bicycleagent003

I would sell the JDM rig and buy a Honda or Toyota sedan with 130K miles on it and daily drive that. You still end up with 2 vehicles, but the one you're driving is a lot easier on the wallet/gas. That's a nice looking 80. I wouldn't want to...

Quite frankly a non-US motor vehicle is a poor choice for an only car. They are perfectly fine as hobby vehicles. If your only car lays down and the parts you need are half-way around the world and/or you are having trouble finding someone that...

Hey Rolliges, Thanks. Here are some pics. The grey matches the bumpers pretty well and it does not look strange. Yep, few branches out my way as well, and when I will actually be in the vicinity of low branches my 80 will probably have a big...

Buy an arrowhead necklace. Hang it from your rear view mirror inside. When it's pointing at your balls, you're about to tip over.

Despite the article saying that, that is incorrect. SUV is 85L only regardless of trim level. Tundra is 122L or 85L.

I'm with you. I put about 4000 miles/yr. on my 80 Series. I ride my bike to work and to errands less than a couple miles. It's a pretty sweet way to hold onto an old vehicle that uses a ton of gas. Just don't drive it much. When I do drive...

I think GM, Ford and Chrysler do this for people who get to 10k, 20k, 30k. If you make it to 50k miles, I think they try to buy it back.

Light is right, and cheap is great. Plus points for ingenuity and doing something your own way. Well done.

I wanted a way to solve two issues I have with camping out of the back of the ride. One: If you fold the 2nd row seats all the way up you loose a lot of room. I'm not a tall guy and even I find it a little short to lay down without feeling a...

Cheers to Dobinsons for continuing to put great R&D and innovative products out for our 80 Series. That is great news, and much appreciated. Anyone who asks me about suspension for a Land Cruiser - I just tell them to contact Dob's. The...

I'm with the consensus, put a Harrop rear locker in the gray one and sell the white one. I haven't found that a front locker is more useful than a rear locker, in my limited experience. I would be inclined to go with a rear locker and a winch up...

I actually didn't see how many miles you said are on the vehicle, but I would just replace the WP if it were me. I think an Aisin WP on Amazon is like $75. If you've already drained and filled it and you're just draining out contaminated water...

Wow, I would be heartbroken. I'm really sorry to hear that. At least in CA you buy your own vehicle back as salvage, often times for far less than what they give you. I have always wanted an LS swap, and I'm assuming your rig is well sorted...

That water still looks pretty crummy to me. I would suggest a *gentle* backflush. I don't recall which hose you want to disconnect at the firewall, but you can search for that on Mud. Just be sure to use gentle pressure, there is another...

These are what I am running with real beadlocks. They also come in a faux beadlock that are less expensive. I run these with a spacer for clearance and better fender stuff, but I'm sure they could be ordered with the offset built into them, I...

I have the Icon Rebound but mine are bronze. The ones that work on the 80 are 17x8.5, 0 offset, 4.75" Backspacing. If you don't run wheel spacers, the center caps won't fit over the cruiser hubs. But since you're looking at black wheels you...

Good Eye 👀, as soon as the tech started it to back it out of the bay when I arrived the low oil warning light came on so he added the ~ 2 quarts before I left the lot, didn't make me feel confident in their work, will I DIY or look for somewhere...

That looks great, not ag spec at all. I used a small Blue Sea cutoff switch under the hood for the winch on my 80 Series. I do think it's a prudent idea.

I'd love to invite you along on all my future trips. Please let me know about your availability. :cheers:

It also depends on your use case and where you live. If you live in a dry climate like SoCal/AZ, it probably won't get much worse. And if you're just going to wheel it and beat on it, don't worry about it.

The Sequoia looks great, I am looking forward to test driving one. I could never afford to pay new money for one. I'm just trying to sort out how long I'm going to keep my 80 Series before I move onto my next Toyota vehicle, and which one that...

I've always been a 100-series naysayer mainly because it is the heaviest vehicle of the many that Toyota gave the 2UZ (in some cases by a wide margin). My thought process was always if you want a V8 yota, get a 4G 4runner, GX, even a Tundra. I...

Someone previously asked if anyone had longer term experience with their TYC, so here's some feedback. I purchased and installed mine back in August of 2018, after my OEM 1994 radiator could no longer keep (corrosion blocking water flow). The TYC...

If you want a 3FE here’s a great example of the truck it was designed for. A retro classic! Talk about going up in value. https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/d/castle-rock-1989-toyota-land-cruiser/7487100645.html

It would probably have worked, but if it leaked🌋 that cost of a new one would feel like a bargain. So I ordered a new one from Partsouq. Other parts too. By the way, I started looking at the other AL pieces for cracks and decided to quit...