Ray, I’m happy for you. This is going to be fantastic.
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Thx @ofer bruhis ....Norcal bay area LC guys going to be jealous. But def see a diesel in my future.
I am wondering if anyone can help me. I have a 1990 HDJ81. Both right and left front
swaybar brackets are broken (see attached pic). The RH bracket is discontinued by toyota and I picked up the last left hand bracket in the country. Part numbers 48809-60010 and 48807-60010. I contacted Slee, Delta, and one other vendor and none made aftermarket brackets or knew of a source. I know some will say run without the swaybar but at 75mph with a rooftop tent the handling isn't what i'm looking for. Anyone have a source for anyone fabricating these?
Thanks,
Sean
Thanks,
Sean
Can’t really tell how it’s broken, but I’d look for a general metal fab shop or a big rig repair center. Confident they can weld something up for you.
I'm assuming you checked partsouq?
Yes, same result
Looks like you're in Utah?
There's a Land Cruiser specialty wrecker in Lehi called Japanese Auto Parts and Wrecking - could check with them.
Thanks ikarus, will do!
77mustard40
SILVER Star
My Costco Interstate battery laid an egg after 31 months so I decided to upgrade since I’m only running one battery. Cleaned up the battery box and replaced the 255k mile fusible link (which looked terrible once removed) and used LCP’s battery tie downs to install an X2 deep cell replacement from Batteries Plus. I was able to get a discount code so I was out the door for $300 and it’s got a full replacement for 4 years.
Mdej3
SILVER Star
Waiting for Hurricane Milton landfall 
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Stay safe fellow Floridians and reach out if any assistance is needed !!!
.Stay safe fellow Floridians and reach out if any assistance is needed !!!
Long fun weekend in the cruiser.
Aspen to Crested Butte via Pearl Pass
Telluride night camping
Roadtrip to Albuquerque for hot air ballon festival.
Around 1,100 miles in 4 days. Cruiser now at 316,000
It was quite the adventure. I typically stay away from mud at all costs, but for some reason a mud pit off pearl pass was calling my name. And boy was it deep. I did not make it through despite giving it two attempts. I don't think my bald K02s were doing me any favors. Got the cruiser nice and muddy, but upon returning, it did clean up quite nicely.
Bajaing up a dirt road in Telluride, my weathered exhaust fell off after a big whoop. It broke right after the catalytic converters, and was torching a body mount. We used a heat shield from the back of the exhaust that was no longer used to block this body mount, along with a few cut open beer cans. The fix got us to Farmington where @ExpoMax and I pieced together a new exhaust from Oreilies. It was a good enough fix to get to Albuquerque and back home to Aspen.
Ordered Pacemaker/Kingbrown 2.5inch exhaust system from Australia that should hopefully be here in the next few weeks.
Here is the video of the first mud bog attempt:
Aspen to Crested Butte via Pearl Pass
Telluride night camping
Roadtrip to Albuquerque for hot air ballon festival.
Around 1,100 miles in 4 days. Cruiser now at 316,000
It was quite the adventure. I typically stay away from mud at all costs, but for some reason a mud pit off pearl pass was calling my name. And boy was it deep. I did not make it through despite giving it two attempts. I don't think my bald K02s were doing me any favors. Got the cruiser nice and muddy, but upon returning, it did clean up quite nicely.
Bajaing up a dirt road in Telluride, my weathered exhaust fell off after a big whoop. It broke right after the catalytic converters, and was torching a body mount. We used a heat shield from the back of the exhaust that was no longer used to block this body mount, along with a few cut open beer cans. The fix got us to Farmington where @ExpoMax and I pieced together a new exhaust from Oreilies. It was a good enough fix to get to Albuquerque and back home to Aspen.
Ordered Pacemaker/Kingbrown 2.5inch exhaust system from Australia that should hopefully be here in the next few weeks.
Here is the video of the first mud bog attempt:
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Used to be some logs in that pit that we placed years and years ago. I broke A knuckle bearing in my 4 runner, jumping it or trying to into that pit!
Fj80oregon
GOLD Star
They are still there! We saw quite a few logs we could see sticking up in there. That's why I went in pretty slow first round. Second round I hit it a bit harder but I didn't get me much further haha.
Yeah, BFG KO's are pretty much worthless in the mud, even full tread. I've found this out the hard way a few times 
I also generally tend to avoid mud, but you just gotta act like a goon from time to time 
I also generally tend to avoid mud, but you just gotta act like a goon from time to time 
Josie'sLandCruiser
Stop calling it a "FJ."
77Mustard40 which model of X2 battery is that? I don't see a SLA 12V listed on the Batteries Plus website.
Mounted up some kc cyclones on the rear hatch for camping/ work lights I definitely want to switch to the amber lenses but it works so well
