bj70_guy

Another trip to Churn under the belt... Left town around 9pm and stopped on the way for a 2 hour nap and pulled into camp around 6am Saturday morning. The weather mostly cooperated, had some snowfall on the way to camp followed by some heavy...

Another week, another toasted 1FZ-FE…. Another week, another 11400-66041! ⚙️⚙️🤘🤘

The ride is excellent. The improvement is not on the same level of WOW as the parabolics on the FJ40 were, since the Troopy rode better on OMEs to begin with, but it's noticeably improved. Much more revelatory is the improved stance. On OMEs our...

This is one project that I dreaded doing. As many of you are aware, the rear wall was converted by Morita for the addition of the massive PTO pump that sat below the rear bench seat, which was raised in order to allow seating, meaning the roof...

Installation was a little tricky because I feel like this foam isn't the same as the JDM foam. Pretty sure this is the foam for the standard leather seats in US cruisers. We made it work though, just had to add foam in one spot on the inside...

This 1FZ had an oiling issue. 😂😂 Luckily plenty of short blocks in the US.

Finally got this baby running after 36 months of stripping to the frame. Body was 2 years with @kelly saad using 25 OEM panels from Japan and he has done a spectacular job building a car from a mosaic of parts. Put 22 miles on it and it rides...

Not sure this is tech or not, but posting here. Recently had my 3b rebuilt by Jonathan Hebden, with Firestorm Mechanical on Vancouver Island. Jonathan was professional, communicated well and honest the entire time. Does great work too! Have...

Me researching how to fit intercoolers and Do fun upgrades… My Land Cruiser after driving in 85 degree heat. Hoping it’s just a loose wire…I think it was @OGBeno who said, “buy a 35 year old gray market Land Cruiser. You never have...

Congrats, not easy to find a cdn spec BJ70 in good shape with super low miles to boot! What are your plans for it? And what area of Canada are you in?

Hi everyone! Just wanted to share some great news — my long-time dream has finally come true: I’m now the proud owner of a Toyota Land Cruiser BJ70! I spent almost two years searching for the right one, and then another year negotiating with the...

Time to reseal an HZJ73 top. And renew the lettering…

Also, the mud community is super helpful. Not only tech, but people just give a lot on here and that’s pretty cool. @joekatana noticed my struggle and decided to help fund my project send me a dime 🪙 😆 Actually , I’ve been staring at the...

May 3. Official ‘First day of Summer on Vancouver Island!!’ All the short doors come out of hibernation. LOL.

Had a couple days off around my birthday so decided to do a camping trip around the East Kootenays and put some km's on the crusier. 1st night was in Garland Bay Rec Site just north of Crawford Bay. Great weather for early season, the lake is...

Hello All, Been creeping around the forum for a while but I felt I finally needed to formally introduce myself and my rig. I have used the content in the forum quite a bit, but for sure look to engage more as the tasks become a little more...

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So unexpected changes… a year to the day….after my beloved wolfhound Finn had to be put down, my wife snuck this little sasshole home from the place we got Finn years ago. It’s a pretty crazy turn of events that led to her coming to us and...

My upholstery guy that did my 45LV interior let me learn a new skill! I rebuilt seat foam (was repaired once already so cut out old repair )and seat bottom by myself with his guidance

Well my "rust free" A pillars were indeed, not rust free 😂 they were infact about rotted thru on the inside layer, so I cleaned all of the rust away, sandblasted it and then gooped a ton of weld all over everything replacing any of that paper...

Welp, this happened WHY ARE THERE 2-4 LAYERS? JUST MAKE 1 THICK PIECE OF METAL!!! I have been screaming at the middle-aged, elderly or dead Japanese engineers who designed the 70 series way back when. HA! My buddy was throwing some...

Was a great day to be out and good to catch up with those who attended. Looped by Weaver Lake then down to Hale Creek for a quick lunch, over to Chehalis north for a fire and good conversations around the campfire. I did not take any pictures...

It’s Alive! I started it up, the throttle didn’t work for some reason, but she fired right up, pretty pumped!

Picked up my Kamparoo camper yesterday. The fabrication shop is only two hours north of me. On the whole, pulling a sub 1000 pound trailer down the highway was as easy as my previous rooftop tent, and easier in the wind. The max coupler...

For inspiration. ( I know spare tire location is a challenge.)