- Year
- 1997
- Vehicle Model
- 80 Series
- LX450
- Location
- United States
- Mileage
- 263300
- Color
- White
1997 LX450 - Southwest kept (TX, OK, NM) NO RUST. Factory 3x locked. Currently has 263,xxx miles.
UPDATE SOLD
As you will will see in the pictures this rig is in great shape. Leather has no tears, and no fading.
Exterior/Drivetrain MODS:
SUSPENSION/DRIVETRAIN
OME springs, 850J's and 863's
30mm spring spacers on all springs
OME shocks
Land Tank caster correction plates
Custom rear lower control arms
extended rear sway bar mounts
front sway bar removed
front and rear adjustable pan hard rods with slee poly bushings
Stainless braided brake lines
Nitro 5.29 Gears
Nitro Chromoly Birfs
DC Front Driveshaft
Rear driveshaft optimized by Tom Woods
Center Diff Lock switch with 7 pin mod complete
37" RidgeGrapplers 37x12.5R17 mounted on Fuel Anza rims (Tires have about 10-15k on them)
Front brake pads upgraded to 100 series pads
ARMOR:
ARB front bumper
Custom rock sliders
Custom rear bumper with upgraded rear tire carrier to support 37" tire
UPOL Raptor Liner painted on lower section of truck
INTERIOR:
LED ceiling and door lights
Leather on front seats, console, doors replaced in 2012ish
Heated front seats
Fat Mat sound deadening through entire truck
Blue Sea fuse panel located in rear passenger quarter panel
12v POWERLET plug in rear
3rd row seats included (installed...I have 7 kids...I use them)
Pioneer AVH-x4700bs head unit
Infinity Baselink 10" sub
Dual cupholders
OTHER:
Dual Battery setup by National Luna
Odyssey batteries
10k Smittybilt Winch with synthetic line
Rigid LED Puck lights up front
OPT7 LED FluxBeam X low and high beams.
Turn and Corner lights replaced with clear lenses
Remote start, lock/unlock kit
EXTRAS:
Spare driveshaft
Original Birfs
original lenses
NIB rear brake pads
NIB fuel filter
original dissy assembly and wires
ENGINE MODS and MAINTENANCE:
EMS Stainless Exhaust
Blue Hub fan clutch
At 232k, the head gasket was replaced, while in there, the fuel, cooling, and most vacuum lines were replaced as well as the standard gaskets, filters, plus the dissy cap all with Toyota parts. Also done at this time was:
PHH hose bypassed
Radiator swapped
We pulled the oil pan and inspected the rod bearings, those were all in good shape so we didnt pull the block and do those, however we did pull the pistons up while the head was off and replaced the rings and honed the cylinders.
Driver wheel bearing replaced (have passenger parts, just not done yet)
Diff and Transfer case fluids changed at approx 225k
QUIRKS AND ISSUES: (being honest an upfront)
Front passenger seat need the Gamiviti seat gears (currently dont move forward or backward) (I have them but have not installed)
Main mast antenna is gone, replaced with interior hidden unit
Ground loop type click noise in stereo ONLY when in FM mode. I exclusively use USB or Bluetooth, so I haven't cared to fix it.
A/C control panel has LED bulbs in it, these are flickering and need to be replaced.
Sometimes the ceiling light for the front doors doesnt like to work...if you tap the light it will work, I have determined this to be the actual LED bulb issue not a power issue.
Passenger side front radius arm has a small click when articulating...noticed bushing and bolt have a little play to the chassis, the bolt is bottomed out. A mechanic told me that this is common and the fix is to put a washer in there to get the chassis to tighten up to the bushing sleeve again. Noticed the driver side already had this done.
QUESTIONS:
1. Is the head gasket done? YES, see above
2. Is the PHH done? yes, see above
3. Is it reliable? I have daily driven it for the 2.5 years that I have owned it. Its been great, even better now that the HG is done.
4. Will I deliver? I will meet someone within NM state lines.
5. Will I ship? You can arrange shipping, but only after your cashiers check or transfer had cleared and complete. However for this type of rig, it is preferred that you come see it in person first and then drive it home.
6. Do the lockers work? Yes.
Feel free to ask questions on this thread or PM me to have me provide my contact info.
Note: I had this posted a year ago and took it down because my other vehicle blew a motor. That all has been remedied now so it's time to let the Lexus go.
NOW FOR SOME PICS:
link to album
UPDATE SOLD
As you will will see in the pictures this rig is in great shape. Leather has no tears, and no fading.
Exterior/Drivetrain MODS:
SUSPENSION/DRIVETRAIN
OME springs, 850J's and 863's
30mm spring spacers on all springs
OME shocks
Land Tank caster correction plates
Custom rear lower control arms
extended rear sway bar mounts
front sway bar removed
front and rear adjustable pan hard rods with slee poly bushings
Stainless braided brake lines
Nitro 5.29 Gears
Nitro Chromoly Birfs
DC Front Driveshaft
Rear driveshaft optimized by Tom Woods
Center Diff Lock switch with 7 pin mod complete
37" RidgeGrapplers 37x12.5R17 mounted on Fuel Anza rims (Tires have about 10-15k on them)
Front brake pads upgraded to 100 series pads
ARMOR:
ARB front bumper
Custom rock sliders
Custom rear bumper with upgraded rear tire carrier to support 37" tire
UPOL Raptor Liner painted on lower section of truck
INTERIOR:
LED ceiling and door lights
Leather on front seats, console, doors replaced in 2012ish
Heated front seats
Fat Mat sound deadening through entire truck
Blue Sea fuse panel located in rear passenger quarter panel
12v POWERLET plug in rear
3rd row seats included (installed...I have 7 kids...I use them)
Pioneer AVH-x4700bs head unit
Infinity Baselink 10" sub
Dual cupholders
OTHER:
Dual Battery setup by National Luna
Odyssey batteries
10k Smittybilt Winch with synthetic line
Rigid LED Puck lights up front
OPT7 LED FluxBeam X low and high beams.
Turn and Corner lights replaced with clear lenses
Remote start, lock/unlock kit
EXTRAS:
Spare driveshaft
Original Birfs
original lenses
NIB rear brake pads
NIB fuel filter
original dissy assembly and wires
ENGINE MODS and MAINTENANCE:
EMS Stainless Exhaust
Blue Hub fan clutch
At 232k, the head gasket was replaced, while in there, the fuel, cooling, and most vacuum lines were replaced as well as the standard gaskets, filters, plus the dissy cap all with Toyota parts. Also done at this time was:
PHH hose bypassed
Radiator swapped
We pulled the oil pan and inspected the rod bearings, those were all in good shape so we didnt pull the block and do those, however we did pull the pistons up while the head was off and replaced the rings and honed the cylinders.
Driver wheel bearing replaced (have passenger parts, just not done yet)
Diff and Transfer case fluids changed at approx 225k
QUIRKS AND ISSUES: (being honest an upfront)
Front passenger seat need the Gamiviti seat gears (currently dont move forward or backward) (I have them but have not installed)
Main mast antenna is gone, replaced with interior hidden unit
Ground loop type click noise in stereo ONLY when in FM mode. I exclusively use USB or Bluetooth, so I haven't cared to fix it.
A/C control panel has LED bulbs in it, these are flickering and need to be replaced.
Sometimes the ceiling light for the front doors doesnt like to work...if you tap the light it will work, I have determined this to be the actual LED bulb issue not a power issue.
Passenger side front radius arm has a small click when articulating...noticed bushing and bolt have a little play to the chassis, the bolt is bottomed out. A mechanic told me that this is common and the fix is to put a washer in there to get the chassis to tighten up to the bushing sleeve again. Noticed the driver side already had this done.
QUESTIONS:
1. Is the head gasket done? YES, see above
2. Is the PHH done? yes, see above
3. Is it reliable? I have daily driven it for the 2.5 years that I have owned it. Its been great, even better now that the HG is done.
4. Will I deliver? I will meet someone within NM state lines.
5. Will I ship? You can arrange shipping, but only after your cashiers check or transfer had cleared and complete. However for this type of rig, it is preferred that you come see it in person first and then drive it home.
6. Do the lockers work? Yes.
Feel free to ask questions on this thread or PM me to have me provide my contact info.
Note: I had this posted a year ago and took it down because my other vehicle blew a motor. That all has been remedied now so it's time to let the Lexus go.
NOW FOR SOME PICS:
link to album
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