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Folks. We are in the Gulf of Mexico.

Thanks, @rainingagain. Got interrupted and lost my place.

Hi, I know this is a long shot, but did you still have these gears?

I've been doing this Land Cruiser thing since the very late 70s. When the 60 Series came out, the 40 guys called it a station wagon, not an LC. When the 62 Series came out the 60 guys said that "real" LCs had manual transmissions. When the 80...

It is 1000% your lunchbox locker. It will take you 30 minutes to remove it and your problem will go away

As I was relearning how to use body filler, I discovered this product Clean Sheets for mixing body filler (and epoxy, spackle, and anything else). Makes mixing and clean up super easy.

Installed 2 degree front caster shims for my OME 2.5” CS001F suspension with 33” tires. The steering was pretty good without the angle change but what a solid and noticeable improvement with the shim. This calibration had a nice return on my...

I am quite envious of the clean state the truck came in. Congrats and thanks for the thread!

Great work! You and I are doing the same build on a 2F. I built much of the bottom end last week. Cleaned and painted the timing plate cover and timing cover yesterday. Need to clean the oil pan and side cover tomorrow. Hope to get the cam...

Took a first pass at de-grunging the tranny/transfer. Zep orange soak, scrape, scrape, scrape, scrape and then scrape some more, power wash, and prepares to scrape and wire wheel. Almost have myself talked into separating the tranny and transfer...

Cam and lifters are at Delta for their 250S regrind. I put that cam in the 40 2f when it was rebuilt and like it a lot. Crankshaft is loosely installed in the block for transport to the machine shop. Head with valves and springs and rocker arm...

100k km, so 62k miles. Right in the post. Back to the other 80. Hurricane has sent this so far north, I should just request delivery to New Hampshire.

Saudi Alert: If you are looking for a nice LHD HZJ80 This 1996 HZJ80 is a VXR: - White color with no damages or rust. - Barn doors with spare carrier. - Clean beige interior. - 1HZ 6 cylinder, 12 valves, no turbo. With about 100k km. - Dual...

It's simply impossible for a Saudi to add the price in the initial tease. I think they get a toe cut off or something if they do that

Currently parked in the route of a 5 hurricane and the Bermuda Triangle. What could go wrong?

Anyone that buys and installs on an FJ40 should be shot.

Cutting aluminum tailgate lids and quarter storage panels most of the week.

You'd see some that could use your shine juice :grinpimp:

This was a one owner truck I purchased here in Bogotá. I have all the original documents from its importation from Japan. 🇯🇵 Additionally I have a full folder of service records, owners manual, tools etc. Original set of keys were also provided.

Just like a hi-po 2F

Think I found the issue!

More parts And don't forget there is more work after the motor.

All torn down. The only thing left on the block is the crankshaft, and that will be out tomorrow morning. Then it is time to get the parts to the machine shop, the cam and lifters to Delta for a regrind, and get going on all the cleaning and...

Didn't have a lot of time today, but got the block stripped down and the worst of the "Saudi cement" scraped off. A table of treasures