Hello all. I have wanted this Land Cruiser since I was very young. I mean this one because my father bought it when I was a year old. He bought it in Denver and I rode back with him in it back to Colorado Springs. That was in late 1975. I rode all around the country in it and into Mexico. It has pulled camping trailers, utility trailer, and has been over many four wheel drive roads all over the country. I always told him that I wanted it. He flatly refused. The good news is that it was not actually his but was in my mothers name, so when I was old enough to drive it was mine. Now the fun begins. My dad took good care of it, but when I got a hold of it there was 20 years of rust on it. I learned to drive in it and four wheel in it. I wanted to restore it but also wanted upgrade it as well. I have seen first hand the reliability of stock Toyota parts so I have used as few after market parts as possible. What I can not buy I make myself. The modification list is very long. I will not bore you all with the details, so here is a list:
Spring over with FJ60 axles, 4.88 Percision gears, and ARB lockers in both ends.
Dual Odyssey batteries with a Premier Power welder and 140 amp alternator.
FZJ80 5 row radiator eith dual electiric fans on individual thermostats.
Power steering from a mini-truck (soon to be upgraded to fj60 box)
Fuel injection from a 3F - still running my original F1.5.
Headers and custom exhaust. Gibson muffler and parts.
Snorkle with precleaner.
Front bumper - 5/16 steel 2x6 with two recievers that I put shackles in (handy for trailer backing too)
Front 12500 lb winch from a flat bed car hauler.
Was hoping to have the rear 12000 lb winch installed before this, but still not done.
Rear Bumper - 5/16 steel 2x6 that changes to 2x4 from rear corners to rear wheel wells.
Swing away tire carrier on bumper. Keep the high lift there also.
28 gallon gas tank with in tank fj62 fuel pump.
1976 4 speed with an Advance Adapters crawler box to an Orion transfer case with twin sticks.
Could not find a park brake cable long enough so I used a triple axle Mack dump truck clutch cable.
Converted the rust under the doors and tail gate to 5/16 2x6 rock sliders.
Has two 5" fog lights on front and both sides, two 10" driving lights on front, a rear fog light, and rock lights in front wheel wells.
Front brakes are Monster Calipers from TLC and rear brakes are Tundra front calipers. All rotors are cross drilled and vented.
Front shocks are remote resivior and all 4 are long travel.
Interior is in good shape. Put Nissan Altima bucket seats with a 12" Tuffy Console.
Put a Tonneau cover behind rear seat that secures to the sides in case of roll over. Camping stuff goes there.
Replaced the cargo side panels and tail gate panel with dimond plate. Built a door in the right cargo panel for storage.
Have a 12 speaker, 300 watt stereo system with a 6 disc cd changer. Cobra CB with weather channels.
I removed the vent under the center dash and added my own guage cluster and built a over head console also.
There is a bunch more, but I will stop there and post some pictures instead. The fitst one was in 1975 when my dad broght it home. Check out the shine on the original paint. The second one is at the Grand Canyon in around 1985. The third is camping at Hayden Creek, Colorado. I am the short one on the bumper.
Spring over with FJ60 axles, 4.88 Percision gears, and ARB lockers in both ends.
Dual Odyssey batteries with a Premier Power welder and 140 amp alternator.
FZJ80 5 row radiator eith dual electiric fans on individual thermostats.
Power steering from a mini-truck (soon to be upgraded to fj60 box)
Fuel injection from a 3F - still running my original F1.5.
Headers and custom exhaust. Gibson muffler and parts.
Snorkle with precleaner.
Front bumper - 5/16 steel 2x6 with two recievers that I put shackles in (handy for trailer backing too)
Front 12500 lb winch from a flat bed car hauler.
Was hoping to have the rear 12000 lb winch installed before this, but still not done.
Rear Bumper - 5/16 steel 2x6 that changes to 2x4 from rear corners to rear wheel wells.
Swing away tire carrier on bumper. Keep the high lift there also.
28 gallon gas tank with in tank fj62 fuel pump.
1976 4 speed with an Advance Adapters crawler box to an Orion transfer case with twin sticks.
Could not find a park brake cable long enough so I used a triple axle Mack dump truck clutch cable.
Converted the rust under the doors and tail gate to 5/16 2x6 rock sliders.
Has two 5" fog lights on front and both sides, two 10" driving lights on front, a rear fog light, and rock lights in front wheel wells.
Front brakes are Monster Calipers from TLC and rear brakes are Tundra front calipers. All rotors are cross drilled and vented.
Front shocks are remote resivior and all 4 are long travel.
Interior is in good shape. Put Nissan Altima bucket seats with a 12" Tuffy Console.
Put a Tonneau cover behind rear seat that secures to the sides in case of roll over. Camping stuff goes there.
Replaced the cargo side panels and tail gate panel with dimond plate. Built a door in the right cargo panel for storage.
Have a 12 speaker, 300 watt stereo system with a 6 disc cd changer. Cobra CB with weather channels.
I removed the vent under the center dash and added my own guage cluster and built a over head console also.
There is a bunch more, but I will stop there and post some pictures instead. The fitst one was in 1975 when my dad broght it home. Check out the shine on the original paint. The second one is at the Grand Canyon in around 1985. The third is camping at Hayden Creek, Colorado. I am the short one on the bumper.
