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I acquired 1966 FJ45LV 25453 from @greenbeast and had @mattressking transport it from Tulsa to @samc2447 at NW Design and Fabrication The truck is in good shape cosmetically but needs a few things to make it right.

I recently did a cool trade with @SemoLCruiser with my 71 FST and ended up with this pimpin' wagon. With 1 already and more children in our future, the 60 seems like a less selfish way for me to satisfy my hobby to piddle with old things. I have no idea the last time this truck ran. The PPO had...

Well figured I would share my pain and suffering with others of dealing and building old trucks My Goal is the have a truck I can use both as a camping vehicle and also be able to take down harder trails with out worry, I was originally going to do this with a HDJ81 I had but decide against it...

This is my first actual post on ih8mud. Been lurking for about 2 years now. This thread is to serve as a full history of the step-by-step restoration for my records and any potential future buyers. Picked up 1971 fj40 bone stock to start a full build from the ground up to my spec of how an OEM+...

TACTICUS BUILD BEGINS! TACTICAL LEXUS= TACTICUS Hello all, I have been reading the forums for a while now say 6 months and finally decided it was best for me to post and share and interact with everyone on here :) I was extremely inspired by all of your builds and so I am on my journey to...

Hello. I am new to the forum and I just recently purchased a 2013 LX 570 and thought I would make a thread to memorialize the progress I make as I gradually evolve my truck. I was initially looking at all sorts of SUV's that I subsequently discovered would be useless off road. As I watched...

After striking gold on a 71, 72 & 76 in various stages of decay after sitting in moist Alaska surviving min of 20 years of winters and summers I found out I was either going to be cutting them up and building a half decent tub that was going to be ugly or I would need to find a decent tub...

My 96 cruiser is coming up due for tires. I’ve had them for 7 years, and recently noticed an outer sidewall cut in one of them. I’m already geared for 37’s by the owner two titles ago, so I’m looking to bump it back up. I’m curious how far some have gone to prep for the swap. So far, here’s...

So, I've had my 76 FJ40 'SeldomSeen' for 22 years as of June 4th. I bought it stock, with a BestTop soft top. Here it is, the day I brought it home in June 2000. This was in the days before digital cameras. This is a 35mm photo I scanned in some time ago. Not soon after I bought it, did I...

Hey everyone! I'll update this regularly but for right now, we're going with the basics for a baseline :) 1997 Fzj80 purchased in January 2015 with 200,xxx Miles for $2300.00 Current Mileage: 222,xxx NOT triple Locked Black Onyx with tan leather interior (6.5/10 interior condition - front...

Greetings. New to the forums. Just picked up a '71 FJ40. Had a '79 many years ago and felt nostalgic. That said I've lurked some of the threads and I have a question for the masses: Keep it a stock restoration or go resto-mod using end value as the parameter. I'm 2nd owner of '71. Has 35k...

Calling this thread bad memory not as a nod to the gas mileage I got towing this thing home but more so as a tribute to to my terrible ability to remember what I have done. So. I will take a lot of pictures and post them there so I can look back and remember when I did something. Plus I will...

Hi, my name is Dan and I’m a toyotaholic. Long time lurker, and finally far enough along on my build that I felt it was worth starting a build thread. A little about me, my first car I bought was a ‘99 4Runner that I modified lightly, and began wheeling a few years ago. After getting into some...

New Truck Day: :) I finally snagged a 200 series! In good condition at a great price. It took me 6 months of looking in spurts. I'm coming into this from an unfortunate situation with my 5th gen 4Runner that led me to learn all about the superior engineering and build quality of the 200...

For sale is my clean 98- double locked 100 series land cruiser- CALI TRUCK This truck was originally sold in California, and has never been owned anywhere else. the frame is spotless. its got a clean title, and I have a huge stack of service records since the original owner. I bought it back...

Installed my Rugged Bound drawers today. Very impressed with the system and the order process. Theo from @RuggedBound was great to work with; he kept me in the loop with the shipping and even had time for a couple of goofy questions. After taking the third row out, I put down a layer of...

Hey Everyone, I just sold my trustworthy, reliable mall cruiser 100 series and jumped face first into my 1991 PZJ77. Everything seems to be in good working order, especially considering it's age. I'm not a mechanic, but i'm looking forward to learning a lot while I work through this build. I...

Hey, everyone. I'm new-ish to the forum, just having acquired my FJ45 2 months ago. I've always admired FJ40s, and considered it a dream vehicle of mine, but was more of a BMW car guy at heart. I've owned an E39 M5, 2 x E30s, and a Z3 Coupe (regret selling this). I still own a 1990 325is, but it...

As it seems this will be a long-term build, I think I owe it to my new ride to document. So what happened was I grew up in New England where rust was the ultimate killer... you could never win, you could just hope to stay in the game long enough to survive. So when I saw this 2001 LC posted...

Hi guys, I'm two years into my fascination with the 100/LX470/GX470. The articles and knowledge on this site are truly amazing! I recently purchased a black 2005 LX 470 with 262k. I'm two weeks into the build. Some pictures below. -Work done in the last few weeks Cosmetic Paint Hood...