Howdy all...

I have wanted an fjz80 since I bought my 93 4runner 15 years ago, today is the day I finally get to drive one home!

She's a 96, with 224k miles, front/rear e-lockers, leather yada yada... LOCKERS!

Paid $3k for her, and she's in decent shape. Needs some exhaust work, a fuel filler neck, and a deep (and when I say deep, I mean DEEP cleaning) but she's a solid rig. Very little rust, which is odd for Maine, especially considering I bought it close to the coast.

Anyway... here she is...



And looking out my front door



She rides smooth as butter, and has a bit more power than I expected.

I'm not new to wrenching, or yota's in general, but I have never had the pleasure of owning, or wrenching on a lc, so I'm sure I'll be checking in for tips.

1st order of bidness for this rig is a deep clean, she;s not filthy, but you can tell that the former owner bought a new rig last year, and just let the thing sit, prolly used it to go to the dump or something...

2nd is the exhaust... basically theres a hole in the cat, and its loud at 60... not terrible at 40, but LOUD at 60...

3rd... the stock radio has got to go... I remember when I swapped in a cheap $100 jvc deck from best buy into my 4runner, what a huge difference it made... I hope that holds true on this gem...

after that.. I'm just gonna go thru and do maintenance stuff... This is where I could use the YT knowledge... Where should I start, and what things should I be looking fof specifically? Clearly a compression check is in order, but based on how strong the motor feels, I'd say I'm good there.

Any tips or jumping off points will be greatly appreciated!

 

Good looking unit.