I am a noobie and definitely not much of a mechanic, but I have finally decided to take on this project. My father-in-law passed away in 1994 and I always admired his Land Cruiser, it was without a doubt one of his favorite vehicles. Because I was such a fan (and after some lobbying on my part), my mother-in-law donated it to me in 2013. In the intervening period it had only been driven occasionally and usually in winter. So, put up wet with Wisconsin road salt. The result was predictably a lot of rust on the body and frame, but amazingly it only had 45,000 miles on it and a single owner. I shipped it home to Colorado and put in storage. At the time I tried to locate a shop that would restore it, but they either stopped doing restorations or gave such ridiculously high estimates that it was clear they didn't want to take on the job. I put my dreams on hold for 10 years. My mother-in-law passed recently and as my wife told me, it was a sign to get off my butt and do something with it. I decided I was going to start bottom-up, starting with a new set of wheels to give it a little more aggressive look. A friend of mine got me connected to IH8MUD and I found a set of steel wheels with relatively fresh Toyo Open Country 33/10.5/15 for sale. Now I am committed and we will see where this adventure leads...
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