my first 45 was a troopy i bought from marv that came from saudi arabia. it was lefthand drive and was in pretty good shape as far as rust goes. it was alot of fun and my friends and i took it on a good roadtrip, fourwheel drums and all, but i had always wanted an lv. before i knew about mud i bought an fj40 and had seen a pic of an lv somewhere and figured one would turn up for sale sooner or later.
i bought this 45v from jsaltlick a while back and the build certainly has gone alot slower than i expected. mostly because i tend to start new projects in the middle of current ones, but i'm trying to cure myself of that. when i bought this truck it was a right hand drive and since it was in the neighborhood i let wally from poor wally's landcruiser emporium convert it to lefthand drive and install the vintage air unit i had bought for it. so, when the vehicle got to me it was running great, just needed some tuning, interior and paint. i guess since i had a running fj40 that i had been working on for the last 4 years, this one could be a longterm project. one thing led to another and i bought a 2h and some cable lockers for it. unfortunately, the cable lockers are now going into my 62, but the 2h is in.
i bought this 45v from jsaltlick a while back and the build certainly has gone alot slower than i expected. mostly because i tend to start new projects in the middle of current ones, but i'm trying to cure myself of that. when i bought this truck it was a right hand drive and since it was in the neighborhood i let wally from poor wally's landcruiser emporium convert it to lefthand drive and install the vintage air unit i had bought for it. so, when the vehicle got to me it was running great, just needed some tuning, interior and paint. i guess since i had a running fj40 that i had been working on for the last 4 years, this one could be a longterm project. one thing led to another and i bought a 2h and some cable lockers for it. unfortunately, the cable lockers are now going into my 62, but the 2h is in.
