1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Plus I have a much more expensive endeavor that'll drain my account faster than TW ever could

 

You mean the Land Cruiser? Are they really that much more expensive to keep on the road than a Taco/4runner?

 

Haha well I figured 8500 would be reasonable even with the issues since it's pretty much rust free and has the shrockworks sliders. But maybe I'm being a bit optimistic for this market.

 

What?

No.

I'm having a baby in less than 2 weeks.

Land Cruiser has been cheap to keep up with.

 

Oh, congratulations!

 

I don't know how the market is at the moment so can't say if your price is good or not.

And shrockworks makes a quality product, but mods aren't anything I'd personally pay more money for on a vehicle (that's just me though).

 

@Kwikvette if you read enough ih8mud threads you'd think you'd have to be a Saudi prince to maintain an 80 series. People talk about them like they're an F22 Raptor or something. Oh yea and your head gasket will blow every oil change.

 

Hell even the power steering components and money spent on suspension has been cheaper.

An OEM Tacoma rack is what...$550?

 

TBF the steering box is $$ for an 80

 

I only see newcomers asking about head gaskets, or 3FE owners talk about them when mentioning the 1FZ.

And you're right, but some of those guys are such purists that the water in their coffee must only come from the waterfall of Nijoga Falls in Japan.

 

The boxes rarely ever fail. It's the pump and most times the O ring.

Rebuilding an OEM pump costs you $100 in parts which I've done so already.

I have an extra rebuild kit I forgot I bought sometime back as well as an extra OEM pump.

 

I really wanna start saving up for another 80 series. I don’t think they’re that much more trouble than a Tacoma or 4Runner, even though parts are a bit more expensive.

 

If anything, less trouble because there's so much room in between components making it easier to work on.

Remove the air intake and you can let your feet hang in there as you sit on the quarter panel.

Same with the front end if you pull out the radiator and fan/clutch.

Parts are just a ton heavier.

 

Like @Speedytech7 said, you're just dealing with "diesel weight" when working on these.

 

I just wonder if I’m gonna be late to the party truing to get another one on a year or so. It seems like they’re almost as much as a 40 series these days.

 

So much room for activities

 

Yea I always thought it was almost set up like a diesel engine. About as close as you could get to one while still being petrol.

 

I loved the sight of that bigass inline whenever I opened the hood. I'm not a purist but I wouldn't wanna chuck a V8 in there like so many people do. Any plans to turbo it eventually?

 

Just waiting until I'm driving the truck (pending lawyer paperwork) so I can down the Land Cruiser.

Wanting to take care of the valve cover since it's leaking from the rear as well as bypassing the rear heater.

 

Turbo on an NA goes against CARB here so no.

Plus I've owned actual quick turbo vehicles and many V8s to ever consider any performance mods on this. I've got a stroked C4 and a C5Z.