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Over the years my hand brake would quickly vary its settings and I'd end up with the brakes shoes rubbing too much but because it's very gradual it creeps up on you, but we solved the problem yesterday. Firstly the 2H, gearbox, transfer box and axles in my 40 are all from a pre-83 HJ60. The long...

This Sunday we leave for the a visit to the UK in the 40. I guess we are cheating a bit because the first leg is only to Santander a mere 1300 kilometres over two days. From Plymouth we have twelve days before returning from Portsmouth but six of them see us at an event and the rest of the time...

Like @AndycruiserguyLomas going All Electric, I decided that while I have the bodywork forward of the bulkhead off I would install a cat... Obviously currently this is only a temporary fix and I will undoubtedly have to incorporate this into the exhaust system. Not sure how that will go! My 2H...

This year's Dakar Classic has 75 car entries and 13 trucks. Of those 75 cars 23 are Hilux or Land Cruisers but actually it's 24 because there is a VW Taro in the entry (Taros were built in the Toyota factory and is basically a Hilux rebadged). 13 x HDJ80: 3 x KXJ95; 2 x KZJ90: 2 x BJ73: and...

A while back I was talking with one of the guys at Toyota Stockholders in Gibraltar and he mentioned, as an example, one NGO that has 800 Land Cruisers - the newest do the long trips and the really old ones get used for spares. TS Gib supply the planet - mostly with 70 series trucks. Video...

My daughter was watching a show on Disney+ called Welcome to Wrexham. It about two actors she likes who bought Wrexham Football Club in 2020 and are trying to turn the club's fortunes around. a really heart-warming show that shows a lot about the townsfolk and their lives. In Season 1 Episode 15...

I would have sent a pm about Dave2000 but I can not find the access point. Where do I find it, please? Dave still cannot access the club site. His email is <removed>. He can log in but the site keeps asking for confirmation so he can't actually use it. Please check it out for him. He is a...

Last year the Dakar Rally started a Classic class and it had 20 or so entries but this year the class has really taken off with 123 cars and 19 trucks. Of the 123 cars 42 are LCs ranging from a BJ40 through HJ61, various 70 series, numerous 80s, some 90s and 95s and several 100s and many of...

Aug. 01, 2021 Toyota to Reproduce Spare Parts for the Land Cruiser News Release Models Toyota GR Land Cruiser PDF Toyota City, Japan, August 1, 2021―TOYOTA GAZOO Racing has announced that it will reproduce spare parts for the Land Cruiser in celebration of its 70th anniversary today...

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Currently the UN World Food Programme is trying to raise money to feed 13 million people in war-torn Yemen. Their website shows artics arriving loaded with flour, maize, rice, etc and ships too but, in one of their adverts they show how they are getting these supplies to the more remote...

Alexander Wohlfarth, author ofThe Land Cruiser Legend, is composing a list of hard to find parts for 40s that Toyota should remake. Alexander's message is reproduced in full below: Dear fellow Cruiser Heads! Let's talk about Land Cruiser original parts: What is out of stock, what should be...

Ennio Morricone dies, aged 91 I never got to see him conduct his work or meet him but so many of the various things I do – write, paint, work on truck, research or just think – I do with his music playing. For me he is the greatest composer and an inspiration. He has composed the music for...

The French 40 specialist had a disastrous day on Thursday when their workshops caught fire. Workshops completely built down and several 40s were lost in the fire as well. Very sad. Regards, Rodger

With a world so full of fake news and rumours, Below is the precis of the Prime Minister's speech and what the restrictions are. It is extracted from an extremely reliable ex-pat support site. This country has 6000 cases and 120 deaths but is prepared to act. Lock downs in other countries may...

This week, along with @Dave2000, we went for a short off-roading break in the Tabernas desert just running familiar trails. But a few weeks ago the area suffered from torrential rains so we knew that the topography would have changed considerably however that is part of the attraction of the...

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/landcruiser-hj47-troopy/22919401 Regards, Rodger

So now the LR Defender is dead in all but name which, in my view, leaves a niche market wanting. The Defender has always been synonymous with utilitarian toughness, even allowing for its inherent unreliability, but their new model completely ignores this market niche. (Accountants and economies...

Hard body 4x4.com are offering a 40 series body modified to fit an 80 series. Not cheap but if you have body-damaged 80 series, it may be an option... Regards, Rodger

I need to get some detailed photos of a towbar for a 40 series including the location points for the bottom support bars that go forward and onto the chassis. Why? I have a EU stamped adjustable height towbar but whenever we used it in the UK I had a couple of 5 ton ratchet straps from the...

I follow the Land Cruiser Heritage Museum and they just posted the following quote from Nobby Fukushima. IMO it is spot on. "If you take the wheel of a Land Cruiser just at a time in life when you yourself have reached a comparable level of maturity or achievement, then the magic really begins...

Nasser Al-Attiyah in a Gazoo Racing Hilux took first place overall. Two more in the top ten. VDJ200 s won their class and were 24th and 29th overall.

I just watched Tiff Needell takes an original FJ40 (135bhp) offroad against the Icon 40 (420bhp). Not that the original was intended, IMO, to be a fast off roader but it did not disgrace itself - far from it. With all that power, etc, the Icon should have been much quicker. IMO the original...

A German automotive consultancy Berylls Strategy Advisors, who describe themselves as ‘the only relevant top management consulting firm working exclusively for the auto industry’ is saying that EV might not be as eco-friendly as the industries think it is...

A few weekends ago Dave2000 (80), Corinne and I (40) went to visit friends in Castalla (near Alicante) who wanted a taste of off-roading. After taking them on an easy trail up to the fire-watch tower, we decided to have a full day out. The idea was a trail over the mountains in the morning...

I wish to post a trip report that includes a couple of videos. What format should the videos be in (avi, mpeg, etc) and what is the maximum size allowed? I do not want to You Tube these but merely post them to this forum. Thanks Regards, Rodger

For a number of years the rear springs on our 40 have been very sad and the rear sits an inch and half lower than the front. We had tried a set of new 40 series springs only to discover that, being an ex winch race truck, that the springs were not 40, 60 or 70 series items and the guys who had...

Hi, A buddy of mine (a new member on here called delboy59 but he hasn't done his intro yet) has bought a HJ60 for the engine, box,t/box, wiring loom and instruments whch will go into a 73 . Every thing else is for sale. Delboy59 is based in Scotland. The truck is low mileage (130k) but was used...

Today on the Oz FRB group - 40 series Landcruiser Owners - there was a piece posted by Alistair Parr about Toyota considering building a new 40 series. Apparently true. Alistair Parr runs a FB page called Toyota - Please build a new generation 40. He says that Toyota know about it and he has got...

Land Cruiser Heritage Museum 9 hrs · The Land Cruiser Heritage Museum is looking for a few copies of this book. If you have a copy and would like to donate it to the museum (or sell it) or know someone who would, please message us via Facebook. Thank you!!

Down here in the south of Spain, we occasionally get news of the Sahara and today they showed film of people skiing down the snow covered dunes. Last night it snowed in the Sahara for only the third time in the last forty years.

Rights of Way: Restoring the Record January 1 at 10:33pm · At midnight tonight (1 Jan 18) there are just 8 years left to apply for your old paths to be recorded. Unrecorded paths, subject to some minor exceptions, will be extinguished on 1 Jan 26 at the stroke of midnight. New Year's Day 2026...

There are various ways to travel down, depending on the time available: Ferry to Santander/ Through France either by Motorway (tolls) or N roads. I can give interesting routes from either Santander or the Somport Tunnel which ever is the chosen Spanish entry point to the campsite at Freila...

Happy New Year to all. To celebrate I thought I'd give this beautiful poem... Rodger & Corinne

First a few basic facts: I am a complete dummy regarding electrics. Our 40 series has HJ60 running gear - all 24v. It retains the original 40 series wiring loom. The alternator is a standard 40 series with an external regulator with three wires (+one that goes nowhere). Over the years we have...

A friend sent me the link: http://www.thecarwarehouse.co.uk/vehicle/495/toyota-fj Regards, Rodger

During the year Dave, Cookie (Dave’s dog), Corinne and I have been exploring potential trails. The final selection was left to me and I wanted, where ever possible, round routes with fabulous scenery and a reasonable amount of challenging driving. 17th: Having left the campsite at Freila, we...

A Few Trails More (jointly written by Dawn [Froggy Steve’s lady] and Rodger) October 5th saw Steve (Froggy Steve) & Dawn (LC95), Mark (Blinko) & Mel (80 series) plus Mark & Jodie (80 series) and, between them, their five dogs – Sam, Dan, Yago, Indie & Jaspi, meet at Creysse and start this...

A friend who is planning to build up an 1985 BJ73 (the 73 has a dead VM 5 cyl) using a 60 series engine, etc has been offered an complete drive train from a 60 series that was used as a donor for the sellers 60 series restoration. Trying to get an idea of how much the complete drive train...

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A short video that explains how Mr T looks after early (2H) diesel: Regards, Rodger

In 1965 the world was a very different place, a world without motorways, mobile phones, satnav, offroad trailers, RTTs and many of the creature comforts we use today when we undertake our off road trips. Who Needs a Road? tells the story of Harold Stephens and Albert Podell driving a Toyota...

I have just been reading the thread 'awnings 4x4' and the discussion was starting to focus on awning sides which, as most members are located in wetter climes, lead me to think about their value in hotter places. Where we are in the SE corner of Spain protection from the sun is important but...

For this year's Good, Bad & Ugly Tour the Spanish contingent are meeting the French contingent three days out from Tabernas and then we'll use a combination of mountain roads and trails. Originally the plan was to meet at Coto Rios in the Cazorla Valley but having just explored the so-called 4x4...

The dash is very simple on a 40, aside from the speedo you get oil pressure, fuel, temp and amps and on mine (at least) no warning lights. Since I bought mine 15 years ago the instrument panel has been reasonably secretive just hinting at oil pressure; being nearly empty when showing half full...

The Toyota Song: https://www.facebook.com/LandCruiserCanarias/videos/vb.1633207950257856/1838587196386596/ Enjoy

I have been watching the Le Mans 24 hour race which finished at 3pm (European time) today. LM is called an endurance race but in reality is a 24 hour sprint with the top cars reaching 200mph a three different points on the track. Porsche, Audi and Toyota battled for the whole time with Audi...

Hi Crispin, Just a small request about the excellent new forum site.... I often look at the site in the evenings on my wife's small screen computer (the one we travel with) and when the time comes to log out, the 'tab' is off the screen and to get to it it always goes to my profile. Is it...

Hi Crispin, When creating a new thread the system keeps logging me out and I now discover posts a half completed thread in a section that I was not posting in - i.e. posting to classifieds and the part work appears in technical. When this happened it may have been an interruption to the net feed...

This may appear twice - done it, created thread and... nothing. 2 x packs of 8 black graphite impregnated poly bushes ID 5/8" OD 1" (fit 1958-80) 2 x packs of 4 black graphite impregnated poly bushes ID 15 mm OD 1" (fit 1958-80) 1 pair of 40 series greaseable 'extreme' shackles +3". 3/8ths...