builds

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...

1984 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ60 250k miles Color: Brown Interior: Tan Cloth California Vehicle Suspension Spectre Off-road and OME Wheels and Tires 16" Alloys from FZJ80 BFG KO2 265/75/16 1.5" spacers Radio Kenwood KMM-BT732HD Electrical upgrade Custom wiring harness to accommodate H4 LED...

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 ?

I ordered the “Tauler Jack” kit from Brennan’s Garage. It’s a kit that converts a 8000lb trailer jack to work like a hilift, but better. But if welding, and it’s ready to rock. Worth looking into…

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...