Restored HDJ81 VX LIMITED

[Dervis Garip]

Finished thankfully turned out far better than expected

Spending months upon years restoring my car....... feeling accomplished in satisfaction now ready to enjoy fully in the years that follow.

 

[NLScooby]

Beautiful!

 

[LS1FJ40]

Like that color. Good looking rig. Now go beat the hell out of it like it was meant for!

 

[Dervis Garip]

Mods & Repairs Detail Listing........

Engine
Full top end engine rebuilt 1-HDT
Torque Convertor renewal
New Pully
New CT26 Turbo
New Engine Mounts
New Alternator
Rebuilt Steering Box
Replaced Steering Pump
Rebuilt Fuel Pump
Silicone Hoses
Painted Rocker Cover
Rebuilt A/C Unit
Oil Catch Can
K&N Filter
New Accelerator Cable
Intercooler (Pending)


Underneath
Front & Rear Drive Shaft Refurbishment
OEM OLD MAN 2 Inch Lift Suspension & Correction Bushes
Rebuilt & Painted Callipers
Replaced & repaired
Full Stainless Steel 3 Inch Exhaust System from Turbo (Pending)

Exterior

HID Front Lights Conversion
Rear LED Lights Conversion
JDM Spare Wheel Cover
JDM Rear Spoiler
Front Fly Spoiler
Roof Rails
Clear Turn Signal Lights Front & Side
Clear Parking Lights
Sunroof Wind Deflector
Toyota Window Wind Deflectors
AirFlow Snorkel
Tinted Windows All Round
New Grill
Tow Bar

Wheels
16x8J Toyota Standard Wheels Refurbished
285-85-16 Coopers STT Tyres
Repaired Front Wheel Bearing kit


Sound Deadening
Silent Coat For Hood & All Side / rear body panels & Doors (Dynamat Hood Liner)

Interior
Steering Wheel Refurbishment & Cover
Reconditioned Interior Front Seats
Turbo Timer
Alpine Double Din - Rear Camera
Upgrade Speakers All Round With Sub
VDO Dials Install (Pending)
Outside Temp Gauge (Pending)
Interior Toyota Center Console Fridge (Pending)
Cup Holders (Pending)

 

[Dervis Garip]

Sound Deadening During Restoration Process as the old Toyota was in bad shape.

 

[2fpower]

In a word. Beautiful. First rig I have noticed listed as from Cyprus.

 

[Dervis Garip]

In a word. Beautiful. First rig I have noticed listed as from Cyprus.

Thank you

Small Island here so their rare here & becoming even rarer elsewhere. Looking to take it to Arizona USA soon after I move there.

 

[Tapage]

it's looks real good .. pics of your interior ?

 

[OGBeno]

Awesome.

 

[sleepycruiser]

Love the color!

Does sound deadening the hood make a difference?

 

[Azca]

Us Arizonans look forward seeing (and talking you out of) your rig. VERY NICE! What color paint is that?

 

[baldilocks]

Very nice rig! I wish i could keep my body looking that good. Two thumbs up for all that work.

 

[Dervis Garip]

it's looks real good .. pics of your interior ?

Love the color!

Does sound deadening the hood make a difference?

Yeah Sleepycruiser the panels sound more solid & give a different feel to the vehicle. I didn't do the base flooring as Japanese imports have them soundproofed as stock right up to the rear cargo area. The hood was better too more up to date with proofing technology than stock. Stock hood was in poor shape with heat deterioration from 23 years.

Love the color!

Does sound deadening the hood make a difference?

 

[Dervis Garip]

Very nice rig! I wish i could keep my body looking that good. Two thumbs up for all that work.

Thanks .........Paints new didn't look this fresh before. Moved away from black as its hard to keep clean in a dusty hot climate.
Kinda waited to finish all the refurbishments on the rig before going into paint.

 

[Dervis Garip]

This is how I bought the vehicle. It was setup more offload but I moved more for a stock look as I'm not overly offload mad....lol
Most of the work is hidden in repairing / restoring to be new.

 

[Manuelsv]

Thank you

Small Island here so their rare here & becoming even rarer elsewhere. Looking to take it to Arizona USA soon after I move there.

You will love Arizona great Cruiserhead community and awesome offroading It would be awesome to meet you and see that impressive looking truck arround here!

 

[Dervis Garip]

Us Arizonans look forward seeing (and talking you out of) your rig. VERY NICE! What color paint is that?

Theres a story behind that Azca......after years of debate waiting to have the opportunity for paint & various colour choices I found this colour theme on the net. I didn't know any paint codes so I went searching. Ironically as fate would have it, I found a exact colour match on the 2016 Aston Martin Vantage. Its called "Arizona Bronze" My girlfriend who lives there & I was pleasantly amused.

 

[Dervis Garip]

You will love Arizona great Cruiserhead community and awesome offroading It would be awesome to meet you and see that impressive looking truck arround here!

Yeah look forward to being there Manuelsv I may have to wait for the 25 year rule to import it from here to there unless there are other ways around that i'm not sure yet.

 

[Dervis Garip]

Upgraded rear quarter sub woofer panel to a closed enclosure. Tighter base & more bass now. Small job but somewhat fiddly. Overall happy with the results.

 

[Dervis Garip]

Been a while the new year to the next phase of upgrades.


Stage 1 of 2 of a power upgrade to a new rebuilt engine.
Decided upon a top mount to keep lag to a minimum & increase cooling flow to the turbo.