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Hello, I'm so happy to join the community. I recently purchased a 1995 80 Series with approximately 194k miles. The previous owner was an awesome guy who had spent the time and money to ensure the vehicle was up to date on maintenance, so my wife and I felt comfortable taking her on a road...

Hi all, greetings from the Pacific Northwest. I'm excited to join the 100 Series family. Any other JDM 100 series folks out there? Right hand drive rocks! ;-) My LC is pretty much stock, 88k miles, and is in stunning condition. (I can't take credit; the former owner in ***uoka, Japan took good...

Please welcome our newest member, Gabriel ( @MidnightShadow ) to CopperStateCruisers. Gabriel has a 1994 FZJ80 in Beige Metalic and lives in Tucson. Please tell us more about yourself and your truck. @ARJMN can be your Tucson contact for any gatherings locally.

Please welcome our second newest member, Dom @DAZinAZ , to CopperStateCruisers. Dom resides in Scottsdale, and he has a 2006 UZJ100 w/ 2" Ironman4x4 Lift, Gamaviti Rack and low range Sumo gears in his transfer case. Please tell us more about yourself and your truck. Steve

Please welcome our newest member, Andrew @bi0m3trics, to CopperStateCruisers. Andrew resides in Flagstaff, and he has a 1994 FZJ80 w/ 2" Ironman4x4 Lift, TRD wheels w/ 285/70-17 Yokohama Geolanders. Please tell us more about yourself and your truck. Steve

Date: 19-Oct-23 7:00pm (sharp) Meeting Starts New Member introduction (if any) Officer reports (if any reports) President, Michael B Dremann Vice President, Tony Twiddy Treasurer, Roger Taylor Administrative Executive (Secretary), Dave Thomas 7:15pm Chairman Reports (if any) Christmas Party...

Hello everyone. I bought a 1967 FJ 40 two years ago as a father/son project for my now 19 year old son, Liam. It had already been a father/son project in the early 1990's when they replaced the original warn out engine with a carbureted 350 Chevy. They also installed a 1976 LC 4spd trans and...

Hey Folks, Long time guest and finally decided to join the discussion and fun times here on the forums! Thanks for all the knowledge so far. Elsee is my 1999 TLC, with just shy of 500,000 miles. It was gifted to me by my father, After he purchased a 200 series named Elsee II. He daily drove...

Hola, been browsing around site for a while, I appreciate the wealth of knowledge shared while reading posts. I decided to buy an imported FJ43- actually bought 2 (79 and 81) since i have always been interested while traveling overseas. They do need some engine work and looking forward to...

Hi, all. I just picked up a 2003 LX470 last weekend. It is my first truck of any kind. It has 142,000 miles and is stock, except that the previous owner had a Lexus dealer install springs in place of the AHC. I'm looking forrward to doing some light off roading to start. Who knows where I...

Hello everyone! I'm brand new to this forum, and the 4x4 world itself, and wanted to introduce myself. I've worked on old cars and motorcycle for awhile now, having a 1966 Mustang and a 1975 Honda CB750F motorcycle, but never really dabbled in 4x4s. My close friend is heavily involved in 4x4s...

Hey all, I am a newly registered member. Decided to join up after spending many hours searching thru many posts looking for info and answers to questions I have regarding Land Cruisers and LX's. I am new to the platform having been a German auto tech and owning mostly German vehicles over the...

Hey All Been lurking here for a while and very much benefiting form the gold mine of info that is available in this great forum. I now live in western europe, previously the uk and before that africa. 4x4-wise i've owned over the years: a hilux, RAV (awd), volvo, isuzu and ex-military...

5 Landcruiser's First 100 series Dec 05 GXL. Lots of info on here and lots to learn looking forward to all the tips and tricks.

The 76 FJ40 was purchased from Costa Rica about 5 years ago by my boss. After taking delivery it sat at his ranch for about 3 years with little activity. Shortly thereafter the 40 began to have issues, mainly it wouldn't hold idle. A few parts were subsequently replaced and the 3B Diesel has...

Hi all, I spoke to a gentlemen about my specific problem and he referred me to this forum. I hope someone on here can help. I have a 1997 FJ80 40th year Anniversary and my frame is rusted out. I would like to keep the truck. What, if anything can be done?

Hi All Recently welcomed the below 2006 VX into the family. Only owned for about 5 months so still learning her but noteworthy mods include 3" lift (with diff drop) which i have since corrected as torsion bars were wound right up, suspected high flow cats and exhaust. Baselined all fluids and...

Hey everyone, new member here. Recently picked up a 2016 LC. My first LC, coming over from the truck world.. Looking forward to a few OEM+ mods over the ownership period. The car rides like a tank and seems to be all stock, outside of what I suspect to be a leveling kit..? Or is this factory...

Picked up a very nice ‘06 LX470 with 152k recently after 14 years with a 1st Gen Xterra. Looking forward to making it my own. Apologies in advance for my dumb questions. Josh

Hi. New Member here from Missoula, Montana. I have a 2001 100 series land cruiser. The other day I changed out my alternator. I had noticed the battery light come on and I was measuring ~12 volts from the alternator. When I got in there and looked at the old alternator the ground wire was...