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For those with short attention spans, I'll put all the details first and get to the story later: This build thread is mostly a recap of what I have done so far. It's October 2026, and I have been working on this truck since March, so I have some catching up to do. Follow along on Instagram...

Several months ago @Godwin and I made a visit to a local junkyard after I found two 1977 2wd Toyota pickups from marketplace. I had been looking for a disc brake truck for a guy for a while to convert his from front drums to factory discs. When we arrived at the junkyard we saw this '99 100...

Back in August, I picked up my 2016 Blizzard Pearl on Terra Land Cruiser. It had 104,000 miles, was a Southern vehicle, bone stock aside from a Hamilton CarPlay unit, and looked like it had never touched dirt. I knew it was the one as soon as I saw it pop up, even though I wasn't technically in...

Hey all! New to the forum and land cruisers, and wanted to put a thread together to keep track of the build. Already found a lot of good info around here and hope to contribute a bit. Background - I’ve owned way too many cars over the years of all types. First was a ‘73 super beetle I fully...

Hello all! I just picked up this beautiful 1987 Land Cruiser! I love the tan paint and brown interior! Details on the rig: Original owner (I'm the second now...) California car Absolutely no rust!! Garage kept Manual transmission 72k original miles Ridiculously clean and unabused Bought...

Hello folks! WiL here, I'm a noobie here from NW WA. I'm starting the adventure of a frame off resto-mod build. I fixed and owned a 78 fj40 in high school and 30 years ago as a broke collage student the local guy that stopped by my dads and beg to buy it won out. I always dreamed of building...

Through equal parts coincidence and being a collector of wayward projects i stumbled into being a diesel 40 series owner. Though its more of a continuation of what @ROBsSON had started a couple years ago. Huge thanks to him for letting me have a go at getting the rig going again. My kids have...

Good morning! As recently posted, I picked up a 2002 LX470 with fully functional AHC and running 285/75R16 All-Terrain K02 tires. Otherwise totally stock. Although I have a long-term plan to add a Dobinsons IMS suspension, 3” lift, high-clearance bumpers, skids, etc., I’m itching to get it...

Howdy, everyone! Long time listener, first time caller here. After literal decades of wanting an old Land Cruiser...I have one to call my own. A buddy of mine (and FJ owner himself) found it near him in NC and was kind enough to take a look and gave me the thumbs up. I had it shipped to me in...

This post is WELL behind the progress made. Should be at firing stage by the end of this weekend. Back story. I have owned my 80 since 2005. A well maintained, bone stock, 190k that set me back a whole $4,500. It stayed that way for about 10 years taking the wife,4 kids and the dog camping...

Back in early June I picked up this '83 flatbed from Mud member @CreeperSleeper. It already has all the big stuff in place but I'll be documenting maintenance and further build/upgrade work here. Most likely I will toss wheeling trip stuff in here too. Couple of pics from the day I brought it...

Starting this thread so I can document my ownership with a new-to-me 2006 GX470 (133k). I've been looking for a GX for about a year and a half, and recently found one that I was really fond of so I pulled the trigger. Previous owner might see this, what's up man. When I purchased the GX, it...

My FJ62 originally came with a 3F petrol tachometer. I swapped in a 2H diesel tachometer gauge (same RPM range, but meant to be driven by the correct diesel signal) for better accuracy. The injection pump is a Denso VE6 (22100-17290) carrying a 1HD-T 2-wire variable reluctance (VR) sensor — not...

I bought this rig in August of 2024 from Erich (@RS6tofj80) here on mud. He had already done quite the build on the rig (details below) and it was in pretty good shape. Erich also had all his paperwork and receipts for everything he had done to the ride. My son and I flew to Virginia to pick it...

So a little history. I had major foot surgery in October of 2024. Two days after surgery I had just taken a few oxycodone I see a post on Facebook selling a FJ60 project truck. Its @gregkline555 selling a partially LS swapped and next thing I know I'm driving up to his gorgeous farm in upstate...

Hello! I am currently rebuilding my knuckle seals on my 1971 FJ40 as they were leaking. I just pulled and cleaned the front knuckle lower plates. I was wondering what you all think of the condition of these plates? Are they reusable? Thanks alot!

Hi. I picked up a project truck last fall. Been working on it as time allows. I plan to make it a street drivable trail truck, that can crawl but still do 65MPH. Trade Details: I traded a fairly rusty JDM 71 Prado for the 86 pickup. I had very little money into the LC as it sold at auction for...

Figured I'd start a new build thread for my latest acquisition! I had a 2015 TLC which I sold back in 2023, but that itch never went away. Late last year when I was shopping for a GX460, I ended up purchasing an FJ62 with plans to turn it into an overlanding rig, but something was still...

Anyone familiar with OEM internal finishes of the hzj75? Finally planning to tackle some rust repairs before a camp buildout in the back of the Troopy and have a couple questions. My driver and passenger floorboards seem to have a rubberized seal over the top of them, is this OEM or...

So as most of you may know, in September I started having rod knock and a fantastical blowout that ended up with me getting a very large bill from an incompetent mechanic and more problems than when I started. My main goal this summer is to get started rebuilding the engine of the 60, preferably...