builds

In December of last year we picked up an Fj80 it is probably going to be a dd and trail rig. Since taking it and breaking it in at RR it’s time for a build thread.So I’m going to back track until today and keep building onto it. Start 1991 Fj80 with 247k

Hey y'all. As Land Cruisers do, they tend to multiply. I've had and been working on a 99 LX470 for several years, and through that, got to know my local Land Cruiser group. And, of course, eventually one of those guys had a project truck that came up for sale at a price I could stand at a time...

Haven't posted any progress on here for a while! A lot has happened since Summer '21, when I bought my 40 and started this journey. After taking a month to drive the loud, floaty, smoking thing, I got started and tore the thing apart. At the beginning I really only wanted to address the obvious...

Hi Everyone! Thought I'd share my build with the group. I bought my 2023 GX460 Lux from Santa Monica Lexus in July 2023. It looked to have been a special order that was never picked up, as it was a Lux with the towing and off-road package but the rear bench seat. The Monroney sticker has both...

Alright I decided it’s probably worth documenting my build here. I have documented it a lot through instagram that can be hard to follow. It’s a 1996 Land Cruiser that is a RHD diesel with a Toyota 1HD-FT I6 engine. Bought it in April 2022 bone stock and even better it’s a JDM import little...

Hey all. Apologies for my earlier mishap posting an empty thread, it's been a rough morning. 😆 Here's what was supposed to be here originally; Although I've always liked big hoop bumpers and big tires, that level of build just hasn't been necessary for this car yet. I never intended it to be...

*This is somewhat for personal record-keeping and a little bit of sharing. I'll go back and refine some of the stuff I listed with actual model numbers and some pics here and there. Picked up an Black 2002 LX470 in May 2023 w/ 235k on the odo, bone stock (aside from a AHC-delete), from a single...

Hey everyone! I have some good news. Now that the lx600 is becoming slightly available we have opened up our build side of the shop to take on some lx600 full builds. For now due to our limited capacity we are focusing on full package builds. We have about 5 in the queue currently with...

Hey guys, not sure if this is the right forum, but I got my hands on an 80 series active vacation edition. I'm going a different path, so I don't need the Setup. No idea how much to ask for, but I hope you guys got more experience and knowledge or even being interested. I'm from Brisbane...

Purpose and overview, to keep a log of my journey with this new to me 05 Lexus LX470. I picked it up sight unseen from another forum member with around 235k miles. Initial impressions: Wow cool truck. Roomy and beefy. Just what I expected. Engine roared like a straight piped F350 when I...

It's been a while for me to get things going on my 1992 JDM HZJ73. I picked it up in October of 2022 and drove it 800km home. A few things about it. It's a ZX model that came in white, color 045 with trim FC10, but is painted blue with "Good Times" graphics/decals. It has 232,000km, a...

Made me a board.... to put stuff on... : )

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...

I'm really hyped on this one; I picked up a 1990 HDJ81—triple locked, 1HDT diesel motor. The first drive home was 8 hrs, and did it with no issues. It's pretty wild that a 33-year-old truck runs like a dream! The first thing I had done was a PDI intercooler and trans cooler. Also added...

I'm thinking about having Slee do a build on my '21 HE. I'm sure there are folks here who have gone through that process, but my searching came up empty. Did you have Slee build out your 200? Would love to hear about your experience!

What started out as a donor vehicle purchase for my 97 LX has now turned into a resurrection project. I originally picked Swamp Thing out of the woods where it sat for 4 years as it was one of the infamous "ran when parked" vehicles. At the time, I was looking for some donor parts, rocker...

I introduced myself a little earlier in the week, but I was able to pick up our "new" Land Cruiser yesterday evening. It is a 1995 with sunroof and leather, not sure what trim that makes it. Has 179K miles, which was about as low as I could find without resorting to highway robbery. Paid $10K...

I received this FJ62 in a barter with another MUD member quite a few years ago. He had pulled the engine and rebuilt it. Long story...but that engine ended up going into my wife's FJ62, "Urkel", which has it's own thread. Needless to say, the truck was pretty nasty inside. We cleaned what...

I just had to share a long time project my son and I have be working on that is hopefully nearing completion in the coming weeks… Btw… I hope this is the correct place to post this 😬 So we started off with two Chinese Kandi GKM model 150cc buggies we picked up shortly after the 2018 Campfire...

i'm wondering how much is involved in mating a sequoia and an fj40 ? Are there any builds out there ?