Recent content by Andrew Bluemel

I bought my 80 when I was 14. The descion was easy for me. My dad has a 1979 Land Cruiser he bought brand new back in the day. Exploring the Colorado Rockies with him, I knew I needed a Land Cruiser. I had my heart stuck on the FJ60, but my moms only requirment was my first car had to have...

I don’t know who I’m wheeling with but I have seen two TJs (one automatic and one manual) blow up T cases. The manual one snow wheeling which was the most random thing in the world and the automatic one on Chinamans here in Colorado. But none the less I know it all boils down to preference and...

Hey all! Been really active on Mud but never really been over here much. Looking foward to getting more involved over here and learning more! 1. Year, model, color, etc: 1996 Land Cruiser 2. Name of owner/screen name: Andrew Bluemel 3. How long have you owned your 80 series? I bought it 7...

I think that there is no particular thing that makes the 80 series reliable, its all of it. Sure a Cummins from the same era probably will probably be less maintenance heavy and run longer, but hows the interior on that truck, how many rattles does it have? Sure the 4.0 in the Jeep is a...