south america

New guy here from Ecuador. After looking at 10 FJ40s in South America, finally purchased a 1981 FJ40 previously owned by an American Diplomat for 15 years (with all maint. records). Assembled a great team for mechanical, body and upholstery with plans to restore with all OEM parts and import to...

I’m laying in bed in Medellin Colombia on vacation waiting for the fam to get up thumbing through the Land Cruisers for sale on FB Marketplace. Man… They get all the cool Cruisers in South America. I’ve also seen some super tricked out rigs through out the country in general. I’m not selling...

Hey everyone, I figured instead of making an individual thread for every video we make I could use this one to catalog our travel content as we make our way through South America. After nearly 3 months in Colombia, we are now in Ecuador, which means I have had the time to put together a new...

Anyone from South America have one of these? 17852-61020 air cleaner bracket, #2

Hi All, Planning a PAH trip later this year (starting in fall) and looking to pick up an older Land Cruiser for the trip. Was thinking about a BJ73 (w/ 197K miles & the 3.4L diesel) and wanted to get the communities input - would you recommend this 2-door for the trip in terms of overall...

Hi all, Not sure which forum to post this in, so I'm just jumping in here. Just joined. I'm looking for a vehicle to drive from Michigan to Rio de Janeiro via Tierra del Fuego. I'd like to be able to go into reasonably rugged areas along the way, but I'm not very young anymore so I'm probably...

I've heard South American BJ 40's aren't very good. Is this true?

My question for all you FJ80 & 3FE enthusiasts is, what would you include in a must have spare parts kit in your rig, thinking extended road trip around USA and down through South America? What are the showstopper components that I should have on hand?