Hello mud
I’ve been hanging around on here for a few months now, what a great site with some awesome information!
This will be my first build thread and is kind of slow, I am only 19 so the funds are pretty tight.
I’m very familiar with Toyota’s, my first vehicle was a 1997 5speed 4runner with the rear e locker. It was sweet. But wanted something bigger and with a solid axle
So I turned to an 80 series.
I started looking and due to budget restrictions I wanted one that was factory locked, that was it.
After a few months I came across this
1997 3x locked Lexus lx450.
6” slee
35” bias ply Trepadors
Arb bumpers front and rear
An extremely clean frame and body
I almost instantly fell in love. Despite the clear work it needed.
Oil pump gasket
Rust on rear bottom quarter panels
The smell of cigarettes
Tie rods
Only high fan speed
Birfs leaking grease
But it was all stuff I knew i could handle
I wasn’t happy it was already partly built, but I later realized it was better that way. I could focus on what it needed.
I’ve been hanging around on here for a few months now, what a great site with some awesome information!
This will be my first build thread and is kind of slow, I am only 19 so the funds are pretty tight.
I’m very familiar with Toyota’s, my first vehicle was a 1997 5speed 4runner with the rear e locker. It was sweet. But wanted something bigger and with a solid axle
So I turned to an 80 series.
I started looking and due to budget restrictions I wanted one that was factory locked, that was it.
After a few months I came across this
1997 3x locked Lexus lx450.
6” slee
35” bias ply Trepadors
Arb bumpers front and rear
An extremely clean frame and body
I almost instantly fell in love. Despite the clear work it needed.
Oil pump gasket
Rust on rear bottom quarter panels
The smell of cigarettes
Tie rods
Only high fan speed
Birfs leaking grease
But it was all stuff I knew i could handle
I wasn’t happy it was already partly built, but I later realized it was better that way. I could focus on what it needed.
