Builds My First Land Cruiser! Just Discovered this Forum.

[retrofive]

Come on out!

The closet?

 

[eman375]

Like moths to a flame! Welcome Aloha Jen. Sweet rig. Just enjoy it as is. There is plenty of time for modifications. And hanging
out on MUD will provide you with lots of ideas and info. Don't be afraid to participate. These guys are all in cyberspace, are harmless, and a bunch of great folks. Consider us your extended family...

 

[BILT4ME]

Like moths to a flame! Welcome Aloha Jen. Sweet rig. Just enjoy it as is. There is plenty of time for modifications. And hanging
out on MUD will provide you with lots of ideas and info. Don't be afraid to participate. These guys are all in cyberspace, are harmless, and a bunch of great folks. Consider us your extended family...

Said the spider to the fly......

 

[BILT4ME]

@Aloha Jen , we truly apologize for our teenage antics and our adolescent uprisings....but we'll keep doing them because we like it. Don't take it personally, we just hijack your thread and use it for our entertainment to each other, but ultimately we'll get bored of it, and actually help you if you have questions. Otherwise, your thread will be populated with large amounts of drivel.....like this.

Please don't go away, we cannot help ourselves.......

 

[surfpig]

No they aren't. I'm going to say the obvious: Everyone is being nice to her because she is a female.



That said I do like it sometimes people have to justify picturing me as a female so they can justify emailing and calling me all the time. :ahem: :cough: Delancy :cough:




That said, this is the best truck for the islands..

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Now you're deliberately trying to piss me off!

 

[landcrshr]

Aloha Jen, the local Hawaiian mudders will post up soon and you will then have a local source to help you wrench. Supply pizza and beer and they will show up with tools and knowledge.

After seeing the OP pics my bet is that any mudder, regardless of where they live, will be happy to show up with tools.

BTW, thread title should include a "NSFW" warning.

Oh, and welcome!

 

[Aloha Jen]

Jen - don't let the neanderthals scare you off. This is a great forum for ideas and troubleshooting. We'll like having you around!

My advice on your tires and such-drive and enjoy-on your stock tires. Once they wear out, then consider an upgrade. You can go most places you'd go in Hawaii (I'm assuming Oahu) on stock tires and suspension.

Good advice, I will probably do that. Thanks.

 

[Aloha Jen]

Do you have any of the maintenance records for the truck? If not, you can go to the Toyota website, plug in your VIN and get whatever they have in their database for your truck. If the PO had it serviced at a Toyota dealership, it should be there. If not, it doesn't mean good work wasn't done, just not recorded.

Be aware that repairs on these trucks are expensive, but they last a LONG time. OEM parts are highly recommended instead of aftermarket parts. These trucks have been around long enough that original owners have tried multitudes of aftermarket parts, only to find that the OEM ones are what lasts the longest.

Great vendors for OEM parts are:
@cruiserdan
@beno
and a couple others. I don't know them because I have not needed to use them. (Sam Stewart)

Things to look for on your particular model:
Head Gasket (did the PO already have it done?)
Oil Pump seal and Front Main Seal
Distributor O-Ring (dizzy o-ring)
Valve Cover gasket
Spark Plug Tube Seals
Front axle rebuild (brakes, rotors, wheel bearings, seals, Birfields)
Rear axle rebuild (brakes, rotors, wheel bearings, axle seals)
Lube drive shafts (DS) and tie rod ends (TRE's)
Check the coolant. Best is RED. Green is OK. Brown is a problem, orange is a problem. If either brown or orange, it needs to be flushed multiple times and exchanged with RED.
Pesky heater Hose (PHH). Left side down near bottom of block. Should be changed every 150K as PM.
Heater hoses for rear heater (under truck)
Thermostat: ONLY use OEM.
Wiring harness melting near the rear of the head due to the harness being close to the EGR.
OEM Spark plugs
OEM Spark Plug Wires
OEM Distributor cap and rotor

Those are the top 13 items that occur on your year.

Your truck looks great! Gather a few metric tools and get to work! These are easy to work on, get a Factory Service Manual (FSM) from one of the folks here on 'Mud. (Usually digital and free)

Do your baselining and make sure it is good to go!
Engine Oil
Coolant check
Transmission oil check
Transfer Case Oil Check
Front and Rear differential oil check
Knuckle ball grease (Birfield grease)
Hoses for cracks or soft spots
Brakes
Spark Plugs and wires

Drive it and have FUN!

These typically get 12-16 MPG depending on driver and terrain.

I'm sure others will chime in with their additions to the list.

This is great info for me to have, thanks!

 

[Aloha Jen]

After seeing the OP pics my bet is that any mudder, regardless of where they live, will be happy to show up with tools.

BTW, thread title should include a "NSFW" warning.

Oh, and welcome!

what is NSFW??

 

[Aloha Jen]

what is NSFW??

nevermind, I just googled it.

 

[McGrinnan]

Not Safe For Work.
Nice rig, go get it dirty haha and welcome to the addiction.

 

[Aloha Jen]

Like moths to a flame! Welcome Aloha Jen. Sweet rig. Just enjoy it as is. There is plenty of time for modifications. And hanging
out on MUD will provide you with lots of ideas and info. Don't be afraid to participate. These guys are all in cyberspace, are harmless, and a bunch of great folks. Consider us your extended family...

Agree, I definitely like driving it as is....I figured most modifications would come in time. Thanks

 

[Aloha Jen]

@Aloha Jen , we truly apologize for our teenage antics and our adolescent uprisings....but we'll keep doing them because we like it. Don't take it personally, we just hijack your thread and use it for our entertainment to each other, but ultimately we'll get bored of it, and actually help you if you have questions. Otherwise, your thread will be populated with large amounts of drivel.....like this.

Please don't go away, we cannot help ourselves.......

Well I definitely will have questions and need help. I really have no idea what I am doing, most of what I know about Land Cruisers is what I have read on this forum over the last two weeks, so the help will be much appreciated. But I look forward to learning a lot. Thanks,

 

[DSRTRDR]

It kinda depends on how the newbie starts their thread too... If it starts with degrading epithets, it gets one response, but with pictures and introductions and a request for help, it's quite another!

/this\

 

[DSRTRDR]

seriously, Jen, this is a very helpful forum and board altogether - and there's tons of information here

it will take some time to sort out what is quality information and what is relevant to you/your truck

and in my experience over the past 10 years, land cruiser owners are good people - most everyone will go out of their way to help

welcome Claudia

 

[NLXTACY]

...and in my experience over the past 10 years, land cruiser owners are good people - most everyone will go out of their way to help SIGHT UNSEEN

Let me finish your thought for you

 

[LS1FJ40]

Let me finish your thought for you

Yes, If looks had anything to do with it I would never have gotten the help I did when I was in need. Complete strangers I had never met before and hadn't really interacted with on MUD stepped up and helped me keep my 80 road worthy. The best people in the world.

 

[NLXTACY]

Yes, If looks had anything to do with it I would never have gotten the help I did when I was in need. Complete strangers I had never met before and hadn't really interacted with on MUD stepped up and helped me keep my 80 road worthy. The best people in the world.

My looks have worked against me so...

 

[DSRTRDR]

you're doing it wrong

 

[120mm]

Listen to DSRTRDR. She seriously saved my bacon once... until next time she saves my bacon...