Hey everyone! I’ve been obsessed with the 80 Series for the past two years, and I finally pulled the trigger and got my hands on one, it’s a 1996 LX450 sitting right around 200k miles.
According to carfax I’m the 4th owner and it’s been maintained at a local Toyota dealership. Until the 3rd owner that is… needless to say, shoutout to Lance and his team at Iron Pig for their help in getting this truck baselined.
As the pics show, she’s no show car. The less said about the interior (cracked dash pad, center console, seats are a mess) the better. But she’s a start, and that’s all I wanted. I love the aesthetic and utilitarian-ness the vehicle provides. This is a third vehicle for us, we’re very fortunate, and I don’t want to do anything outrageous with her. So a slow build is fine by me.
I’m no wiz mechanic, but I’ve semi-wrenched on a 200k+ mile 2007 Jeep Liberty (believe it or not, my daily driver) so I’m no stranger to keeping heaps on the road (joke, joke, it’s a joke). But no joke, as silly as it may logically be (as my fiancé keeps reminding me) I can’t wait to slowly restore this old girl to her former glory.
According to carfax I’m the 4th owner and it’s been maintained at a local Toyota dealership. Until the 3rd owner that is… needless to say, shoutout to Lance and his team at Iron Pig for their help in getting this truck baselined.
As the pics show, she’s no show car. The less said about the interior (cracked dash pad, center console, seats are a mess) the better. But she’s a start, and that’s all I wanted. I love the aesthetic and utilitarian-ness the vehicle provides. This is a third vehicle for us, we’re very fortunate, and I don’t want to do anything outrageous with her. So a slow build is fine by me.
I’m no wiz mechanic, but I’ve semi-wrenched on a 200k+ mile 2007 Jeep Liberty (believe it or not, my daily driver) so I’m no stranger to keeping heaps on the road (joke, joke, it’s a joke). But no joke, as silly as it may logically be (as my fiancé keeps reminding me) I can’t wait to slowly restore this old girl to her former glory.
