build thread

Hi all! Gonna use this thread to document my journey with this build. This isn't the first Toyota Land Cruiser I've driven - I learnt to drive on an old diesel 4spd manual 70 series - but it is the first one I've owned. I love this truck so much, and in my 1 year of ownership it's already given...

Been on many forums with many vehicles and I never think I want a "build thread" but then ten+ years fly by and I always kind of wish I had done it. So this will be my place to keep track of my 2022! This past summer of '25 I got the GX itch and started browsing far and wide for one. For me it...

I figured I'd start a build thread here instead of clogging up the general chat. Just got off the phone with the shop, post - oil galley plug failure. We're going to do a compression test, but leaning towards a new engine. Not exactly for the reason you'd think though. Turns out, this 3FE has...

Hey Mud! Thought it was about time to start a build thread on my 80 Series. I'm sure there is maybe one or two people who obsess as much as me over the aussie cruisers so here it is. -Backstory To start, let's get some background on the rig. The rig is a 1991 FJ80 "Poverty Pack" which means...

Hello, all! As I mentioned in a couple of previous threads, my family and I recently became the proud owners of a beautiful, white, 1995 Land Cruiser. My brother-in-law in Phoenix owned this truck for about three years, and he bought it from the widow of a colleague who passed away, who was the...

My hunt for a FJZ-75 started here on the Mud and @anavant found me this awesome 1979 LX. His source in Dubai found it at a rural sheep herders farm and it had what I was looking for. Clean, rust free and with both heat and A/C. Here are a few pictures of what it looked like when found and...

So I found an add on Facebook for a 4/1994 FZJ 80 with a clean frame, a 3” OME lift, ARB Safari bumper, 12k Winch, and a custom rear tire carrier and customer roof rack. Truck has 238,000 miles on it, and it came with a “parts” 80 which is a 5/1990 FJ 80. The plan was to use body parts on the...

Hello all, this is my first thread here on IH8MUD. I'll show what I've started with, what I've done, where I'm going, etc. I originally made an Instagram and Youtube page for the car, which I'll still update, but I think this thread will be much better to document my progress and discuss with...

Feeling a little bit like I'm walking into the "Cruiser-less Wastelands" after reading the thread asking if this is where we go after we get rid of our Land Cruisers, but nonetheless here I am starting a new thread about Rinzler - my freshly delivered truck that hopefully will live up to the...

After purchasing a 2024 LC 250 in September of 2024, I quickly fell in love with 4x4s and sought my perfect build on that platform. Before I got too far along, I realized it was not a long term solution for me and my family of 5, 7 if you count the dogs. The 250 was nice in a lot of aspects, but...

Purpose and overview, to keep a log of my journey with this new to me 2011 Lexus LX570. I picked it up from Facebook marketplace in Marlboro NJ with about 130k miles on the clock. It spent the first 40-50k miles of its life in California. The next 40 were in MA, and then the last 50 were in...

Starting a thread for the build on my dad’s 64 fj40 he bought when he was 17. Current plan- 2jz-GTE from a 1995 mk4 Supra. Currently have the motor and plan to swap the stock twin turbos out for a single to make more power. R-series 4x4 trans from a 1996 Tacoma using the r154 to 1jz bell...

I have a 2013 second gen Tacoma trd off-road that I've spent too much money on over the years and built it to a great little all around truck. Couldn't shake the dream of owning an 80's series Land Cruiser the more i learned about them. Ended up selling my practical daily driver sedan to...

hi everybody ive been reading this forum quite some time ago but now when i have hilux i became regular reader and found lot of infos about good old 2Ls and 2LT i will post some photos in future when i will be painting the frame and some other touch ups, first thing i did was front axle seals...

Hi, My name is Amit and I am a relatively new owner of a 2008 Toyota Landcruiser. I bought the truck about 6 months ago and have been spending a lot of time (and unfortunately money) baselining it to bring it to like new mechanical condition and some tasteful upgrades to modernize the interior...

Hey everyone, figured I'd start a build thread to document all my mistakes. I bought this 94 FZJ80 back in August 2024 with 206k miles on her and a nice thick stack of maintenance records to go with. Now begins the struggle between responsibly baselining while also adding all the goodies. She...

The story of Wilson When I bought my 99 Land Cruiser 100 Series with about 270k miles on it it surely had some stories to tell. After birth it has been leased for 5 years by the first owner, before the owner I bought it from took over in 2004 with approx. 65k miles. The 2nd owner (and 3rd in...

Hello again, around end of June, 2024 I bought my 1999 GCC Spec (GX-R) LC 100 and had my first intro thread on IH8MUD. Since work has started on the car I thought of sharing a build thread to keep things somewhat documented and share the build's story. I've been looking for an LC100 since last...

FINALLY! After owning this truck for about two years I am finally now getting around to creating a thread for it A little history: First let me say this is all Jimmy's fault @CenTXFJ60 . This whole journey began when I bought my '85 from Steve Cooper @samc2447 with the intention of...

Well, I did not want to add any Jeep parts to the 40, but I have 2 anxious kids who want a ride! I looked for any detailed threads on Mud and other sites, but mainly just found informative comments that "it could be done easily"and... it was pretty easy. I tried to keep the install as...