Recent content by changingground

My son’s 3rd gen just passed 270k miles, and he has no intention of packing it in in the near (or distant) future. His is a Colorado truck, so doesn’t have any rust, but your situation looks pretty manageable. In your case I’d recommend a lot of education, and since it’s a 3rd car in a two...

You might get a little stronger response on ih8mud.com. Several folks over there running DT headers on 100 series cruisers.

https://gofastcampers.com/camper-standard/ or one of their other products. Sounds exactly like what you described.

Nice craftsmanship!

Your bumper reminds me of backyard fab from the 70s and 80s! Love it! And actually, the whole project is amazing. Beautiful work.

That’s an 80 series. Very cool vehicles, and the f&r lockers are a great addition, but if you’re not a “wrench it yourself” kind of guy you may find it’s a lot more work than you planned. I’d keep looking.

Also- as an expo vehicle, assuming all systems are working as designed, this should be an excellent starting point for a family rig. I bought a 2003 LX470 with 100k more miles last year, daily drive it, and wouldn’t hesitate to take it to the wilds of Colorado and other points west tomorrow...

There’s a very useful introduction to the 100 series on Ih8mud- https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/100-series-faq.30754/. I would start there, looking first at the Slee Offroad guide for new 100 series owners.

I’m pretty sure there’s a lot of price variation due to market, so in your area what is a good price for a rust free rig is going to be less than a rust free rig in NY or MA. My LX470 (fancy land cruiser) came in around $10k in the Denver area with 232000 miles and lifetime dealer service...

Check on ih8mud- there’s a thread about using 8020 extruded aluminum for cross bars to add to or replace the factory stuff. I bought 3 1”x2” bars for $108 from tnutz.com, including all of the mounting hardware. The Side rails are said to be rated for a dynamic loading situation. Many folks have...

Mine has d-rings in the four corners of the floor (see photos). I’ll be using these as anchors for my drawer system using turnbuckles, most likely. Many examples of this method in the drawer section.

Less is more. I like it.

Year, model, color, etc: 2003 LX470 Name of owner/screen name: changingground How long have you owned your 100 series? Is this your first? First in the Lc/lx family, but owned a Sequoia previously, and son has a 3rd gen 4runner. Also had several Toyota trucks over the years, including 95...

They are prone to cracked exhaust manifolds as well. I loved my 2002, but the tick tick ticking of the manifold (and the prospect of replacement) was annoying.

I’d look at the buy/sell forum on Pinkbike. I’ve had good luck there, and this is the mtb selling time of year.