FZJ80 restoration wet dream

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 04/02/2019 at 12:58 • Filed to: None

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If it were my build I would have him tone it down with the lights, paint it the green that it was and keep the 1FZ but rebuild for NA power (new cams, new valves, more stroke, balanced, etc) because I’m weird like that.  I would also have made sure there was a factory aux tank in the spare tire location.  But otherwise...this is damn near perfect.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > HammerheadFistpunch 04/02/2019 at 13:54

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I think going to the V8 is a bit much, they added complexity when they didn’t need to so it won’t be as reliable as a bog standard LC. 

HammerheadFistpunch > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 04/02/2019 at 14:09

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Well the one thing I didn’t like about what he did was the intake (necessitated by a huge V8). What’ s the point of a snorkel if you are drawing in at least half your air form your hot engine bay? To say nothing of the fact that the stock airbox on the 80 could very well best the best non-commercial airbox for dust ever fitted to a car.  

Dru > HammerheadFistpunch 04/02/2019 at 14:23

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Have you seen any of Davis Auto Sports resto jobs? They mostly do XJ Cherokees but they have done a LC or two. Their work is generally super clean and thorough without being over the top.

http://davisautosports.com/1997-landcruiser-das-2

Discerning > HammerheadFistpunch 04/02/2019 at 14:33

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I like the 1FZ. I would have kept that for NA or even gone with a blower or a modestly sized turbo

HammerheadFistpunch > Discerning 04/02/2019 at 15:12

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Yeah, with infinite money I would have a 5 psi turbo, just enough to balance out elevation.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > HammerheadFistpunch 04/02/2019 at 16:02

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At that point it’s pretty much just for show so the truck “looks cool” which ruins it for me. 

HammerheadFistpunch > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 04/02/2019 at 16:03

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well you know me, Im not about dat show, more about that durability.  

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > HammerheadFistpunch 04/02/2019 at 17:06

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Form follows function as far as I’m concerned .

HammerheadFistpunch > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 04/02/2019 at 17:07

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