Hey fellas
Well I picked up Robert's(bowtiestang) old lx450 as some of you know. It is currently going to be my daily driver and camping toy with the occasional trails as soon as I am comfortable with it.
I had been eyeballing it for awhile but I couldn't purchase it until I sold my 99 t4r. Once it sold I made arrangements with him to go pick it up. I typically wouldn't be so certain about picking a vehicle up without checking it out first, but Robert posted a ton of pictures and answered all the questions I had and then some. I drove to Tucson and drove the cruiser straight back to Mesa, 70mph and A/C was blasting and it didn't miss a beat.
Robert did a bunch of PM on it so it is an incredibly solid rig as it sits. The only issue is the power steering pump is leaking a little but he gave me another pump with rebuild kit
That will be tackled in the near future.
Like mentioned before this is currently my daily driver, luckily I do not drive much so the fuel consumption wont hurt me too bad. And to be honest I wouldn't have gotten it if it really bothered me that much.
For the most part it will be just driven, but it will be taken on the trails around the EV. My girlfriend and I are taking it up to Strawberry next weekend for some camping as well.
Here is the current list of what is done, give or take:
It's a 97 lexus lx450
220K+- miles
6 cd changer
Ice Cold AC
Aussie locker rear locker
Center diff locker with switch
TJM 2.5 lift heavy lift
TJM Shocks
New 33" Hankook mud terrain tires(5) less than 1000 miles
Trail Gear front diff armor
ARB full size mesh floor roof rack
Custom rear bumper with dual swing outs
New radiator, new belts and hoses
PHH done with silicone hoses
All fluids and filters changed
100 series brake pads in front
Front bumper modified for clearance
Nice leather except one rear seat has a seem splitting
Husky Liner mats all 3 rows.
My immediate goals/plans are as follows:
35s
arb front bumper
LED light bar for the rack
FJC steelies
sliders
Removable storage for the rear
Sleeper system for the rear
redo exhaust so its tucked up
And I am sure that list will increase
Here are a few pics of it how it sits
I plastidipped the wheels and the front bumper for the time being
If this thread doesn't belong here I apologize. Enjoy gents
Well I picked up Robert's(bowtiestang) old lx450 as some of you know. It is currently going to be my daily driver and camping toy with the occasional trails as soon as I am comfortable with it.
I had been eyeballing it for awhile but I couldn't purchase it until I sold my 99 t4r. Once it sold I made arrangements with him to go pick it up. I typically wouldn't be so certain about picking a vehicle up without checking it out first, but Robert posted a ton of pictures and answered all the questions I had and then some. I drove to Tucson and drove the cruiser straight back to Mesa, 70mph and A/C was blasting and it didn't miss a beat.
Robert did a bunch of PM on it so it is an incredibly solid rig as it sits. The only issue is the power steering pump is leaking a little but he gave me another pump with rebuild kit
That will be tackled in the near future. Like mentioned before this is currently my daily driver, luckily I do not drive much so the fuel consumption wont hurt me too bad. And to be honest I wouldn't have gotten it if it really bothered me that much.
For the most part it will be just driven, but it will be taken on the trails around the EV. My girlfriend and I are taking it up to Strawberry next weekend for some camping as well.
Here is the current list of what is done, give or take:
It's a 97 lexus lx450
220K+- miles
6 cd changer
Ice Cold AC
Aussie locker rear locker
Center diff locker with switch
TJM 2.5 lift heavy lift
TJM Shocks
New 33" Hankook mud terrain tires(5) less than 1000 miles
Trail Gear front diff armor
ARB full size mesh floor roof rack
Custom rear bumper with dual swing outs
New radiator, new belts and hoses
PHH done with silicone hoses
All fluids and filters changed
100 series brake pads in front
Front bumper modified for clearance
Nice leather except one rear seat has a seem splitting
Husky Liner mats all 3 rows.
My immediate goals/plans are as follows:
35s
arb front bumper
LED light bar for the rack
FJC steelies
sliders
Removable storage for the rear
Sleeper system for the rear
redo exhaust so its tucked up
And I am sure that list will increase
Here are a few pics of it how it sits
I plastidipped the wheels and the front bumper for the time being
If this thread doesn't belong here I apologize. Enjoy gents
welcome!
