For Sale LandCruiser expedition camper - composite/pass-thru/poptop, 1500+mi range, triple locked, solid axles/coil sprung - Ready for Global Travel - Oregon

Year

1994

Vehicle Model

1. 80 Series

Mileage

45000

Color

Tan

This world-class Toyota Land Cruiser expedition vehicle was professionally built in Germany (TUV-approved), by Desert-Tec for the owner of Desert-Tec, for round-the-world travel.

Legendary capability, durability and [analog] reliability.
Mind-blowing fuel capacity.
Compact size, comfortable, fun to drive.
Titled&licensed in the USA.
Ready for Global Travel.
Rigs like this one rarely come up for sale!

OVERVIEW:

• Truck: Toyota Land Cruiser; lengthened HDTJ80 frame, F&R solid axles/coil sprung, triple locked, full-time 4WD, new J79 cab
• Engine/Trans: newer 1HD-T (4.2L I-6 12v turbo diesel), 5spd manual
• Mileage: Currently ~124,xxx km on odometer, but odometer (see details below) had 48,xxx km on it at time of full rebuild, so there's only ~45,xxx miles on full vehicle rebuild
• Color: 4E9 Sandy Taupe
• Price: $159k

TRUCK FEATURES:

Engine/Mechanicals:

• Toyota Land Cruiser HDJ80 (lengthened frame) with new HZJ79 driver's cab (w/ hightop conversion, L-track on roof)
• No corrosion on rig as no winter use, also stored in climate-controlled shop
• Newer factory 1HD-T (4.2L I-6 12v turbo diesel)
• Desert Tec intercooler
• Stainless steel exhaust system (shorty)
• 5spd manual transmission (H151F) w/ Australian clutch kit
• Manual H/L t-case w/ Desert-Tec skid plate

Fuel:

• Aluminum main saddlebag diesel tank 270L (71.3gal), main tank coated and underrun protection attached; I achieved 907mi until I ran out of fuel
• Plastic aux diesel tank 200L (52.8gal, pass side rear); still testing range on the rear tank, currently at 735mi and counting w/ over 1/8tank remaining
• Desert-Tec diesel switching valve (main and aux tank)
• Main (large) fuel filter
• Secondary main (medium) fuel filter
• Tertiary (3 small) in-line fuel filters for Desert-Tec aux tank system

Suspension/Tires&Wheels:

• Koni HT Raid dampers, OME coil springs, OME steering damper
• Superior Engineering radius arms
• All yellow (OME?) poly bushings (caster, rear upper/lower links, tie rod ends), adjustable panhard bars
• 255/100R16 Michelin XZL tires and new Toyota HiLux 16x6.5” et25-30 rims

Electrical:

• Nolden bi-LED headlights
• BajaDesigns SquadronPro amber wide/cornering foglights in front bumper
• Triple-R Sentinel Elite 7" driving lights, wiring harness, anti-theft hardware, w/ yellow covers on bull bar
• Triple-R Linear42 LED light bar on aluminum roof rack (blasted/powdercoated satin black)
• Hella scene lights L&R on aluminum roof rack (blasted/powdercoated satin black)
• Strands Siberia 4position tail/brake/turn signal/reverse "chase lights" in custom Bellfab housing on rear upper of camper
• BajaDesigns S2 Pro reverse light in custom Bellfab housing
• Hella red rear foglight
• Osram/Sylvania LED bulbs otherwise
• OEX Australia 110A alternator
• Dual Bosch S4 95Ah/830A batteries, professionally wired as 1 big battery, with mil-spec terminals
• NOCO Genius Gen5x2 onboard dual battery maintainer/shore power plug
• Gauge cluster from '89 Euro spec LJ73 with 2L-T, two LED Turbo tach; modified for use with 1HD-T
• VDO auxiliary gauges (rear aux fuel, oil temp, boost) in Land Cruiser housing
• Sony MEX-N5300BT deck w/ CD/Bluetooth/4x 55W amp, w/ Clarion door speakers, tweeters
• CompuStar alarm w/ DroneMobile tracking (w/ some other security features can advise about)
• Reversing camera paired w/ rearview mirror

Exterior:

• Custom Bellfab front high-clearance/stubby winch bumper for J80 adapted to J159, with custom bull-bar and shackle mounts (all Bellfab components professionally blasted/powdercoated satin black)
• Warn VR-Evo 12S winch, BlueSea winch cutoff switch, Factor55 MultiMount shackle
• Custom Bellfab rear bumper w/ slider rails and shackle mounts
• Custom Bellfab rock slider steps
• Outback aluminum roof rack (blasted & powdercoated satin black)
• OEM LandCruiser snorkel w/ Donaldson-type filter
• Viair 400P onboard air compressor (in LF of engine bay)
• Front fender flares
• ClimAir (Germany) wind deflectors
• Mike Sanders cavity sealing renewed

Interior:

• New J79 cab w/ (OEM?) high-roof conversion
• Composite driver/passenger overhead storage
• Truck cab insulated with Stinger Roadkill Expert sound dampening & natural jute pad
• Recaro Monaco seats, w/ driver armrest
• Leather-wrapped steering wheel
• Custom center console storage
• Brand new-in-bag Escape Gear transmission hump storage unit (poly cotton tough canvas)
• Equipment Lock Co. wheel-pedal lock (red), custom Bellfab shifter lock (lime green)
• Rayno Phantom S9 VLT ceramic window tint (35% side windows, 70% windshield)
• Solarscreen (Australia) 3pc quilted/insulated windshield/window screen set, in own storage bag
• 1x LED overhead light in cab
• Power windows/locks
• Many NOS/OEM parts from Japan/Dubai

Maintenance, etc:

• Timing belt/tensioner/etc replaced (along w/ many other service/maint items) Oct 2019 @ 100,045km
• Front axle/birfields fully rebuilt (less than 50mi ago)
• Steering shaft disassembled/cleaned/lubed (less than 50mi ago)
• Engine oil&filter, transmission, t-case, F&R diffs, brake fluid change (less than 50mi ago). Note; a few days ago I noticed there are a few drips from end of t-case, probable seal
• 5 fuel filters replaced, air filter confirmed dang clean (less than 50mi ago)
• Compression test (less than 50mi ago)
• Oil pan (w/ new VDO oil temp sending unit) & valve cover re-seal (less than 50mi ago)
• Suspension, steering, wheel bearing, brakes inspection (less than 50mi ago)
• Reinforced front swaybar mounting points (less than 50mi ago)
• Chassis grease points lubed (less than 50mi ago)
• Have many spares; 3 sizes of fuel filters, an air filter, belts and brake pads I believe, some NOS/OEM parts, etc etc etc--I can advise further on all of this once I re-look in storage boxes for what I have

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CABIN FEATURES:

Camper interior:

• Cab-to-cabin pass-thru
• Composite cabin made of 30mm GRP (w/ aluminum structure) from Off-Road-Schmiede (Germany), complete 2-layer painting inside/out
• Side-folding "Dormobile"-style poptop (upper bed for 2), w/ durable/waterproof Airtex material, large front/rear windows w/ bugscreens and blackouts
• Custom Bellfab aluminum prop rods (x2) for poptop
• Accon (marine) stainless quick release deck hinges and eyes (for prop rods above)
• Seitz flip-out windows w/ bug screens & blackout screens; 2x on side, 1x in rear
• Gebo (marine) roof hatches 2x (rear-most is larger than front-most)
• Rayno Phantom S9 VLT ceramic window tint (70% all 3 windows & 2 hatches)
• Interior cabinetry made of poplar plywood w/ melamine coating
• All upholstery renewed in the cabin
• Removable dining table on swingout base, w/ 3 other filler panels (just need 1 more panel to create a complete downstairs bed for 2; when I'm stealth camping, I just sleep on the curbside dinette bench)
• Loads of storage (4x hatches in wheelwell boxes, 2x large cabinets under galley, 1x small toiletry cabinet near galley, hidden storage behind fridge, 3x pantry cabinets above clothes storage, wide cubby over-pass-thru, 3x soft good nets)
• Custom Bellfab pantry shelves (x2)
• Step22 Quoll HD packing cubes (8x for clothes storage)
• 4x L-track airline rails on wheelwell boxes in dinette area, 2x L-track airline rails in floor in dinette area
• Webasto diesel air heater
• Plastic rear fresh water tank 80L (21.1gal)--att'd to the driver side of the 200L rear/aux fuel tank
• Stainless steel sink w/ fold-down faucet
• Engel CoolBox MT35 fridge/freezer, on slide-out
• Enders stainless steel multi-fuel dual range (was 2.8kg butane, now 2x 7lb propane bottles)
• Connection/hoses for outdoor shower & propane
• 3x LED lights in cabin
• BlueSea power port on ceiling (for use w/ top down or w/ top up)
• Removable aluminum diamond-plate entry step (hidden storage)
• Mike Sanders cavity sealing renewed
• Note; I have new Exped mattresses (x2), SeaToSummit pillows (x2), and barely used Thetford cassette toilet--up for discussion if included with rig. Gear inside wheelwell boxes is not being sold with rig.

Exterior:

• 2x 75W solar panels on roof
• Custom Bellfab rear molle panel w/ 3 insertable shelves for maximum storage
• Custom Bellfab rear Maxtrax holder (4 black trax) that doubles as a flip-down table/work surface (has black shovel w/ QuickFist clamps)
• Bellfab jerry/water can mounts (x2)
• Custom Bellfab flip-down table/cooktop on lower dutch door (upper door is a gullwing door)

Electrical:

• Interstate 4D 200Ah AGM battery*
• VictronEnergy SmartSolar 100/50 MPPT charge controller
• VictronEnergy Orion XS 50A DC/DC battery charger
• VictronEnergy BMV-712 BMS/Battery monitor gauge
• Custom pair of MaxxAir 6" dome fan units, now w/ Spal (Italy) fan guts for max CFM, on Meimotor speed controller/rheostat

Rig dimensions:
Vehicle length is ~220" to end of jerry holders.
Vehicle width is ~82" to end of mirrors (~72" w/o mirrors).
Vehicle height is ~94" to top of MaxxAir Dome's.
2 dinette benches are ~: Driver = 47"L x 20.5"W, Passenger = 57"L x 20.5"W
Upper bed is ~78"L x 53"W
Lower bed is ~79"L diagonally x 54"W


*When planning to upgrade the camper electronics (it had an old school solar controller and intelligent battery monitor), I originally had 3 100Ah LiOn's ready to go in. At that time I was planning/dreaming of sending the J159 back to Germany to be stored there--I'd fly over once a quarter for remote work/travel, store the rig somewhere, fly home, rinse and repeat to see lots of Europe. Then I was started reading more issues with RoRo rigs and LiOn batteries (threat of fire on the ships), and decided to sell the LiOn's and go AGM so that I'd have no issues with RoRo.

Sale by private owner; information without claim to completeness or without errors--I'm probably forgetting some vehicle details.
I have original build pictures, TUV inspections/approvals/paperwork (rig has to go in for TUV every 2yrs), original German registration, all records/invoices since the rebuild.

Sadly I've had to come to terms with putting this world-class rig up for sale. Sad because this has been an absolute halo/dream rig for me forever; a quintessential bucket-list world tourer...but life changes. I imported it from Germany at a time when it was just me starting fresh again, I hadn't adopted another pup yet, my adventurous mom didn't start having memory issues, and my nephew/niece weren't easy-camping age yet. Now that's all come into my life, the tan J159 is too small inside for mom/I/pup, and I especially can't take both kids in it at the same time. So, it's time to let someone else create incredible memories with the J159.

Clean Oregon title in hand. Serious inquiries only please. Partial trades considered.
Kept in a climate-controlled shop near Bend, OR. I can pick you up at the Redmond, OR airport for your off-grid adventure back home.

LMK if you have any questions. Thanks for looking.

 

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[RevISK]

Dream rig is right.
GLWS

 

[clrussell]

Dream rig is right.
GLWS

This-^

 

[Buckums]

Amazing perfection. GLWS.

 

[navydivedoc]

Amazing truck. If I wasn't at capacity already....

 

[RevISK]

Amazing truck. If I wasn't a broke dirtbag already....

Fixed it for me.