Some of the pics on my original garage thread are no longer available (photobucket bureaucracy)
The 105 Pic taken at a desert navigation point in the Namibian Desert
The FJ Cruiser
This is Darth Vader 1983 FJ40 LX ex Aus
This is Kermit on Sani Pass ZA - was originally a 1979 BJ40 Ex...
This has been ongoing since purchased in Nov 2019
I will do a cut n paste from my LandCruiser Club SA thread
this is what it was when I got it
The First thing I did was to fit some arm rest cup holders
And removed the FUGLY Plumbing down the side of the truck
Then I had a nightmare...
The FJ is fully kitted out for overlanding
* 127Ltr Aux fuel tank + 75Ltr main tank
* 50mm Lifted suspension, Tough Dog adjustable shocks and +300kg rear coil springs
* 33inch tyres (2 sizes oversize)
* 3 Optima Yellow top deep cycle Aux batteries + 1 x cranking battery
* 50 Ltr water tank
* 4...
SORRY- some of the links to some pics are not working
Trip Report
Zambia – Luiwa Plains and
Kafue Nat Parks Sep/Oct 2005
Trip Participants:
Alastair Alexander – LC 100GX
Alfred and Jarred Hilton – LC 80 GX
Keith Richardson – LC 100GX
Mark Seele – Hi-Lux 2.2
Andre Taljaard & Danie...
Trip Participants;
[i] Keith Richardson + Nephew Charlton Hewitt ~ 105 Series
[ii] Alfred Hilton + 2 x Nephews Dylan and Zane ~ 105 Series
[iii] Mark Seele + Jurgen Seele ~ 79 Series
[iv] Jan van Deventer + Daan ~ 80 Series GXL
Day 1; Pta/Jhb to Zelda Lodge Nambia
All went well until...
Ok I kept myself busy today and wrote a little something. The rest of the guys can correct me a pitch in and I'll edit this outline. I'll add some pics as we go along. It's just a slow process.
Here goes:
It is with great difficulty and nowhere near the talent that Robby posseses that I will...
The 105
On Etosha Pan
mine is the 1st on Left - in Huarib River Bed Namibia
Mine Bottom Right, at the bottom of Van Zyls Pass - Koakeveld Namibia
Kermit
Next to Orange River - Richtersveld
Somewhere north of Pella Mission
Again Next to Orange River
In Richtersveld
at the top -...
I have just returned from a 2 week trip to Germany, Switzerland and Italy
I am very surprised at how many LHD FJ Cruisers I saw as I wasnt aware that they were being imported into Europe
In Germany I saw 3 - In Switzerland I saw none (not surprising the Swiss are all boring) and in Italy I saw...
I only posted this here because the FJ is built on the SWB Prado platform :shock: :shock:
I must admit I am in awe at this vehicle, the more I drive it the more it impresses me
It pulls like a freight train - this motor is light years ahead of the indomitable 4500EFI
The NVH damping is...
Parked on the "lookout" on Etosha Pan
Mine is the one in the front (parked up in a River Bed in Northern Namiba)
Alfred Hilton's 105 with a passing herd of the famous Desert Elephants
BTW - Did I mention - there is NO PLACE LIKE NAMIBIA
For those that dont know "Legends" are defined as the Land Cruiser BJ / FJ40/42/43/45 (J4) Series.
I'm sure most of you have seen the pics from our Legends Trip 2010
Well , , , we are now planning "Legends Trip 2011" (April / May 2011)
We will be going from various starting points in South...
The Legends Trip 2010 was a trip for the legendary 40 series Land Cruisers
The trip had various starting points.
- 1 Johannesburg
- 2 Cape Town / Wellington
- 3 Durban
The destination was the Kalahari / Namib Desert and Richtersveld National Transfrontier Park region of South Africa's Northern...
Trip Participants;
Keith Richardson + Nephew Charlton Hewitt ~ 105 Series
Alfred Hilton + 2 x Nephews Dylan and Zane ~ 105 Series
Mark Seele + Jurgen Seele ~ 79 Series
Jan van Deventer + Daan ?? ~ 80 Series GXL
Day 1; Pta/Jhb to Zelda Lodge Nambia
All went well until we got to the ZA-Bots...
To differentiate between the two models this thread should be split into
1. 105 Series (Real Land Cruisers)
2. 100 Series (Shopping Mall Trolleys) :lol:
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