I'm Today's New Rig

[Bluetribal]

It is good to fully belong to this board now.
Yesterday I picked up a 96' Land Cruiser with 125K miles, non locked and a what appears to be an un-common two tone. I was really looking for one with lockers but when I came across this one it was much too clean to pass up. I am the fourth owner but the first and the last only had it for a little over two years. The majority of it's life it was owned by a 70 yr old man from Carlsbad, CA. I am going to pick-up all the records this week from the Toyota dealer where it was serviced and most importantly a head gasket was replaced
The current owner had it for the last 8 months and recently put new pads on the rear and the fronts aas well as rotors were in good condition. He also had a full inspection done on it at the toyota dealer when he bought it and had a compression test as well as a radiator flush and new drive belts. So that's what I know so far and I can't wait to get my hands on the dealers records.
So I guess this thread wouldn't be complete without pics! So here you go.

And here are the rest... http://www.vehicleshoot.com/land_cruiser.asp

 

[NorCalDoug]

Congrats on the new rig!

 

[dubyehnel]

yea man that looks awesome

 

[Bluetribal]

I didn't know Toyota had the blingin rims... But I got them... Maybe they were polished out?

 

[mnwolftrack]

Nice rig! It looks just like the '96 unlocked I picked up last Saturday except mine is all white. I'm thinking someone polished those wheels. I've done it before on other factory wheels. You use a paint stripper to take the clear coat off, then sand and polish away. Up here, clear coat is not a good idea. It chips, fades, yellows, and holds moisture, dirt, and salt under it. So I actually prefer non clear-coat wheels. You didn't get the mega-bling gold grill and emblems like mine . Lucky you!

 

[Romer]

Congrats and welcome. Nice rig, if you install ARB's a writeup for the FAQ would be nice.

 

[Russ in California]

nice score.

 

[FJBen]

I thought that was a rare color too! lol We bought ours 1 month ago and there are now 3 for sale in colorado in that same color scheme...

Looks sweet tho. congrats!

 

[Bluetribal]

Yeah, I'm sure I will notice them all the time now....
It's kinda funky so that makes me like it.

 

[Hulk]

We used to own a '97 Collector's Edition with that two-tone paint sceme. I think it looks fantastic. Much cooler in the hot sun than my current '96 black 80! I think the polished wheels were an option. Robbie Antonson used to have some on his 80 (and still may have).

 

[drsales]

Clean, welcome

 

[CELICA XX]

That looks very nice... take care of it !!!

 

[DTAYLOR]

You need to first take off those ugly chrome wheels and give them to me.

Nice find!

 

[Bluetribal]

No problem, will do right away Taylor... What's your address, I will pay for the shipping right to your door...
OK, now begin to hold your breath...

 

[Land Speeder]

I thought that was a rare color too! lol We bought ours 1 month ago and there are now 3 for sale in colorado in that same color scheme...

Looks sweet tho. congrats!

Two-tone is really rare on the FZJ's I thought...
Is your exterior two-tone grey and your interior tan?

 

[Bluetribal]

Yeah, mine is a really light Champaign and blueish/grey with tan leather.

 

[Beowulf]

Yeah, mine is a really light Champaign and blueish/grey with tan leather.

Sorry, but it is desert dune over moonglow pearl with oak interior. I happen to prefer that combo.

-B-

 

[Bluetribal]

Sorry, but it is desert dune over moonglow pearl with oak interior. I happen to prefer that combo.

-B-

Nice thanks for giving me the actual color names
next you're going to tell me that this smiley is lavender and not some kinda blueish grey....

 

[Slomo]

Congrats on a clean FZJ find, and welcome.

 

[SunTzuMD]

Congrats - welcome