@@kw2519 I think motor trend kicked Tony to the curb. They have a new cohost for Lucky some young girl by the name of Alex Taylor. If you see Tony and Lucky on HRG I think it's a rerun.
Love the fact that a bunch of people were busting on him for being a tuner guy on Hot Rod Garage when he first joined. Now he's starting his own RUclips channel making great content with all types. My favorite is still the Fishtail Cuda 👍.
Had a 2001 Tundra with the same drivetrain that passed 500,000 with the stock alternator, PS pump, AC that all still worked great when I upgraded to a new Tundra. I did have to put Thorley headers on it to fix the manifold leak. I live in the north woods of MN. Nowhere worse to test a vehicle’s durability.
I love how real this show is! No movie/tv magic here, it’s all the same problems we run into. Work on your rig they said, it’ll be fun they said! Keep going Tony and crew! Love it!
Tony is the guy! I like all types of brands and makes and working on them. Keep it up my Pisano friend from Philly! Love of tire smoke and sliding everything, from Philly, and Italian. Those three things made me a fan right off the rip
Really like that you take time to explain and get the camera guy to picking up the better angles to get a better look and understanding of what you’re replacing. Love this channel I’ve had my eye on this exact suv definitely want one !
Tony, just keep spunking lanoguard on the underneath of your truck. Its awesome. I have been treating my jeep for a 3 years. It really keeps the rust at bay and does not destroy rubber parts.
Pro tip: Throw those chrome lugnuts in the garbage. The steel nut under the chrome rusts, which swells the chrome cap. When you go to remove the wheel, it rounds off the nut. I dont even play that game in my shop. Unless they're brand new, i cut the chrome off and pound a 18mm socket on the remaining steel nut. The customer then gets new steel nuts.
I'm in the middle of doing the Timing Belt, Water pump and cam seals on my GX470. Not exactly the same but the same drive-train. With 230k miles my cams look brand new. Did a compression check for shyts and gigs and all cylinders are at 215psi. Engine is still like new, can't stop it.
Tony awesome content for the average person looking for a daily. It is great to see you slip in this kind of content between the other race car content. Kudos Man!!
So stoked your wrenching on yours! We’re in Maine and have a well maintained Florida 03 LX470 we bought last year. I did some baseline maintenance to get it to a known quantity. NO ONE around us wants to touch this thing so I’m left to my own devises. Currently doing ride height sensors on the front end after putting up with the bouncy front end for long enough. Right now we’re stock height too w slightly oversize BFG ATs. Maybe a ironman in the future; we use it the same as you do, soccer mom/dad, daily driving abuse etc etc.. I’ll be watching!
I am in Aus and have a 2001 LX 470, bought it for a great price just before Covid hit, love this vehicle every thing you say about them is spot on, just finished a major upgrade and turned it into a full on camping machine, twin lithium batteries under bonnet, 3000 watt inverter, drawer fridge under bed platform,270 awning with walls,solar panel on roof rack, twin jerrycan holder also on rack with spare tyre, in Aus a lot of these are converted to run on LPG which is more than half the cost of petrol but the tank for the LPG is where the spare tyre used to sit, drove the car for 3 months before realizing it didn’t have a spare. Love your winch set up be interesting to see how it performs.
I had a '01 Sequoia and that era is the perfect size. My '08 is too big! The AWD and traction control work so well in the snow and light off roading. Perfect family daily and weekend fun rig. Hope to see more on this one!
If you ever have to use that winch for reals, make sure you use a good quality hitch pin. I've done this exact thing and it sheered my pin off in about 2.8 seconds. Looks Great!!
My dad had one of these. It was the most comfortable vehicle I've ever ridden in and the most comfortable that I've ever driven. My ES300 is right behind it. You can't beat or kill these LX470s.
Love the 470. I bought one back in 99' and wish I never sold it. I was with him until he went with the receiver mounted winch. They work for straight or close to straight pulls, but beware of anything that's less than a 45deg pull to the side (anchor points are rarely where you need them). I've seen several rip the factory hitch right off the truck. Also, I'd invest in synthetic winch line because it's safer, stronger and lighter. $.02
The 100 series are great trucks. I'm in N.Y. and it's nice to see someone working on something that isn't squeaky clean and rust-free. The rust reformer works better than the rust encapulator.
I bought a 30' set of 00 jumper cables to run power to the rear for my hitch receiver setup on my Suburban. Hardwired it to a distribution block under the hood. Separate lines ran from the distribution block out to the front. Quick disconnects on everything. Works great.
Tony, the sway bar frame mount rusted out because this is where the AC condensation dumps: right on to the bracket. There is an easy mod to reroute it with some material from Cruiser Garage. Check it out.
Tony, glad I found you. I was wondering what is going on. I like that you go "Balls-to-the-Wall" and get stuff done. "Hey, let's put a turbo on! "Oh, it has one? let's double the size! I LOVE on how you guys got over A-THOUSAND-HORSE-POWER!!! WOW!!!
Where I live in Australia Landcruiser is the most popular car around. I am always amazed that I hardly ever see them on American TV. ARB Australia has everything you could ever want to but on one
For bigger tires, like the 33s on my f150 i used balance beads, all you do is throw them in the tire when you mount them and use the supplied valve stem core, works great!
I've had a 60 series for years. It's basically a street legal tractor, for better or worse. But it makes you feel like the king of the road every time you turn the key.
Here in New Zealand it's the Nissan safari /patrol that's known as the go to toughest 4x4... Have owned a earlier 80series landcruiser and they're a bit weak really. Although the motors make great jetboat motors... Slightly down on cubes but rev all day with no issues... Love the channel... Great stuff😎
I’ve had a lot of cars and worked on a lot too. I think the 2008-2009 hummer h2 should also be in this spot. 6.2L, 6L80E and all GM plastics on a 3/4 ton chassis . Love the channel and Ilysm ♥️
This reminds me of my beloved 2002 Grand Cherokee Overland. It's the same color, also has a 4.7 V8, Quadra-Drive, some cosmetic rust because Illinois, and an "impressive" 12ish MPG.
Nice truck! Props for going with a nitch following vehicle. Could have scored a Trailblazer for 1/3 the cost and had same mods. But it would break every other day and not stand out in the crowd.
Hallo from greece. I am 46 years old i am a mechanic into cars since i was 17 years old our clima here its such a benefit to old cars we dont have this amount from rust i see 6to8 years old cars at youtube videos and i cant believe the amount of rust you are deleing with. I have a bmw e30 in my garage the car is 1991 and i haven't done anything under the car ever only wash and maintance. I mean the toyota now is fairly clean for you but for here is very rusted
Good on you Tony. I gave up driving GM products over 10 years ago. Bought used Tacomas and 4Runners and haven't looked back. Bought a new 5th Gen 4Runner now and it should last me rest of my life
Mix up some baking soda and distilled water (regular ass water works too) and pour that on your terminals. That way you don’t get sticky coke all over your stuff. Three - four “heaping” table spoons to a gallon will do. Too much Baking soda isn’t a thing, too little is though.
In my opinion and many others from around the world the soild front and rear axle coil springs Y61 Nissan Patrol is the most durable and capable offroad suv ever made you can still buy 2022 y61 Nissan Patrol in middle east with only "TB48/4.8L twin cam inline 6" that engine has been in production for 21 years first came out in Y61 Nissan Patrol in 2001. •TB48DE 4.8 6cyl makes 185kw/248hp 4800rpm. •2UZ-FE 4.7 V8 makes 169kw/239hp 4800rpm.
Made a cable similar to what you used for my utility trailer winch. Except I bought the connectors and a long set of jumper cables. Bought two sets of connectors cut the jumper cables and Soldered the connectors so I can use the jumper cable as intended or disconnect the last foot of the jumper cable and plug it up to the winch. I mounted a RV bumper mount receiver and mounted it to the trailer. The winch is on a receiver mount.
Even though they are even slower I was always under the impression that the Land Cruiser J80/LX 450 with the 4.5L I6 was the one to have, especially an overseas one with a manual.
1HD-FTE diesel engine is the one to have. Potentially best and most reliable diesel engine ever built by toyota. These came out in the 100 series the ultimate conversion is buying a 105 series and swapping the 1hd-fte motor in so you have solid axles front and rear
I had a 2000 UZJ100 land cruiser, and my buddy Blair has a 2001 Lexus LX470 almost identical to this one. Same color, but he put a matte clearcoat on it (and about $10k in other mods, haha). These things will climb straight up a redwood if you want them to.
Tony - hit the frame, undercarriage, etc with some woolwax and itll last forever. You can get the kit with professional sprayer and extension wants plus two gallons of black woolwax for just over $200.
I have a couple lx470. You can actually lift them for free. There's lots of stuff online about it. You just gotta shorten the adjusters a bit to trick it to sit higher.
That's why these Landcruiser's are one of Australia's most sought after vehicles ! the 100 and 200 series Toyotas hold their value so much so that they are now soooo pricey to buy 2nd hand...
Yeah, the secret is out here in southeastern US. Here in NC they're more than double what Tony paid. Guessing that is the market has gone crazy in the 2-3 yrs since he bought it though.
I love Toyotas. I own a 2005 Tacoma SR5 and it is the most stupidly reliable truck ever. Only flaw is the cruddy 6 speed manual transmission that is fragile like glass. Pro tip: get an automatic if you buy a V6. Other than that, it can't be killed. Mine has like 300,000 miles on it and it runs like new. Whenever some kid asks what he or she should buy as their first car my recommendation is ALWAYS a Toyota Corolla, because it'll never need more than an oil change, so they can out the money they save aside for a fun car while they daily drive the Toyota.
I have a 100 series I bought with 140k on it to haul my twins around. I put 285 Dick Cepeks on it with white letters. Wheels great. I've done Charlie's Creek and a bunch of the Trans Am Trail, Lake Ocoee, and a ton of stuff in North Georgia including the Georgia Traverse. It's my favorite vehicle I've owned. I gotta rig the 8 bit nav up to play doom tho. Great episode, man.
Nice content Tony, Refreshing to see some realistic vehicles for the masses.Yea that rust thing, welcome to the Pennsylvania.Hit the inside of that frame with some Fluid Film stuff works pretty good.
Awesome! That is a cool daily/trail rig, you’ll probably hit up the AOAA trail not far from ya, we went there at the beginning of the month had a great time, nice campground decent easy wheeling if you choose👍🏼
Love it. Except That winch is crook! Get one with a synthetic rope so it doesn’t weigh so much, and build something to hide it behind the front bar. Wind torsion bars up to account for the little extra weight. Done. 👍
Frame rust is the Achilles heel of these vehicles for sure. I've owned an '87 Land Cruiser from California and a 98 Cruiser from New Jersey. The 87 was obviously rust free and immaculate when I got it. 10 years of NY winter driving and the frame was so rusted through it was not repairable. The 98 had been rust proofed every year by the previous owner. After scraping off the thick layer of crud the frame was total Swiss cheese. It's inevitable.
I have a 1993 Land Cruiser (80 series) that's just about to roll over 300K on the original engine. I love that thing because it just keeps going! Doesn't hurt that I got it for free from a family friend who just wanted it out of his yard!
I have a 2005 Lx470 that is just about to hit 400,000 miles. Still runs and drives like new with no signs of failure to come. Hands down one of best vehicles ever produced
I had an 87 Toyota pickup with 33’s.. I beat the crap out of it in the woods. even rolled it pushed it over and it started and continued to drive. I got 290,000 thousand miles out of it.. I drive an 07 Yaris now. Bought it for 15 in 07 with 15,000 miles.. I now have 230,000.. Will always be a Toyota lover.. 🍻👍
The 4.7 is the same engine in the million mile Toyota Tundra, it was also made in a 4.0 liter version in Lexas cars. These are very popular engines to turbo in Australia, where the engine was in a lot of Toyota cars. They are strong and hold up very well.
Oh shit you're out in the middle of PA monster truck country!!!! John Seasock works for Black Rock and is a multi time Monster Jam world finals champion, the Slifko's have a towing company in Pottsville (former drivers of Eradicator and Backdraft) and Alex Blackwell still runs for Monster Jam from time to time. Sweet deal dude!!!!
The only thing this RUclips channel is missing is Lucky Costa. Be great to have him on as a guest for old times sake.
He's so boring...
Old times sake? They do hot rod garage together all the time. Did he quit HRG?
Those two were a perfect comic duo
@@kw2519 I think motor trend kicked Tony to the curb. They have a new cohost for Lucky some young girl by the name of Alex Taylor. If you see Tony and Lucky on HRG I think it's a rerun.
Lol. They don’t do Hot Rod Garage anymore. That’s why he does RUclips. He quit the show
Love the fact that a bunch of people were busting on him for being a tuner guy on Hot Rod Garage when he first joined. Now he's starting his own RUclips channel making great content with all types. My favorite is still the Fishtail Cuda 👍.
Had a 2001 Tundra with the same drivetrain that passed 500,000 with the stock alternator, PS pump, AC that all still worked great when I upgraded to a new Tundra. I did have to put Thorley headers on it to fix the manifold leak. I live in the north woods of MN. Nowhere worse to test a vehicle’s durability.
That's incredible.
Did you ever swap the transmission fluid?
LOL just happened to have a big fat beer open when you started talking "rust encapsulator" cheers!
Cheers!
I love how real this show is! No movie/tv magic here, it’s all the same problems we run into. Work on your rig they said, it’ll be fun they said! Keep going Tony and crew! Love it!
Lol, well you are gonna love the problems we run into next.
Love everything you do Tony. Thanks for this more realistic build,.
Thanks! More Hot Rod stuff soon but I like so much stuff, I'm just keeping it real.
Tony is the guy! I like all types of brands and makes and working on them. Keep it up my Pisano friend from Philly! Love of tire smoke and sliding everything, from Philly, and Italian. Those three things made me a fan right off the rip
@@StayTunedTA Dude keep on keeping on brother
Really like that you take time to explain and get the camera guy to picking up the better angles to get a better look and understanding of what you’re replacing. Love this channel I’ve had my eye on this exact suv definitely want one !
Tony, just keep spunking lanoguard on the underneath of your truck. Its awesome. I have been treating my jeep for a 3 years. It really keeps the rust at bay and does not destroy rubber parts.
Pro tip:
Throw those chrome lugnuts in the garbage. The steel nut under the chrome rusts, which swells the chrome cap. When you go to remove the wheel, it rounds off the nut. I dont even play that game in my shop. Unless they're brand new, i cut the chrome off and pound a 18mm socket on the remaining steel nut. The customer then gets new steel nuts.
I'm in the middle of doing the Timing Belt, Water pump and cam seals on my GX470. Not exactly the same but the same drive-train. With 230k miles my cams look brand new. Did a compression check for shyts and gigs and all cylinders are at 215psi. Engine is still like new, can't stop it.
Tony awesome content for the average person looking for a daily. It is great to see you slip in this kind of content between the other race car content. Kudos Man!!
Lc100 owner here, happy with mine and its travelled many kms offroad.
So stoked your wrenching on yours! We’re in Maine and have a well maintained Florida 03 LX470 we bought last year. I did some baseline maintenance to get it to a known quantity. NO ONE around us wants to touch this thing so I’m left to my own devises. Currently doing ride height sensors on the front end after putting up with the bouncy front end for long enough. Right now we’re stock height too w slightly oversize BFG ATs. Maybe a ironman in the future; we use it the same as you do, soccer mom/dad, daily driving abuse etc etc.. I’ll be watching!
I am in Aus and have a 2001 LX 470, bought it for a great price just before Covid hit, love this vehicle every thing you say about them is spot on, just finished a major upgrade and turned it into a full on camping machine, twin lithium batteries under bonnet, 3000 watt inverter, drawer fridge under bed platform,270 awning with walls,solar panel on roof rack, twin jerrycan holder also on rack with spare tyre, in Aus a lot of these are converted to run on LPG which is more than half the cost of petrol but the tank for the LPG is where the spare tyre used to sit, drove the car for 3 months before realizing it didn’t have a spare. Love your winch set up be interesting to see how it performs.
I had a '01 Sequoia and that era is the perfect size. My '08 is too big! The AWD and traction control work so well in the snow and light off roading. Perfect family daily and weekend fun rig. Hope to see more on this one!
I have a 2007 4Runner with the 4.7 V8. Love that rig, it’s unstoppable at 210k miles
If you ever have to use that winch for reals, make sure you use a good quality hitch pin. I've done this exact thing and it sheered my pin off in about 2.8 seconds. Looks Great!!
My dad had one of these. It was the most comfortable vehicle I've ever ridden in and the most comfortable that I've ever driven. My ES300 is right behind it. You can't beat or kill these LX470s.
I own a 2006 4runner and fell in love with these Toyotas. Been a jeep guy my whole life. And i want a land cruiser or lx 470 badly!
That exhaust note is pure music!
Add my 03 Sequoia to the list, the 4.7 liter V8 is unstoppable.
Add my Kia Sorento AWD on the list
Hey Tony my dad had a 96 Land Cruiser with the straight 6 with over 200 +k it never died we sold it for good money and still seen on the road today
I've got an identical LX(color and everything) that I got with 180k a few years back. Sitting at 210k now and it's been bulletproof.
Love the 470. I bought one back in 99' and wish I never sold it.
I was with him until he went with the receiver mounted winch. They work for straight or close to straight pulls, but beware of anything that's less than a 45deg pull to the side (anchor points are rarely where you need them). I've seen several rip the factory hitch right off the truck. Also, I'd invest in synthetic winch line because it's safer, stronger and lighter. $.02
Yeah, we are BRAND NEW here, as soon as we hit the trail we pulled that thing off, I"m gonna do a front bumper mount and prob switch to rope line.
The 100 series are great trucks. I'm in N.Y. and it's nice to see someone working on something that isn't squeaky clean and rust-free. The rust reformer works better than the rust encapulator.
I bought a 30' set of 00 jumper cables to run power to the rear for my hitch receiver setup on my Suburban. Hardwired it to a distribution block under the hood. Separate lines ran from the distribution block out to the front. Quick disconnects on everything. Works great.
Thanks for the good tip! ...just the tip
I've been following this dudes career since it started and only just realized he lives like 10 miles from me. Super cool!!!
So glad you mentioned Dorman. They are one of THE companies aftermarket, that make "our" DIY possible.
Neat to see some of the specialty shops in the area. My eldest just graduated ATC in Exton from the high performance course.
Tony, the sway bar frame mount rusted out because this is where the AC condensation dumps: right on to the bracket. There is an easy mod to reroute it with some material from Cruiser Garage. Check it out.
Tony, glad I found you. I was wondering what is going on. I like that you go "Balls-to-the-Wall" and get stuff done. "Hey, let's put a turbo on! "Oh, it has one? let's double the size! I LOVE on how you guys got over A-THOUSAND-HORSE-POWER!!! WOW!!!
Glad you are here! Thanks!
Where I live in Australia Landcruiser is the most popular car around. I am always amazed that I hardly ever see them on American TV. ARB Australia has everything you could ever want to but on one
Yes they are tuff mines a 2000 with 328.000 miles 14mpg I have done some paint and seat Upholstery.
For bigger tires, like the 33s on my f150 i used balance beads, all you do is throw them in the tire when you mount them and use the supplied valve stem core, works great!
Vehicles like these are life savers for us here in the north east. Reliable, great in the snow, and goes everywhere.
Now put a 2” receiver in the front deck of your trailer and you can use the winch to pull stuff on the trailer too.
I've had a 60 series for years. It's basically a street legal tractor, for better or worse. But it makes you feel like the king of the road every time you turn the key.
Hahah, I can imagine, I've driven some 80's are they are pretty raw.
Here in New Zealand it's the Nissan safari /patrol that's known as the go to toughest 4x4... Have owned a earlier 80series landcruiser and they're a bit weak really. Although the motors make great jetboat motors... Slightly down on cubes but rev all day with no issues... Love the channel... Great stuff😎
Have a 2000 Tundra, 2007 Sequoia, and a 2010 Tundra. All of em solid. Love the 2UZFE. Awesome to see you showin the 2UZ some love.
I had a 99 Land cruiser.. best vehicle I ever owned even after 250K miles!
Mine currently has 442k. Completely rust free. Drive it every day.
sweet build and killer tunes.. keep killing it Tony
Love the rig! Keep it up. Good luck with the channel T/A!
I’ve had a lot of cars and worked on a lot too. I think the 2008-2009 hummer h2 should also be in this spot. 6.2L, 6L80E and all GM plastics on a 3/4 ton chassis . Love the channel and Ilysm ♥️
This reminds me of my beloved 2002 Grand Cherokee Overland. It's the same color, also has a 4.7 V8, Quadra-Drive, some cosmetic rust because Illinois, and an "impressive" 12ish MPG.
I don't know where you're finding these for under $10k because they sure are not where I am! lol. Love the build either way!!!
For real! Here in NC they're $17-29k.
Nice truck! Props for going with a nitch following vehicle. Could have scored a Trailblazer for 1/3 the cost and had same mods. But it would break every other day and not stand out in the crowd.
Hallo from greece. I am 46 years old i am a mechanic into cars since i was 17 years old our clima here its such a benefit to old cars we dont have this amount from rust i see 6to8 years old cars at youtube videos and i cant believe the amount of rust you are deleing with. I have a bmw e30 in my garage the car is 1991 and i haven't done anything under the car ever only wash and maintance. I mean the toyota now is fairly clean for you but for here is very rusted
Good on you Tony. I gave up driving GM products over 10 years ago. Bought used Tacomas and 4Runners and haven't looked back. Bought a new 5th Gen 4Runner now and it should last me rest of my life
Mix up some baking soda and distilled water (regular ass water works too) and pour that on your terminals. That way you don’t get sticky coke all over your stuff. Three - four “heaping” table spoons to a gallon will do. Too much Baking soda isn’t a thing, too little is though.
In my opinion and many others from around the world the soild front and rear axle coil springs Y61 Nissan Patrol is the most durable and capable offroad suv ever made you can still buy 2022 y61 Nissan Patrol in middle east with only "TB48/4.8L twin cam inline 6" that engine has been in production for 21 years first came out in Y61 Nissan Patrol in 2001.
•TB48DE 4.8 6cyl makes 185kw/248hp 4800rpm.
•2UZ-FE 4.7 V8 makes 169kw/239hp 4800rpm.
The 100 series stop in 2007. I love it! I have 2006 land cruiser best vehicle I have ever had.
Made a cable similar to what you used for my utility trailer winch. Except I bought the connectors and a long set of jumper cables. Bought two sets of connectors cut the jumper cables and Soldered the connectors so I can use the jumper cable as intended or disconnect the last foot of the jumper cable and plug it up to the winch. I mounted a RV bumper mount receiver and mounted it to the trailer. The winch is on a receiver mount.
Even though they are even slower I was always under the impression that the Land Cruiser J80/LX 450 with the 4.5L I6 was the one to have, especially an overseas one with a manual.
1HD-FTE diesel engine is the one to have. Potentially best and most reliable diesel engine ever built by toyota. These came out in the 100 series the ultimate conversion is buying a 105 series and swapping the 1hd-fte motor in so you have solid axles front and rear
I had a 2000 UZJ100 land cruiser, and my buddy Blair has a 2001 Lexus LX470 almost identical to this one. Same color, but he put a matte clearcoat on it (and about $10k in other mods, haha). These things will climb straight up a redwood if you want them to.
Tony - hit the frame, undercarriage, etc with some woolwax and itll last forever. You can get the kit with professional sprayer and extension wants plus two gallons of black woolwax for just over $200.
For your winch , Nylon or plasma rope instead of steel cable is the go for weight reduction, safety and no rust.
Dorman has great parts. Great job Tony..
One thing to check on those chassis is the hydraulic suspension lines, especially in the rust belt.
you are the absolute man, Tony. this channel kicks ass
Thanks bud!
I have a couple lx470. You can actually lift them for free. There's lots of stuff online about it. You just gotta shorten the adjusters a bit to trick it to sit higher.
You're putting out some good stuff !!! Love the different types of projects you do.
What a difference the right set of tires, and wheels make in the appearance of a car! COOL 😎
That's why these Landcruiser's are one of Australia's most sought after vehicles ! the 100 and 200 series Toyotas hold their value so much so that they are now soooo pricey to buy 2nd hand...
Yeah, the secret is out here in southeastern US. Here in NC they're more than double what Tony paid. Guessing that is the market has gone crazy in the 2-3 yrs since he bought it though.
Rust. I'm from the u.p. K frames are a blast to take out up here. Glad to see what we deal with on a daily basis
I love Toyotas. I own a 2005 Tacoma SR5 and it is the most stupidly reliable truck ever. Only flaw is the cruddy 6 speed manual transmission that is fragile like glass. Pro tip: get an automatic if you buy a V6. Other than that, it can't be killed. Mine has like 300,000 miles on it and it runs like new. Whenever some kid asks what he or she should buy as their first car my recommendation is ALWAYS a Toyota Corolla, because it'll never need more than an oil change, so they can out the money they save aside for a fun car while they daily drive the Toyota.
I have a 100 series I bought with 140k on it to haul my twins around. I put 285 Dick Cepeks on it with white letters. Wheels great. I've done Charlie's Creek and a bunch of the Trans Am Trail, Lake Ocoee, and a ton of stuff in North Georgia including the Georgia Traverse. It's my favorite vehicle I've owned. I gotta rig the 8 bit nav up to play doom tho.
Great episode, man.
Nice content Tony,
Refreshing to see some realistic vehicles for the masses.Yea that rust thing, welcome to the Pennsylvania.Hit the inside of that frame with some Fluid Film stuff works pretty good.
Thanks 👍
Nice brother I picked up a 2003 4runner for a similar reason
twin 3 year olds... mad respect!
Awesome! That is a cool daily/trail rig, you’ll probably hit up the AOAA trail not far from ya, we went there at the beginning of the month had a great time, nice campground decent easy wheeling if you choose👍🏼
Killin' it Tony, keep it up brother!✌️🇦🇺
I feel your pain, I live in MI (rust belt). Everything we wrench on is rusty
Love it. Except That winch is crook!
Get one with a synthetic rope so it doesn’t weigh so much, and build something to hide it behind the front bar. Wind torsion bars up to account for the little extra weight. Done. 👍
Those and the diesel Ford Excursion are on the top of my "Apocalypse/Bug-Out Rig" list.
Frame rust is the Achilles heel of these vehicles for sure. I've owned an '87 Land Cruiser from California and a 98 Cruiser from New Jersey. The 87 was obviously rust free and immaculate when I got it. 10 years of NY winter driving and the frame was so rusted through it was not repairable. The 98 had been rust proofed every year by the previous owner. After scraping off the thick layer of crud the frame was total Swiss cheese. It's inevitable.
Loved it Tony, more like this please.
Heck yeah, you got a great deal! I just picked up a 98 LC, stoked to see some 100 series content
do the timing belt and check the wires in the timing case..they get chewed up easily
I remember riding in my uncle's land cruiser as a kid and knowing it was such an awesome vehicle. Congrats on the deal
I have a 1993 Land Cruiser (80 series) that's just about to roll over 300K on the original engine. I love that thing because it just keeps going! Doesn't hurt that I got it for free from a family friend who just wanted it out of his yard!
I have a 2005 Lx470 that is just about to hit 400,000 miles. Still runs and drives like new with no signs of failure to come. Hands down one of best vehicles ever produced
Do you live in a rusty zone?
@@kw2519 yes I do and it's still a really clean rig.
@@plainbrownwrapper9688 that’s great to hear. Do you garage it in winter or just wash it incessantly?
I did all this to a 4.7 4runner (land cruiser prado). Get it oil sprayed every fall, the only thing that will kill them is rust.
Love your Chanel you do great videos and love all your cars and toy's so keep on keeping on tony
I had an 87 Toyota pickup with 33’s.. I beat the crap out of it in the woods. even rolled it pushed it over and it started and continued to drive. I got 290,000 thousand miles out of it.. I drive an 07 Yaris now. Bought it for 15 in 07 with 15,000 miles.. I now have 230,000.. Will always be a Toyota lover.. 🍻👍
Its a real pain but you might want to start looking for projects no closer then richmond, youll be dealing with a lot less rust that way
Yeah, you aren't wrong man. I HATE the time it takes to deal with rust right. Muscle cars I'm always looking at southern stuff.
The 4.7 is the same engine in the million mile Toyota Tundra, it was also made in a 4.0 liter version in Lexas cars. These are very popular engines to turbo in Australia, where the engine was in a lot of Toyota cars. They are strong and hold up very well.
Tony with the PPE. Atta boy!
Glad to see more of this channel.
This and the 240 🤘
So awesome that you are going to off road!!!
Tony get sliders to replace your factory side steps
Oh shit you're out in the middle of PA monster truck country!!!! John Seasock works for Black Rock and is a multi time Monster Jam world finals champion, the Slifko's have a towing company in Pottsville (former drivers of Eradicator and Backdraft) and Alex Blackwell still runs for Monster Jam from time to time. Sweet deal dude!!!!
I had a 97 landy last of 2jz and solid axle front. Jump seats in back would seat 7 all together. Regret selling it. Best rig I ever had.
Loving the more regular content on here! Class of ‘96 rules! (assuming that’s what the 96 is for)
Nice LX470! Your channel is awesome, real world rides that we all can relate to. Is your 470 bagged or sprung? I wish I could add a LC to my fleet.
How are the kids doing? I remember one went through some, well stuff. Hope they are all doing well.
Thank you Tony...
I love those trucks very underestimated people in other countries use them a lot more
Just picked up a 05 Avalon for $500 from a buddy 207k man they are awesome cars.
I want to see a ton of detailed LX videos! 🙏