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Ok here it goes. My goal for this Summer - drive my 97 LX450 out from NC to Alaska, work on a salmon boat for two months, drive the LX back to NC. This is going to be my attempt at a real build thread outlining everything I do to get my cruiser ready for a ~9000 mile trip. About the cruiser...

Hello everyone, Too bad I didn't start a build thread here before, and now my build is a bit extensive, but better late than never lol. I have a 2016 Lexus GX460 that I purchased used in October 2019 that had 39.9K miles (literally hit 40k on the way home LOL). It took me about 2-3 years of...

Hi all, just joined the forum. I'm taking inspiration from the Weistec DCE guys with their SEMA overland Rivian builds. Just got the ditch lights installed and doing the light bar and rock sliders in the next two weeks. Next I'm going for a Camp King RTT and an awning, as well as gearing up for...

Hello everyone, I posted this message in the classified section, but perhaps it should have posted here also....... I have a few things to donate to others' builds......if needed: '74-80 tranny cover (covered with sound deadening material.....probably needs to be media blasted) almost full...

Beach n Toys group I reached out to Frank? And he suggested that I post this here. I am reaching out to this group because your the experts in San Diego and I have a FJ40 build in my garage and need help getting it finished. It’s close but I need help wiring the rig and getting correctly setup...

Has any attempted to build this combination. I blew my 3 speed transfer case and bought a Orion and trying to match the toy box to it. Dennis

Hello mudders, Just gonna start with a little background. Been a Toyota guy for some years now. I work as a parts guy at a Toyota dealership, and generally just love Toyota 4wd’s. I’ve owned 2 other 4wd Toyotas including a ‘94 LC80, an ‘07 FJC, and those are what made me want to stick with...

Hey all! After driving by an old friends auto garage/dismantler I spotted an FZJ80 sitting with weeds growing through it. Drove by for weeks and never moved. So one day I go in and ask him what the story was. It had been a customers who gave it to his grand daughter to drive and she had ran it...

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I've been guesting and reading this forum for about 3 years. In 2020 I started modifying the 2011 GX460 I bought in 2011. Some photos are attached. In early 2021 I did some off-roading with her in Florida in the Osceola and Apalachicola National Forests. Very light going ,though I bent and had...

Last year I picked up a new 80 after having lots of regrets about getting rid of my last one. After looking for months all I was seeing were bros who wanted way to much for way to little. In the Pacific Northwest, the mere act of throwing up a rooftop tent can apparently double the value of your...

I wanted to make this to document the life of the FJ I recently acquired. I have 0 experience with them, but a large portion of my motivation for acquiring one is that my brother-in-law who I love and adore deeply is a HUGE Land Rover guy, and I thought this would annoy him the most, because A)...

I picked up this rust free LX earlier this summer. No engine but I have a few spare 1FZs around to rebuild. Same for the original 343 auto. Interested in what you 80-series enthusiasts think the direction should be. This Cruiser will be for sale once finished. Rebuild a 1FZ and run a good...

Having a hell of a time finding a solution. Anyone make them? Not a lot of custom fab options where I am located..

I don't know why it's taken me so long to post this here. Our Toyota Landcruiser has been in our family for over 30 years and has been passed down to me. It was my first car and I drove it all through high school. It has been parked for awhile due to a exhaust manifold crack and brakes. I'll...

I’ve got a 200 in the shop that I’ve snuck in between a couple of major 40 projects. One just done. One that’s about to start. This is a nice Mississippi 200 that’s in for Slee Sliders, Slee Front bumper, Dissent rear….Dobinsons update, tires ….. may be forgetting something Saturday I...

Hi guys, just picked up an absolutely immaculate 1992 HZJ77. It's been owned by and older guy for the last 18 years or so. Only 230,000kms, and 5spd. An absolute gem. Here are a couple of photos

I was asked by a buddy in our Land Cruiser group to build a custom bumper for his 100 series. If anyone is interested, I have been “loosely” documenting the progress. I downloaded a 3D model of 100 series to use as reference and for communicating a design to the owner. I then designed the...

Sup Mud. Figure it's time to start a build thread to keep track of my bull****. My first 80, Shannon, was a 97 Desert Dune Collectors Edition that I picked up in Dec. 2018 with 320K miles, 4.88 gears and ARB lockers. Picked her up and the next day drove up to @OGBeno house in upstate NY and down...

Here we go again. The River critter (bought with that name) is under the knife. Staring on the back and moving forward. 3 days deep right now. have the rear end built rear frame restored. fixed a f holes in the cab .