New to the group and relatively new to my cruiser. Purchased it last September, and couldn’t be happier.
1994 HZJ73 1HZ Diesel, RHD, automatic, from Japan
All original except for lift kit, and stereo head unit.
Looking good! I noticed the same thing, lots of exhaust pouring into the open cab. Putting the back seats helped but doesn’t look like you had that option. I imagine it’s much better now that you’ve got the doors in.
Lil' update. Just mostly been daily driving this boo. Some maintenance stuff knocked off the list. Drove it from Portland to Vancouver Island Canada to pick up some Prado cargo doors for cheap.
So got the top pulled so I could start playing...
Finally did a short shakedown run after a slurry of upgrades. New power steering box/pump/ressy/lines, new TT radiator, HDT fan/shroud, turbo blanket, downpipe wrapped and added a second undersized trans cooler in series behind the valance. Also...
So while the troopy is being tested with Georg @orangefj45 ive been working on the galley. I’m using a CORIAN counter top. It is an amazing material. I had to counter sink the sink (😂) so built a frame from CORIAN and glue it on the bottom of...
Sadly I don't have any dogs at the moment and also sadly I've never really had many pic's of my dogs in my trucks
This is the best I can find, the first one in 2008 and the second one my next dog in 2014
Well, the 79 made it about an hour down the highway before I threw in the towel and took slow back roads home. Transmission/t case were absolutely cooking. I have had excessively warm drivelines but this took the cake. I couldn't honestly...
Still a work in progress.
Pending some vinyl upholstery, speaker grills, etc. and a whole lot more interior work, but here’s the product of many weekends of effort. Behind all this is 3-4 layers various types of sound and thermal insulation...