alaska

Good morning everyone, Temps are getting cold here in AK. This morning was -30 F. I had the cruiser's (94) block heater plugged in all night. I let it warm up for 10 mins before I started the drive to work. After 5 minutes of driving, my throttle became stuck open at about 3000 rpms. It would...

Ok here it goes. My goal for this Summer - drive my 97 LX450 out from NC to Alaska, work on a salmon boat for two months, drive the LX back to NC. This is going to be my attempt at a real build thread outlining everything I do to get my cruiser ready for a ~9000 mile trip. About the cruiser...

Hi all, Looking for any suggestions, advice, or contacts. I’ve been on the road with my FJ75 (one day I will get the build thread up to date). It’s at 516,000km on the 3F. I was tempted to do a full engine overhaul before I left, but time and money decided otherwise. On the Top of the World...

Tracked down a replacement 6x6 unit after selling my Terra Tiger. It has all the amenities that I discovered I needed in a 6x6. Like a quieter 4stroke engine, T-20 skid steer transmission, and electric start 😅 I'm not sure if the year yet, however this would be a Custom Hustler unit that was...

Because of the many helpful blogs and posts I found and studied before my trip, I wanted to chronical my 2023 winter drive to Fairbanks for any who might want to try it themselves. I felt every little bit of information helped so this is an attempt to give back a bit. I apologize for taking so...

Hi all! I’m pretty sure no one cares but I’m new here from Kodiak, Alaska. I will be posting lots of questions and probably selling a bunch of used parts so I might as well get started. I’m in the process of purchasing a 1989 complete FJ62 low miles (66k) parts car along with an identical...

After striking gold on a 71, 72 & 76 in various stages of decay after sitting in moist Alaska surviving min of 20 years of winters and summers I found out I was either going to be cutting them up and building a half decent tub that was going to be ugly or I would need to find a decent tub...

Howdy from Alaska! Long time lurker, recently registered after buying a combo deal of FJ40 series projects. Purchased a 1971, 73, 77 in various stages of rusting away or dismantle. Turned around and traveled 400 miles for a 1972 TUB in really good, rust free shape! Then two weeks later...

This past summer, my wife and I spent three months and 13,000 miles traveling Alaska and Canada making it to the Arctic Ocean twice. I wrote a three part series about the trip. Part two of my three part series Arctic Adventures in a Vintage Land Cruiser is now live in TCT magazine . The...

Hello adventurers, I am new to here. I am planing to take a road trip to Dalton Highway from Texas. My route is from Central Texas to New Mexico, Arizona, Los Angeles, San Fransisco, Seattle, Vancouver, Anchorage, Fairbanks, then Prudhoe Bay. What are your thoughts and recommendations...

Ok guys, this is the reason why I bought an SUV, a 100 series, it is for an overland trip that I have always wanted to do! :) Originally I wanted to go from Dubai to Mangolia using my dad's Y61 Nissan Patrol, but didnt workout as I wanted. So I decided to do this trip instead. Thankfully I...

Hello all, thought I'd start a thread here to share our trip we made this past June/July from our home in Atlanta to Deadhorse and back. We successfully made the trip in 32 days living entirely out of our 80 Series Land Cruiser. Ill attempt to keep the thread in a timeline that reflects our...

I recently acquired a 98' LX, in good mechanical condition, with 131k miles... My dad and I got to talking and we've taken other trips e.g. Moab, Montana, Colorado to go wheeling in different rigs and four wheelers before but Alaska is calling... Here's my dilemma I have an F350 diesel, 4x4...