BJ73 - "DREAMS" :D

Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2003 11:32 pm

hey rosco he dont have a middy yet #Rofl

hes been dreamin and talkin up a storm for a while now....... #Rofl

Joined: 06 Jul 2003 Location: perth west australia

Aza maybe you could post some pics of your BMX bike if you dont really have a cruiser.Some really nice ones doing a superman air or something Laughing

Joined: 12 Dec 2002 Location: Jimboomba, Qld

if u want

i dont own a middy but im trying to figure out wtf i should spend my money on so i can get shit just before i get the middy The Finger

Joined: 12 Dec 2002 Location: Jimboomba, Qld

see unlike bubs i want to ask the stupid questions now so i know the answers BEFORE i get the car and not waste time finding out stuff while trying to do it up Laughing

Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Location: Shed.

aza building a custom 4WD is a very personal thing and what workes for one bloke might not necessarily be the best thing for you. it takes experimentation, small changes and drives to see how it goes, it's a slow and potentially expensive process. sure you can drive into [insert name of 4WD chop shop here] and hand over a fistful of dollars and get a suspension system that works fairly well, but there is always room for improvement, and tyo get it right, you have to put in the hours yourself, driving, testing, tweaking. imnsho, you should buy something cheap and disposable for your first 4WD and not spend too much modifying it - get it out there, drive it to death, learn HOW to drive a 4WD in the bush, then when you roll it and write it off you have plenty of experience and you'll know what you want for your new, custom beast.

spend a couple of grand on a trashed sierra and go through the pain of changing everything in it yourself, get some hands on experience in repairs and modifications on a truck small enough that it's possible to change the clutch yourself -try lifting a cruiser gearbox back into position by yourself, or lifting the head off a 3B without dropping it into the deck! - these things are easy as on a little zook and not too painful on a hilux but impossible on a cruiser

blah blah rant rant.

what are you going to do when you trash your new BJ after owning it a week and your insurance won't pay because you killed it offroad and you owe mummy and daddy ten grand for a pile of rusting steel?

Joined: 12 Dec 2002 Location: Jimboomba, Qld

bubs car costs about 9-10 grand and snafs about 8, its his first car, has he trashed it. ok how about this for an idea, get a bj, mod it abit so its mainly a poser, take it off road but dont try hard shit, get the experience offroad by going on night runs, etc. hey i know this will be my first car and i might destroy it and shit or sell it in a couple of yrs but hey this is the car i want Wink

i see what ur trying to get at and mayb i will trash the bj but hey thats my problem if i do, and i defantly aint getting a zook, no offense to u zook drivers Razz

all i really want to begin with is a bj73, with a nice poser paint job with lift and 35's, but i think i will have money left after that, thats what i want to firgure out, what to do with the left over $$$

Joined: 06 Jul 2003 Location: perth west australia

Better still get a 4x4 and get the brakes ,oil leaks,swivels,clutch and all those boring things before you start bolting good stuff onto a unreliable POS.Its a bit like doing an extension to a house while the termites are eating the other end.I know thats sounds boring but you cant pose in something the cops have put off the road.

Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Location: Shed.

and make up your mind if you want a poser truck with nice paint or if you want something you can take off road - have a look at what any of us drive hard off road, there's no pretty paintwork there. good paint is a waste of money on a 4WD if you're ever going to drive it on a trail.

also what rosco says is very important - any 15+ year old truck you buy will NEED work on steering, driveline, brakes, engine etc, and your money is far better spent fixing up the bits that need fixing - for a truck to be safe off road, everything needs to work properly, especially brakes and steering.

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank

Aza wrote:

see unlike bubs i want to ask the stupid questions now so i know the answers BEFORE i get the car and not waste time finding out stuff while trying to do it up Laughing

Bubs did exactly this and look where he ended up Very Happy

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank, Qld

RUFF wrote:

Aza wrote:

see unlike bubs i want to ask the stupid questions now so i know the answers BEFORE i get the car and not waste time finding out stuff while trying to do it up Laughing

Bubs did exactly this and look where he ended up Very Happy

wheres my locker The Finger

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank, Qld

Aza, air lockers, cage and some 35/37" tyres in that order dude Very Happy

Joined: 27 Oct 2002 Location: Sydney

bubs wrote:

Aza, air lockers, cage and some 35/37" tyres in that order dude Very Happy

Are you trying to say you would have Aza before you would have lockers The Finger

Whatever floats ya boat Rolling Eyes

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank, Qld

I dont really care anymore, just offering some advice Wink

Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Location: Shed.

get a winch before you get lockers.

Joined: 12 Dec 2002 Location: Jimboomba, Qld

u think i have that much money Rolling Eyes

, i might be able to aford the locker Wink

, for starters the car will mainly be a poser but will get taken off road a fair bit but not driven really hard. i have figured that i will have about 3500$ - 4000$ to spend on mods, so i might do what u say bubs The Finger

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2003 10:47 pm

TALK TALK TALK AND NO ACTION Very Happy

Joined: 12 Dec 2002 Location: Jimboomba, Qld

JAKE wrote:

TALK TALK TALK AND NO ACTION Very Happy

not like we see anything happen to ur POS The Finger

Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Location: Shed.

aza at least he *owns* a 4WD - POS or not at least he's out there driving not just sitting here ramping up his post count Razz

Joined: 12 Dec 2002 Location: Jimboomba, Qld

how old am i ????? that answer ur q The Finger

Joined: 06 Jul 2003 Location: perth west australia

Aza why not get a gemini to learn how to change gears check oil ect.DO interesting mods like a 10ft cb antenna with a fluffy dash mat and magic tree in every corner.You would be the envy of all the other year 8s at your school. Maybe you could use your gemini as a class project. Cool

Joined: 12 Dec 2002 Location: Jimboomba, Qld

roscoFJ73 wrote:

Aza why not get a gemini to learn how to change gears check oil ect.DO interesting mods like a 10ft cb antenna with a fluffy dash mat and magic tree in every corner.You would be the envy of all the other year 8s at your school. Maybe you could use your gemini as a class project. Cool

but then i cant go wheeling Crying or Very sad

not even abut Crying or Very sad

Joined: 06 Jul 2003 Location: perth west australia

You dont want to go wheelin with dangerous varmints like Jake out there do ya Laughing

Joined: 12 Dec 2002 Location: Jimboomba, Qld

roscoFJ73 wrote:

You dont want to go wheelin with dangerous varmints like Jake out there do ya Laughing

nuah ill go with my mates and bubs and scotty (i know not the smartest idea going with a stoner but hey what can ya do the more cars the more carnage Wink

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Joined: 06 Jul 2003 Location: perth west australia

Aza you loolked at any 73s yet, there seems to be heaps around at the moment but diesels are scarce.How much you got to spend on a cruiser?

Joined: 12 Dec 2002 Location: Jimboomba, Qld

my parents would pay for the car, but im not sure they would atm cuase of finances, ive been looking on auto trader, etc and i havnt been able to find any Confused

Joined: 06 Jul 2003 Location: perth west australia

Aza wrote:

my parents would pay for the car, but im not sure they would atm cuase of finances, ive been looking on auto trader, etc and i havnt been able to find any Confused

What do you mean by "atm" Does it have to be a 73 series.There is plenty of 40 and 45 around with plenty of life and they still kick more ass than 98% of all 4wd. 4-5 grand would get a real nice one possibly with extras like big tyres ,suspension lifts. They are among the best 4x4 ever built and what give TOYOTA their name.Girls love a soft top 40.Youll be struggling to keep them out of the front seat . I reckon a 45 soft top would be the coolest thing you could have.There is one on ebay although expensive because of the mods you get an idea of whats possible.