Backcountry Gear: 2000 UZJ100 Land Cruiser Build - Part 1 - 06.15.2007

Submitted by jp on Fri, 06/15/2007 - 19:18

I've been thinking about this for a long time and the time has finally come. After looking at the countless sick rigs and builds on ih8mud.com and sleeoffroad.com. Time to upgrade.

I use the 100 primarily to get me, my friends and our snowmobiles / snowboards to the backcountry. Over 80 days a year towing the sleds. Moderate 4 wheeling and lots of camping. I love my LC, got it 4 or 5 years ago as the second owner. I've had zero problems with the truck and I have a trusted and great local mechanic who rocks! The 100 Series is my 3rd LC, I had a 40 Series on 35s with a Chevy 350..... And an bright orange 60 series.

I hope to add bumpers and some other stuff in the future. Some pictures of mods that I've already completed are below.

Rear Cabinet - 1/2 Done. No Drawer Yet - Current Project

Rear Cabinet - In Progress:

Rear Cabinet - Sleeping Area:

Rear Fire:

Autometer Vac and A/F Gauge - THANKS AKD Concepts!:

Power Inverter in Center Console:

Exhaust 2 - AKD Concepts:

Air Intake - AKD Concepts:

Other Mods:
Air Intake
Flowmaster Exhaust
Autometer Guages
In Dash DVD/Nav/IPod/AV In/Out
Power Inverter
Driving Lights/Bar
Removed Running Boards/Mud Flaps
"Gun Metal" Duplicolor Wheel Coat
Only Jellybean Emblems - "Gun Metal"

Stuff Thats Broke:
'D' - Drive Light in Dash
Rear Vent Dash/Switch Light
Lumbar Support??

Stuff I've Fixed:
Left Front Passenger Loose Door Handle
Inside Air Temp Sensor / Hose Thing
Clogged AC/Drain

Tires:
285/75/16 BFG AT KO - installed
295/75/16 Nitto Terra G's - when the BFGs go

Lift: - Slee Offroad / Old Man Emu 3"
OME N133 shocks - next week
OME T-Bars - next week
OME 866 rear springs - next week
OME N101 shocks - next week
Slee diff drop - next week

Armor:
Slee tube sliders - next week

Future Plans:
Finish Rear Storage/Cabinet
Ham Radio
Dual Batteries
GPS Mount for GPS60CS

The rig has around 133k miles and I picked it up at ~50k. Never let me down.
Can't wait to see how the OME lift performs and handles. Slee Sliders.....mmmmmmm