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The Official TW FJ owners Thread

Discussion in 'FJ Cruisers' started by PreRunnerSeth, Jun 2, 2011.

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  1. Jan 25, 2012 at 11:14 AM
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    Ya, gonna go with the evil eye trip hoop. I will let you know what they say about the time line.
     
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  2. Jan 25, 2012 at 11:24 AM
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    Kind of miss my FJ. :(


    But then I put my foot into the STi and watch that boost needle shoot up, plant me in my seat and I remember the number one thing that bugged me about the FJ. NO BALLS
     
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  3. Jan 25, 2012 at 11:47 AM
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    trying being armored up... but i bought it for being a trail tank not a speed queen.
    thats why im buying this hopefully spring :D
    [​IMG]
     
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  4. Jan 25, 2012 at 12:03 PM
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    So the wait for the bumper is over 6 weeks. I am too impatient to wait that long so I neglected to buy it today.
     
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  5. Jan 25, 2012 at 1:11 PM
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    Only way I would buy one of those is if it had this done to it:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfkgP6l9gJQ

    Otherwise, they are slow as hell. Yes, they have AWD and a more powerful motor than a normal GTI. But the extra weight of that AWD system pretty much brings it back down to GTI speeds.
     
    YFZ_TRD, Jan 25, 2012
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  6. Jan 26, 2012 at 8:45 AM
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    my cousin has a sc laying in his garage for one, so that would be finished right off the back.
     
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  7. Jan 26, 2012 at 9:28 AM
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    give it more time to break...
    you will miss the reliability of the FJ soon :p
    jk
     
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  8. Jan 26, 2012 at 9:31 AM
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    Naw, guys have STi's with nearly 200K miles that have been running stage 2 tunes like I am since like 30K miles on their odometer. If you keep up on maintenance and don't boost every single second you're in the car, they last. *knock on wood*

    I see FJ's all over my town, most of them completely stock and driven by women. That doesn't make me miss them. It's looking at nicely modified ones that gets me.

    But then I think of the gas that guy is probably paying for to keep the massive tires and extra weight of all the armor moving down the road. :cool:
     
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  9. Jan 26, 2012 at 10:28 AM
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    KNOCKED ON WOOD for you too :laugh:

    My old roommate Had an 03 wrx w /sti hybrid swap. He is on Nasioc too... (psychoskip)
     
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  10. Jan 26, 2012 at 10:32 AM
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    Those hybrid swaps are great until you have to rebuild your motor in another couple years I hear. :p Not the most reliable setup.

    I did buy this car accepting the fact that I would probably have to rebuild the motor. But it's turned out to be a great, solid motor. Compression was almost completely even across all 4 cylinders.

    If it breaks, I'll probably rebuild with forged pistons and rods. Stock everything else. I don't want crazy power numbers. It scares me good enough as it is.
     
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  11. Jan 26, 2012 at 1:11 PM
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    No worries Gabe, black diamond rated trails are an asshole puckering experience


    shit not only looking good but negotiating some really steep,tight obstacles, cameras never do justice, Gabe & Mario wanted to hit some harder trails before a meet & greet last Sunday & me not wheeling for awhile (truck is down) jumped all over it Gabe is already set up pretty nicely & Mario is bone stock with the exception of sliders (which they both have) It was my first ride in the new generation FJ's & have to admit was pretty impressed with their ability even in stock form....well done gents...;)


    thank God for sliders


    [​IMG]

    this was only damage done (mario's stock ride) I took these guys up this trail because they would NEED sliders not because they MAY need them....

    [​IMG]


    easiest part of this trail...


    [​IMG]
     
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  12. Jan 26, 2012 at 2:30 PM
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    Mario has the Port a potty blue :anonymous:


    :laugh:
     
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  13. Jan 26, 2012 at 4:29 PM
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    I knew I'd seen that color on a jobsite before....:D
     
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  14. Jan 26, 2012 at 5:12 PM
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    tis' the ghey blue
     
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  15. Jan 26, 2012 at 9:10 PM
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    Lol
     
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  16. Jan 26, 2012 at 9:41 PM
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    Called Expedition-One today, but had to leave a message. They called back twice but I was in the middle of moving and wasn't really able to answer a phone. I will probably call them in the morning and place the order. Is there anywhere else in So Cal for OME suspension?
     
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  17. Jan 27, 2012 at 6:55 AM
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  18. Jan 27, 2012 at 6:59 AM
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    Did you call exp 1 for a bumper or for suspension? If it was for the OME's, hit up metal tech. They are awesome. Also, you may look into rcfreak (Krish) from the SoCal section as he gets hookups from 4wheelparts and may be able to get them quick.
     
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  19. Jan 27, 2012 at 7:01 AM
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  20. Jan 27, 2012 at 7:02 AM
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    drove to riverside and didn't hit me up?
    :p
     
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