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Hey y’all so I am adding my name to the list of envious fools who made the best bad decision ever documented on this forum. I started this build in late August and worked on it up until I had to put a hold on it until I get home in April. So at this time the major parts are in and I am at the...

Rough. That's about as candy-coated and optimistic of a description that you can apply to this old man. He was ridden hard and put away wet, put out to pasture to spend the rest of his days in the rich farmlands of the San Joaquin Valley, California, amongst the lazy cows and their multitudinous...

I'm quite new to Toyotas, but came across this 91 landcruiser for $500 from my neighbor. At the time there was plastic on the windows since most of the motors were shot and one widow was shattered. The passenger side birfield was broke and the truck sat cocked to the right ;) but manged to get...

Okay so the purpose of this thread is to show off what all I’m doing with this FJ40 and to keep track of everything. So over thanksgiving I bought my FIRST LAND CRUISER, a 1974 Fj40 from my dad who traded a Scrambler Jeep for it. It has the 6 cylinder 1.5 F motor I was told and the engine...

Greetings. This is a half build and half promoting thread. I want to document my 3d printed parts/accessories and share the design/fabrication process. List that shows what is currently available to purchase: Make 1: Scangauge II Mount for Toyota Land Cruiser 100 Series Make 2: M2 V1: Rocker...

Hey all. Bought a 2002 LC with 178K miles. Clean rust free car with an excellent service record. Differential, transfer case, T-body, hose heater replaced, new alternator in 2016 ( All done at Right Toyota in Scottsdale AZ) New brakes, brake flush, flush A/C evaporator system, repack wheel...

Rustic Green 40's are stacking up around here in Mississippi. 3 in my group of friends alone, hence the "3" in the name. Green Weenie 3, aka Weenie 3..... Backstory: This 40 was bought new in Louisiana in 1974 and lived a hard life on a farm, I have a mound of registration papers stretching...

First post...gonna be long...a lot happened really quickly. I've always loved the FJ60s, but just never had the time/$$/know-how to own one. Well, that recently changed. I just bought my first FJ60, a 1987 with 197K miles on the original 2F and 4-speed manual transmission. I wasn't really...

Why consider a Lexus GX460 as a family overland vehicle and a daily driver? The first episode of a 10 week series following our build journey. We discuss the Pros and Cons of the GX460 and things to look for when shopping for a preowned one.

Hello all, after consuming content here, I figured it was time to post some up in return in case anyone else finds it useful. I purchased a new-to-me 2014 LX-570 in May of this year after 10+ years of having full-size trucks. Priorities to me for vehicle selection were off-road capability (we...

Well the "out with the old" portion of the plan happened too quickly. The "in with the new" took far too long. After 6 years in a 60 and another cross country move on the horizon, I decided to sell my trusty 85 FJ 60. Awesome truck and I hope to own another again. After the VA to Cali move, I...

Hey there MUD Fans I have been a long time lurker (since 2010) on this forum prior to my first Hundy. But, money, time, and work never really permitted me to get deep into adventure. Then came 2017, when I stumbled upon this 99 Land Cruiser (1B1 Champagne Pearl) in San Luis Obispo, CA. I...

Promised everyone in the classifieds that I would start a build thread for this given it's a fairly well known rig around these parts. She was originally imported by @PNWScooby with less 14K original KM's and sold to @jmlockwood after a some basic upgrades and TLC. John added some tasteful bits...

Hi all, I'm back after 2 years. I sold my last 100 series 2 years ago because I needed a sedan for work due to the miles I drive. It just didn't work for me to build out the cruiser for overlanding/camping as well as use it as a daily driver putting 30k miles a year on it. This time around i'm...

Hey everybody. Been looking for a GX470 for awhile now and finally found a one owner with all records 2005 Lexus GX470 sport in Florida with no rust. Used to own a 2006 Tacoma double cab sport. Sold that for a v8 4Runner but couldn’t stand my head hitting the roof with the sunroof option...

The Orgin Story Hello all - new to these parts and to LC/off-road vehicles in general. Went though high school driving a string of turbo Audis from the 80s and currently have a 2001 A6 with the 4.2L V8 that I swapped from an auto to a 6 spd manual. After realizing that 2 inches of clearance...

Hey guys, so after months of thinking about a new truck to replace my Tundra, I decided on going with an 80 series LC. I always loved it's aesthetic, and coupled with it's reliability and capability in taking me wherever I need to go for my bow hunting trips, the 80 series was a no-brainer. I...

Alright here goes my attempt to start a build thread. You guys are good writers here in the 100 section so I'll try to use correct spelling a majority of the time. As the title suggests, and previous posts here in the 100 section, I'm coming from an 80 series. It wasn't just any 80 series...

77 Series Build Thread - WildSouth, New Zealand Hi all, and welcome to another one of my build threads (my other one is for my main daily driver, a 100 Series 1HD-FTE). Over the past few years I have been casting my eye over all sorts of vehicle sales, looking for something with character - I...

I just picked up this 1979 pickup. I’ve been wanting one for awhile and this deal just fell into my lap. The previous owner got it as a payment for some work he had done. He told me he had no use for it and it was sitting there for over 5 years. It has an older GM 3.8l 231 with a turbo 350...