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Did some more digging. the gasket is aftermarket. From new they were sealed with sealant but the aftermarket has created a gasket as a suggested improved seal. http://www.jpat.co.uk does sell these [contact Jon Parfitt] for a few quid plus delivery. And if you choose to do the sealant only, it...

If you change your valve body the kit comes with a supplied transmission pan gasket which works well - it is cork from memory. I need to drop my pan again and I can't find a part number for the 80 series auto box gasket. I found 35168-36010 but it seems to be for the A440 box according to...

Gerrit on the South African LC forum told me Dexron II is a superceded grade. The last licensed grade was Dexron III, which should be perfect as a fluid in older transmissions where the manufacturer originally stated that Dexron II fluid should be used. Dexron is a registered trademark of...

Thanks Gary and Guy. Makes sense. I just needed someone else to say it.... I'm going to hold onto them for now. Sale off for these.

PM me with offers for rear upper door glass to fit 80 series VX 1994. I do not think the rear demister works - it may do but I never used it because the window was covered. Also rear quarter siding glasses are for sale but not the rear quarter window frames because the last owner put rivets...

I would like to sell my rear leather seats but am a bit fuzzy on a realistic price for them. I can see in Toyodiy they are more than 1000 euros new. Mine are in very good condition as far as i can tell and I am selling the with some good quality canvas covers [which only need a wash]. I just...

Selling my old Dobinsons shocks and springs. The kit was for a 2 inch lift done by the previous owners. They drove the truck to Cape Town [not back] so the shocks are about 25k miles old. The black marks on the shocks and springs are from a myopic Dinitrol sprayer! The shocks are FRONT SHOCK...

I posted on another thread after talking to exec at Toyota. The UK strategy is hilux not land cruiser. Even when land rover drops Defender.

On the front Toyota UJ part number I have 04371-35031 for the front spider kit but some sites are showing up 04371-60070 as suitable for use as well. If you do a reverse look-up in Toyodiy the 60070 shows up as one for a 100 series. Are they interchangeable?

Simon has come through with some bearings for my diff rebuilds after the Aussie supplier provided the wrong ones. He took pictures to help ID what we had and sorted them pronto, complete with a club discount. He got some more parts to the guys working on my truck ahead of schedule too. Top bloke...

SOLD. Buyer may be interested in selling the receiver separately. PM me if that is of interest. One person already in the queue.

I'm selling an Australian Strongarm dual rear wheel carrier and receiver soon but wanted to offer it here to members first. To fit an 80 series. If you are interested, make me an offer via PM. I will favour members with more than 10 posts [to avoid runarounds]. Here is the manufacturer . I have...

I spoke to a Toyota contact and asked if, following the arrival Defender concept vehicle http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/land-rover/defender/19933/new-land-rover-defender-plans-large-family-for-2018 the market was ripe to get a 70 series workhorse into the UK. He said the strategy for the UK will...

I will be selling a Strongarm dual rear wheel carrier soon and i'll put it in classifieds soon. These are the ones they uses in the mines in Oz. Agricultural but pretty touch. I'm happy to accept offers via PM. Here's some general guff about it...

Search for ADAC on this site, the German auto association. I've not used them but others have had good experiences.

I didn't know this - has anyone tried this out? http://blog.toyota.co.uk/10-things-that-are-free-when-you-own-a-toyota . I asked a Toyota guy if it was indeed true and he replied "We might struggle to have a 73 Corolla bulb in stock, but we can order it." Some of the list is silly but someone...

Well here is the answer in stats http://oppositelock.kinja.com/why-the-toyota-land-cruiser-is-so-expensive-1715003811

I have this written down at home but from dodgy memory steel is 110lb but alloy is 79lbs. There is also steel inserts in alloy wheels - which sounds like your setup - and they were meant to be 79lbs just like alloys. Your symptoms suggest potential over-tightening. Sorry I can't check for...

Hi Frank - told you it would be worth posting here so I can find it later. My compressor has a leak so I'm looking at Motorclimate now. Given everything you have done with them, and your o-ring issue and so on, would you still recommend them? Would others?

My rear upper door panel has terminal rust - found after removing PO's coverplate - so i need to source a another. I have asked Karl [no reply as yet] but does anyone else have one? Milners stock one [thanks Chris :thumbup:] so I am just trying to find out if it is OEM or not at the moment...

http://ferrytonorway.com/ More for next Spring but it is good to see direct ferries back on the cards and we should voice our support.

Can admin edit that link please. Cant seem to edit it on mobile. Olazz is that 1100 in a container? I thought US had a 25 year rule on "imports" but Canada was ok?

Why not get in touch with the guys at expedition overland? http://http://m.youtube.com/user/ExpeditionOverland

Depending on where you are in London, http://www.frogsisland4x4.com/ in Oxfordshire may work for you. 60-70 miles, less is you are west London.

http://weekenduae.com/2015/01/15/weekend-look-at-roll-overs-on-the-sand-dunes/

Seems like you can dig around on the site and see how many VXs are left https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/toyota_landcruiser_vx#!firstreg and https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/toyota_landcruiser_vx#!tax

This is an interesting development for the East African market. A brand new, basic 4wd which comes in at around £6,600. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Kenya-made-car-goes-on-sale-at-Sh950-000/-/996/2497628/-/159v4fmz/-/index.html

Hi JB and welcome. Is this you by the way? http://www.desertlion.info/news11may.html

I was speaking to Clyde Tait at http://www.bushlore.com about their current 4wd rentals in Southern Africa. They are really getting a good reputation for great rentals and good service. The even have a model where you can sort of lease a truck from them and they buy it back. Anyway he...

Definitely recommend the build quality. Mine is also the older type without porch and the last owner abused it all the way to Capetown. A couple of eyes needed replacing but the canvas was good. Excellent air in hot climates and not much condensation [with fly] in cold climates. VERY...

What brand is the rear view camera - the size looks really nice for viewing?

New online mag called Unsealed 4x4 . It's from Pat Callinan who is well known in Oz for his TV and DVDs . You may need to register to see it but the multimedia approach is pretty decent and will get better. You can watch him in action here. Pat is a Patrol man.

Thought I'd like to share a couple of highlights for me at Goodwood this year. There was this: and no, I'm not sniffing it - checking out the rear coils as it was a Land Cruiser 70 Series, which had Prado on the rear door, from Afghanistan. and this: ooooh and this: but besides these...