Wasn't sure I could get a reproduction shift instruction decal so I asked them to leave the original. No idea how that decal would have gotten so crooked and wrinkled. Maybe it was installed on a Friday afternoon?
i thought all hope was lost for obtaining a dash pad in oak, but they are still out there...Apparently there are still some at a warehouse in GA. After trying to order online, and failing, I called the parts department at Serra Toyota on a...
And because it was sorta close to our route, we decided to visit the Crystal Mill, site of many Colorado post card photos. You've seen it. The access road is 4WD only, but not terrible.
Worse than that in places, better in others.
Near the...
After three long days of driving the truck started acting odd. It was fine cruising, but on a long hill, or heavy acceleration, it picked up a BAD misfire. After a while, the misfire was constant, and moving from cylinder to cylinder at random...
One of our first stops was a Toys-R-us, which had closed all of their US stores years ago.
The miles just flew by! We even made a detour to have lunch on Prince Edward Island. We figured it was worth the extra miles to add another Province...
This build was started by @Wermz and documented by him on his forum linked here: Builds - Big Green Buffalo Build Thread - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/big-green-buffalo-build-thread.1128689.
This thread is a continuation of his...
80 was dropped off for paint correction and ceramic coating. Check out that transformation so far! 😮 30 years of oxidation going away on the OG single stage white.
I recovered my dash myself. Wasn't very difficult. You can have it done professionally as well. Mine is the early dash. The later dash would be more difficult but very doable. Its also a good time to integrate more gauges into the dash, or a...
A week ago, I didn’t consider myself a proper gentleman. The only other Toyota vehicles I’ve owned are FJ Cruisers. Scrolling through some online auction listings, my eyes peeked.
With two seconds on the clock, I took my shot and scored the...
Just Dashes can rebuild anything vinyl covered to like new condition. They just finished my FJ55 upper and lower dash pads, instrument cluster surround, and glovebox door. Pricey but better than when new (at least for almost 50 yo parts given...
Thanks guys...I've been a little bit obsessed (kinda silly) with preserving this base model 80, but have been enjoying every minute of the find, and being it's current steward. :)
I finally did it, well I guess it was a month or two ago but got around to posting about it. I decided to buy a 1997 LX450 unlocked here in Vancouver, BC. It was originally a US truck that spent most of its life in Tacoma, Washington. It has 146k...