Land Cruisers are in my blood, and so is desert racing, combine the two and you get the M-80, A 1993 FZJ80 Go Fast Build.
I am going to build a FZJ80 to race the Every Man Challenge for Ultra 4 racing series. For those of you who are unfamiliar the website it is located here: Home | Ultra4Racing.com. This 80 will be built to race in the 4600 class which is the stock class, the rules for this class are very strict and if you would like to read the rules they can be found here: Rulebook | Ultra4Racing.com. The first race I would like to run King of the Hammers in 2015. The plan is to also run a few races in the Yellowstone Racing Series, Bonneville Racing Series and maybe just maybe a few SCORE events, with a very, very distance ultimate goal to race the Baja 1000 with it someday.
I am just your average working guy that has a full time job, a wife, and 3 kids so this is going to be a very grass roots operation. Sponsorships are very much welcomed and appreciated, if interested please email me directly at jasondginn@gmail.com. ← Shameless Plug!
I have had several Land Cruisers throughout my life, actually my first vehicle was a 69' FJ40. Recently I have built a 80 with more overland stuff in mind and even more recently I had a real nice 100 series that I just sold to help finance this build.
Well just the other I day I found a stock 1993 80 with 280K miles and has the factory lockers for a song. The 80 is not perfect by any means, but I does run fantastic for 280K miles it is fairly rust free and the body is pretty straight. The plan is to gut it, gut everything that is not needed and try and get as much weight down as possible. So here are the plans:
Ruff Stuff Axle Housings, Hell Fire Knuckles with the Hi-Pinion 80 front, 5.29’s, cromo shafts and hopefully ARB’s
Ruff Stuff Rear Axle Housing, 5.29’s, cromo shafts and hopefully ARB’s
Rebuilt& messaged 1FZE, Custom Exhaust, I have to keep the “stock” engine and no induction is allowed
Stock Transmission
Stock T-case, T-case can be changed but I don’t see a reason to.
Big ass transmission and power steering coolers
3 link front with aluminum links, 1.25” & 7/8” rod ends and king 2.5” remote reservoir shocks, coils springs must be retained
4 link rear with aluminum links, 1.25” & 7/8” rod ends and king 2.5” remote reservoir shocks, coil springs must be retained
Wheel Base must remain within 3” of stock
Cannot cut inner fenders or the body unless for the cage
Class tire size is limited to 35” tall tires, have not decided what to run, but whatever they are they will be mounted on 17” beadlocks.
Gutted interior with full cage front bumper to back bumper
Aluminum dash
Mastercraft 3G seats
Fuel Cell mounted in back
Parker Pumpers
GPS
Intercom
First thing up will be to clean the crap out of it and try and get all the grease off it before it goes in the garage and up on jack stands. First thing I am going to do is the suspension, so I will be cutting off all of the factory bracketry and then setting up the suspension, after that it will be getting the cage and all the required safety components. Last but certainly not least will be rebuilding the engine and stuffing everything back in.
Many of you may not agree with my choice of vehicle and think that the 80 is just too big, too slow or whatever else, but I have my reasons and I am sticking with them, plus there has never been an 80 raced (to my limited knowledge) at the King of the Hammers. Oh, and the fact that the class is usually won by a Jeep… I hate Jeep’s.
Here she is bringing her home yesterday; let me introduce the M-80 Jeep Killer!
I am going to build a FZJ80 to race the Every Man Challenge for Ultra 4 racing series. For those of you who are unfamiliar the website it is located here: Home | Ultra4Racing.com. This 80 will be built to race in the 4600 class which is the stock class, the rules for this class are very strict and if you would like to read the rules they can be found here: Rulebook | Ultra4Racing.com. The first race I would like to run King of the Hammers in 2015. The plan is to also run a few races in the Yellowstone Racing Series, Bonneville Racing Series and maybe just maybe a few SCORE events, with a very, very distance ultimate goal to race the Baja 1000 with it someday.
I am just your average working guy that has a full time job, a wife, and 3 kids so this is going to be a very grass roots operation. Sponsorships are very much welcomed and appreciated, if interested please email me directly at jasondginn@gmail.com. ← Shameless Plug!
I have had several Land Cruisers throughout my life, actually my first vehicle was a 69' FJ40. Recently I have built a 80 with more overland stuff in mind and even more recently I had a real nice 100 series that I just sold to help finance this build.
Well just the other I day I found a stock 1993 80 with 280K miles and has the factory lockers for a song. The 80 is not perfect by any means, but I does run fantastic for 280K miles it is fairly rust free and the body is pretty straight. The plan is to gut it, gut everything that is not needed and try and get as much weight down as possible. So here are the plans:
Ruff Stuff Axle Housings, Hell Fire Knuckles with the Hi-Pinion 80 front, 5.29’s, cromo shafts and hopefully ARB’s
Ruff Stuff Rear Axle Housing, 5.29’s, cromo shafts and hopefully ARB’s
Rebuilt& messaged 1FZE, Custom Exhaust, I have to keep the “stock” engine and no induction is allowed
Stock Transmission
Stock T-case, T-case can be changed but I don’t see a reason to.
Big ass transmission and power steering coolers
3 link front with aluminum links, 1.25” & 7/8” rod ends and king 2.5” remote reservoir shocks, coils springs must be retained
4 link rear with aluminum links, 1.25” & 7/8” rod ends and king 2.5” remote reservoir shocks, coil springs must be retained
Wheel Base must remain within 3” of stock
Cannot cut inner fenders or the body unless for the cage
Class tire size is limited to 35” tall tires, have not decided what to run, but whatever they are they will be mounted on 17” beadlocks.
Gutted interior with full cage front bumper to back bumper
Aluminum dash
Mastercraft 3G seats
Fuel Cell mounted in back
Parker Pumpers
GPS
Intercom
First thing up will be to clean the crap out of it and try and get all the grease off it before it goes in the garage and up on jack stands. First thing I am going to do is the suspension, so I will be cutting off all of the factory bracketry and then setting up the suspension, after that it will be getting the cage and all the required safety components. Last but certainly not least will be rebuilding the engine and stuffing everything back in.
Many of you may not agree with my choice of vehicle and think that the 80 is just too big, too slow or whatever else, but I have my reasons and I am sticking with them, plus there has never been an 80 raced (to my limited knowledge) at the King of the Hammers. Oh, and the fact that the class is usually won by a Jeep… I hate Jeep’s.
Here she is bringing her home yesterday; let me introduce the M-80 Jeep Killer!
