build thread

About a year ago I decided my old Volvo sedan wasn't helping me get to where I wanted to go or haul what I needed to haul (read: got a wheel in the air while going to a trailhead, no damage, but still not the best). Just so happened that a family friend was selling their FZJ80 for a good price...

I’m the proud owner of a 38th Anniversary edition 80 series. 21 years young. My build thread may not be the same as most. It may end up being a cautionary tale of what not to do. Then again, each of us is the boss of our own truck (co-boss if you’re married) so we can do as we please. I had...

The tale of the ongoing build that is my baby, my big blue 60 series. what I've got: 1985 FJ60 -2F motor 270K miles -H42 Trans -Stock T-case -Old Man Emu/ Dakkar Med-Light 4" lift - Old man Emu steering stabilizer -33" Dynapro M/T's on 17" Mickey Thompson Classic series 1 -Thule roof rack bars

Hello fellow mud members:flipoff2:(thats how we say hello), I think its time I started a build thread, between college and work I have been hesitant to start a thread. Its time, My name is Tucker, and this is the story about my 1987 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ60 named Taro. The story: This FJ60 is...

This summer I finally had an excuse to find the 80 I've always wanted, I became a father. I'm a gear head with a biking problem, so I've never really owned a "practical" vehicle, something with seatbelts I could put a carseat in, AC, a heater, that would fit in the driveway, and was reliable...

Hey guys.. I might be jumping the gun a bit here but I've got my eye on a tidy 79 FJ55 that I'm hoping to inspect and subsequently take home this coming weekend. It's been a few weekends since I got the green light from the minister of finance so my brain has been in overdrive and my eyes are...

Just picked up a 79 FJ40 from AZ and towed back to Indianapolis with my amazing girlfriend Brittany, want to use this to document the trip/build/travels with it as I wasn't very good about doing so with my last. First I'll start with a bit of background on how I ended up back in an FJ40. My...

Tonka was purchased in October, 1988, a month after I was born. A 1989 FJ62 in Champagne Silver, driven right off the showroom floor. My father wanted a strong, durable, reliable vehicle that would protect my family and keep us safe. Between Tonka and my dad's 1983 Toyota SR5 pickup, I've always...

It's now been 19 months since I lost my '91 HDJ81 in a garage fire. This weekend I get to pick up it's replacement!!! It's a '93 HDJ81, 3X lockers, winch, center console fridge, 82,XXXkms, and in very tidy shape. It arrived in Vancouver on Jul.31, finally cleared customs and was removed from...

I shoot long range and I needed a way to carry my targets out to the desert so I picked up a FJ-55, after I started to work on it my wife and I thought if might be fun to make it into an expedition vehicle of sorts and travel around the United States checking out ghost towns and monuments in...

Hi All, I have been reading up on all the work you guys have been doing and, frankly, i am very impressed. Anywho, after much talk about how "great the old Landcruisers used to be" and scraping the bottom of my my Subaru Liberty 1000 times just driving into my driveway, I went out and bought...