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I’ve wanted to get rid of full time all wheel drive on my 450/80series for nearly a decade. A very good friend and I finished up the job yesterday, removing the viscous coupler ( a very nice boat anchor) and replacing it with a spool, and installing new birfields along with manual lock out...

The 66 200 crew cab has me.

No, not many posts about the truck, it is what it is. Slightly modified with Slee bumpers & sliders, and an OME suspension that ( Australia GVWR Laws ) gets us up to about a 7,300 lb GVWR. I’ve a couple of stories published in a hobby magazine, and photos, but that’s too much like work, so...

The short answer to your question is, hold your breath, no. As a retired professional driver I can say, without any hedging, that back up cameras and the necessary screens for viewing, are more of a hindrance to developing good driving habits, than a help. Just recently several studies have...

Our 80 heads west a couple times a year along with the random Appalachia camping trips. It’s not a daily driver any longer, but still we manage to put 12-15 thousand miles on each year. This Summer we are headed to the Arctic Ocean, then back south and over to Alaska. All told about a 12...

Nice; really nice 60

I gotta say, years ago I designed and built a hinged affair, complete with gas struts to deploy the 100 watt solar panel at about a 45d angle. Our entire set up is designed to park headed in a southerly direction in order to utilize the sun, and for shade. Our kitchen is in the rear of the...

After a ton of research I’m thinking along those lines- MOAK must retain his god-like status with his lovely wife! LOL

Nice, but that's not what we are doing. The last thing I would want to do is attempt to find a water source at the end of a long day of driving. Most places we go, (deserts) leave us with zero access to water when camped or on the move.

6 or 7 years ago I cobbled together a shower system using a sureflow pump and one of those inexpensive/dare I say cheap, camplux in-line water heaters. For set up I’d pull it out, hang it off the spare tire rack, quick connect it to the pump, hook up the propane line and stick a hose into a 15...

Edmunds is a joke as far as Landcruiser value. I’d be asking at least 15k or best offer and see what happens. As crazy as things are, you might get 20.

We drove through Sedona a few years ago. Through—— very quickly and got away from there as fast as was possible. Way too much bling

Think about regearing your transfer case with an underdrive gear set. That will give you the equivalent of 4:88s. Mine is triple locked. I engage the front locker on occasion just to keep it exercised. I’ve actually used it to get through a tough spot 2 or 3 times in 10 years. If I were you...

Glad you got it & 20 is a deal especially for an oil burner. I had a 40 a lifetime ago and now have an 80. I’d get a troopy just for the experience of owning one.

That’s a tough one. However, the troopy is the dream vehicle for overlanding. I prefer wagons over pickups. 45s are really rare, then again so are troopys here in NMerica. Me? I’d hold out for a LH troopy.

You’re good to go- ( see my post about LC with 350,000 miles ) Assuming everything else has been well maintained.

Are you talking wheel bearings? If so, the front axle was rebuilt at 300 and the rear wheel bearings torn down and inspected at 292. Main bearings in the engine? Different story, but, ya, it’s the FZJ80 1/2 million miler- easy. Range? Ya, 12 mpg. Ya get used to it. Also have an LRA 24 gallon...

Ok then, our 80 is currently in near perfect mechanical condition. The head was off at 300,000 miles for valve stem seals and an inside look at things. It leaks just under a quart of oil every 6,000 miles, not enough to worry about between changes. It needs a new rear driveshaft as the...

I’ll second that opinion. My brother in law did what you are thinking of doing with his Taco. The steel wheels and tires are for sale now. Unless you live in winter snow belt areas, the idea of having two sets of wheels & tires isn’t worth the time, effort & money. Skip all the hassles, get a...

I’ve been saying since the beginning, that, (sorry Micheal ) Overlanding is not for everyone, nor should it be. Some people just don’t know how to act when in the backcountry.