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I've had my 1957 Series I for about 20 years now, and I think it's almost time for some restoration work. The story of this Rover, at least how it came into my possession, starts back in the early 2000's. A friend of my dad's came across two of them while roaming the remote Northern California...

A few months ago, I scored a late '70s Jeep Cherokee Widetrack for pennies. The owner was selling basically everything he had to pay for eye surgery for his aging mother. He thought the Jeep was worth more, but as I pointed out all the flaws and items needing work, it started to make sense to...

For Sale - 4.0L 1GR-FE V6 Engine was used for mock up only and is rumored to have internal engine damage. Make Offer. Intake plenum is a twin to the one I built for "Superrunner" a few year back. It was machined by Inchworm Gear owner Jim Christiansen and was designed to replace the stock...

I've been building this Jeepster for a while now, but decided it was time to share it with y'all. This Jeepster began life with a Jeep family. The original owner had a Jeep dealership in Kentucky, but had this Jeep at his second home in the Colorado Rockies. I picked it up from a collector in...

For Sale - Custom Diamond Axle housing and ARB air lockers, gears, etc Front axle was built with custom width, diff offset and pinion angle. Width is @62" WMS with IFS hubs, or 59" WMS with stock solid axle hubs. Pinion angle and diff offset were set to build around a first gen Hilux with link...

Anyone want to see another FJ62 build? Here's a teaser pic.

One of the great questions in life - is more always better? More spaghetti? Maybe not. More money? Most of the time, yes. More puppy dogs and sun-shiny days? Always. More horsepower? Hmmmmm, good question. In the case of the venerable Toyota Land Cruiser, which is built Ford tough, ready to...

There is a common notion these days, that a Vortec LS V8 is as ubiquitous as jam on toast. Well, there's a reason for that. Because they're freakin' awesome!!! Actually, the choice is made simple when comparing all the attributes. In the case of the Toyota 2F, the numbers add up to about double...

I know some of you have seen the white 1st gen 4Runner I built a few years ago. Harry Wagner applied the name Superrunner, and it stuck. It's basically an all out hunting rig, or so that's what the owner calls it. 4.0L V6 power (2006 Tundra 1GR-FE), 6spd manual trans, Diamond axle 3 link front...

A while back, I got a phone call from a guy up in the Pacific northwest. He wanted to ask me about making some improvements to his FJ60. He proceeded to describe the mods done to it already and one of them was a MBZ 5cyl diesel conversion. The chief problem that it wouldn't get out of it's own...

Here it is guys. Thanks for patiently waiting. About a year ago I was contacted by a customer in the SF Bay Area who wanted me to do some work to his BJ74. Honestly, I had to google BJ74 to determine exactly what it was. I love 70 series LC's and when I saw his truck, I was hooked. We went...

Been working on a BJ74 turbo diesel for a while now and I finally have enough pics to start a build thread. That is, if anyone's interested.

For Sale - Misc first gen 4Runner parts. Chrome original front bumper with plastic corners, in good condition. misc other junk goes with it. $30 takes it all. I don't want to seem like a stick in the mud, but I will not ship. I am too busy in the shop to take the time. Parts are located in...

I have a BRAND NEW FJ80 full float rear axle housing for sale. Bought it about 5 years ago and never used it. Complete with all factory brackets and spindle nuts. Asking $500 Here's a link to my ad on Craigslist. http://sacramento.craigslist.org/pts/5242739703.html Here are the pics I have...

I'm not sure if we have a classified section here on ExPo so I'm posting this here. I have a BRAND NEW FJ80 full float rear axle housing for sale. Bought it about 5 years ago and never used it. Complete with all factory brackets and spindle nuts. Not sure what year or if it's e-locker or not...

Does anyone want to see a CJ5 build? If so, chime in and let me know. We picked up a 1974 CJ5 a couple years ago and didn't really know what to do with it. The decision was made to keep it mostly stock with some minor upgrades like power steering and power disc brakes. Here are some teaser pics.

I want to start a debate or discussion based on people's experience or educated insight. Regarding brake master cylinders. In the industry, it has become "standard" to swap in a FJ80 master into older Toyota trucks. They are 1" bore so more volume is applied, blah, blah, blah... Question #1...

So this actually is a farm truck. Not a rock crawler. The truck came to me from Alaska with a totally rusted bed and a sick motor with instructions to build a solid axle flatbed truck with minimal lift, comfy seats and not much else. The stock carbureted motor had serious leak down in two of...

I have a customer who wants to get rid of the bench seat in his '87 pickup and replace it with buckets. Stock buckets are getting hard to find, but a Craigslist search nets results with seats from Prius to Camry to Sequoia. A lot of these seats are cheap at about $150/pr. Does anyone know of...

Do any of you guys watch cooking shows? Well there's one guy that I really admire in the food world, Gordon Ramsay. His NO-BS attitude automatically let's you know where you stand. He will tell you like it is, or tell you to get out. In a past life I worked as a chef so I have experience with...