Builds 1994 HZJ73 Wine Red Flex Dream (4 Viewers)

[Fishbulb]

I bought this ‘94 HZJ73 a few months ago sight unseen from a dealership in Tokyo. I’ve heard good things about the dealership and they had this 73 with the factory front and rear lockers that I wanted. It looked good in the few photos that I saw so I took a gamble.

Fast forward a few months later and it FINALLY arrived at the port in Florida today. I immediately drove out there and checked it out. It looks and runs even better than I expected!

Now to do all the fun paperwork with the DMV. Wish me luck!

I have a garage full of new parts for this thing already and can’t wait to bring her home.

 

[JuanJ]

Hello,

Welcome to the madness.






Juan

 

[African]

Sweet rig! congrats

 

[Guyute]

Strong! Congrats. Is/was it a Flexdream rig.

 

[Ragnaroek]

Looks great! Way better than both of mine...

 

[Fishbulb]

Strong! Congrats. Is/was it a Flexdream rig.

It is!! Are you familiar with them??

 

[Guyute]

It is!! Are you familiar with them??

Just follow them on Instagram. Did they help with the import/export process?

 

[Fishbulb]

Just follow them on Instagram. Did they help with the import/export process?

They did not…. It was all me.

 

[Fishbulb]

It’s been at the house for an hour and we have a big butt bumper installed already.

I’m having a real hard time finding an agreed upon value insurance policy that isn’t classic coverage.

 

[Fishbulb]

Side shot of the rear bumper. A bit more protection than what was originally on there.

 

[Fishbulb]

Front winch bumper install complete and also installed the Frontrunner roof rack. Installing the 24v Comeup winch will be next.

 

[Fishbulb]

24v Comeup Winch mounted and wired!

 

[plink01]

Wowee what a car!!

How many km's has it done??
Do you have history on it, like how many owners?
How much did it cost?? Was it difficult to make it road legal in America??
Has it been resprayed or is it original?? It looks brand new!

Is the interior as good as the exterior??

I swore I will never buy another Landcruiser now I have my BJ42 and HJ61. But if one of those in that sort of condition came up for sale I don't think I could help myself.

 

[Fishbulb]

Wowee what a car!!

How many km's has it done??
Do you have history on it, like how many owners?
How much did it cost?? Was it difficult to make it road legal in America??
Has it been resprayed or is it original?? It looks brand new!

Is the interior as good as the exterior??

I swore I will never buy another Landcruiser now I have my BJ42 and HJ61. But if one of those in that sort of condition came up for sale I don't think I could help myself.

Thanks!

It has 280,000 km's which is quite a bit for a Japanese vehicle. I have zero history on maintenance and previous owners except for a sticker showing that the timing belt has been replaced recently. The condition speaks for itself though. The paint is a respray and the inside looks just as nice as the outside. I haven't driven it too much yet to see if there are many bugs, but so far very good.

I haven't made it road legal yet, but it should be good to go by tomorrow I'm thinking.

I got it from a dealership in Japan called Flex Dream. They restore a bunch of older Land Cruisers..... if you want to discuss price hit me up. I really didn't pay too much.... maybe just a small little premium for the locking diffs..... I have a buddy that purchased from them in the past and he only had good things to say about them.

 

[Fishbulb]

Put this receiver on… good and legit buy from Amazon. Just strong enough for my bike rack.

 

[cruisermatt]

Nice 73. what part of Florida?

 

[Fishbulb]

Nice 73. what part of Florida?

I'm in Jacksonville.... looks like i might be about 2 hours from where you are at.

 

[Fishbulb]

Welp, I am now fully road legal…. but ya’ll might find my plate a bit offensive. I would say the middy is close enough to a Jeep.

I mounted the ARB compressor and completed all the wiring. I just need a T-fitting for the pressure switch in order to be able to use my pump up kit.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Welp, I am now fully road legal…. but ya’ll might find my plate a bit offensive. I would say the middy is close enough to a Jeep.

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I mounted the ARB compressor and completed all the wiring. I just need a T-fitting for the pressure switch in order to be able to use my pump up kit.

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A great place for extra switches.

 

[Ragnaroek]

Close to a Jeep, but way more betterer. Or something like that.