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Photo of drivers seat at factory forward. Passenger seat after modification. Just took the plastic covers of and cut a half inch section out of forward seat stop.

Hello, New to the fj cruiser side of the forum. Recently bought a 08. Enjoy sleeping in the vehicle instead of a tent. Built a set up that was able to clear 6'4" inches of space. Drawe system in the back, storage box in place of back seat and plank that flips up for the last part once the...

Sold it today. Went to a good home. Looking forward to starting a new project.

thanks. I can't quite remember the tuffy box model I used for the console. I built a stand to hold up the back end, got some paint mixed up to match the brown And had the upholstery shop sew up some leather for the arm rest. E brake handle is still in original location. Really nice to have cup...

I clearly need to work on my math skills...

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1997 Land Cruiser – Deflared –Triple Locked- 35’s -regeared I have owned this land cruiser for about five years. When I purchased it had 208k miles. It was well cared for and serviced by the dealership. I was the third owner. Second owner had it for a few months. I’ve been daily driving and...

Awesome thread. About 2 months ago I pulled my engine for a rebuild/refresh. I had low compression and was blowing blue smoke. I probably read through this thread several (more like 10) times. I really appreciate how you shared the pitfalls you encountered. Once I tore mine apart all internal...

Makes perfect sense now. Thanks fir the replies.

A question for the group- I'm in the process of pulling my 97 80 series engine apart for a rebuild. Before I pulled the crankshaft out I noticed something that I thought was strange. Once the timing cover is off the crankshaft has (from front to back) a timing chain gear, rotor "gear" read by...

How many miles on the engine?

I completely agree with the ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure is 10X more important. I have been daily driving my LC for four years. It's an easy ten minute commute. Thankfully, I have only had one instance I would consider a close call. In that situation I probably could have been a...