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Finally found the ac condenser in stock in AUS through Cruiser Brothers in California. The original part no. for the 77's was unavailable anywhere (Japan, UAE, AUS). I ordered this recommended replacement. The drier was wrong. Also, the flared fitting on the tube connecting the condenser to the...

Hello Mud Friends! It has come time to do some rust mitigation and as things typically go, they are now snowballing and I need some advice. We have owned our family 1983 FJ60 in 861 blue for over 7 years now. She came with some rust in the rear quarters that has progressed over the years. She...

Another resto-mod. Starting this thread to document (for me mostly) everything I am doing. And since I have less than one banana skills, I will certainly hit dead-ends and have questions; help always appreciated. Maybe this will help when I sell it one day (lol). I have had five land cruisers...

Hey guys, wanted to post my GX470 Build on the forum. A few of you may have seen the car already but, here goes 2003 Silver GX470 King 2.5 Long Travel Front Suspension on 600# Coilovers King 2.5 Long Travel Front Triple Bypass RCV Axles Radflo Adjustable Bumpstop RCLT +2.5 LC200 Steering Rack...

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! Let me introduce you to my recently named pig Evenstar. Back in the 80s my parent's bought her from a miner in Northern California and she's lived out the rest of her days in Southern California. Growing up, the Land Cruiser was our family daily driver/camping/road trip car that...

August 17, 2021, the day it all began. This is one of the first photos I took of the vehicle, which had approximately 170k miles from 2 previous owners. The offroad upgrades had already begun by this point, including: (1) RRW stealt bumper; (2) XO-Fab DIY welded sliders; (3) Falken Wildpeak AT3...

After beating my current 80 like a red-headed step child I decided to take some of my own advice and instead of putting links and heavy running gear under a truck that's intended to have good highway manners, I bought something wild that someone else had already built, tested and proven. Huge...

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...

Introduction A little over two years ago I moved to Brunei Darussalam and set about looking for a vehicle. It had to be Japanese (preferably Toyota), rear- or four-wheel drive and have a manual transmission. I went to a nearby town with a friend and looked at an LN167 Hilux which I was frankly...

Well.... I've been hesitant to create a build thread on this 40 because I knew it was going to take me years of slow increments. Recently I've found myself with a proper shop and time to commit to it....so I've decided to up the ante and document it. This is a May 1979 build date. I picked...

(orioginally posted in another thread) Hi! I am restring a FJ55 from 79/80 bought from Finland. I am sourcing parts now and I am at the breaks :) I am trying to understand what wheel cylinders and drums I need. There are some on ebay australia and I also found some here...

Hello all! Figured I would create a build thread for my 1983 FJ60. I found this rig days before deployment (still on deployment now). The PO was very less than honest about the condition and a master of deceit. I did end up purchasing the rig even though there was a bit of rust that wasn't...

Over the last 22 months, I have been rebuilding a Landcruiser LJ78 | 2LTE | ATM | 1991. The idea behind this thread is to present learnings, build process breakdown and a lot of photos for reference. It was an amazing opportunity as the last car I rebuild was 20 years ago (VW Beetle). There...

Howdy all Looking at à 60 on Wed. 83 model with 269km on odometer. 4sp manual, 2f. Hasn't been driving in about 2yrs... prior only in winter. In jordan so no salt on roads. Seems very original and in great shape. Anything thst I should fous on. Will take for drive and...

Finally decided to dive in on a 5.3 swap on my 62. I have been plotting this for a few years, and have been taking notes from many of the valuable threads here. My goal is to make this swap as straightforward as possible. To that end, I will be blatantly copying what many folks here have...

I've been putting this off since I'm still waiting on a bunch of parts to really get started on my build. Figured 3 months is too long to put off an introduction, though. I got my 2015 Premium in January. I happened to find one local with 71k, sepia interior, heated/vented seats, and 3rd row...

This is my first time creating a thread and I am excited about sharing my new project. Mud has been a good resource to me throughout the years and I’m ready to potentially add to Mud and also gather even more insight throughout this build and I welcome opinions and ideas. I am at the beginning...

This is the first in a Build thread for an FJ62. A bit of background. Aussie based build thread. 3-4 years ago, got the FJ62. It was drivable, and looked good. I knew it had rust and spent the first 6 months, fixing the obvious. New rear brakes, fixed clutch issues, some paint repairs, lots...

Wanted to document the mild build of my '15 GX460. I plan on doing a few extended trips in it this year, but its main job is to continue to be my wife's daily. The first thing she told me after we purchased it was to make it look "less like a soccer mom SUV". Challenge accepted. We had plans to...