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I have not gone through the rig real good yet, but here is what I know so far. 1969 - No doors or roof. SBC 350 Automatic Ford Master Cylinder Needs fenders, hood, floors, rockers, quarters, rear door sill, etc..... Already found hard doors. Removed old speakers and radio.

build/Maint thread I decided it was time to start ticking off bucket list items. I have always wanted a 70's wagon so here we go! I started to research importers and decided to use a Canadian importer for a couple of reasons. For Those of us who have went thru the process of importing a vehicle...

I'm a little into this project.. but I'm going to start a blog for this build anyhow.. I'll post some older photos and then bring it up to date. In October 2020 I was very fortunate to be offered a rust free HJ60 cab - I dont take the phrase "rust free" lightly, it genuinely has ZERO rust after...

This is my first actual post on ih8mud. Been lurking for about 2 years now. This thread is to serve as a full history of the step-by-step restoration for my records and any potential future buyers. Picked up 1971 fj40 bone stock to start a full build from the ground up to my spec of how an OEM+...

TACTICUS BUILD BEGINS! TACTICAL LEXUS= TACTICUS Hello all, I have been reading the forums for a while now say 6 months and finally decided it was best for me to post and share and interact with everyone on here :) I was extremely inspired by all of your builds and so I am on my journey to...

Friends, have you ever experienced a situation where the reward was so enticing that you kept accepting unacceptable risk way beyond rationality? Well, I now have, and it's not over. Tomorrow afternoon my brother and I are going to start this trip: In this 1990 JDM Dyna 200: ... because it...

Hello MUD, Here is my “new” 2006 UZJ100. I purchased it from my father recently when he decided a Tundra (5.7L) would better suit his needs. It is dark grey metallic (1E9), with a grey interior (LA10). My father purchased it with ~100k miles in 2015. It currently has ~175k miles and has...

Wassuppppp Landcruiser fam. New to IH8MUD as a member, been going to this site for years. Current rides: 1999 or 2000 LX470 - will know which one in a month, getting one of the old family "heirlooms", 2000 LX pictured below 2022 Genesis GV70 - great for offroading over very fine gravel on...

I figured I'd best start a build thread for a pair 78 fj40s. The blue one is my cousin's and it just so happens to be the very first landcruiser i had any experience with. The other is a 78 Frankenstein build. I'll start off with the blue 78. My cousin picked this one up when he was 14...

Putting together a build thread for my recently-acquired 1988 FJ62. PO did a SOA lift, 4.88 gears and 37 inch tires. With all of that, the vehicle can barely get out of its own way. Given it's turtle-like speed, I dubbed it the LandSnoozer. To wake up the LandSnoozer, I'm doing a...

Greetings all. I'm actually starting to make some progress on my build so I figured I should start a build thread. Here is the first pic I took when I found it. So the story. My neighbor accross the road was talking to my wife about an old "jeep" she was about to put up for sale. I'm the kind...

Hey everyone! I'll update this regularly but for right now, we're going with the basics for a baseline :) 1997 Fzj80 purchased in January 2015 with 200,xxx Miles for $2300.00 Current Mileage: 222,xxx NOT triple Locked Black Onyx with tan leather interior (6.5/10 interior condition - front...

Calling this thread bad memory not as a nod to the gas mileage I got towing this thing home but more so as a tribute to to my terrible ability to remember what I have done. So. I will take a lot of pictures and post them there so I can look back and remember when I did something. Plus I will...

Hiya! After watching y’all, lurking and testing the waters with a few post (thanks for the help btw) I am finally starting to make my LX my own. I have owned my LX, Lou-Ann as she has become know in our house, long enough to learn many quirk and see what I want to modify. It’s time to make some...

Hi, my name is Dan and I’m a toyotaholic. Long time lurker, and finally far enough along on my build that I felt it was worth starting a build thread. A little about me, my first car I bought was a ‘99 4Runner that I modified lightly, and began wheeling a few years ago. After getting into some...

As it seems this will be a long-term build, I think I owe it to my new ride to document. So what happened was I grew up in New England where rust was the ultimate killer... you could never win, you could just hope to stay in the game long enough to survive. So when I saw this 2001 LC posted...

I just sold my 200 series and bought a 2016 Base GX460. I heavily modified my 200 but going with a much milder build on this platform. Things I've ordered so far are: - Dobinson IMS lift, 2" front and 1.5" rear, comfort springs - Bora wheel spacers for a little wider stance - Seat covers -...

My build is pretty straightforward. I have aquired Bilstein 5100s that I have not installed yet as well as a set of Goodyear Wrangler MT/Rs in 33/10.5R17. They are basically the same size as a 255/80R17 which my first two choices were. One tire was on national backorder Yoko G003 MT and the...

And doing it quickly. This pic was taken 3 weeks ago Ive owned it for less than a month. So Im diving back into mud but in another catagory.

Recently purchased my first Landcruiser after getting hooked by my friends FZJ80. After looking around I came across a BJ73 for sale and feel in-love with the mid-sized wheel base and 'boxy' look of the 70 series. 1987 BJ73 Model: S-BJ73V-MN Engine: 3B 3.4L diesel Axel...