Toyota FJ Cruiser Obsession

I am starting to think that I may be slightly obsessed.


I bought a Toyota FJ Cruiser in 2007 and have been modifying it and bolting things on ever since.

This is a photo of me sitting in The Scorpion in a remote area between Kanab Utah and Bryce Canyon National Park. You'll notice that there is no road...


If you GOOGLE  "Toyota FJ Cruiser Wikipedia" and scroll to the bottom, the first two photos are of the Scorpion (one taken at Soda Lake south of Baker, California and the other taken near Payson, Arizona).


The question you should be asking is, "how much of that vehicle is still 'made by Toyota?" 


ARMOR
-ARB Bull Bar - Front Bumper
-DeMello Offroad rear bumper w/swing arm
-Bud Built front, middle, transmission and transfer case skidplates
-Bud Built rear crossmember and fuel tank skid plate
-Bud Built ARB spacer armor plate
-Inchworm e-locker motor skid
-Rear lower shock skid
-Rear differential plate (welded)
-DeMello hybrid sliders
-Manic tail light guards

SUSPENSION AND TIRES
-Walker Evans beadlock rims
-Nitto Terra Grapler tires (305/70R17)
-DeMello frame chop
-Icon racing shocks and front coil-overs
-OME heavy duty rear coil-overs (OME886)
-Icon racing front upper control arms
-Light Racing jounce shocks
-Icon lower control arms

EQUIPMENT ADDITIONS
-Lowrance Baja 540c GPS
-MAF aux. fuel tank (22 ga)
-Wet Okole seat covers
-Scangauge 2
-Aux. battery (Optima Yellowtop)
-Main battery (Optima Redtop)
-Dirty Parts aux. battery kit
-Circuit Boss 7 circuit fuse block
-6 REL40 40 amp custom amber switches
-Stebel Nautilus Compact air horn
-Passenger side arm rest
-2 x Wedco Jerry Cans (gas/water)
-Relocated the rear differential and e-locker breathers (scuba-driver mod)
-Fire extinguisher
-ARB Safari Snorkel
-Death Stalker Scorpion transfer case shift knob

COMMUNICATIONS
-SPOT satellite tracker
-Midland 75-822 CB Radio
-CB Antenna - 5' Firestick
-Yaesu FT-1802 M/E 2 meter transceiver (HAM)
-Comet 3D5M mobile mounting hardware (HAM)
-2 meter diamond NR-770HA 2M/70CM 3/5.58db antenna for HAM

LIGHTING
-Airflow headlight covers
-Hela Black Magic 6" Driving Lights
-N-Fab front light bar bracket with 3 Acro x1879M driving lights and 2 40 B/U PIAA flood lights
-N-Fab rear light bar bracket with 2 40 B/U PIAA flood lights
-2 Oznium flexible super thin (red) LED dome lights
-2 Puck (white) LED dome lights
-LED red dash lights replacing the white lights in the dash gauge lights

TOOLS and TRAIL EQUP.
-Fiskars long handle axe
-Short handle shovel
-Long pry bar
-Eagle Talon
-Husqvarna 350 18" chainsaw
-Jumper cables
-Tool Kit
-JB Weld
-Spool of 1000' of 550 cord
-Roll(s) of 100 MPH/Rigger's tape
-FJC Spare parts

GEAR STORAGE
-Scorpion Mount - an endoskeleton made of steel to provide hard points and MPAC storage
-Pelican cases (modular storage of load-out)
-Four Treks shovel/axe mount
-Four Treks dual mount
-Springtail MPAC rack and MOLLE gear
-Springtail MPAC side rack

PNEUMATICS
-20 lb CO2 Auxillery Tank (internal mount)
-10 lb CO2 Powertank
-Ingersol Rand #2135 TI pneumatic impact gun
-Powertank super coupler
-Stebel trailhead deflator
-ARB tire repair kit + spare valves and cores

RECOVERY
-Warn XD9000 winch
-Viking kevlar winch line
-Winch safety thimble
-Viking delrin fairlead rollers
-Warn hitch shackle (and spare shackles)
-30' rescue strap
-100' braided steel line
-ARB Snatchblock
-Pull Pal
-4 x 3/4 ton D-rings
-ARB Bushranger X-Jack
-Hi-Lift Jack
-Wabfab slider attachment

EMERGENCY EQPT.
-First Aid Kit (large)
-First Aid Kit (expanded - for expeditions)
-Misc. kit including compass, loaded day pack, 2 canteens, etc.)
-Model 78 Flare gun (26.5 mm) with star flares

If the Zombies arise from the dead, the vehicle is ready to repel the attack...