stage one of lj70 improvements complete

[rikm777]

when i bought it

where we,re up tp now

next step 3 link suspension set up and the search for a 1 kzt engine at a sensible price continues

 

[Red Oktober]

mmmmmmmm ... like that ... like that a lot

 

[Chris]

Damn that's fine looking. Absolute badass.

Whaz next?

Chris

Edit - just seen Susp and 1KZ-T engine. Hmm.

 

[Trevor]

That is one shexy truck

 

[karl webster]

Looking great.

All black looks smart

 

[hairyguy4]

now that looks proper hard!

 

[Simon_LJ70]

That looks good what did you do to the indicators? I like it. where did you get the snorkel to fit the lj70? Been looking out for one

 

[Roger Fairclough]

Looks like a Toyota version of a stealth bomber.

I do like the round h/lamp look. Now I wonder what it would take to do a conversion.

Roger

 

[Chas]

Looks like a Toyota version of a stealth bomber.

I do like the round h/lamp look. Now I wonder what it would take to do a conversion.

Roger

Ditto to that, now how to fit a ground to ground missile launcher below the wheel arches

 

[rikm777]

thanks guys for all the positive feedback.i have to admit though with that 2lt engine it still has rather more bark than bite.in hindsight i probably should have got the later kzj to get that great 1 kzt engine but i was just asthetically drawn to that round headlight look.must be from from my youth and the series one landrovers i had(whatever happened to landrover eh.passed round like an unwanted puppy and ended up purveyors of overpriced unreliable rubbish for footballers wifes).long live toyota
i bought the snorkel new off e bay Simon.it came from malaysia.put a search for a seller called 4x4 enthus.it came in about 12/14 days.good people to deal with and a third of the price of the only other two i found which were in france and poland.the side lights are modified with er duct tape!i dont use it on the road and i wanted it to look blacker(like a spinal tap album!).also Simon if you,re still considering a rear locker for yours the one from a lj78 i grafted onto my rear axle works a treat.Right i,m off to destroy a poorly defended middle east country in the name of peace

 

[Ben]

looks very smart.

i think having the windows tinted would make it look even better.

if you dont use it on the road what do you use it for?

 

[rikm777]

its just for pay and play days in the mud Ben,there really isnt a great deal of green lanes down my way that i,m aware of.i did try tinting the back windows but i just couldnt see a thing out of them.i think it majorly contributed to this last time i was out

my poor off road driving skills might have played a part as well!

 

[Red Oktober]

Whoops

was there much damage after the roll

 

[Derek J]

Looks great I'm going for the black mercenary look myself. I'm wrapping mine in Matt black with carbon fibre for anything that sticks out.

Just need to find a supplier of the wrap.

 

[rikm777]

matt black wrap sounds nice.good for evading enemy radar as well!
and yep there was a silly amount of damage after that girly roll.shattered windscreen was the only obvious damage at the time but then i realised neither of the doors lined up properly and both windscreen pillars had pushed over about 2 inches.a big bottle jack and scaffold tube amazingly got it all fairly true again(well within about 10mm of true !)

 

[wobbly]

Rik

You decided to sell it mate?

Was at a very good price when I looked yesterday.

Pete