THE Fj Cruiser.

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Originally Posted by Eckert

why dont you start off cheap and build a another truck for a fraction of what you would have invested in the FJC and have twice as much? do they even offer T-case kits and the sorts for FJC's, or are you going with a different drivetrain too?

you sure didnt look very long for a beater if you already changed you mind.

if you have to be different, put some volvos under the FJC. they already have air lockers.

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Nah I am not ruling out a beater completely yet at all. It is funny to see the reactions of the so called old and wisened members of TAMOR, since they are all knowing and omniscient.

Maybe I just want to be different, do something different and have some fun while I am at it. I haven't completely decided what I want to do and I looked at a couple of different beaters this weekend and you know what I fawking hate coming behind somebody elses fawk ups. Every body that wheels n-rigs their damn vehicles and I would rather start fresh. No matter what I have to replace a cross member under the FJC anyways and I got to thinking about what I could do to drop the IFS up front...

And all of ya'll know there are rigs that go to every event that have like 50K dropped into em and they look like big ol piles of ****. At least mine (if i go this route) will be done right and be something different out on the trails.




Oh and it is great to get this reaction ALL OVER AGAIN from the old guys. Remember how everyone criticized me for wheeling my FJ, yeah now it is the same thing all over again.

its not criticism all over again. its the same criticism, only amplified. this idea is is is... horrible. buy a built buggy and put a fjc grill on it. you'll thank yourself when you think about what you were thinking about doing before you were really thinking.

post it up on pirate. see what they think about taking a nice new fjc and building a trail only rig out of it for your first project. unless they make a mockery out of your thread simply for the stupidity of the idea, you'll get the same reaction. as much as i would love to see another chadnutz thread, ill be fair and give you my opinion now.

I think you have misinterpreted my post, I am for this. Somone will do it eventually, why not be a pioneer?

Or you could buy something that should probably be restored rather than modified, throw the same drivetrain in there as everyone else (d60 14 bolt, gm 350 something or other) , make it a wheelbase and width that have nothing to do with the original design of the vehicle, weld the differentials to make it as unstreetable as possible, make the body as ugly as possible, maybe throw a taurus fan, astro van coils, or some grand wagoneer leaf springs on there just to please the pirate crowd.

what hasn't been brought up... I think you might be underestimating this project

wheel speed sensors might be your biggest challenge

don't you already have a right hand drive cruiser for a "beater"?

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Originally Posted by Snatch Adams

don't you already have a right hand drive cruiser for a "beater"?

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No. That one is for restoration, not beating, which is coming along, but slowly.

Buy a 95 toyota pickup, I hear they make kickass beaters and are priced to sell!

Go for it. Just make usre you know what you are getting into, and that you are sure thats what you want to do. an extra 10 grand would be nice to put into retirement instead of a rig. The Fj in the magazine was sweet, but most anyone else will talk againt it.

to quote a famous American "Yes, this is horrible, this idea."

I'll second David's advice, go build a business, or just light the money on fire. It's about the same thing as what you are planning. If you family has you that well off, why not just move to Vegas and play poker. Or maybe that is just my dream ...

I always say, You have to spend your money on something. I would drop it off at Sunray if they'll do it. You'll be much happier with the finished product, and since money's not an issue it will be badass.

How far are you wanting to take it? I for one never want glass in an off-road truck again, it sucks to clean up and is sharp. If you want to build something to drive to Utah or Colorado, wheel everything there then drive home I think you could make a very cool SAS rig. If you want to build something like Scott or John are currently building, pretty extreme, I say start with one in worse shape or something else since you will basically be hacking everything off of it anyway. I say do it, it'll be entertaining if nothing else.

are we talking a shop built first rig or a garage built first rig. cutting up a new fjc in a garage for your first project does not sound 2 promising. I find it funny how many off-roaders will cut up perfectly good cars(I am semi-guilty of this), in other motorsports they all buy salvage cars or bodies in white and build off that.

First off my family doesn't have me "that well off". This has nothing to do with my family, I make my own money, so before all you people starting putting your noses in the air thinking i am as spoiled as Robbie or Sharpe (:flipoff2: I am giving ya'll a hard time) this is the money I have earned.

Second I plan on having this professionally done, a SAS that is done by a shop so that I can drive it to Moab if I wanted to.

Ok I think everyone may have the wrong idea of what I am proposing. I am not looking at going extreme here (extreme being relative here) and I am not planning on starting it tomorrow either. For the money I am planning on putting into it I want to design every aspect of it perfectly and it may take 6 months it may take a year, but most of ya'll can kiss my ass. I think having 6 cars and a complete pick-a-part sitting in my yard looking like inbred trailer trash is insane but you don't hear me telling ya'll what to do ;). Just throwing out the idea if you think it is bad great, but most of ya'll havent even met me and don't know how much I really could care less and want to explore some new ground.

That being said keep on telling me that it is a bad idea, so I can continue to say I don't care :)

I like the idea of building an FJC the right way and having a nice Tundra tow rig - and have a beater to play with while you are buiding the FJC for 6mo to a year. It will be pretty cool to have the only built FJC on the trail (as you are probably already aware of)

It sucks not having a rig to wheel while you are building something.

So - buy a beater for like $2000 (something without a top - a Sami for instance) that already is locked and has some 33's or 35's. Start the FJ build.

Sounds like a fun project :gigem:

The way we are set up is: mine is the beater, hers will be the nice, clean, correctly built right trail rig. We have a daily driver and a seperate tow rig too - so all my bases are covered.

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Originally Posted by redcagepatrol

The way we are set up is: mine is the beater, hers will be the nice, clean, correctly built right trail rig. We have a daily driver and a seperate tow rig too - so all my bases are covered.

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And you have a sweet ass! So you're bases are definately covered! :rainbow:

I like the idea, as in the beginning I tried to do this with the blazer. While I could have kept it road worthy, the outside would still get bashed. If you have proper protection and you're prepared for that great. I still can't see doing it to that nice of a vehicle though.

I'd look for a wrecked one like previously mentioned.

yes, you should do it. it is a fantabulous idea. maybe you could do a monocoil set-up. i will copy you when you are done.



http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=584813

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Originally Posted by FJAggie07

First off my family doesn't have me "that well off". This has nothing to do with my family, I make my own money, so before all you people starting putting your noses in the air thinking i am as spoiled as Robbie or Sharpe (:flipoff2: I am giving ya'll a hard time) this is the money I have earned.

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Originally Posted by FJAggie07

I think having 6 cars and a complete pick-a-part sitting in my yard looking like inbred trailer trash is insane but you don't hear me telling ya'll what to do ;).

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OH NO YOU DID-ENT!Damn two rips on me in one post, thats just dirty! :flipoff2: