Diff Kraken
SILVER Star
New Truck Day:
I finally snagged a 200 series! In good condition at a great price. It took me 6 months of looking in spurts. I'm coming into this from an unfortunate situation with my 5th gen 4Runner that led me to learn all about the superior engineering and build quality of the 200 series:
Search for truth- Front Diff and Oil Pan Exposure Question - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/search-for-truth-front-diff-and-oil-pan-exposure-question.1273959/
I found this 2008 Land Cruiser for sale 3 miles from my place after a nationwide search for a 200, go figure! I was looking for a cheap, rust free, mechanically sound, flawless interior, 200 to wheel at local East Coast TLCA events and to take on road trips with family and friends. This truck was exactly that. Flawless victory.
She was bought new and registered to a prominent Oklahoma cattle company for her first 10 years, and then spent the last 4 years with an Oklahoma City businessman who drove it back and forth to Virginia. It currently has 175k miles on it and was maintained at Toyota dealers for most of its life. It has full vehicle history by Toyota VIN lookup and is all up to date with new radiator and starter.
Uniquely, she has front and rear ARB bumpers from the cattle ranch, but with stock height springs. Although it does have Old Man Emu shocks on it- the lowest part of the front skid plate sits at 8" so it is ready to get updated suspension ASAP. I'm not sure how long the bumpers have been on the truck, but they are faded, the rubber "buffers" on the front bumper are dried out, and the foglight housing is cracked.
I bought the truck last week during a full moon, the truck is Super White- and is about as big as the moon- so I'm calling this big girl "Lunar 1" aka "Luna".
Below is the initial to do list that will be the main focus of this build thread. These items will likely be accompanied by any trials and tribulations associated with said build. This is technically my third Toyota truck build in the last 4 years. G-d help me! Send a priest! This addiction is real.
To do list:
- Replace missing ARB bumper decals (ARB is sending them now)
- Replace missing center headrest for third row (not in the seat storage pouch)
- Replace worn shift knob (Ordered and en route from UAE)
- Factory floor mats (ordered and en route from Florida Toyota dealer)
- 2" Old Man Emu lift (Ordered and en route from Cruiser Outfitters) @cruiseroutfit
- 34” tires (or 33" tires?- Can't make up my mind!)
- Remove aftermarket window tint
- Skids
- Sliders
- Harrop Eaton ELocker
- Winch
Here is Luna as she sits now:
PS- If you were also looking at this truck when it was listed for sale online and have any extra info, feel free to leave a comment here or PM me. Any additional info is always appreciated.
I finally snagged a 200 series! In good condition at a great price. It took me 6 months of looking in spurts. I'm coming into this from an unfortunate situation with my 5th gen 4Runner that led me to learn all about the superior engineering and build quality of the 200 series:
Search for truth- Front Diff and Oil Pan Exposure Question - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/search-for-truth-front-diff-and-oil-pan-exposure-question.1273959/
I found this 2008 Land Cruiser for sale 3 miles from my place after a nationwide search for a 200, go figure! I was looking for a cheap, rust free, mechanically sound, flawless interior, 200 to wheel at local East Coast TLCA events and to take on road trips with family and friends. This truck was exactly that. Flawless victory.
She was bought new and registered to a prominent Oklahoma cattle company for her first 10 years, and then spent the last 4 years with an Oklahoma City businessman who drove it back and forth to Virginia. It currently has 175k miles on it and was maintained at Toyota dealers for most of its life. It has full vehicle history by Toyota VIN lookup and is all up to date with new radiator and starter.
Uniquely, she has front and rear ARB bumpers from the cattle ranch, but with stock height springs. Although it does have Old Man Emu shocks on it- the lowest part of the front skid plate sits at 8" so it is ready to get updated suspension ASAP. I'm not sure how long the bumpers have been on the truck, but they are faded, the rubber "buffers" on the front bumper are dried out, and the foglight housing is cracked.
I bought the truck last week during a full moon, the truck is Super White- and is about as big as the moon- so I'm calling this big girl "Lunar 1" aka "Luna".
Below is the initial to do list that will be the main focus of this build thread. These items will likely be accompanied by any trials and tribulations associated with said build. This is technically my third Toyota truck build in the last 4 years. G-d help me! Send a priest! This addiction is real.
To do list:
- Replace missing ARB bumper decals (ARB is sending them now)
- Replace missing center headrest for third row (not in the seat storage pouch)
- Replace worn shift knob (Ordered and en route from UAE)
- Factory floor mats (ordered and en route from Florida Toyota dealer)
- 2" Old Man Emu lift (Ordered and en route from Cruiser Outfitters) @cruiseroutfit
- 34” tires (or 33" tires?- Can't make up my mind!)
- Remove aftermarket window tint
- Skids
- Sliders
- Harrop Eaton ELocker
- Winch
Here is Luna as she sits now:
PS- If you were also looking at this truck when it was listed for sale online and have any extra info, feel free to leave a comment here or PM me. Any additional info is always appreciated.
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