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Starting another build thread for yet another JDM KZJ78 that's landed in PacNW..or rather hoping to continue the good work started by @Lenny33 who let me pick up where he left off. He has a great build thread as well. Lenny33 put alot of great mechanical work to bring this machine to a great...

Hello, I'm new to the GXOR world, but not new to building performance vehicles! I was shopping for a 4th Gen V8 4Runner last November to daily drive and occasionally tow my 240SX money-pit I have owned and daily driven since 2007. After having a vehicle sold out from under me and several other...

BluezClues build. Name hit me as it was the favorite tv show of my cousin who passed away right before the end of 2019. Having been in a wheelchair all his life, he would have enjoyed riding in some larger wheels the same color as his favorite tv show character. I didn’t do a build thread on my...

Well I'm usually the guy who figures out he wants a certain classic 5 years after they become popular and decent examples become expensive and the rest are a ton of work. I decided I wanted a 60 bad enough to take on a pretty big project. I doubt it's the most rusty but it's definitely going to...

I’m going to be posting to this thread with my progression of my truck. This truck is my first car that I bought when I was 15.It is a 1979 (sike, turns out it’s a 77) BJ40 diesel. I bought it from a guy in Costa Rica who restored a ton of stuff back to factory spec. I got a killer deal on it...

I’m glad to jump back on this site after 14 years of owning a Mustang and an almost unmentionable Altima. I guess the kiddos toys were more important than dad’s toys. BUT... that’s all changing now. The information I’ve already found here is really invaluable as building up a GX is not as...

OK, finally time to start a thread documenting my work on my FJ60. Through this thread, I'm hoping to give back what I can to the community. I'll do my best to document everything and include part numbers. Though, I realize now how hard it is to stop and take pictures when you're in the middle...

Hi All! Figured I'd get going and do a write up of what I've got going on. Stay tuned, more parts are on their way! 2006 GX470 Sport, Nav+KDSS. (I know..I know..Still going to try!) Current Mods: -Metaltech stage 3 rear coil conversion(stock height) -Height control/autoleveling disable...

Feb. 1987 FJ60 Freeborn Red Name: Bean I’ve been putting this off for a while now, but I think the time has finally come to start documenting the continuation of the Bean’s journey. My wife and I were lucky enough to buy the Bean back in March of 2019 from Theron of ‘This Wild Idea’. It had...

so begins my journey, im sure many headaches and joys are ahead. bought a 86 fj60 from a friend that had sat in his garage for ten years. he said that the power steering pump was leaking when he drove it last. i got a hold of it, and started going through things. it started and ran, fiddled with...

Hi, So me and my dad we have two 80s, in this topic I will discuss their story, purpose and the work on them. 1996 VX spec hdj80, factory triple locked, full leather, sunroof etc. 1HD-FT, full time 4wd h151f with hf2av 1993 STD spec hzj80, no lockers, bench first row, vinly everything and...

I picked up a lightly used (≈10k mile) CPO ’19 GX460 in December in preparation for a move from Texas to Alaska for work. As much as I loved my '06 GX470, I wanted something newer and lower mileage. I went with the simplest GX I could find. No air suspension, no camera-based driving aids. I’m...

Hey folks! I just picked up a 2010 GX460 Base in Knight's Armor with 108k miles. This is my first truck and my secondary vehicle after my 2018 Porsche Cayman GTS. As you can tell, I live in the NYC area and am looking forward to exploring the Upstate NY, NNJ, and PA in my new off-roader.

Finally its time to document my 80's history. It started with 227,827mi when I bought it. March 2018. EBC brakes first off Kumho 33" tires first Painted stock wheels Snorkel lift kit OME 3.5 heavy front and 2.5 heavy rear ARB bull bar with 12k smittybilt XRC gen2 winch castor correction...

I have transplanted a 12ht into a hj75 and now I'm at the stange of selecting a turbo. I believe I have narrowed it down to two turbos from reading and just need some help as in reality I know stuff all about turbos. I'm not interested in a ct26 As for the engine it has. Balanced internals...

About 2 weeks ago I was out buying parts for my 1991 Comanche and in the yard near the Jeep being parted out was a 1996 Land Cruiser. Guy asked me if I knew anything about them and said his boss wanted it off the property as it was taking up space. Apparently, someone had brought it in looking...

I’ve owned a LOT of cars and trucks over the years (somewhere around 40), starting with a Triumph Spitfire in college, and then through a series of trucks, SUVs, and European sports cars and wagons. Been a while since I have owned a vintage machine- buddy of mine got a built up 80, which...

Truck sold

Hey all, Wondering if the return line from the original carb set up will work as the fuel return line on the Sniper TBI setup. Not clear how that return enters the tank (baffles or what have you inside the tank) and if I can use it for that or do i need to install an bung. thanks for the help!

Very happy to finally have finished my storage system/sleeping platform and wanted to share it. Ended up being more challenging then I thought, but was definitely a rewarding experience. I spent weeks looking up other people’s designs and ultimately decided to do a system somewhat similar to...