As a long time RC nerd, I was delighted when my Secret Santa gifted me a 1:16 scale Land Cruiser, the WPL C54. In this thread I'll be sharing my initial impressions, what I've done with it so far, and a long term review.
Admittedly, I'm a bit of an RC snob. In my teenage years I owned...
Every now and then I peruse various car sites to see what the highest mileage LC's are in the nation. Stumbled across this one on Copart yesterday, rocking 993k on the odometer.
https://www.copart.com/lot/38645853/1994-toyota-land-cruiser-dj81-tx-houston-east
I hope someone scoops it up and...
Over the past few months I've spent countless hours researching and agonizing over which front bumper I want to upgrade to. I think I've gotten my selection narrowed down, but despite numerous searches I am still stuck and need some help.
My absolute must haves:
- Full coverage in the front to...
So for a bit of context before getting into this - yes I've been digging through old threads and Google searching but I haven't found anything on what I experienced yesterday. Vehicle is a 1997 LX450 with nearly 186,000 miles on it.
If it's pertinent - The knuckles were fully serviced at the...
Hi all,
I took a lot of photos and tried a lot of different things as I fixed the front door lock actuator on my 1997 LX450. I had bought the rig with it broken, so I can't say for sure when it quit. These assemblies are NLA and costly on eBay. Tearing the thing down and replacing the motor is...
This past summer, I had a number of encounters while out on the road that made me realize that a low-slung Miata was not the ideal camping vehicle. While it's an absolute joy to drive, my '90 just wasn't cutting it as a camping vehicle. Nor was my Mazdaspeed 3. It got really frustrating trying...