SOLD Texas: Triple Locked, LS1, 1991 Land Cruiser (1 Viewer)

Year

1991

Vehicle Model

1. 80 Series

Location

Fort Worth, Texas United States

Mileage

170000

Color

White

$45,000

Runs and drives amazing. I’m downsizing from an 8 car garage to a 4 car, so I’m listing a 911, this, and an LS3 built defender from ECD.

I need to get rid of 2 of them, so just going to see which one sells first!

It truly is a stunning 80 series, that drives amazing, and is a joy to get out of the garage.

171,000 miles on chassis
21,000 on the engine. Had 15 when installed, has had about 7 since then,
LS1 4L60 transmission
FZJ80 transfer case
Built by Proffitts in 2022/23.
Full float rear axle, new disc brakes all around, Eaton locker front and rear, new brake booster, rebuilt transfer case, etc.
This work was done by Valley Hybrids.
OMEBP51 suspension.
35” BFG tires on Icon wheels
Full dynamant
Stealth stereo install using Whits End quarter panel board, subwoofer in the quarter panel and one under the drivers seat
Bowfin roof rack, ARB bumper, Rigid lights, new front seat belts
New windshield, new under hood insulation, New window runs, new fuel pump, boxes of misc parts. I have the original wheels as well.

 

[CarcaineProblems]

I run Montana plates through an LLC for Porsches and a few LCs. Works great!

 

[Pismo4me]

I live in Texas. Your guess is as good as mine!

It looks like the work was done in CA, so Im assuming it would pass emissions. But who knows

 

[DM76052]

Just bought a G63 from a guy that was also registered in Montana but lived in CA. Smog is only one of the benefits of a Montana registration.

 

[DM76052]

It looks like the work was done in CA, so Im assuming it would pass emissions. But who knows

 

[erse]

The enthusiasm to bash on california is always reliable. I however do not live there. As far as I know many states have regulations about out of state registration needing to be addressed after a certain amount of time. Curious about the overall experience of people with Montana LLC registrations. OP's for sale post might not be the right place for ongoing discussion though. Apologies to him for clogging up his thread

 

[DM76052]

argue away, doesn’t bother me, it keeps the thread at the top of the list

Not so enthusiastic about bashing on California or Californians, but I sell a lot of cars, and a lot are classic, and the repeated questions about California smog to people that don’t live there, don’t know the laws, and didn’t build a car to abide by them is always well… funny

Re: Montana, it works for a ton of people across every state. For a car that doesn’t get driven much, it seems to be viable option.

I went the route of actually getting my dealers license in Texas, but the paperwork, insurance and admin work is not really worth it. So it’s Montana for me soon.

 

[erse]

My guess is that even people that don't live in California ask about it because if it passes there it passes everywhere and that affects not only ownership but resale value just a guess though.
I have been trying to figure out for a while if Montana is really a viable option as you put it. Nevada where I live is not quite as bad as California but they did pass some new restrictions that make it a little more difficult to own something old that doesn't pass smog vs a few years ago. I might try the Montana thing just as an experiment if my next cruiser is not smoggable

 

[mrboatman]

The loophole in Nevada for having an out of state registration is that the vehicle has to leave the state every 30 days. So in Nevada you can drive to California or Arizona or Utah or Idaho and buy a lottery ticket or fuel for proof it has left the state.

 

[DM76052]

Does someone knock on your door and ask for receipts every 30 days? This conversation is more entertaining than I expected.

@erse smog or no smog, does not hurt resale in any way. I’ve sold hundreds of vehicles, probably 50+ that would not pass smog, I’ve never discounted one because it wasn’t Newsom ready.

There are plenty of Californians that do not care. There are also a lot of humans that live east of that country.

A lot more rule followers on the forums than I would have anticipated. I thought ya’ll had big trucks

 

[erse]

The loophole in Nevada for having an out of state registration is that the vehicle has to leave the state every 30 days. So in Nevada you can drive to California or Arizona or Utah or Idaho and buy a lottery ticket or fuel for proof it has left the state.

Thank you, I like the way you think. Just when you're about to give up on an intelligent, constructive conversation ever being possible on the internet along comes someone to save the day. One of my favored shooting spots is by the state line so 'meeting' that requirement would be pretty easy to attest to

 

[onemanarmy]

before long all the states that CA residents have been moving to will become just like CA

My money is on cities in TX will start to clamp down on emissions testing and MT and NV getting much stricter

and how will anyone know if the vehicle leaves the state every 30 days? what if its non-op?