Possible Project Truck - LX470 (1 Viewer)

[uabericm]

I received this from a good friend.

HEY ERIC,

HERE IS THE SCOOP ON MY DAD'S RIDE.

1999 LEXUS LX470 WITH 214,000 MILES
4.7 LITER V8, DOHC, CAST IRON BLOCK W/ ALUMINUM HEADS
METALLIC PEARL WHITE EXTERIOR PAINT
TAN LEATHER INTERIOR INCLUDING 3RD ROW FOLDUP TROOP SEATS
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH TOW PACKAGE
ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT CONTROL (AHC) & ADAPTIVE VARIABLE SUSPENSION (AVS)
AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL
FACTORY ALARM WITH KEYLESS ENTRY
SUNROOF
ROOF RACK
REAR WIND DEFLECTOR
HEATED SEATS
FACTORY NAKAMICHI AM/FM, TAPE & IN-DASH 6 DISC CD PLAYER
CRUISE CONTROL
RUBBER MAT IN CARGO AREA
TIMING BELT & WATER PUMP CHANGED @ 196,000 MILES
LIKE NEW MICHELLE TIRES
NEW STARTER
NEVER BEEN WRECKED OR OFF-ROADED
A LOT OF MILEAGE IS HIGHWAY AND ONLY USED FOR OCCASIONAL LIGHT TOWING
BOTH OWNERS REGULAR MAINTAINED VEHICLE WITH SERVICE BEING PERFORMED EITHER AT TOYOTA/LEXUS DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS TOYOTA/LEXUS CERTIFIED
VEHICLE WAS IN SHOP FOR TROUBLESHOOTING WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED AND WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN
MECHANIC THINKS A WRIST PIN WORKED ITSELF LOOSE AND CAUSED SOME INTERNAL DAMAGE TO ONE OF THE CYLINDERS
MY DAD DOESN'T HAVE TO UNLOAD IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE IT IS NOT HIS ONLY VEHICLE, BUT WOULD CONSIDER REASONABLE OFFERS
COULD BE AN INEXPENSIVE FIX FOR SOMEONE WILLING TO PULL ENGINE AND FIND SOME USED PARTS AT A JUNKYARD
THERE IS SOME GREAT INFO AT THE LEXUS-TOYOTA V8 PERFORMANCE FORUM
http://www.lextreme.com/

PLEASE PASS INFO ON TO ANYONE WHO YOU THINK MIGHT BE INTERESTED

 

[BamaHeel]

Get it for the right price and there is this:

http://bham.craigslist.org/cto/3357732381.html

Only difference between the tundra and LC engines is the rods in the tundra are cast and forged in the LC. Only became an issue with those who ran superchargers as the cast failed at that point and the forged did not.

 

[BamaHeel]

Oh and 98-99 LX did not come with rear e-locker that was an LC only option. LX got limited slip

 

[xodeuce]

Sounds like a good project to get Shunt in a 100 at a reasonable price.

 

[Land Speeder]

Sounds like a good project to get Shunt in a 100 at a reasonable price.

nope. No place to wrench in bham and I only want a hiway-hunnerd with a 5speed.
I'm six months away from not needing a hunnerd, so if I don;t find the right one, I'm back to building a buggy and keeping the catfish.