80 series land cruiser futures

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Originally Posted by ski-wpk

Found an 02 with <150k miles, no rust, full service records. Price negotiated, just need to pull the trigger. Drives well, will need minor fixes only. Am I dumb to be hung up on integrated thermostat/nav unit, which seems almost impossible to replace? Ideal for me given that was either an 01 (pre-nav) or something newer (06+) with less outdated tech.

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That nav unit sucks ass for sure. That said, you'd be giving up some improvements made in the meantime by going with an earlier model.

All depends on the price...

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I drove an 88 today on a steel head shuttle, slightly above farm implement status ... are you fucking kidding me

Price <$11K for 142K miles. Stock condition, no upgrades.

100 series futures are looking up I think.

Took the long way home from Torrey today and went over this pass... With a foot of snow in places, it was kind of sketchy.


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Put Hella H1s and H4s in the FJ62 today. Holy improvement!

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Originally Posted by ski-wpk

Found an 02 with <150k miles, no rust, full service records. Price negotiated, just need to pull the trigger. Drives well, will need minor fixes only. Am I dumb to be hung up on integrated thermostat/nav unit, which seems almost impossible to replace? Ideal for me given that was either an 01 (pre-nav) or something newer (06+) with less outdated tech.

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I was stressed about this when I bought my '00 with nav but I talked to my local shop who works on a ton of cruisers and they said don't worry about it, they've seen very few fail. I'm not sure if this helps or not but I have the screen on mine set to always off, hoping that will help it go the distance.

Just spent an hour reading that ignition thread. My truck was going into the shop later this week anyways, probably going to have them replace that as PM.

Here's a pic from a very enjoyable trip this fall to Pinedale, WY for some backpacking and brown trout wrangling
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1952/4...fe5bd74e_b.jpg

Noice!

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Originally Posted by dfinn

I was stressed about this when I bought my '00 with nav but I talked to my local shop who works on a ton of cruisers and they said don't worry about it, they've seen very few fail. I'm not sure if this helps or not but I have the screen on mine set to always off, hoping that will help it go the distance.

Just spent an hour reading that ignition thread. My truck was going into the shop later this week anyways, probably going to have them replace that as PM.

Here's a pic from a very enjoyable trip this fall to Pinedale, WY for some backpacking and brown trout wrangling
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1952/4...fe5bd74e_b.jpg

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Dope.

As a die hard 80 supporter, I did just add a 1972 40 to the quiver. It's site unseen so no pics yet but I did receive 30 years worth of maintenance records in a 3" folder and the title today from a coworkers husband. It's been in a garage that last 30 years and he's only put maybe 500 miles on it in the last 10. He hasn't started it in the last four years so I'm going to trailer it home and do a complete baseline on it. He couldn't remember total mileage, maybe 130k and the motor was rebuilt at a Toyota dealership when they changed the 3sp out to a newer 4sp. There's a stack of of faxes with Manafre and Specter part numbers but I can't pull the part #'s up online. The owner also doesn't know how to take pics with his flip phone. It's going to be like Christmas morning opening his garage door on Sunday.

I'm a little ashamed of what I paid for it so I won't say. I will say that the owner is a cool guy and told me he knows he could get 15-20 grand more for it but he doesn't need the money and he likes that I like Landcruisers. I also saw him get super wasted on red wine and fall down at one of our company Christmas parties and I never told his wife so maybe that's part of it.

Here's a pic of my 80 a month or so ago just after getting the wheels powder coated to hold over until Sunday.

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I also saw him get super wasted on red wine and fall down at one of our company Christmas parties and I never told his wife so maybe that's part of it.

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You buggered him, didn't you?

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Originally Posted by Conundrum

As a die hard 80 supporter, I did just add a 1972 40 to the quiver. It's site unseen so no pics yet but I did receive 30 years worth of maintenance records in a 3" folder and the title today from a coworkers husband. It's been in a garage that last 30 years and he's only put maybe 500 miles on it in the last 10. He hasn't started it in the last four years so I'm going to trailer it home and do a complete baseline on it. He couldn't remember total mileage, maybe 130k and the motor was rebuilt at a Toyota dealership when they changed the 3sp out to a newer 4sp. There's a stack of of faxes with Manafre and Specter part numbers but I can't pull the part #'s up online. The owner also doesn't know how to take pics with his flip phone. It's going to be like Christmas morning opening his garage door on Sunday.

I'm a little ashamed of what I paid for it so I won't say. I will say that the owner is a cool guy and told me he knows he could get 15-20 grand more for it but he doesn't need the money and he likes that I like Landcruisers. I also saw him get super wasted on red wine and fall down at one of our company Christmas parties and I never told his wife so maybe that's part of it.

Here's a pic of my 80 a month or so ago just after getting the wheels powder coated to hold over until Sunday.

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Jesus. These are the stories you hear about






And then say to yourself "fuck you"......ya lucky bastard! And we def need pics once you get it.

Well, cosmetically it’s rougher than I had hoped. Mechanically, it’s pretty dialed. It has a busted spring which is a perfect reason to freshen up the suspension. It has bondo in a couple spots and little rust here and there. I’m actually glad because we can take it out in the woods and not worry about pinstripes and banging it up.

I think the old timer was really overvaluing what he had if he thought he could get $15k but I’m still happy with what I paid.

I did expect more for buggering him though.

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Well, cosmetically it’s rougher than I had hoped. Mechanically, it’s pretty dialed. It has a busted spring which is a perfect reason to freshen up the suspension. It has bondo in a couple spots and little rust here and there. I’m actually glad because we can take it out in the woods and not worry about pinstripes and banging it up.

I think the old timer was really overvaluing what he had if he thought he could get $15k but I’m still happy with what I paid.

I did expect more for buggering him though.

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Dream rig right there; congrats conundrum.


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Hell yeah! Sweet rig.

Nice! Rig looks sweet but I think I'm more impressed you trusted a uhaul trailer.

Anyone have beta on rain leak issues in 80 series? Have a ‘96 that’s been bulletproof, is stored outside, and is now getting water that ends up in the front left passenger side well. And, because it’s parked on a hill, it seems to run down next to the front passenger door, then next to the rear passenger side door, and collect in a depression right by the inside plastic “step on me while your working on the roof rack” deal between the door and the middle seat.

It does not look like the sunroof leaks. Anyone every have a windshield seal just go? Its look solid. And it’s never leaked until a few days ago.


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I'll bet the sunroof drain is plugged

I don't know shit about cars buy my Touareg had a clogged sunroof plug. Drains out the passenger side front wheel well. Pour water in the sunroof channel and see if it drains.

Thanks for the tips.

Yes. I need to get my windshield seal done. Could be your problem. But check your sunroof drains too.

Another vote to check the sunroof drain. On my 100-series, I use a weedwacker string down the hole and very hot water.

Can of worms related to my 100, got it back with a 60k mile tundra engine (don’t know model year). It’s running great so far. Recommendations for fuel grade and motor oil? I see a lot of conflicting info on the mud forum with very little supporting data. Based on experience with older long use motors (subi 2.5 and 22re), I have experienced noticeable performance differences between higher end fuels and low end fuel brands. My understanding is that it’s all about the relative small amount of additives added to the fuel truck tanks. There’s no ethanol free gas where I live. driving is between 0 and 9k ft. Use is all over the place, from hauling overloaded utility trailer with gravel or green firewood, to pitting around town, to off-roading, to long highway distances, to frequent family ski missions.

For oil, the previous owner ran m1 synthetic on the old engine, changed every 5k miles. I did the same until the engine had it’s spark plug problem. If I ran dino oil in the “new” engine, I’d be changing every 3.5-4K miles.

A little late to the party, I think, but Toyota brought back the 3 door Prado (j150?), apparently as a barebones body on frame 4x4 2 row seats and a commercial version. Why can’t we get cool things?

EPA + NHTSA x Chicken Tax ÷ domestic automakers lobbying power = no cool foreign import vehicles.

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Out Christmas tree hunting in jackattack and my 80s. Both highly overkill for the 3" of snow we were driving in but we made it up a hillclimb the Subaru's in the group couldn't so therefore Land Cruiser = superior.