Build Tilda Bogue 80 series builds

[wngrog]

80s are super easy for me to bolt lifts and bumpers on so I have not made full threads for most that have been through these doors. I like 80s but I LOVE Saudi 80s. These things are in a league of their own.

Here are a few projects Ive completed

 

[wngrog]

The grand daddy of my 80 projets is the OddBall 80.

The build thread is huge and spectacular but here are the highlights.

I found this truck and trailer in Brookhaven MS. Bought it at 2 am 6 hours after neck surgery and did not remember until the guy responded a week later, uncovered an amazing history due to a Mud member driving it in Saudi.

The Air Force shipped it to the US and had a MPH speedo added, Toyota EFI and more. Shipped it back to saudi and then sold it in the US.

Total one-off truck

 

[wngrog]

Build Thread 'The Oddball 80 - Middle East GX Renovation'

Jun 26, 2020

Way back in September 2019, I was told about a “weird looking” Land Cruiser at a shop in Brookhaven Mississippi.

I use Toyota of Brookhaven for all my new Toyota sales and service because it’s worth driving 80 miles to deal with a dealer that cares.

While I was down there getting my TRD Pro 4Runner serviced, I bounced over to the said location of this “weird looking Land Cruiser”

Turns out it was not there but the owner of the shop was a follower of my Mississippi food and travel Instagram See and Eat Mississippi and was kind enough to take me to his brothers house to see it

I snapped...

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[wngrog]

This super low mileage Sage 40th belongs to the Delta Beast 40 guy.

Added a lift, bumpers, winch and lights

Red liked it.

 

[wngrog]

This 1997 GX was the first truck I imported with @Meshal.

I have no idea why i never did a thread on it bit it is simply an amazing truck.

It got the floors and all surfaces covered the day it was sold somwhen we got it and unwrapped it, it was like a new car.

We sorted it out lockers, lift, bumpers et all and for the last three years the owner and I have wheeled about 10,000 off road miles in it. Amazing amazing platform


Carburated 1FZ. Truly as simple as it gets mated to a 5 speed manual.

That carburator had never hiccuped. Not at 12,000'. Not rockcrawling. Never. Amazing carb tech

 

[wngrog]

I finally got to build one for @navydivedoc

He stumbled into my life and we tossed about some ideas and Meshal hit him up with an extremely well preserved 1993 VXR (top of the line) model

Steve went nuts and had everything rebuilt. Once it was torn down it turned out it all looked fantastic at 330,000 kms but who knew?

We did some nice upgrades and much to my suprise he has not sold it yet.

 

[wngrog]

Build Thread 'Saudi 93 VX build-Tilda Bogue Service Station'

Nov 15, 2024

A few months ago @navydivedoc made the mistake of telling me he “might” want to purchase a Saudi 80.

Within a couple of days my friend @Meshal had found one that he had sold to a friend a few years back that he was willing to part with.

A few back and forth PMs and some What’s App messages later Steve is the proud new owner of this fantastic 80

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[wngrog]

I did not do much on this one but lift and tires but this build thread is worth seeing because of all the work Meshal did to it before i got my hands on it

 

[wngrog]

Thread 'P1: Refreshing GCC FZJ80, 1994, GX, Tan'

May 9, 2023

Hi, this would be my first post on this great website.

I am refreshing a low-mileage, rust-free, Saudi Arabian FZJ80. What makes it unique is not only it is a rust-free truck, but also a LHD too.

Please keep your eyes on it; it might be for sale later!

Those are the specs if someone wants more info about it:

FZJ80 LHD
GCC Specs
1994
GX
Tan with original body
About 150k km "93205mi"
Manual
1FZ
H151

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[wngrog]

This LX450 was basically left for dead by one of my customers.

I ended up dragging it home and getting it running and fixed a bunch of stuff that goes bad when they sit up.

Running and clean i sold it and partnered with the new owner and my "sister shop" @Ozark cruiser at Ozark Overland Outfitters for a full paint job.

After paint i added all new armor and other goodies

Turned out amazing. Now its at Mosley Motors for a supercharger.

 

[wngrog]

My latest 80 build was a super rare low KM 1HZ diesel 80 out of Saudi.

This truck is crazy cool and I dropped it off today as a completed project

 

[wngrog]

Build Thread 'Mor Chikin too - a rare Saudi diesel 80 Tilda Bogue S. S.'

May 14, 2026

A couple of years back I was able to build a nice FJ60 for the owner of the local Chick Fil A franchise.

The truck has served him well but I could tell he was getting the bug to buy something so I let him know about the HZJ-80 I had just imported from Saudi.

I had just put it up for sale and personally I thought it would be a perfect fit for him

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