LEKMA - LANDCRUISER.FR - TOYOTA J4 NEW BODY MAKER - FRANCE

[Dunkane]

Here is a new website to visit

www.landcruiser.fr

Body panels for toyota FJ40 BJ40 pre or post 79
HJ45 FJ45 completly new bed

rain gutter 40 and 45 bushtaxi

much more to come

 

[OverLand Cruisers]

Nice!!

 

[White Stripe]

Very reasonable prices too.

 

[Varty Yo]

So thats about $4700 US for a 3/4 tub then shipping. For a 45 bed $5500. Cant imagine that would be cheap unless a container full is coming over.

 

[Michael B]

Actually the USD is $1.20 against the Euro. So thats $5640.00 for the 3/4 tub and $6600.00 for the 45 bed plus shipping from France. Maybe not so reasonable.

 

[oregon fj]

I do like the diagonal supports for the rear frame crossmember. But the actual crossmember itself appears to be for later rigs with rectangular tail lights. I’m going to need a new crossmember and diagonals for my ‘64, wish this was correct for that.

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

No threads for the hardtop sides, no mounting holes for the front support brackets for the seats, no threads for the tranny hump, no holes for the rear door catch.

Looks to be a very nice product, but it also looks like some of the important details are missing.

 

[mtrdud]

Where in France?

 

[Bear]

It's interesting that there a some real craftsmen in different countries. However, the problem always exists that long distance creates shipping costs for large body parts that usually kill the deal unless you're within perhaps some driving distance that's livable.

Even if Toyota were still stamping out Land Cruiser body parts today, I do think their reputation for pricey parts would prevail and not be much if any cheaper than some of the local craftsmen. The difference would be that a dealership network could get those parts physically much closer to the end user (if Toyota absorbed the extra freight charges).

So, lucky are the guys closer to these craftsmen who can get new parts that don't totally kill their bank account.

 

[Rainman]

...for when I have money to spend on a 45...

 

[cruiserkreutz]

It's nice to have other options, especially for 45 body panels. Not much out there for vendors on these. Thanks for posting!

 

[1MOA]

Spoke to a respected wrench on this forum who has seen the bodies and he spoke very highly of the workmanship of the bodies.

 

[tstepp920]

Do they do reproduction hardtop side panels?

 

[Varty Yo]

Actually the USD is $1.20 against the Euro. So thats $5640.00 for the 3/4 tub and $6600.00 for the 45 bed plus shipping from France. Maybe not so reasonable.

Well at teh exact second i used the google currency convertor it was $1.22 so there.... haha @76 FJ40

 

[RWBeringer4x4]

Do they do reproduction hardtop side panels?

THIS ^^^ I would hate to have to order these from France, but at least there would be an option. Given that the hard top sides are a common place that these trucks rot out, I'm surprised nobody has brought these to market yet...

 

[Varty Yo]

Sorry its $1.23 just now haha

 

[JohnnyC]

Yep they look great... and as usual here in the USA we get zip

The world gets the good stuff

 

[cruiserpilot]

Cheap when you think about paying someone $120/hr to restore your truck. The probably average
2-4 yrs if not longer that most take to finally get around to restoring. The usual extra hundreds if
not thousands of dollars people procrastinate and pontificate trying to save $100 or $700 here or there.
if anyone could get off their butt to actually do the work, you'd find it would take a heck of a lot of hours
to do it.
Buying all done, ready for paint... probably a lot cheaper. My .02
I've rebuilt an entire tub for a FJ40. From the rails down. It's been years.... if I could have bought it complete then.
Damn right I would have,

 

[Dunkane]

No threads for the hardtop sides, no mounting holes for the front support brackets for the seats, no threads for the tranny hump, no holes for the rear door catch.

Looks to be a very nice product, but it also looks like some of the important details are missing.

Hello
toyota parts are not all the sames...if you make a hole on all your fabrication and it is not good , customers will kill you by saying, "there is a fxxxing hole in my parts that is not corresponding !!! it's a shame !! "
so this is a choice...if you know to use a drilling machine i think it is more reliable to make thoses simple holes yourself no ?

but if you really need them, we can make them for you

 

[Dunkane]

Where in France?

Vatan city , near orleans