Driving the heck out of it now that it’s running like it should. Next I need to drain and fill the PS, Brake, Diffs, Transfer case, transmission, and coolant. Then do the front crank seal and oil pump seal.
In 2023 I got bored with my daily driver (sold it) and bought a 1997 FZJ80 to drive around instead. 299K miles. After a visit to Dr. TorFab for a full check-up and some minor repairs and maintenance it has become a fun project rig.
The 80 came...
In 2019 I decided to pursue a dream of mine, to explore and camp in the southwest deserts of the United States. I bought a well-worn 1999 UZJ100 (318K) from a fellow Cruiserhead and took it to TorFab for a doctor's check-up. Brought the rig...
I bought my first Land Cruiser in 1997, a 1974 FJ40. Built it over the years to run the tight, off-camber trails in the Cascade Mountains. Here is the rig at Elbe Hills a number of years ago.
Very rainy here today, so I got after a few easy jobs I wanted to get done.
07 LX - replaced the factory washer nozzles with the Duralast misting type. Big improvement. Also adjusted the driver side headlight alignment- it was pointed too far...
Its been a sad long 3 months for me.
My old girl was coming up to the 400,000 big service. Had it all booked in on the Tues for new timing belt and water pump replacement. $2.5k that I didn't really have, but neither did I have the time or space...
Officially became a hundy owner Tuesday. Picked up the LX in Denver and within 15 hours had driven it 1000 miles straight to a buddies place in SoCal.
Fantastic highway cruiser, and for all the gloom and doom everyone here has on the fuel...
Are these valve cover bolts made from recycled chewing gum?
Was going slow - loosening then tightening - was blasting them with PB. But still - snapped off 3 on the bottom row. Inc ofc the bugger near the firewall. The first two of the nine...
In the past few weeks I’ve been chasing down high NOx, which has caused me to fail emission control three times now. As documented in another thread, I’ve replaced spark plugs that appeared to be original from 1998, cleaned the MAF and throttle...
Sorry to see that. Are you heading north?
In SLC, you could take it to a few places but they're most likely closed til Monday.
- State Automotive
http://www.stateautomotiveutah.com/
- Geoffrey Beers at Agility Customs, he's their Toyota expert...
It appears that the front axle housing is quite bent. I’d have the frame checked out for damage and straightness before spending any money on moving forward.
Had a noise from the front end, and on checking it out found this.....
So new rotors and pads.
Then found the tapped hole for the top caliper mounting bolt was stripped. M12 x 1.25 - nothing on the shelf so a new thread insert ordered for...
Drawer system…3.0,
Now featuring Viair onboard air, renology 1000w inverter, kicker amp, blue sea fuse panel, various usb ports most of the electrical is controlled through a garmin powerswitch…so I can turn on or off the OBA or fridge or...
Well I got the beast pulled and no indications of a head gasket leak on any of the cylinders so very happy about that (the plan was for this to to be a preventive replacement as there was no history provided that it had ever been replaced by any...
Started my Sumo crawl and 10% reduction gear install.
Press work was pretty simple. Just waiting on seals for reassembly.
Then I got this gem from Toyota. Time to go back.
Sure is purdy though
Took my parent's mint '92 HDJ80 to yesterdays Offroad-Day at the Toyota Collection Cologne.
First time I touched that car since losing my father to cancer last year. It brought back so many great memories of traveling and wrenching, laughing and...
….drove another ~200 miles into NM sacaramento mnts through some rocky desert to experience completely different topography and weather. Boon-docking yet at another undeveloped property.