New 70 series Members say hi here first. Chit chat ok

brownbear · 02-23-07, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Welby

I reckon it was just run in. Did a few wheel bearings, and brake pads as well. ( Did break a rear carrier but that was my fault not wear and tear)

Have a mate who is a keen hunter. He reckoned its the only truck he ever used as a rifle rest (telescopic sights) while the engine was idleing. Those big sixes are SMOOOOOTH.

Yah I don't think you can sight a gun on a 3b powered rig....

potato, potato, potato....cough...potato, potato........sputter....potato....

Cruiser71 · 02-23-07, 09:32 PM

Tapage! Gracias mi hermano..I will be visiting your forum soon....and welby...youre right... keep it simple....but i need to give some more muscle to it!! let you know the progress....some lift coming soon...turbo...tires....winch....and more....KEEPING IT SIMPLE!!

lynchmob · 03-01-07, 12:13 AM

Hi All, I finally decided its time to get back into some of the LC stuff I used to do.

Im in Oregon - USA

I currently have 3 cruisers.
- My '78 FJ40 which was the first cruiser I bought back in 92. Its kind of a beater. Stock except for the OME suspension and weber carb.
- A 1985 BJ70 from CA - this one is a project in progress (arent they all?)
- A 1989 BJ75 from CA - this is my daily driver that I wheel once in a while. This one has been fully restored - then rolled - then restored again.

I drive all these trucks and they have all been driven accross the US (2400 mile one way road trip for each when I moved in '99).

Id say I know a decent amount about cruisers and autos in general. I have rebuilt just about every major system of various vehicles and I do my own auto painting. Im a bit out of touch with current cool things etc in the cruiser world though.

I used to be semi-active on the LCML and the DTLC lists a few years back. My TLCA number was 8451, but I havent been a member for a while. I dont have any pics to post at the moment, but I will. I see a few names I recognize so if you know/remember me give me a shout.

Happy cruising.
Chris

brownbear · 03-01-07, 04:17 PM

Welcome Chris!

Please put your 70 series rigs on the registry here. Just follow the format and throw in a couple pics.

Looking forward to hearing your stories.

Cheers BB

FJoyBJoy · 03-05-07, 07:56 AM

I'm from Québec (French speaking part of North America) and I'm the proud owner of two BJ 70 1985. My daily driver is a 2007 FJ Cruiser: great truck but it's not a Land Cruiser.

I bought my first BJ 70 from my father 4 years ago. I learn to drive off-road on this truck when I was 12 years old. The truck is now equiped with 34X9,5" Super Swamper TSL tire, 4,56:1 diff ratio, Detroit Locker front and rear, Newfield oversized HD CV joint and a worm drive winch. My future project for this truck include a PTO winch, bumpers, schnorkel, 36" tires, crawler box and onboard air.

I bought my second BJ 70 last october. My girlfriend was needing a 4X4 for her studies in geomorphology. It's was a nice opportunity to buy a second BJ 70 that would be used for spare parts when it will become a problem to find some. It is equiped with an ARB Bull Bar, 9500lbs winch and 33X10,5R15 Mud Terrain tires. The body has been restore and the 3B has been rebuilt.

I'm happy to join Land Cruiser fans!

Some pics of my rigs :
http://s165.photobucket.com/albums/u57/FJoyBJoy/

brownbear · 03-05-07, 08:26 AM

Welcome to mud!

Nice pictures. I like that old army truck.... too cool.

Amazing to find ih8mud after all these years of owning cruisers, eh?

Well enjoy the site. There are many members in Quebec here too.

Cheers, BB

FJoyBJoy · 03-05-07, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by brownbear

Nice pictures. I like that old army truck.... too cool.

The Army Truck is a 1942 M37 with a 1988 drivetrain. V8 6,2L diesel, 4-speed manual, Double T-Case (NP 205 + NP 203),Dana 60 front, GM 14 bolt rear, Detroit Locker front and rear, 39½" Irok Tire. It's my father's rig. Not a Toyota but I would buy it anytime!

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Originally Posted by brownbear

Amazing to find ih8mud after all these years of owning cruisers, eh?

Well, I was reading on this forum for years. But my english is really bad so I was a bit shy to post. Sorry to hurt your eyes with so much mistakes!

Long live the Toys!

David*BJ70 · 03-05-07, 10:38 AM

Salut FJoyBJoy !

Content de se retrouver ici aussi !!

FJoyBJoy · 03-05-07, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by David*BJ70

Salut FJoyBJoy !

Content de se retrouver ici aussi !!

Hope one day it will be in the trail!

Cruisers Rocks!

KING OF THE HILL · 03-07-07, 10:41 PM

Hi all enjoy these pics of my 1st Cruiser that i bought, model 2002 from Kuwait and these pic are in OMAN (Salalah).

thx

roscoFJ73 · 03-08-07, 12:29 AM

Very nice

You may not have noticed that we have a special thread permanently at the top of the forum where you can post pics and tell us a little about your landcruiser

Axel Von Gardan · 03-08-07, 08:04 AM

I tought I posted one picture here earlier but seems that I didnt

Well,here it is with boggers,arb lockers, dobinsons, etc...

brownbear · 03-08-07, 10:30 AM

Hey cool looking LJ70.

Is that one of Crushers trucks?

I thought crusher had a red LJ with a neat winch on the front too?

How do the crawlers work in the snow?

brownbear · 03-08-07, 10:32 AM

Hey King of the Hill, neat looking country side you live in. I never would have thought OMAN would look like that. I was expecting flowing sand...

Nice cruiser too.

Axel Von Gardan · 03-09-07, 12:38 PM

Crusher? Never heard... I´m not local

I´m just from Finland
I got ABT 10 000S as front winch, if you take a good look you can allmost see it at earlier picture.

And boggers works fine, damn fine actually, allmost as good as snow chains.

This is how my car was last spring

prado t · 03-09-07, 01:30 PM

hi people this is prado t today is agood day but also expensive my short rear axle came in from japan about 600.00 can

brownbear · 03-09-07, 07:44 PM

Hi prado t, welcome to the board.

where abouts are you from?

wolf den · 03-09-07, 11:53 PM

Good day to all,

Been monitoring this site for a year now just logged in. and have found this forum most usefull for my BJ-60 and 2 LJ-78's. I run Landcraft Adventures Inc. a 4x4 related consulting firm for the local vehicle manufacturers but we basically do "anything and everything 4x4" from ad photo shoots in difficult to get places to marketing activities of vehicle manufacturers, and adventure tours.

wolf den · 03-10-07, 12:13 AM

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=4287722035

rockspider · 03-10-07, 04:11 AM

Hi from the sandpit - 1985 FJ70 stock (for now)

Rich Sims · 03-10-07, 09:45 AM

Hi All, just bought myself a 1995 LJ 70 for competition use, already fitted 2" emu lift and 33" cooper MTs and have an ARB bumper and come-up winch waiting to be fitted.

I originally bought the cruiser to save me battering my 2006 G400 merc but since I bought it I can't stop driving it! It had 1 owner from new 64000 miles with full toyota service history and is spotless its simplicity makes so much fun compared to the merc.

prado t · 03-10-07, 11:43 AM

prado t here im from vancouver canada

prado t · 03-10-07, 11:46 AM

today im getting a digital camera share some pictures with you guys

albertom · 03-10-07, 12:50 PM

Albertom here, from Colombia... FJ70 with a 3F engine and recently... a rag top! pics to be found on this thread:

http://forum.ih8mud.com/70-series-tech/142038-allright-i-finally-did.html

Pretty much stock, except for the mile marker hydraulic winch, modified bumpers and slightly modified suspension (to be changed out soon)

brownbear · 03-10-07, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf den

Good day to all,

Been monitoring this site for a year now just logged in. and have found this forum most usefull for my BJ-60 and 2 LJ-78's. I run Landcraft Adventures Inc. a 4x4 related consulting firm for the local vehicle manufacturers but we basically do "anything and everything 4x4" from ad photo shoots in difficult to get places to marketing activities of vehicle manufacturers, and adventure tours.

Hey Wolf, sounds good. Might be nice to see some pics of these shoots one day.

Welcome to the board.

If you have a nice 70 plese enter it in the registry, adding a pic in there.

brownbear · 03-10-07, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by rockspider

Hi from the sandpit - 1985 FJ70 stock (for now)

Hey nice picture!

Welcome to the forum.

SO how hot is Bahrain at this time of the year? Looks sandy for sure.

brownbear · 03-10-07, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Rich Sims

Hi All, just bought myself a 1995 LJ 70 for competition use, already fitted 2" emu lift and 33" cooper MTs and have an ARB bumper and come-up winch waiting to be fitted.

I originally bought the cruiser to save me battering my 2006 G400 merc but since I bought it I can't stop driving it! It had 1 owner from new 64000 miles with full toyota service history and is spotless its simplicity makes so much fun compared to the merc.

Welcome to the board Rich.

Thats a clean looking LJ, which engine is in there? is 95 still the 2l-te?

Cheers

brownbear · 03-10-07, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by albertom

Albertom here, from Colombia... FJ70 with a 3F engine and recently... a rag top! pics to be found on this thread:

http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=142038

Pretty much stock, except for the mile marker hydraulic winch, modified bumpers and slightly modified suspension (to be changed out soon)

Welcome Albertom,

I like the rag top. Please enter the registrty with a nice pic.

brownbear · 03-10-07, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by prado t

today im getting a digital camera share some pictures with you guys

Sounds good Prado, after that enter the registry....

Now I am sounding like a broken record...

wolf den · 03-11-07, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by brownbear

Hey Wolf, sounds good. Might be nice to see some pics of these shoots one day.

Welcome to the board.

If you have a nice 70 plese enter it in the registry, adding a pic in there.

Will do Brown Bear thanks for the welcome. I posted a link to my image station. It has a pic of my 78"s the other one is still stock and will begin its transformation next week. I also have a pic of the BJ 60 at the imagestation account. Wish i was a computer genius so i can post the pics in the registry. hehehehe...