Land Cruiser 40 frame-off restoration
The most important thing before starting a restoration is to be prepared for it to take many hours. Very many hours. Maybe thousands of...
Land Cruiser Overheating problem
Land Cruiser 75 and 78, Troopy with 1HZ engine is known to have cooling problems. Especially if they have retrofitted turbo. 80 series with...
Intercom unit for overlanding and offroad
There is a lot of noise in a Land Cruiser. And when driving on bad roads or off-road, it is very noisy. When you...
Overlanding Build LandCuiser 78
There are few SUVs suitable for motorhome interior due to the low volume rear. The exceptions are Landcruiser 78 (Troopy) and Land Rover Defender....
Welding sheet metal
This writeup is a guide to some common problems you encounter when welding and do steel work on cars. The focus is on the...
Body Solder
Body solder is the old way to fill steel wounds, and was used before modern fillers where invented. But it still has it's use...
Land Cruiser 78 Troopy – Improve Brakes
More about the Troopy; add turbo and IC, cruise control, interior build: land-cruiser-78
When I bought a 2001 Troopy in 2019 one thing struck me...
Car choice for overlanding
The definition of Overlanding is road trips where you seek out remote places, bring everything you need with you, and you do this to...
Rear bumper Land Cruiser 80
I added an aux tank and needed to relocate the spare tire. The normal way to do this is by adding a rear swingout....
Painting and rust protection
Painting has a reputation for being difficult, and it is in a way the most important work you do. No matter how nicely you...
