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Bought my 2000 MY 100 series in summer 2021 from family member. Bone stock with good service records. 280k on the odo. Brake system had recently been replaced (xmas tree lights and no brakes). Started tinkering with it immediately. Flares removed:

With a heavy heart I am selling my '98 1st gen. I wanted to show off the build before its gone. Never thought I'd get rid of it, but I bought a diesel Hilux.

On October 2, 2018 I sold my last, most recent Cruiser...an 87 FJ60 named Chunk to Patrick of Bowfin Cruisers. At that time and for a long time after, the market for Land Cruisers went through the roof. I'm a Freelance Graphic Designer in a smallish town and my wife is a Social Worker (Childhood...

I am a noobie and definitely not much of a mechanic, but I have finally decided to take on this project. My father-in-law passed away in 1994 and I always admired his Land Cruiser, it was without a doubt one of his favorite vehicles. Because I was such a fan (and after some lobbying on my part)...

My wife refused to buy a 200 or the new LX due to all the BS electrical and Apple crap. While most see this as a NON Land Cruiser profile it is exactly what everyone has asked for : affordable, offroad capable and smaller (not by much per their specs) No sunroof was a huge plus on the 1958...

Going to start off by saying I’m terrible at build threads and usually end up not completing or updating them. Just so everyone is aware.. Short recap on my 60. I found it about 30 minutes north of my house. The engine was torn apart, and had been sitting for 20 years without the head on. Most...

Hello, MUD! Embarrassingly, I've been harvesting GX pre-purchase info from this forum starting in late 2020 without making a single contribution. I hope to make up for that by sharing some of what I've learned and that it may be found helpful by others. I found my GX (2010 Base) on March 11...

New to the Toyota LC/LX scene. I’ve been lurking on here for awhile and finally decided to start documenting my build. Picked up this 2003 LX470 a couple months ago. CA car it’s whole life so no rust issues. Had a few things I noticed right off the bat. Did the intake and valve cover...

Just pulled this beauty out of Eureka, CA, and should be loaded onto a truck this weekend and headed to NY. This is an original California FJ45 LWB (original plate still attached) that had a "frame off restoration" in 2011 (clearly never a show truck but the metal is really good and very clean...

Doing a build if fj60 body on fzj80 shortened frame. Need to see what wheel size is best. Is there anyone in the DFW metroplex running 35” or 37” tires on an 80 series who can lend me their spare for a test fit? Need it less than a day. I would like to check before I buy my wheel package.

1999 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SR5 HIGHLANDER (SC'd, Lifted, Dual Cased, Dual Locked, Geared, Armored, 5Spd (R452d) and more...) —-$25K—- This is and was my daily driver for the past 20+ years. Purchased in Colorado Springs in 2001 with approx 20K miles on...

I recently made a radical decision to sell my 100-series LX470 that I thought I would keep forever. I wish I could've kept it, but I just don't have the room for a sixth vehicle. :confused: I made this decision, because I wanted something newer that was a little more family-focused -- safety...

I’ve read a lot of builds over the years and have decided to make one of my own. I’ve owned a few land cruisers over the years and sold built 80 a couple years ago that was built out. I’ve regretted it every since. So for the next build I wanted to get a 40th anniversary to be a collector. I...

Hi folks, am brand new here on ih8mud, but spent many time here as a visitor for the past years. I am French and recently moved to Djibouti. Since my arrival, i was is the seach of a 40 series to drive around in my free time and overland in the magnificent teritory of the Horn. After few...

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Hello all, Here is my modest build done over a few years. Started with a 07 truck with 85k miles on it, completely stock out of a soccer mom's garage. I started with replacing worn leather for RRW upholstery kit. Then changed out the stereo and speakers to a Garmin nav receiver by Kenwood...

Hello all, I've owned a 2005 toyota tacoma for 13 years (that i converted to 4x4 ) and primarily it's job is to wheel and let me blow steam off in the woods. Ive always wanted to own a land cruiser and at 29 im finally in a position to do so and i really wanted the 06-07 LC in particular just to...

So I'm starting this thread to chronicle the tribulations of taking my 1988 FJ62 Willy (so named because he was free) and fixing it up so it can used for a Lemons Rally. I may cross post what I've already covered in my introduction thread, for the sake of completeness and being able to easily go...

Time to start a build thread for my 1986 FJ62 (Australian spec). Going to do a body off chassis bare metal respray and interior re-trim. Mechanically the old girl runs well so will just get a mechanical cleanup. I'm already a fair way into the body and eliminating the rust. Hoping to have it...

This one is project Supra Cruiser! First it was a fully working 97 Land Cruiser... and now it is a 97 Land cruiser with a 2jz sitting in it Got the combo mounted as far back and high up as possible. Still need to clean everything up, test fitting things first to make sure...