Brady needs that sponsorship money. He ain't gonna tell it like it is. He called it a 'Land Cruiser' .....it's a LC 250 or a Prado. A lighter duty, badge engineered, built for the mean streets of Raleigh vehicle. And that's fine, but call it what it is.
Just as the FJ Cruiser was not a...
Its so simple...Toyota has the legacy names, the reputation, the storied history......the marketing writes itself:
1. 'new' FJ40 to compete with the bronco/wrangler.....FJ44 or something.....4 door only, thats most of the sales....SFA or IFS, who cares. Cheap and simple. Removable top/doors...
For my front marker lights/turn signals, I attached a small wire from the housing to the body to create a better ground. The housings are supposed to ground themselves through contact, but 40 years makes that less effective.
about the lights and gauges....if fuses are good, check all gounds. You may need to add some dedicated gounds to the lights to make them work.
this is a common Pig issue.
Pretty simple to lift these a few inches.
A few vendors sell complete kits.
Old man emu is the usual go to.
No need for axle or steering mods....just some 4 degree shims on the front axle when installing the lift.
Just run of the mill 5.3 and 4l60
Should move it around the farm ok
I'm gonna try and use as much of it as I can....might even fab up a box for the Chevy gauge cluster.