js47
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Maybe a hot take, but you absolutely cannot beat the combination of dependability, capability, and comfort that you get with a 100 series.
Note: the text below is a pared down copy/paste of my original ad on ih8mud (the Land Cruiser forum). Expedition Portal will not allow me to upload my photos in full size nor post more than 8,600 characters here. I will still upload a few below but please see my original ad here for the full text and photo gallery.
Very sad to do this but Jiffy, my beloved 100 Series, is for sale. I thought I’d own this car forever, but unforeseen circumstances have me moving to England. I can’t take him with me and I’ll need the money to fund an HDJ100….
Title is clean, in my name, and in-hand. Will come with 5 OEM master keys. Last six Blackstone Oil Analyses, Carfax, maintenance records, and fuel records are linked to below. Truck is Cashmere Beige with an Ivory interior. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions.
Currently parked in 18426 to avoid NYC parking drama, but happy to arrange to show to anyone with a serious interest. May be in the Daytona Beach, FL area around Christmas and New Year’s. I am happy to deliver anywhere in CONUS, Alaska, or maybe even Canada.
Jiffy was completed on August 20th, 1998 at ARACO and currently has 169,624 miles on the odometer. I purchased him in March of 2019 with 124,268 miles. He has extensive service records since new, currently with 136 entries. I also have Blackstone Oil reports for the entirety of my nearly 50,000 mile ownership (6 reports). In addition I have records of every single tank of gas that has ever been put into this car during my ownership. All records will be made available as attachments to this post, in addition to the Carfax. The Carfax does show an accident many years ago, but I have been absolutely all over this truck and the only evidence I can see is that one of the rear taillights has been replaced. All body panels have matching VINs. I am guessing the original owner just backed into a lamppost or something.
I would not hesitate to drive Jiffy across the continent immediately at any time. He has been used off-road, but nothing major. I didn’t get off-road tires until two months ago (and have not been off-road since). All offroading prior to that was done on street tires which should exhibit the difficulty of any trail I may have been on (I never got stuck)…. Really nothing much harder than gravel forest service roads. 95+% of the miles I have done have been on pavement, and probably 90+% of those have been on the highway.
Link to full album with 87 high-resolution photos.
Link to auxiliary “adventure” album with 76 additional photos.
Full Service Records
Lexus Service Records
Blackstone Reports for Last 6 Oil Changes
Fuel Fill Up Log for Last 46k Miles
Carfax
Service Record Highlights:
9/10. I have never had a single issue with the engine, transmission, transfer case, diffs, brakes, suspension, etc, and I have impeccably maintained all of it. The AHC was completely replaced (shocks and globes) by the previous owner at 116k and it works absolutely beautifully. I will never own another without AHC –– it is SUCH a good system. Please see the service documents attached for everything that has been done, very few stones have been left unturned. A/C blows cold and strong.
Electrical:
9/10. Headlights have been upgraded to Bi-Xenon HID projectors and the results are stunning, easily as good as my family’s 2017 BMW X3 factory optioned with HIDs. High beams are HIR bulbs coupled with the full unshielded glory of the HIDs. This is not a simple HID bulb add-in, this is the real deal where I baked the headlights and replaced the projectors themselves. In addition to the HID headlights I have added an AUX cable input, high powered LED reverse lamps, a rear fog lamp, and completed the “power outlets always on” mod. I have also wired the corner lamps to additionally function as turn signals (as they do on the 100 series LC).
Exterior:
8/10. Jiffy looks great from 10 feet away. Closer than that and you may notice imperfections in the paint (scratches to clear coat from branches, and some chip corrections that I inadvisably did myself). The underbody is very clean for a Northern truck but there is some rust nonetheless. Underbody photos are attached. The one slightly pressing issue on the exterior is the windshield. The previous owner had it replaced and it was a very bad job, which has led to some rust forming around the perimeter. Additionally the current windshield has two small chips and a small crack in it. Suffice it to say it needs to be replaced and at the same time the perimeter should be repaired. It is not a particularly critical job, nor should it be an overly difficult or expensive one, but it must be mentioned.
Interior:
8/10. The interior is clean with no undue odors of any kind. I do not smoke and do not have pets. The steering wheel and transmission shifter knob leather show wear commensurate with the age of the vehicle but do not affect functionality in any way. Should be fairly cheap and easy to source replacements from parts vehicles, eBay, or get the originals recovered. I was intending to do the latter with the addition of wrapping heating tape underneath the leather to make it a heated steering wheel, but I just never got around to it. The front seat bottoms show their age with some cracking but it is nowhere near as bad as it could be. They are still fully intact, though could use some TLC. Should be easily repaired, replaced, or covered. Again, no impact to the functionality in any way. The front seat backs and the rear seats are pristine. The carpets are in fine condition.
Modification Highlights:
Asking $17,000.
Note: the text below is a pared down copy/paste of my original ad on ih8mud (the Land Cruiser forum). Expedition Portal will not allow me to upload my photos in full size nor post more than 8,600 characters here. I will still upload a few below but please see my original ad here for the full text and photo gallery.
Very sad to do this but Jiffy, my beloved 100 Series, is for sale. I thought I’d own this car forever, but unforeseen circumstances have me moving to England. I can’t take him with me and I’ll need the money to fund an HDJ100….
Title is clean, in my name, and in-hand. Will come with 5 OEM master keys. Last six Blackstone Oil Analyses, Carfax, maintenance records, and fuel records are linked to below. Truck is Cashmere Beige with an Ivory interior. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions.Currently parked in 18426 to avoid NYC parking drama, but happy to arrange to show to anyone with a serious interest. May be in the Daytona Beach, FL area around Christmas and New Year’s. I am happy to deliver anywhere in CONUS, Alaska, or maybe even Canada.
Jiffy was completed on August 20th, 1998 at ARACO and currently has 169,624 miles on the odometer. I purchased him in March of 2019 with 124,268 miles. He has extensive service records since new, currently with 136 entries. I also have Blackstone Oil reports for the entirety of my nearly 50,000 mile ownership (6 reports). In addition I have records of every single tank of gas that has ever been put into this car during my ownership. All records will be made available as attachments to this post, in addition to the Carfax. The Carfax does show an accident many years ago, but I have been absolutely all over this truck and the only evidence I can see is that one of the rear taillights has been replaced. All body panels have matching VINs. I am guessing the original owner just backed into a lamppost or something.
I would not hesitate to drive Jiffy across the continent immediately at any time. He has been used off-road, but nothing major. I didn’t get off-road tires until two months ago (and have not been off-road since). All offroading prior to that was done on street tires which should exhibit the difficulty of any trail I may have been on (I never got stuck)…. Really nothing much harder than gravel forest service roads. 95+% of the miles I have done have been on pavement, and probably 90+% of those have been on the highway.
Link to full album with 87 high-resolution photos.
Link to auxiliary “adventure” album with 76 additional photos.
Full Service Records
Lexus Service Records
Blackstone Reports for Last 6 Oil Changes
Fuel Fill Up Log for Last 46k Miles
Carfax
Service Record Highlights:
- Timing belt, water pump, thermostat, spark plugs, coolant hoses replaced @ 108k in June 2016
- A/C lines and rear A/C unit replaced @ 108k
- Rear lower control arms replaced with new OEM @ 108k
- AHC Globes and Shocks replaced with new OEM @ 116k
- Heater Tees replaced, OEM @ 124k in April 2019
- Wheel bearing service @ 125k
- New OEM front Lower Control Arms and Front Sway Bar Bushings @ 125k
- EZ Oil drain valve installed @ 128k
- New fuel filter @ 140k
- Bi-Xenon HID projectors installed @ 140k
- Completely rebuilt handbrake, including BOSS 4WD struts @ 141k
- New rear brake pads and caliper slide pins @ 141k
- Power steering flush @ 152k
- Wheel bearing service with new Koyo bearings and races from Cruiser Outfitters and new seals, paying very careful attention to preload and snap ring thickness @ 152k
- Driver’s side: greased generously with M1 Synthetic and set preload to 12.1 lbs before torquing locking nut, measured 14.1 lbs after. Snap ring used: 90520-31008 (2.2 mm thickness), gap measured as less than 0.04 mm.
- Passenger’s side: Greased generously with M1 Synthetic and set preload to 11.9 lbs before locking nut, measured 13.6 after. Snap ring used: 90520-31007 (2.4 mm thickness), gap measured at 0.15mm. Next larger snap ring did not fit.
- Replaced front upper control arm ball joint @ 152k
- New steering rack bushings @ 153k
- New front brake calipers and pads @ 157k
- Brake flush @ 157k
- AHC flush @ 157k
- AHC adjusted (pressures/sensors/torsion bars) to factory spec @ 167k
- Front pressure is at 6.9 MPa (perfect), Rear pressure is at 6.8 MPa (0.1 MPa high), Accumulator pressure is at 10.4 MPa (perfect). Front right sensor -0.1” (intentional as this was done with no driver in the car), front left sensor 0.0”, rear sensor 0.0”. 12 graduations on the reservoir from Low to High.
- Alignment by Smart Toyota @ 168k
- Regular changes to engine oil, diff/transfer case oils, driveline grease, air filters (engine and cabin), etc.
9/10. I have never had a single issue with the engine, transmission, transfer case, diffs, brakes, suspension, etc, and I have impeccably maintained all of it. The AHC was completely replaced (shocks and globes) by the previous owner at 116k and it works absolutely beautifully. I will never own another without AHC –– it is SUCH a good system. Please see the service documents attached for everything that has been done, very few stones have been left unturned. A/C blows cold and strong.
Electrical:
9/10. Headlights have been upgraded to Bi-Xenon HID projectors and the results are stunning, easily as good as my family’s 2017 BMW X3 factory optioned with HIDs. High beams are HIR bulbs coupled with the full unshielded glory of the HIDs. This is not a simple HID bulb add-in, this is the real deal where I baked the headlights and replaced the projectors themselves. In addition to the HID headlights I have added an AUX cable input, high powered LED reverse lamps, a rear fog lamp, and completed the “power outlets always on” mod. I have also wired the corner lamps to additionally function as turn signals (as they do on the 100 series LC).
Exterior:
8/10. Jiffy looks great from 10 feet away. Closer than that and you may notice imperfections in the paint (scratches to clear coat from branches, and some chip corrections that I inadvisably did myself). The underbody is very clean for a Northern truck but there is some rust nonetheless. Underbody photos are attached. The one slightly pressing issue on the exterior is the windshield. The previous owner had it replaced and it was a very bad job, which has led to some rust forming around the perimeter. Additionally the current windshield has two small chips and a small crack in it. Suffice it to say it needs to be replaced and at the same time the perimeter should be repaired. It is not a particularly critical job, nor should it be an overly difficult or expensive one, but it must be mentioned.
Interior:
8/10. The interior is clean with no undue odors of any kind. I do not smoke and do not have pets. The steering wheel and transmission shifter knob leather show wear commensurate with the age of the vehicle but do not affect functionality in any way. Should be fairly cheap and easy to source replacements from parts vehicles, eBay, or get the originals recovered. I was intending to do the latter with the addition of wrapping heating tape underneath the leather to make it a heated steering wheel, but I just never got around to it. The front seat bottoms show their age with some cracking but it is nowhere near as bad as it could be. They are still fully intact, though could use some TLC. Should be easily repaired, replaced, or covered. Again, no impact to the functionality in any way. The front seat backs and the rear seats are pristine. The carpets are in fine condition.
Modification Highlights:
- HID projectors installed in the low beams using Lou’s bracket.
- AUX reversing lamp pods have been wired into the factory rear bumper. Super powerful!!
- Factory driver’s side reversing lamp has been converted to work instead as a rear fog lamp.
- Interior lights all replaced with warm LEDs.
- All 4 corner markers have been replaced with LEDs.
- Converted front corner markers to additionally work as turn signals (as in the 100 LC).
- All 4 brake lights have been replaced with LEDs.
- Wired in an AUX input.
- Pin 7 Mod (full control of center diff lock).
- Pin 17 Mod (full control of fog lamps).
- “Power outlets always on” Mod.
- “D-Light” "Mod".
- BOSS 4WD Australia front recovery points (installed but never used).
Asking $17,000.
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