Dad Wagon (An 80 Series Landcruiser Chronicle)

A 1995 Toyota Landcruiser

Around here it's a tale as old as time.  A customer brings a vehicle by, Sean falls in love with it, and wheels and deals and trades some work and the next thing you know we own a 1995 Toyota 80 Series Landcruiser!  This one is pretty close to bone stock, but we couldn't leave well enough alone.  The first major upgrade: a Chandalier!


A chandalier

Alright, so maybe it was just a parts store light, some welding wire, and a dangly thing, but it really classed the place up a bit.  The first ACTUAL thing was some 35s.  We also discovered some mechanical issues that we fixed: rebuilt the rear end, swapped in a new transfer case, rebuilt the front axle, and a few other odds and ends to make it an awesome daily driver.

An 80 series land cruiser with 35s

Doesn't it look AWESOME?!  We sure thought so.  But as much as Sean loved driving it when you're building a business cash is king so we sold it to a customer who was pumped to buy it.  Afterall they say if you love something you have to let it go, right?

a Landcruiser being worked on on a lift

The customer wasted no time after buying it from us and had us get to work making it even radder.  A little more mechanical work to get it up to 100% along with an incredible Ironman 4x4 stage 3 lift kit are underway now.

Stay tuned for the exciting conclusion of this project's shenanigans!

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