choke Cherry". Very sketchy line where you must...

Hey, another white roof FJ80, nice! GLWS. Cheers

Nice Safari! GLWS, wish it was 25yrs old. Cheers

Cool stuff there with the factory pictures. I would have guessed Gs are dipped but by the pics it looks like they are sprayed. Cheers