I have LC!

[OkiGoose]

Uh I posted in the registry but I'm all about attention so... here's my new LC!

I'm currently active duty in Okinawa, getting out this summer though to come back stateside. The island is small and this truck is big... thankfully it's only for a couple months.

I've had a couple square body pathfinders that I gently wheeled. I have an LJ Rubicon and a 2016 2500HD back home as well.

1990 HDJ81 "Clyde"
Factory lockers, winch, ice box
4" lift, 35x12.5r15s
Diesel (obviously)
200,xxx ish KMs
No name side steps
New paint last year, not the best job ever though.

Found the factory tool kit and factory winch control in the OEM bags in the back. I was super stoked. I like little details like that.

Paid *ahem* yeah. It wasn't cheap.

Any questions feel free to ask. No engine photos, I was super stoked and totally forgot to take them. I'll update when I get gaijin plates and have it road legal.

 

[OkiGoose]

The other pictures I managed to take while geeking out.

 

[SteamerF18]

A solid find, welcome to Mud!

I only wish I had the foresight when I was in Japan to stock up on diesel Land Cruisers like you have. Safe travels home.

 

[mechanist]

Nice! One piece of glass in the third row? What is that bar in front of the glass?

 

[OkiGoose]

A solid find, welcome to Mud!

I only wish I had the foresight when I was in Japan to stock up on diesel Land Cruisers like you have. Safe travels home.

I've had several silvias, a skyline, a GTiR, and an STi. I wish I'd had the foresight to buy this to begin with!

Thanks for the welcome!

 

[OkiGoose]

Nice! One piece of glass in the third row? What is that bar in front of the glass?

The third row glass is one piece. I was kind of hoping for the sliding piece but it's small potatoes. It's just a bar that goes inside the window on both sides. I've seen a lot of Land Cruisers here with it. Seems to be to keep you from breaking the glass if things inside shift around. I'm not actually sure since I didn't put it in.

 

[retrofive]

The third row glass is one piece. I was kind of hoping for the sliding piece but it's small potatoes. It's just a bar that goes inside the window on both sides. I've seen a lot of Land Cruisers here with it. Seems to be to keep you from breaking the glass if things inside shift around. I'm not actually sure since I didn't put it in.

Im sure someone would swap you sliding windows for the solid ones. I wouldn't say they are in high demand, but seems quite a few inquires have been made here about getting them.

 

[Jason hansen]

Congratulations! Sweet rig.

 

[OkiGoose]

Im sure someone would swap you sliding windows for the solid ones. I wouldn't say they are in high demand, but seems quite a few inquires have been made here about getting them.

I have to consider that in the future. My wife likes the solid ones and I'm a fan of the sliders just for better ventilation. It'll be on my list of things to look into though.


Thanks for all the support y'all. I cannot wait to get it rolling! I'll be posting some photos here when I can, I'm sure some of you would love to see how hard living on a tropical island on a coral reef can be!

 

[OkiGoose]

I know this is one of those questions that's kind of hard to answer without physically being next to the truck, but can anyone provide insight as to how much lift I actually have? I ask because I met another HDJ81 owner on 35s and his seemed much taller. Granted I wasn't in my rig to compare but he said he had a 4" with 35s and it just seemed larger.

Obviously I didn't lift the vehicle myself, the previous owner actually bought it like this. So I have NO idea how big it actuall is/was. Any insight? Tires in my pictures are worn 35x12.5R15 Yokohama Geolander MT. I will get measurements as soon as I have the truck in my hands.

 

[Red Merle]

Towel bar!

Sweet truck, man! It's cool to see the little things that make the non US Spec 80's different.

BTW, you should have them toss that 70 series in the shipping container while you are at it.

 

[OkiGoose]

Towel bar!

Sweet truck, man! It's cool to see the little things that make the non US Spec 80's different.

BTW, you should have them toss that 70 series in the shipping container while you are at it.

Towel bar? ON THE BACK WINDOWS!?! That makes waaaaay more sense.

Thanks, I'm enjoying it. Probably a week and I can legally drive it here.

There's quite a few 70 series running around here. That's a Prado, not really on my list but cool nonetheless. I've attached a photo of a locals car that I've been listing over. Found out I'm just too big to fit a 70 :/.

 

[tominboise]

That is a very sweet rig. Steering is on the wrong side, tho.

 

[OkiGoose]

That is a very sweet rig. Steering is on the wrong side, tho.

I truthfully enjoy it. Seems to make perfect sense to me now. Thanks for the compliment!

 

[Red Merle]

Towel bar? ON THE BACK WINDOWS!?! That makes waaaaay more sense.

Thanks, I'm enjoying it. Probably a week and I can legally drive it here.

There's quite a few 70 series running around here. That's a Prado, not really on my list but cool nonetheless. I've attached a photo of a locals car that I've been listing over. Found out I'm just too big to fit a 70 :/.

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I was referring to the grab bar on the passenger side dash, my friends used to call that a towel bar on my FJ62. Although, the bars in the back might be towel bars too, at least that is what I would probably do with them after I wiped Muttlock's paws off after a day at the beach.

I was guessing that was a 70, but I guessed wrong. I am not great with all of the non-US spec models. Isn't the Prado sort of like a LC 'light'? Someone told me that the new US spec 4Runners were essentially Prados with a little different body, not sure if that is right.

That 70 that you posted is pretty sweet! I am not sure if I would actually own one as they look kinda tiny, but if I had money to burn and was shipping one truck back already, I might toss it in, knowing that you could at least break even on it and maybe even make a few bucks if you decided to sell it back home.

So are many of these trucks really low KM's too? I have read that island living tends to result in cars having silly low miles compared to their big land counterparts. The one you bought only has like 124,000 miles which is nothing.

 

[Red Merle]

I truthfully enjoy it. Seems to make perfect sense to me now. Thanks for the compliment!

As long as you don't mind having to trek all the way from the truck to the inside of the fast food restaurant when you get back home, it's probably no big deal. I imagine that little mirror mounted to the passenger fender comes in handy though.

 

[OkiGoose]

I was referring to the grab bar on the passenger side dash, my friends used to call that a towel bar on my FJ62. Although, the bars in the back might be towel bars too, at least that is what I would probably do with them after I wiped Muttlock's paws off after a day at the beach.

I was guessing that was a 70, but I guessed wrong. I am not great with all of the non-US spec models. Isn't the Prado sort of like a LC 'light'? Someone told me that the new US spec 4Runners were essentially Prados with a little different body, not sure if that is right.

That 70 that you posted is pretty sweet! I am not sure if I would actually own one as they look kinda tiny, but if I had money to burn and was shipping one truck back already, I might toss it in, knowing that you could at least break even on it and maybe even make a few bucks if you decided to sell it back home.

So are many of these trucks really low KM's too? I have read that island living tends to result in cars having silly low miles compared to their big land counterparts. The one you bought only has like 124,000 miles which is nothing.

Well, the grab bar could hold a towel. Makes sense. Maybe I just have extra storage.

So the Prado was a Land Cruiser "light" so to speak. The one pictured with my truck is a 70 derived Prado, similar to the 4 door 70 series but a lighter model. Think of it like buying a 1/2 pickup, and then realizing it was built with the styling of the 1 ton. I havent cross-referenced the new 4Runner to know, but it wouldnt surprise me. Toyota and Nissan have been doing that for years.

The 70 I posted is a great truck. Diesel, manual, solid lift kit, FRP hard top that comes off. Ill cue you in on this price point. That truck cost him probably $15k USD with everything. The prices in the states are SIGNIFICANTLY more than that. Military get one vehicle (over 25 years old) shipped back for free with some exceptions. So he stands to make some real money.

My truck came from the mainland maybe 6 years ago. The PO here drove it as a second car, never really did anything with it, and then realized it was just taking up room on our island. Thats how I was able to score it for a ridiculously low price. However, most japanese vehicles dont really rack up the miles. In mainland, most people take public transport in the city and in the country they stay more local. Its very expensive to drive as a japanese citizen, they are very strict on emissions/mileage, and most of the time, vehicles dont really accrue much mileage before being sold off. Okinawa is much more permissive since a very large percentage of the island are military. We probably have the highest concentration of GTRs, Supras, and RX7s of anywhere in the world.

You could buy a really decent Land Cruiser like mine from Japan, have it shipped back to the states, and put on the road for about $22k if you wanted. Thats an estimation but probably not too far off.

 

[OkiGoose]

As long as you don't mind having to trek all the way from the truck to the inside of the fast food restaurant when you get back home, it's probably no big deal. I imagine that little mirror mounted to the passenger fender comes in handy though.

Im also the guy who parks in the back of the parking lot and walks across half the state to go into a store. I like protecting my things.


Attached is a evolutionary map of the Land Cruiser so you can see what I meant about the Prado.

 

[Red Merle]

Well, the grab bar could hold a towel. Makes sense. Maybe I just have extra storage.

So the Prado was a Land Cruiser "light" so to speak. The one pictured with my truck is a 70 derived Prado, similar to the 4 door 70 series but a lighter model. Think of it like buying a 1/2 pickup, and then realizing it was built with the styling of the 1 ton. I havent cross-referenced the new 4Runner to know, but it wouldnt surprise me. Toyota and Nissan have been doing that for years.

The 70 I posted is a great truck. Diesel, manual, solid lift kit, FRP hard top that comes off. Ill cue you in on this price point. That truck cost him probably $15k USD with everything. The prices in the states are SIGNIFICANTLY more than that. Military get one vehicle (over 25 years old) shipped back for free with some exceptions. So he stands to make some real money.

My truck came from the mainland maybe 6 years ago. The PO here drove it as a second car, never really did anything with it, and then realized it was just taking up room on our island. Thats how I was able to score it for a ridiculously low price. However, most japanese vehicles dont really rack up the miles. In mainland, most people take public transport in the city and in the country they stay more local. Its very expensive to drive as a japanese citizen, they are very strict on emissions/mileage, and most of the time, vehicles dont really accrue much mileage before being sold off. Okinawa is much more permissive since a very large percentage of the island are military. We probably have the highest concentration of GTRs, Supras, and RX7s of anywhere in the world.

You could buy a really decent Land Cruiser like mine from Japan, have it shipped back to the states, and put on the road for about $22k if you wanted. Thats an estimation but probably not too far off.

That is all really interesting. Thanks for sharing. I am not sure if I will ever actually have the money to justify buying one from overseas, but I think I would rather do that than buy one from Central America that has been beat to snot, even though I think I would prefer the left hand drive.

It's cool to think about though.

 

[OkiGoose]

That is all really interesting. Thanks for sharing. I am not sure if I will ever actually have the money to justify buying one from overseas, but I think I would rather do that than buy one from Central America that has been beat to snot, even though I think I would prefer the left hand drive.

It's cool to think about though.

I didnt think I would either, but after several fast Japanese cars, and my impending return to the States, I figured it would be worth looking. Lo and behold, the perfect one came up. Ive dreamed of a Land Cruiser, though admittedly I was after a 70 series or 60 series. I just happened across a really clean HDJ81, drove it, found out it was already sold, and decided to find one myself. Now I have Clyde, a lot more "favorites" on my browser, and an insatiable need to learn everything I can.


The fender mirror saves my life though.