Thank you! Lucky for us we get to go bigger than 35" for our tires over here :)
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Haha very lucky! We don't even get to go 35" legally here [emoji23]
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Thank you! Lucky for us we get to go bigger than 35" for our tires over here :)
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Influencer II
Off-Road Ranger I
Gday- so many dream rigs here...Gday mate man that is my dream bike right there
Off-Road Ranger I
I'm salivating over these FJ60s. Incredible work you've done there.I'm Tyler from Souther California. My dad and I run an offroad shop called Rock Solid Offroad where we specialize in complete builds and restorations.
I've been an overlander my whole life and grew up in an FJ60 my dad had built so I'm fairly experienced.
I have a 1986 Toyota Landcruiser FJ60 that I've been building since high school and have taken on a few trips now that it's finished. I recently did my first solo expedition in it called Sea To SEMA and it was awesome.
If you guys have technical questions on Landcruisers or are having a hard time sourcing parts, in your man! Always willing to help out members of this awesome community :)
This is my FJ60
This is our old FJ60 that I grew up in.
Both have Chevy V8's and we did all the work, paint, fabrication, wiring, etc :)
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Advocate II
Enthusiast I
I like the Disco but it not big enough for my needs. I have some larger equipment I need to carry for work and it is not long enough. Truth be told, its the third discovery I have had but the first I modified. I bought it as a budget build vehicle. It had some engine noise and suspension issues so I picked it up for $600. SLS was shot so I threw a set of OME springs and terrifirma shocks in all four corners, a set of 265/65R18 BFG All Terrains, replaced the oil pump and head gaskets, swapped to a solid sway bar with disconnects and it's been running great ever since. My only complaint is I have an '03. The '02-'03 did not have a CDL. I kept thinking I would do a D1 TC swap but never got around to it.Like the Yota. How do you like the LRD? I've recently started to look into those...
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If you wanna build one let us know. We have 4 in the shop now. A 62 for a full restoration, bumpers, sliders, LSA swap, suspension, wheels tires.I'm salivating over these FJ60s. Incredible work you've done there.
Member II
I am obsessed with that cruiser!!! If I get a second rig, I may contact you guys. I've been thinking about a GX, G wagen, or Land Cruiser.If you wanna build one let us know. We have 4 in the shop now. A 62 for a full restoration, bumpers, sliders, LSA swap, suspension, wheels tires.
A FJ142 with a 6.0 swap that someone else started, then this guy bought it and now we gotta paint it and put it together. Literally someone tore the whole thing apart and brought us a Uhaul of part. I'm genuinely excited about it, should be bad ass.
One more just for a re-paint and another for a a tune up and general maintenance.
This is the full resto with the LSA and the rendering of what it will look like.
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Haven't messed with a GX or a G Wagen yet. A lot of electrical bugs in those things when you start modifying. Landcruiser is where it's at, 100's, 80's, 60's... hell we've done a 45 that was in Overland journal.I am obsessed with that cruiser!!! If I get a second rig, I may contact you guys. I've been thinking about a GX, G wagen, or Land Cruiser.
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Sounds good to me! Glad you are here so when I pull the trigger, I know who to talk to! [emoji1303]Haven't messed with a GX or a G Wagen yet. A lot of electrical bugs in those things when you start modifying. Landcruiser is where it's at, 100's, 80's, 60's... hell we've done a 45 that was in Overland journal.
We really wanna trick out a 200 series into an overland outfit build.
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Thanks for the welcome UtahOverlander! Sounds like a good match!Welcome aboard. I'm a new member and new to overlanding but not the outdoor side of it. Had the same thought. "This sounds like a good fit". Travel to CO every month. See you on the trail.
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