SOLD Mebane, NC: 96 Lexus LX450 "Sweet Brown" (1 Viewer)

Year

1996

Vehicle Model

1. 80 Series

Location

Mebane, North Carolina 27302 United States

Mileage

200000

Color

White

Ole girl is going up for sale:

Link to the build thread: Builds - Sweet Brown 80 & Sweet Brown Buggy - Dual Build Thread - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/sweet-brown-80-sweet-brown-buggy-dual-build-thread.1056041/

Back Halved UTE 1996 Lexus LX450



Grip wood grain and plush leather while you cruise this whale through the trail. This has been a passion build of mine but I’m getting the itch for buggies and things to beat on really hard. This things been too much of a baby for me to want to flop it, so its time for someone else to have that luxury.



Engine: Stock 4.5L Inline 6, when I got the 80 I had Asheboro Toyota go through it and revamp anything that looked old & cracked.

• Did fresh intake
• PHH Replaced
• Fresh Radiator & hoses from Lexus

Headgasket blew around 200k miles and we did an engine out rebuild from Auto Machine Shop (decked & bored 20 over with fresh everything) and an EGR delete to keep the heat away from cylinder 6.

Threw fresh motor mounts on it when we did the re-install! Nice touch!



Transfer Case:

• Marlin 3.12 reduction gears
• Sumo spool in the Tcase
• Northwest Fab 2.7:1 doubler installed and functioning! (you’ll be one of, if not the first person with this in the 80 drivetrain in North America)
• Custom tcase mount & skid + trans skid from Apex Overland that keeps it all happy

Driveshafts:

• Carrier bearing (needed for the new doubler which pushed everything back 7”) from Scott Trimarco at Scotts Custom Offroad
• New driveshafts from Olivers driveshaft (Coming!) with double cardans front & rear at the Tcase

Links

• 3 link front (designed & expertly welded by MarsFab Offroad)
• 4 link rear (designed & expertly welded by MarsFab Offroad)
• All aluminum links from Wide Open Design
• All FK Heims 1.25” (if you know you know)

Front Axle

• Diamond Axle Fabbed housing 9.5” center section with ARB Air Locker
• Diamond Chromoly Flanges
• Branik Chromoly shafts getting sent out for it
• RCV & Longfield (OG Bobby Longs) chromoly birfs & stub shafts
• Hellfire Knuckles with High Steer
• Hydro Assist kit from PSC installed by piedmont performance with fresh hydraulic lines last season

Rear Axle

• Diamond Axle Fabbed housing 609
• Curry nodular 35spline center section
• 35 spline spool
• Solid Dana60 outer hubs with 35 spline slugs
• Chromoly RCV 35 spline axle shafts
• 5th gen 4runner disc brakes (slip on, nothing crazy)

Suspension

• 14” Radflo Dual Rate Coilovers w/ Remote Resi 2.5” up front
• 16” Radflo Dual Rate Coilovers w/ Remote Resi 2.5” in rear
• 2” Radflo Bumpstops 2.5” up front
• 2” Carbon Bumpstops 2.5” in rear
• Limit straps front & rear keeping shocks happy

Gas Tank

• Custom 19 Gallon Stainless fuel cell welded & design by MarsFab Offroad
• Includes full skid plate

Additional Items:

• ARB dual compressor on board
• Red Head Steering Box Ported for Hydro Assist
• Corbeau suspension seats
• Snorkel dorkel upgrade
• Metaltech sliders (have been welded onto the frame and tied into back half)
• Trailgear front bumper with 10k Superwinch

Tires & Wheels:

• Battleborn Aluminum 17x9 3.5” BS Beadlocks Qty 5
• Maxxis 40” Trepadors (DOT) with only 1 season on them, very very little road miles
• Spare is brand new (Qty 5)

Back Half / Body Chop / Ute Conversion

• Performed by Apex Overland tieing in the rear of the 80 into the new 2 seater body
• Still has functioning rear window wiper!!!
• Body is tied together with 1.75” DOM tubing interior headache bar
• Rear tube work performed by Apex Overland & 12th State Offroad
• All 1.75” DOM tubing creating the back half structure
• Aluminum bed for spare tire

The Good:

• This thing has had amazing hands on it, the 3link front & 4link rear are works of art from Mars Fab. This wheels great, rides comfortably and has been great on trail for many years.
• I have a full build thread on ih8mud where you can go through and see everything done to it on almost a chronological timeline.
• The heat is still amazing and will keep you happy rocking tube doors in the winter

The Bad:

• Its been wheeled, it hasn’t been babied. There are dents on the body. One door has a window that has been busted. AC needs to be recharged from when I unhooked it to pull the engine for the rebuild. The oil level sensor plug was damaged when I put the engine back in (check oil using the dipstick).
• Its spool rear on 40” treps with a doubler – this thing is more trail monster than road queen. It’ll still get it on the highway, but I don’t choose to do that. She rides on a trailer now to and from the trails.

Axles, Tires, Doubler, Beadlocks, Linkage, Hydro, the ute chop transformation & the design of Chris with Mars Fab and Josh with Apex having their hands on this thing makes it truly unique and why I’m setting my price at 25K OBO.

 

[GW Nugget]

I know this is a difficult decision to sell, but the buggy needs your attention...
Very nice Truggy 80, hope a Ih8mud member gets it.

 

[NCTrey133]

I know this is a difficult decision to sell, but the buggy need your attention...
Very nice Truggy 80, hope a Ih8mud member gets it.

I'd love that as well!

 

[NCTrey133]

Bump!

 

[NCTrey133]

Bermp!

 

[Feldrian]

Amazing build, Trey. Hoping my shenanigans can do it justice.

 

[NCTrey133]

Amazing build, Trey. Hoping my shenanigans can do it justice.

After meeting you and hearing your stories i don’t think it could’ve gone to a better person. We will wheel together one day!!

 

[2KCruiser]

Congrats to both parties, awesome rig!

 

[roflbox]

After meeting you and hearing your stories i don’t think it could’ve gone to a better person. We will wheel together one day!!

@Feldrian when you coming out to ONSC relic run