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Just mounting up bumpers that I painted today on my ongoing project 80. Test fitting the front flare. I thought it would be cool to paint oem metallic green but make the fender flares match the bumpers. Here is a shitty test fit. 95 cruiser... https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...11fbdf1c77.jpg
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Fwiw I have ~160k miles on my 2010 sequoia platinum (gen 2 I guess?) and it still runs like new. Interior has fared well too. Not sure about the gen 3, but don’t think hey made too many changes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rontele
There is no Gen3. The sequoia has remained unchanged since its redesign in 2007/2008 or so. Same engine same transmission same interior for a decade at least.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fritz
^^^^^this. it gets shit canned in the car press bc they haven't really updated anything about it in ten years. biggest problem is that they just don't make many of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by ncskier
Yeah I had a really hard time finding one now that I think about it.
Same problem with the 200 series Land Cruiser. Used market is going to be pretty damn tough in 10 years.Quote:
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http://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales...-land-cruiser/
I drove a 5.7 sequoia and seemed like a nice rig. The length of the hood is short like a van which means more interior space, but harder to work on. The fan belt is buried beneath a ton of stuff. Not that RT will worry about that :fm:
Kidding Congrats on the kids dude. It looks like a good people mover, the bed height is a fair bit taller than a truck though, which saps up a lot of interior room for cargo payload. Turrning radius seemed nice and sharp. the one I looked at was 2008 80k miles $19,000
Can this thread drift back to minivans, please, because my automatic sliding door just stopped working....
Kidding....
I keep seeing a beautifully armored 80 around town. It looks brand new, every time I see it. It's always spotless. It's amazing. I figure that it's gotta drive on some dirt. There are mud/dirt/gravel roads everywhere.
This might be worth looking into.
https://eastidaho.craigslist.org/cto...450273585.html
Rebuilt title but who cares, as long as it tracks straight. I got a hunch it has a ton of miles.
I just picked up a couple fender flares from a dude in west Jordan (what a bad place to go around rush hour.) and he had a badass lookin rig that was rebuilt title, high miles, thing looked great. I should have taken a pic for the boys.
Sold my 80 a year ago for $3,500. It was in pretty cherry condition (no lockers though), but given the high price of gas and taxes in CA, I was tired of the poor fuel economy...and then the head gasket started to go and I didn't feel like fixing it. Or overhauling the front axle for a third time. Friend of a friend was thrilled to get it for that price, and directed his new 80 enthusiasm in rebuilding the engine. He later tricked it out with a lift/tires and a bunch of overland stuff, and sold it for $17k. Good for him, gotta say I'm real happy with the 3rd gen 4Runner I have now. Yeah it's no beast like the 80, but it's a sports car by comparison and gets 15 around town and almost 20mpg on the freeway. Big improvement over 10/15.
Yeah, you can pick up a low mileage 2008-2012 for cheap yet it looks identical to a 2018. Not sure why anyone would take the massive deprecation hit by buying a brand new one ($65k+) before the next redesign. Great alternative to a minivan. Perfect size for 3 kids (as long as it's not the plat version), dog and gear (we also have a rocket box).Quote:
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BasinBeater, is your 2002 still for sale? I am so tempted by one of these vehicles, but it would be hard to give up a 2016. However, that 2002 looks like it's in nice shape.
Yes sir.
when i do relatively quick searches online, i see 80-series in my area (western sierra) selling for less then $5k or more than $15k. some of the $5k ones look stock and have less than 200k miles. what's the chance that they are in pretty good baseline condition at that price? the ones for over $15k are all built. i'm looking for a friend who just had their truck totaled by a deer.
Imo it really depends on what you are looking to do with the vehicle. If you have any plans on building it then finding a built one in good shape then you're probably going to come out better then building it yourself. Aftermarket armor etc is spendy and sometimes you can benefit from someone who already has it and isn't going to be able to necessarily recoup that cost in a sale. However if you are mechanically inclined you can come out pretty good with some of the cheaper "deals". I was always a build/maintain it myself guy but it really comes down to time energy etc.
And I think someone posted a link before but slee off-road and ih8mud have tons of good info for what typical issues are.
Many of the inexpensive ones have a lot of deferred maintenance. Front axles need to be rebuilt, or head gasket issues, interior can be crap, and paint is often bad on cheap ones. All stuff that can be fixed, but if I was less than mechanically inclined, I would stay away from one with engine trouble.
Armor is expensive, and also hard to come by used unless on a truck that is for sale.
But yeah, what do you want to use it for? For an occasional driver that can take the family to remote places, they are tough to beat. There are better rock crawling platforms out there, but people certainly build them for that too. Mildly built ones can fetch decent money, heavily modified ones tend to suffer price wise.
Thanks for the input!
Rebuilding the front axle is annoying.
Yeah, messy.
Anybody shopping in Utah? VIN lookup indicates factory lockers on this 40th https://www.ksl.com/auto/listing/4346234?ad_cid=4
I'm dreaming but seems.like a decent price if the regular maintenance has been done as mentioned above. There is a pic with the diff lock switch so VIN search seems correct.Quote:
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Ignored that ad due to the fender rust in the second picture initially. Sounds like it could be a good deal though.Quote:
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That's not a horrible amount of rust. Seems pretty easily mitigated then paint her with rhino lining/linexQuote:
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My leather tundra seat split in that same spot. Costco sheepskin seat cover to rescue
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When i click that link, I see a 1999 100 series. I bought my 1999 100-series in 2015 with same miles. paid more. What I bought was stock and very well maintained. At that time, rust free and well maintained stock rigs of that vintage were in the $10k range.
I must have pasted the wrong link. But there was a 40th that has since been sold, no surprise. I think it was listed for $7k. (Here’s the dead link I sent to my brother. https://www.ksl.com/auto/listing/4325661?ad_cid=23)
Not a bad looking 99, really clean Interior. My kids would love to ruin it lol.Quote:
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status of TB/water pump, front rack, control arms, wheel bearings.
I should clarify, the first time I read the text of the ad was yesterday. Before I simply looked at that pic and assumed the whole rig was a rust bucket.Quote:
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Originally Posted by Bjorn Felman
Are we allowed to talk about 100 series in here? Because I'm about to grab a minty LX.
Educate me...
Locker Options? Just want a rear i think... but 3x locked is cool.
Front Bumpers?
Thinking 2" lift and 275/70r18.. stock gears gonna be okay on passes? keep or ditch the AHC? Prior owner (a mag on here) had the AHC fully flushed/serviced by the Lexus stealership. Can you lift and retain the AHC?
Basically will mostly be a highway driver but my road/driveway gets gnarly in the winter. Have had to lock our 80s a couple times already this year to make it up the road when it hasn't been plowed. Steep gravel with a couple tight corners that kill your momentum. Sold the wifes locked 80 to Kopi_red, basically want the same capability in a 100 with better highway manners.
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Just did all of this, minus locker, add some other stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leavenworth Skier
I did the OME lift with Nitro Charger Shocks: ARB front bumper with Warm 8000; Slee UCAs and Toyo RTs. Got all of this from Slee, save the winch (ebay) and tires.
Initially I tried the AHC trick box from Slee but didn't love it and didn't like the idea of being somewhere remote and having AHC fail. That said, plenty of people do run that setup. But I removed what had to be removed to install the normal lift and have been removing the rest of the AHC as I need to, a la adding sliders.
Overall, you will love the OME lift and the way it drives on and off road. Shocks are very subjective so be aware that the OMEs are stiff, which I like, but maybe a bit harsh off road. I recently upgraded to the Slee Remote 2.5s and while the jury is still out, it's obvious that they're way better off road but a bit soft on pavement out of the box. On blm desert roads they are absolutely stupid fun, though.
Let me know what you do. I still have that Slee box if you want it.
Big fan of OME here... Had a full setup on a mildly built 2nd gen 4Runner, driven many miles on a 60 series LC, and now have full setup on a 2nd gen Tundra... shit sets the bar.
Second the "firm but fun" sentiment. Susp is designed to be loaded heavy. Quality is outstanding.
for those that don't want thread drift: https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...e-thread/page6
my 1999 was pre-AHC. the small bit of ih8mud research that i did seemed to indicate that the AHC lasts for about 10 years then they need service or replacement with another system. because of $$ and that potential, i stayed away from AHC.
mine has factory rear lockers. that's been nice in a few remote situations when pulling a firewood-laden trailer off road.
i got one of those big-ass racks for the roof, which has been key for schleping the family of 5 and the 90lb dog for camping trips.
we put in neoprene seat covers because my family and i are pretty grubby and were starting to destroy the leather.
we've kept the rest stock because of $$$, though i think about OME stuff or at least air bags because it gets saggy in the back when loaded for camping and the crew. sometimes a kid rides long distances in the jump seat off road and i'm a bit concerned about the stiffness of OME system when the rig is not loaded. i had a V0 4runner for years with stiff but fun suspension (can't remember what it was - long time ago). i enjoyed that feel.
i also think about those metal tech step-sliders. last summer, i grazed the OEM steps/running boards a few times accessing some local fun areas. only skuffs.
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