Hey y'all! I wanted to introduce myself and my new to me '93 fzj80 that I plan to do a full restoration on, and possibly a 5.3 LS swap.
Been learning about 80s for a little bit, and fell in love with them. I originally thought a 5th gen 4Runner was going to be my dream overland/ off road/...
I wanted to introduce my self. I’ve been lurking for a few months but today finally made it official with the adoption of Chester. For over a year now @Unoman and I have been going back and forth about Land Cruisers. He invited me out to Lonestar Round up earlier this year to come meet people in...
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I'll list the specs and what I want to do-just so no one needs to wonder what I am talking about. Please feel free to comment, advise, correct, etc.
What I have:
1980 Toyota Land Cruiser HJ45 long-bed pickup
H engine
4 speed manual transmission
One piece transfer case
Left-hand drive...
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Planning a frame-off resto-mod for my HJ45.
Do you guys recommend sandblasting the paint off the body panels? I've heard of risks of warping the metal, but seems like Land Cruisers have pretty thick panels.
I see a couple of areas where there will likely be a hole or become a hole, in...
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...