[WESBC]

WESBC's FJ Cruiser Build Up

Brought home on October 28, 2006
2007 FJ Cruiser Black Diamond 4X2

Now, February 2015:




Off-road Modifications/ Aftermarket add-ons
ARB Front Bumper
All-Pro Rear Bumper
BFG AT KO 285/70/17 wrapped around stock steelies
OME Mediums front and rear
Demello Hybrid Sliders
Scuba Mod (Rear diff, E-Locker, and Transmission)
Viair 380C connected to a 2.5 gallon tank
Homemade rear drawers

Lighting/AUX equipment
Scan Guage II
Priority Start Pro
Blue Sea 12 circuit fuse block
Garmin 255W GPS
Cobra 19 CB w/ PA speaker, 4 Foot Wilson Antenna on a Bandi mount
Hella 4000's Eurobeam Pattern
Generic 35 watt 4” fogs
Warm White Interior LED’s
CAT bulldozer shifter handle
Train horns




Other project:
1994 FZJ80 Land Cruiser
WESBC's 94 FZJ80 Build | IH8MUD Forum

 

[WESBC]

Just some more FJ related pics from over the years

 

[WESBC]

reserved..

 

[I <3 My FJ]

How did you do the joystick? Is there some place I can learn to do that?

 

[fj6high]

You really have been busy! Lookin' good for sure :rocker:

Well you have the Via air and tank so It would be fun to run some train horns :lol:

 

[zoshyii]

nice.

 

[Krunch]

Real nice :cheers:

 

[HUGO STIGLITZ]

LOVE IT!! 1 question where are the missiles?

 

[WESBC]

Installed a Touchstone charger in my car today. I used an L bracket that is double side taped to the side of the dash, which seems to be holding up quite nicely.

And for those that are not familiar with the Touchstone charger:

Oh and the Touchstone back matches my dash and my knife quite nicely

 

[LandCruiserSteve]

Nice build and great write-up!! :bigthumb:

I especially like the effort you put into your auxiliary wiring set-up. It's good to see (what appears to be) proper relays, fuses, surge protection, circuit breakers, etc. :cheers: :cheers:

 

[WESBC]

I got inspiration from another forum for packing some food in shoebox to take up minimal space. Instead of a shoebox, I used a small plastic bin that I found at Target and decided to use this to store food in my truck.

This is what I came up with:

Upon repacking this into the container, I have managed to squeeze in another water bottle. I know three bottles isn't enough, but I have about 20 or so bottles stashed around the vehicle. This leaves me with at least 3+7 (stashed in between the plastic and metal body panels) bottles that shouldn't be touched unless necessary.

Note this is also separate from my BOB/GHB that also resides in my truck.

 

[WESBC]

Others have asked me to compile a list of the stuff that I carry in my truck. I finally got around to doing it after lagging for many many months.

In the list are all the things that are in/on my truck at all times. I might be leaving one or two things out, but I'm pretty sure I got all of it. This from downsizing what I used to carry. The pics are in order chronologically of my drawer set up over the years. Included in the list is my contents of my BOB/GHB and modifications to my vehicle.

The big bold/underlined titles are the locations and the smaller bold/italicized titles are the smaller divisions within each location.

https://docs.google.com/fileview?id...kzM2EtMTRhMGJiMzAyMTg3&hl=en&authkey=CPDoiKMH
https://docs.google.com/fileview?id...kzM2EtMTRhMGJiMzAyMTg3&hl=en&authkey=CPDoiKMH
https://docs.google.com/fileview?id...kzM2EtMTRhMGJiMzAyMTg3&hl=en&authkey=CPDoiKMH

Current-ish

Things that I still need/want:
Safety Glasses
Head Lamp, I destroyed my old one trying to "fix" it
More water (no more room)
Battery jump-start booster thingymijig
CC Breaker Bar
Kukhri of some kind
Fixed blade
.... that's all I can think of

Oh and here's the truck one more time

Any comments are welcome

 

[Hodges]

nice setup man!

 

[Hagan]

very nice rig, nice work!

 

[WESBC]

I just got back from a 2 day trip in SD. Spent most of the day wandering around the beautiful Anza Borrego and a little bit of Ocotillo Wells, not sure of exact trail names though.

Had great times with great people in a great place. Despite the long drive, I can't wait till the next time.

 

[fraglerock]

Great pics! Your shifter is still one of the G.O.A.T. mods IMO.

 

[archangeljwp]

I love your FJ! I cannot wait to come back to the USA from my duty station in Germany! I will be able to begin some serious MOD's. Right now I am having the Doug Thorley Headders installed by the German Toyota dealership near me. I will be installing the TRD CAI soon.

Good luck and have some fun out there.:cheers:

 

[WESBC]

Just went through a phase of redoing a lot of small things here and there

AllCal at "Psycho Ranch"

 

[fraglerock]

Looks good Wes, bummer I missed you at AllCal, hope all is well. One thing about your rear storage that I think gets overlooked is the fact that there is no raw wood. So many storage units get painted after it's been built leaving the inside framing untouched. Nice attention to detail.

 

[TCao]

You're a neat freak, Wes. I like that in a person. :bigthumb:

I use the same shemagh when I'm out on field tests. It really helps keep the dust off your face. Very nice build.
Thong