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Be the first on your block and probably the only one in the country to own a 2024 HZJ79 double cab body. This is a brand new take off body. Nothing too spectacular other than......it's NEW and it's a 2024! I bought a couple of things from one of my 'guys' and he had this.....figured I'd...

Looking for any/all parts to do a manual swap on an FZJ80....LHD clutch pedal would be where I’d like to start. If anyone has one, take my money please.

We're kicking around the idea of building a LHD clutch pedal assembly since these are becoming more and more difficult to find. We've got a working prototype we're testing out right now.....if it does what we need it too, we'll see if we can do it for a reasonable cost.

We use this power steering cooler on my 79 builds....really nice setup for the diesel swaps. We use PSC 16mm and 17mm to 6AN fittings on the power steering box, special adapter fitting on the stock diesel PS pump, PSC high pressure line that we make and then AN fittings to the cooler. Easy...

Airbox in....looks like we used a factory 79 series 1HZ unit we had from another build. Battery tray in and AC compressor mounted up. I’m not 100% sure this is the compressor we are using. Fuel filter is a take off from another build that got a new pump. We had put a factory HDJ100 fuel...

This area will need some custom work as the factory reinforcement is no longer available. We have one that we’ll take a pattern off of and fab up. Engine harness out and being cleaned....we’ll be using some of this along with some of our own. Getting stuff back in the engine compartment to...

Tedious stuff right here but it makes such a big difference. Typically for our builds we’ll use Second Skin Audio’s Damplifier Pro sound deadening mat followed by their Spectrum liquid sound deadener. We try to get 3mm of thickness with both. Really makes a big difference. Their Spectrum...

This is a really solid truck so not much to do....better to do it now though.

Loaded and off to shop #2 for the night shift work...my new project blocking some of the view....this one is going to be quite the build..... The truck came with 3” OME springs....they went in but they won’t stay. This truck will run stock height OME springs. So most of the next work is...

Pushed outside one last time to meet its body Last time :) Annnnnnddddd.....the best part. Looks right at home in there. Now we just have to do everything else. Ha.

Really nice to be able to work on a clean chassis....very easy to get spoiled when they’re clean and nice. Dog approved. Found a volunteer to help get the motor in... In Transmission next....dog lost interest

All back together

I’ve been doing a horrible job updating this thread....been busy with my own projects and the truck is at a different place so it can be worked on after we close up shop in the evening. I haven’t seen it in a month or so but I hear it’s coming back for some exhaust and wiring work :) Engine...

Hard to find a nicer FZJ80 than this one. Local Tampa truck since new so zero rust as one would expect. Land Cruiser enthusiast owned, built, maintained and serviced by my shop that specializes in Land Cruiser work.This truck has had a TON of work done during my ownership. Truck needs...

The head on this motor had been pulled a while ago when I had this motor in my 79 series. We had it rebuilt and there were no issues found at the back of the head. 2 things that we may have gotten wrong....we sprayed the head gasket with copper spray and we think the head bolts may have been...