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Posted: 7/24/2014 8:56:56 PM EDT
A buddy of mine has a pretty nice (for the age) J80. It already has a nice, moderate lift on it and 31" BFG ATs that are in decent shape. 220K miles. It needs a front number and some minor TLC.
I think we've worked out a deal for me to buy the AR parts and build him a basic rifle with a rail and BUIS plus about $500 cash for his rig. Sound like a decent deal? 
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Posted: 7/24/2014 10:21:50 PM EDT
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sounds like an excellent deal to me... DO IT!
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Posted: 7/25/2014 3:05:30 AM EDT
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Do you always make a habit of royally screwing your friends over like that?
If you can sleep at night after such a deed by all means do so post haste |
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Posted: 7/25/2014 3:07:19 AM EDT
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If the mechanics are good, go for it. Just know that they are VERY thirsty pigs when it comes to drinking gas.
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Posted: 7/25/2014 6:51:58 AM EDT
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Do you always make a habit of royally screwing your friends over like that? If you can sleep at night after such a deed by all means do so post haste lol He was going to spend $1,200+ on a S&W AR. I told him that I could build him one cheaper and he got pumped about it. He does some tree work so we talked briefly about him cutting some limbs for me but that idea fizzled... About a week later he asked about trading a gun+cash for his Cruiser. 
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Posted: 7/25/2014 6:53:02 AM EDT
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If the mechanics are good, go for it. Just know that they are VERY thirsty pigs when it comes to drinking gas. I've got a '90 Toyota pickup with a 4 banger for gas savings. I need something a little larger for other occasions. |
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Posted: 7/25/2014 8:25:37 AM EDT
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It's got a minimum of 80k miles left is the good news.
Here is the bad news: No factory lockers, torquey but weak hp engine. 12-14mph whether you're towing a 5k trailer or running naked, will climb the side of a mountain....sloooooowly, vacuum operated front diff lock(likes to freeze up in cold weather) Engine is bulletproof because the vast majority of its mass is in fact solid metal, you can't run it hard enough to break the fucking thing. I love mine! |
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Posted: 7/25/2014 5:02:27 PM EDT
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Sounds like a great deal, for you.
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Posted: 7/25/2014 5:04:32 PM EDT
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Sounds like a good deal. Great foundation to build up into a serious trail/expo rig.
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Posted: 7/25/2014 5:05:30 PM EDT
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It's got a minimum of 80k miles left is the good news. Here is the bad news: No factory lockers, torquey but weak hp engine. 12-14mph whether you're towing a 5k trailer or running naked, will climb the side of a mountain....sloooooowly, vacuum operated front diff lock(likes to freeze up in cold weather) Engine is bulletproof because the vast majority of its mass is in fact solid metal, you can't run it hard enough to break the fucking thing. I love mine!  all US market 80s are full time 4wd. The only locker it has is the CDL.
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Posted: 7/25/2014 5:08:46 PM EDT
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That's a hella deal.
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Posted: 7/25/2014 5:12:16 PM EDT
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As far as I know Old Man Emu makes excellent suspensions. I have an OME sutup in my '96 Tacoma trail rig and some of my rock crawling acquaintances use OME unless they're building dedicated rigs.\
If I ever have to replace my Tundra suspension I will almost certainly go OME. ETA: That said, don't you think you're kind of burning your buddy a bit? |
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Posted: 7/25/2014 8:31:39 PM EDT
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As far as I know Old Man Emu makes excellent suspensions. I have an OME sutup in my '96 Tacoma trail rig and some of my rock crawling acquaintances use OME unless they're building dedicated rigs. If I ever have to replace my Tundra suspension I will almost certainly go OME. ETA: That said, don't you think you're kind of burning your buddy a bit? He was gonna put it on Craigslist for $2,500 but he would sell it to me for $1,750. I'm gonna build him a very nice AR valued at about $1,000 plus I'm giving him the difference in cash. |
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Posted: 7/26/2014 9:30:46 AM EDT
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Around here with a quick detail that's a 4500-5000 SUV that would probably sell within hours.
Yes you are royally screwing your bud over. DRY |
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Posted: 7/27/2014 7:09:14 AM EDT
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Around here with a quick detail that's a 4500-5000 SUV that would probably sell within hours. Yes you are royally screwing your bud over. DRY It needs more than a "quick detail." He and I are both quite aware of the issues with the truck... He lurks on a few Land Cruiser forums very frequently. Tires are at about %50. The transmission probably needs to be replaced/rebuilt within the year... He bought it as a drivable project vehicle but doesn't have the time to put into it and has lost interest. |
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Posted: 7/27/2014 7:43:48 AM EDT
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It needs more than a "quick detail." He and I are both quite aware of the issues with the truck... He lurks on a few Land Cruiser forums very frequently. Tires are at about %50. The transmission probably needs to be replaced/rebuilt within the year... He bought it as a drivable project vehicle but doesn't have the time to put into it and has lost interest. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Around here with a quick detail that's a 4500-5000 SUV that would probably sell within hours. Yes you are royally screwing your bud over. DRY It needs more than a "quick detail." He and I are both quite aware of the issues with the truck... He lurks on a few Land Cruiser forums very frequently. Tires are at about %50. The transmission probably needs to be replaced/rebuilt within the year... He bought it as a drivable project vehicle but doesn't have the time to put into it and has lost interest. In that case it's not too bad a deal for him and still a great deal for you |
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Posted: 8/12/2014 6:31:31 PM EDT
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Minor update: She was over-heating. I paid for the new radiator and finally got her home.
More pix to come! |
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Posted: 8/12/2014 6:35:25 PM EDT
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Minor update: She was over-heating. I paid for the new radiator and finally got her home. More pix to come! The most common cause of overheating is a bad fan clutch. When the engine is hot and shut off grab it and see how much resistance it has. If it is little to none, buy an aisin blue hub fan clutch from amazon and mod it (see i8mud for details) with heavier silicone. |
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Posted: 8/13/2014 5:45:09 AM EDT
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The most common cause of overheating is a bad fan clutch. When the engine is hot and shut off grab it and see how much resistance it has. If it is little to none, buy an aisin blue hub fan clutch from amazon and mod it (see i8mud for details) with heavier silicone. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Minor update: She was over-heating. I paid for the new radiator and finally got her home. More pix to come! The most common cause of overheating is a bad fan clutch. When the engine is hot and shut off grab it and see how much resistance it has. If it is little to none, buy an aisin blue hub fan clutch from amazon and mod it (see i8mud for details) with heavier silicone. Thanks for the great advice! Ih8mud is awesome. I had my mechanic replace the radiator and it's running cool as a cucumber. The old one was clogged with crud... after he took it out of the truck and it took two days for all the sludge to drain out of it. It wasn't passing emissions either and he found two vacuum hoses disconnected. I'm headed to get the emissions tested today... |
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