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Welcome! This thread will be an ongoing journey in my ownership experience. It will encompass some usual (and perhaps unusual) maintenance, as well as modifications, any mishaps, adventures, and learning about my 80 Series - a 1995 JDM HDJ81 factory turbodiesel, specifically the 1HD-FT engine...

Downtime in the winter, so I'm finally getting around to sorting through my pictures and progress on maintaining my 1992 HZJ73 I imported from Japan last summer (2021). In summary: Year: 1992 Model: HZJ73V-PEU Grade: "ZX" Origin: Japan ("Hey, you're driving on the wrong side!") Engine: 1HZ...

I picked up this beauty last Summer in pretty good shape. Here’s the the truck right after driving it 450 miles home from where I bought it. I noted a few things on my drive home. • This thing is fun • Get used to thumbs up on the road • These seats are broke down! I can feel the springs 😫 •...

(Clark is the truck's name... not mine :steer:) This thread may be a bit late on the start, as the subject FJ62 has already been a part of the family fleet for 3.5 years at this point! The 5th Toyota I’ve owned, Clark was a Craigslist find in Tucson, pretty much completely stock, and has been...

Hey Team, Bear with me as I build out this thread to get all of my info in here. More details and pictures to come, but here's how she sits right now: Current/Upcoming Modifications Tires 285/70R17 BF Goodrich KO2's Deiwe 17x8.5 2LX Wheels Suspension Stock AHC System Height LX570 OEM...

I just got a '18 GX (Lux trim) last week. I'm planning on getting a Victory roof rack installed which I was quoted around $1650 for material, labor, and taxes altogether. I will have to save up a little bit before I can get a lift/sus, but I'd like to go with Dobinson, but I'm not familiar with...

My dad bought a GX470 around 2012-2013 with 120,00 miles then proceeded to daily drive and occasionally tow his boat until 2019 when he bought a Tundra to replace it. It was due for some maintenance and he no longer needed the GX so he decided to offered me the opportunity to buy it from him...

Just another SoCal 460 trying not to look like a minivan. Part of the fun for me is the DIY aspect of modding. I look at things and think about how I can do it for less or get a better bang for the buck. I'm not just going to buy and bolt on aftermarket parts all over. Nothing wrong with it and...

I wanted to share all the info on my build as a way to give back to the community that I have learned so much from. I bought this 07 GX470 in October of 2020. It had 128K miles and was completely stock. I came from a 2016 4Runner Trail w/KDSS I bought new. I sold the 4R because we needed to...

I'm going to track the progress of my LX450 build here. I will keep the list of planned and installed mods in the top post. Planned: - Blue Sea dual battery marine charging relay - purchased already - New LSPV + extension - purchased already - Front adjustable panhard rod - Rear Delta panhard...

Hello all! I've been lurking here for awhile gathering information and decided I'd finally make an account. Earlier this year my father and I drove out to Oklahoma to pick up a 1971 FJ40 that wasn't completely rusted out. Living in the rust belt has made us wary of anything local. Still a little...

So after lurking around and keeping an eye out for a 40 not ever sure that I would actually do it I finally found one and pulled the trigger on it. Thanks to the classified section on here (thanks @oakweb, I hold you responsible haha) I booked a flight out San Diego and after a long day of...

Disclaimer: this will be a collection of experiences and some minor mods to a Japanese Domestic Market 100, in Canada. Tech content will be at the more basic level ;) In Canada we only got the LX version of the 100, and in fairly limited numbers, so any 100's going around are either Lexus, or...

Hey Everybody, picked up a 1999 HZJ75RP about 6 months ago and I've finally got enough spare cash to do some performance upgrades to her. It started off as a water tanker patrolling a pipeline in the snowy mountains (VIC), so it's got a big modified tray and beefy 1-ton leafs underneath. It's...

Prologue Years ago I moved to Zimbabwe and built a truck named “Matterhorn” – see the build thread here. I went away for a few years, and now I’m back, a little further North, in Zambia. I learned some lessons after having to part ways with our beloved Matterhorn at the end of my Zimbabwe...

After reading a whole bunch of build threads I realized I had never done one. Seems like a rite of passage for Mud folks. So I'm gonna start jotting stuff down here, post some pictures, talk about all the ideas I've ripped off from this forum to keep the truck running. I don't know where this is...

Feeling spry today so figured I’d take a stab at starting a “build” thread for my dumpster with a 6-banger. I have no idea how to add the build prefix to the title, but F it. I’ve wanted an 80 since around ‘92, when my dad’s buddy bought one and clowned my dad’s 40 for being a rust bucket. We...

Hi all, Figured I would share my latest acquisition: a classic/original 1993 KZJ78 Prado. It's in very sound condition overall, and the seller had owned it for the past 13 years (with receipts throughout their ownership). Plan for this is a simple yet a effective touring build. It already has...

While this is a build thread of my Land Cruiser, I figured that because this is my first Mud thread I would give myself a little introduction too. I’ve always been into cars from a very young age. While I never had the facilities to work on cars myself (and I still don’t), I was always...

Just bought my first FJ40, yay (I think). - 1973 (FJ40145310) Not sure what config it originally came in. F155 with j30 tranny. - No roof, no doors, no wipers - All blacked out, everything... yikes. - No front brakes, back left locks up easily - throw out bearing noise? after a noise, it goes...