id go with either a 100 series or older 4runner like early 4th gen with the v8... you will not like the new 5th gens. the quality has gone down hill. you will be very disappointed coming from a 80 series, especially with the price that you will pay for a 5th gen. you can get a nice hundy or 4th gen for $10-15k you would have to double that to get a 5th gen, why no take that other $15k and put into mods/upgrade, and or repairs... i currently have a 3rd gen runner, but have several friends who have 5th gens and they all like my 3rd gen better for its capabilities, ease or working on, and its just plan better build quality, i have 300k mi on it and not a single rattle or lose panel ect where as all but one of the 5th gens i know of have random and odd squeaks and rattles -in a 2yo vehicle with less than 30k mi. im sorry i cant expect something like that to last 200k and it sure does not instill a lot of confidence in overlanding one. the 4th gen 4runners are a good ballance between freshness and modern updates but yet good build quality they have good power(especially the v8s) and are very capable, plus there is a good aftermarket/off road fallowing/support for them. my father inlaw who is a master tech for toyota said in his opinion that the 3rd gen 4runners and 1st gen tacomas along with 100LCs are the last good toyotas made as far as rugged and durability and longevity are concerned. and he has been working for toyota for over 30 years now. i think you will find the newer you get, the less auto manufactures rely on quality to sell vehicles and more on gadgets frills. you know the more i think about this i say take the money you would spend on a new(er) vehicle, and dump that back into the 80LC, do a 4.7l v8 swap, put some new seats in it, new carpets and or some new sound deadening/insulation ect... you have a nice 80 keep it and just go through it front to back, top to bottom... freshen it up and update it.
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