Northernlilywhite
New member
Hi Guys,
I am joining from the dark side and have now finally seen the light. I had a 2004 Discovery II SE7 (which IMHO is the single best model of Discos, but still unreliable as hell) that I did some engine (coils, plugs, wires, gaskets, etc) and body work to, along with a bunch of preventative maintenance. However the electronics just couldn't sort themselves out. I spent a couple grand trying to get the bugs out of the systems and finally gave up. It just wasn't enjoyable anymore and that is the point of a build for me.
However since originally buying the Disco I have had a daughter and now have a little guy on the way in December. So I am moving over to a reliable Toyota that I can feel awesome about bringing my family out across the country and up through Canada without worrying about being stranded or having mid trip failures.
I am not necessarily new to Toyotas as we have always had Tacomas in the family when I was growing up, but Land Cruisers are alien to me but after 15-20 hours of research on the forums I think the Land Cruiser is the lady for me. I just would like some advice as to what years and models (100 v 80 v 70), set-ups are the best. I want to start with the best base for my project I can find/afford and I am willing to look around and travel for the right vehicle. I have about $10k (could max stretch to $15k but would eat into mods money) to spend on the vehicle itself (not counting work/mods after purchase) and would love some suggestions. I don't intend on selling this baby for years so I would want the best base I could get for my money as far as potential and if some experienced Land Cruiser guys could advise me what to aim for and what to avoid it would be great.
Once I purchase I will be starting a thread showing the build and then hopefully, in 18-24 months time, a trip out West from New England and then up the West Coast to Alaska and back.
Thanks so much for your time and input in advance.
I am joining from the dark side and have now finally seen the light. I had a 2004 Discovery II SE7 (which IMHO is the single best model of Discos, but still unreliable as hell) that I did some engine (coils, plugs, wires, gaskets, etc) and body work to, along with a bunch of preventative maintenance. However the electronics just couldn't sort themselves out. I spent a couple grand trying to get the bugs out of the systems and finally gave up. It just wasn't enjoyable anymore and that is the point of a build for me.
However since originally buying the Disco I have had a daughter and now have a little guy on the way in December. So I am moving over to a reliable Toyota that I can feel awesome about bringing my family out across the country and up through Canada without worrying about being stranded or having mid trip failures.
I am not necessarily new to Toyotas as we have always had Tacomas in the family when I was growing up, but Land Cruisers are alien to me but after 15-20 hours of research on the forums I think the Land Cruiser is the lady for me. I just would like some advice as to what years and models (100 v 80 v 70), set-ups are the best. I want to start with the best base for my project I can find/afford and I am willing to look around and travel for the right vehicle. I have about $10k (could max stretch to $15k but would eat into mods money) to spend on the vehicle itself (not counting work/mods after purchase) and would love some suggestions. I don't intend on selling this baby for years so I would want the best base I could get for my money as far as potential and if some experienced Land Cruiser guys could advise me what to aim for and what to avoid it would be great.
Once I purchase I will be starting a thread showing the build and then hopefully, in 18-24 months time, a trip out West from New England and then up the West Coast to Alaska and back.
Thanks so much for your time and input in advance.
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