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Hello everyone. I am brand new to owning and working on Toyota, particularly Land Cruisers. I had a 2014 Chevy Silverado that I did a lot of work on and loved, we had a storm come through and it blew the one tree I have in my yard down. As luck would have it, it landed on my truck and ended up...

Hi All, I've been over on the 80 Series Forum for the last 12 years, but was always wondering what ya'll were doing over here. Well, now finally get to find out! I just picked up this 1972 FJ40. I guess you could call it a storage-unit find. The PO tore into it well over a decade ago, built...

This is where I'll document the progression of my 2001 Lexus LX470. I picked this one up a few months ago in Alabama with roughly 145k miles on it with a clean title, no rust, and a decent maintenance history. First half of it's life was in SoCal, then a SE vehicle after that (TN, MS, AL). I...

Picked up a 2017 GX460 a few months ago. Started going to town on it this month. Not an overlander, just like to explore trails and have fun. Tires: 255/80/17 Falken Wildpeaks Wheels: FJ cruiser 17x7.5 ET15 no spacers Front Bumper: Victory 4x4 Strike Aluminum 70lb minus40 lbs of oem weight...

Howdy, Gang, Starting this thread as a place-holder for now. But, I am starting to think about building Zeke (been having a blast driving him this week). Mechanically, @120mm has him sorted (the steering and exhaust will be addressed). Zeke ran like a champ on the 6 hour drive back to our...

It hasn't been that long, only a year or so sitting where I left it. As a background, my dad bought this 2003 LC100 V8 in 2011 from a company owner that never went offroad with her, neither did me or my dad till recently. This car has been serviced at the local Toyota dealer but the repair bills...

When the end of the line for the 200 series was announced, we immediately called our dealer and got an allocation for a 2021 Heritage Edition in Blizzard Pearl with the intention that it would be my wife’s daily for a few years, then I’d build it up for adventure. We took delivery in April ‘21...

Long time member, but first time posting. Recently picked up a 1977 FJ40 out of Indiana. Supposedly has been sitting for at least 10 years, possibly up to 20 years. Was originally sold new in Indianapolis (have the original title). Spent it's entire life in southern Indiana, hence all the...

This thread will be an ongoing build I started a few weeks ago for a friend of mine. We both had a vision for this 1990 22re 4runner as a “modest” build, more of a oem plus look to everything but still perform well on and offroad. We were really trying to take after an oem hilux with a 2 or 3...

attached is my first attempt to build a front bumper on my 85 BJ73. I must say that I am on the fence on rather I should proceed on, or scrap it out for version 2. The engineering nerd in me mandates that this bumper must be pretty light to minimize the weight on the front. What are the...

Hey guys, I’m new to this side of mud. Just picked up a clean double cab 4x4 I might do a build thread but for now and am looking to do a mild build, what lightweight yet heavy duty bumpers are out there? All I want is a clean looking bumper (preferably not tubular ) and a winch.

Hey muddertruckers! Been a long while but we're back and we got this big beaut on a ship today from Nagoya!! Found this really clean 14,000mile aux rural fire svc gem on the .JP for 11k shipped! Putting this place holder post up to signal the start of this camper/ rally inspired build. I...

Hi everyone! I have a 1974 FJ40 that I've been working on remaking a hard top for. I bought the 40 off a owner on here search "project red dawn" that saved it from the junk yard, prepped it to be a topless beach rig, then sold it. He did a lot of sheet metal work, freshened accessories, lot of...

This is just the beginning but I am prepping my supercharger setup for install and saw a bunch of questions/discussion about that topic so I am going to outline where I am currently. 2001 Toyota Tundra SR5 Access Cab V8 2WD 4WD This "build" will be tame by most measures but will (hopefully)...

Now that I've got all of my equipment in, I figured I'd start my own thread. I recently purchased my stepfather's prized 2005 LC100. It was in fantastic shape for an 18 year old vehicle except for the sound system. As imagined all of the speakers are dry-rotted and sound terrible. The...

If you’re not following my build thread, for project gonzo, you should be. Builds - Project Gonzo - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/project-gonzo.1294052/ I’m going to have a build party/HAMOM the weekend of Nov 3-5. The plan is to chop up the body, and start building a roll cage. I’m in...

Anyone think a listing of all the SAS builds would be handy? (Not sure how many there are...) Potential sticky for reference maybe???

Hey guys back again. I have owned my LC for about 2-3 months. Things are coming along slowly, but surly. Found this winch today. Tires are next. Wondering what you guys thought about safari snorkels?

I'm starting this thread to document my first 80 Series build, and some of the adventures that I'm hoping to see in this rig. How it all started. Over the last couple of years I've attended the Panhandle Overland Rally in Sandpoint Idaho, and since have been looking for a good 80. With new...

I’ve got several fj40s (71,73,79,79,82) that I worked with 20years ago before I had adequate skills and finances. The one I chose to build off back then was a 73 and now I’ve taken it apart and had it blasted to start over. The body is useable but there’s a lot wrong with it that it will have to...