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Never thought that the process of replacing my 2002 4Runner would culminate in placing an order for a brand spanking new Land Cruiser from Japan, but here we are. Background: Always loved and admired Land Cruisers, but never owned one. “Arty” the 4Runner now has 120,000 miles and is probably...

I have been searching for one of these for quite a while now and have on occasion considered "creative importing" to get my hands on one. Fortunately I decided to not pursue the quasi-criminal route and waited on them to become legal for import. This is the result of my patience and the...

As a little bit of a newbie myself, I am always looking for some more creative/innovative ideas for new stuff on the 80... So I would love to know in your opinions, which build threads are your favourites or stand out the most..? Or maybe you have done some pretty cool stuff to your 80 yourself...

Greetings all. I've been reading along with the forum for years now and finally decided I have something post. I have a small restoration shop that primarily focus on restoring the Land Rover 90/110 series Defender, however, I have loved the Land Cruiser since I purchased my first vehicle, a...

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...

Finally worked out the paperwork to buy his FJ-45 ('82 / '83 GCC spec). Its finally mine!! It has definitely seen better days. With the exception of some new tires / rims, i intend to keep the exterior stock; but want the interior to be more comfortable and modern. Nothing overboard thu. I'm...

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...

oooookay so i guess I'll finally get around to making this thread. My name is Anthony.. currently 21 years old and am a junior at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in MASS as an Aerospace Engineer.. Also a cadet in Air Force ROTC.. hopefully find out whether or not I'm selected for a pilot slot...