Well kinda,
Long story short, last spring i eneded buying my dads Fjcruiser. Truck is nice but with a family of 3 kids and the
it simply wouldn't do the job. So the wife bought a used audi, i sold the Fjcruiser and now i'm back in my DD Montero. But has i was deciding to sell the FJ i was planning a replacement for the montero. went and look at the 4 runner, but here in Canada even with the $ being almost to par with USD the 4runner trail is 50k! So i said to myself if i get a 30-35k Landcruiser 100 i'd be probably happier then in a 4runner that doesn't even have a 3rd row seat (trail edition).
So i started to look, yes the Landcruiser was never sold in Canada so importing one from USA was in order. Canada allows to import some trucks from the US market even if they are not 15 years old, the LC100 is one of them (must be before 2007).
So while searching and being a Diesel cruiser nerd, i decided to look into getting everything needed to do a diesel swap into a LC100. Yeah right....first you need alot of things, then you need a LHD donor.......
Well i was very lucky and fortunate to stumble into what could become
one of a cruiser. Yep i bought a HDJ100 VX 2001, rear locker and all the imaginable shabang from a LX470, and it is LHD, and most of all with a 70,000 miles 1HD-FTE 
. So this is going to become the donor for the NA HDJ100 project.
This is not going to be a cheap project, getting the thing cut, all parts from the rear removed, and shipped is not cheap. Those truck in Europe still sell for 25-30k Euros, that is still alot of $, obviously i didn't pay that with this rolled hdj100. Transport of Canada would not let me import the truck in one piece, being less then 15 years old. So that is why i was asking pictures, the truck will be cut and the rear half of the frame and body will stay in europe, less all removable parts...
Now i'm on the look out for a clean (no rust), super high mileage with a clean interior 2000 to 2002 LC100 in the US! So have a eye for me.
Most damage was to the top. The truck still runs perfectly.
Long story short, last spring i eneded buying my dads Fjcruiser. Truck is nice but with a family of 3 kids and the
it simply wouldn't do the job. So the wife bought a used audi, i sold the Fjcruiser and now i'm back in my DD Montero. But has i was deciding to sell the FJ i was planning a replacement for the montero. went and look at the 4 runner, but here in Canada even with the $ being almost to par with USD the 4runner trail is 50k! So i said to myself if i get a 30-35k Landcruiser 100 i'd be probably happier then in a 4runner that doesn't even have a 3rd row seat (trail edition).So i started to look, yes the Landcruiser was never sold in Canada so importing one from USA was in order. Canada allows to import some trucks from the US market even if they are not 15 years old, the LC100 is one of them (must be before 2007).
So while searching and being a Diesel cruiser nerd, i decided to look into getting everything needed to do a diesel swap into a LC100. Yeah right....first you need alot of things, then you need a LHD donor.......
Well i was very lucky and fortunate to stumble into what could become
one of a cruiser. Yep i bought a HDJ100 VX 2001, rear locker and all the imaginable shabang from a LX470, and it is LHD, and most of all with a 70,000 miles 1HD-FTE . So this is going to become the donor for the NA HDJ100 project.This is not going to be a cheap project, getting the thing cut, all parts from the rear removed, and shipped is not cheap. Those truck in Europe still sell for 25-30k Euros, that is still alot of $, obviously i didn't pay that with this rolled hdj100. Transport of Canada would not let me import the truck in one piece, being less then 15 years old. So that is why i was asking pictures, the truck will be cut and the rear half of the frame and body will stay in europe, less all removable parts...
Now i'm on the look out for a clean (no rust), super high mileage with a clean interior 2000 to 2002 LC100 in the US! So have a eye for me.
Most damage was to the top. The truck still runs perfectly.
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