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The car market doesn't seem to make much sense sometimes, the point re Defender prices and Disco prices being a classic example of two vehicles with very similar underpinnings... one is now trendy and has a cult following, the other does not... and this is reflected in the prices...

That seems cheap, especially as the MOT history is pretty decent....

Have you checked the output from the alternator on idle? Per Dave2000's point, the new alternator might just be a bit weedy...?

Think our comments posted at the same time Andy. Agreed re C&C BTW. Personally I would avoid eBay like the plague.

Hiya See this one: https://www.landcruiserclub.net/community/threads/for-sale-3500-2001-toyota-landcruiser-colorado-3-0l-d4d-kdj95-vx-4x4.158753/ May give you some thoughts on price? LHD is always tricky in the UK - you'll get the odd person want it, if they're planning touring in Europe...

Good good. Do you need arch extensions? They look about level with the existing arches from those pics. Looking straight down from above, can you any visible tread?

Great news - glad its sorted for you.

"it is an import model and they have no access to wiring diagrams" sounds like code for: "its an old truck (relatively speaking of course!) and we can't be arsed to try to work through it properly, as our fancy arsed electronic gubbins won't tell us exactly what's wrong". Or am I being...

Shayne, most of the armoured stuff runs runflat wheels - either custom made or via inserts. Agree the tyres are likely standard Duelers, though I'd be interested to see the load rating on the carcass.

Yeah, looks like you've got runflats fitted - pretty common on armoured vehicles. If you swap out the wheels you'll need to check the load rating for the new wheels and tyres - they may not be rated for 4.5t.

As above. Be interested to see the MOT history on this one - see what they've picked up on already in testing?

Some good advice about what to look out for here, and related threads (see the pinned post at the top of this forum). So, what does a decent 80 look like? Part 1. - [Leaving Land Cruiser Club] In terms of going rates, yes, you'll typically be north of £10k for something half decent, petrols...

100% agree Towpack - I've said it before - BEVs are a developmental dead-end, the only thing they achieve is short term localised emissions targets, at the cost of the wider global environment... and good for virtue signalling Millennials I guess.

Exactly what I was thinking - guessing it didn't want to move as it was sealed shut. Captain Tolley's Creeping Crack Cure (yes, really) is a good solution to reseal it for now - less messy that mastic or similar.

Timing belt light is just a warning, see thread here: Timing belt light - [Leaving Land Cruiser Club] Can't help on the other point, sorry - but one of the Prado guys will chip in soon enough. Welcome aboard.

Looks good Bill, and I remember GRM from the "old days". What was the off roading like on this trip - technical or mostly conventional laning type stuff? Looks a lot of fun in any case...

Doh, sorry mate - didn't realise - fantastic country, I hope to get back there again soon. About a year after we were there in our Defender I found we had volcanic sand in all sorts of unexpected places (e.g. clutch master and slave) - but looks like you already know what you're doing ;-)

Nice job Gary - very tidy. Are those peli boxes on the sides? QQ - have you driven Iceland before? If not, a word of warning that the volcanic sand gets everywhere, its very fine and acts like grinding paste - so I would recommend that any of the external electrical joints will need to be very...

Is it definitely still the factory alarm? My 80 had an aftermarket one fitted that was a massive PITA - I had it all stripped out, but it was a massive job as it was wired into pretty much everything, black wires everywhere - including the windows, sun roof, etc. Definitely worth doing, if...

Nice!

Stop it, Jacob! ;-)

Really depends on the use TBH - in reality in the UK Toyota are not expecting new Cruisers to be used off road, and hence auto. There are pros and cons to off roading manual vs auto - I've ran several of both - e.g. for rock crawling, auto every time; for more general exploring, manual gives...

You'll need a ferry! LOL!

Ah, love fitting new suspension. Its one of the few jobs I'm always happy to do for some reason...

MOT history shows a few issues not mentioned in the blurb. Guess it could run to £20k maybe?

That looks amazing - loving the idea that you could have this as a pop-top (e.g. on my Sprinter). Price guide would suggest it'll end up more than my van cost though LOL!!!

Ah, understood. TBH I've always had an aversion to spacers, but in this instance I presume your front and rear tracks are different? Is this common to this model or a result of modifications?

TBH my vote would be to dump the spacers entirely, and buy wheels with the appropriate offset, but I guess as you've already bought both wheels and spacers, then that's not really too helpful LOL! :-)

Worth a read... Best GPS trackers 2022 | Auto Express - [Leaving Land Cruiser Club]

One of these would be good...

One on eblag was last MOT'd 2007 by the looks of the DVLA site!!! You'd be brave to take that one on as a project!

You on HPOC Stu? Its not as fun as this forum, but some good guys and girls on there, and lots of useful info, if you do decide to go down the Hilux route.

3. If you do have an issue out there somewhere, you have a fighting chance of fixing it yourself...... adventure vs trouble.... also £priceless

Water in the sills is common - drains from the sun roof, then the drain holes get blocked and you get a sill full of water. Looks like your welder drilled a fresh drain hole, as from memory the standard one is on the sill pinch seam? Guessing he found a load of water when he repaired the...

Indeed Bodie - mine must be a £50k truck at least!

FFS £25k - is he related to the Cruiser King?

Nice job - good attention to detail and I like the natural flow to the worktop. Do you have an internal sink somewhere or am I being dim?

Met a guy at the Overland Show with a stealth camper than had a magnetic sticker saying something like "Police Dogs in Transit" (or the like)... reckoned it worked to let him wild camp in peace in dodgy areas...

Thanks Dave. Yep, still standard 24v start up system. Fingers crossed all good at the moment, but as you suggest I will check things over in a week or two.

Awesome looking vehicle, I'd be proud to have that one on my drive Jacob.

Soooo... quick update - left the truck for a week or so and the OS battery had dropped to 12.3V, NS was still holding 12.7V. Checked the date of the batteries and they were fitted around 8 years ago, so I guess they were about due for replacement. We bit the bullet and fitted a new pair of...

Need to be careful deleting the DPF too - I thought this was an automatic MOT failure?

Useful stuff guys. Still looking into this, but I noticed that one of the batteries was fitted in 2014 (I think the other was 2016) so I guess they're about due replacement anyway! Local auto electrical place wants stupid money (£263) for a pair, so will see what I can source - a quick Google...

Agreed TP - though the Harris was a hell of a laugh up to 100mph - especially as mine had flat track bars on it LOL!

Jeez - 30 years. I passed my test on a KE100 when the Blade first came out - a mate owned one, and let me take it for a spin literally a couple of days after I'd passed - that was an eye opener! I had a series of Japanese bikes over the following years - CBX750, GPX250, ZZR600, Harris Magnum...

Cheers guys. There used to be a really good back street garage battery guy local to me (Randalls Accumulator Company I think it was called) - proper old school bloke that would drop test batteries, try to revive them for you, etc, etc. Unfortunately most of the local suppliers now seem to be...

Thanks guys. I haven't checked the batteries' voltage individually yet, but will do. Not sure how to test the capacity TBH - is this something I can self-test? I'll also try putting an earth from the batteries to the block, to verify if its an earthing problem. Any other...

Hi guys, Usually the 80 starts quickly - i.e flick the key and she's running in a second or two. And up until recently we've been able to leave her a few weeks at a time and she's always flashed up. Anyway, last few months we've been using the Hilux as the DD and the 80 series for weekends...

TBH I never sell on eBay, seems more wasters and scammers than anything else.

Pretty average for an unrestored 20 year old vehicle used on British roads - if you plan on keeping it long term then you'll really want to clean all the scale off the chassis properly to assess how bad it really is. I would expect the body will also need a fair bit of attention - looking at the...