Meticulous restoration

Thousands upon thousands of man-hours were invested in restoring this 1979 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 hardtop. The car was broken down into the last and smallest components and everything was restored, refurbished or replaced.  Mechanically, the build received the meticulous Legacy Overland treatment; the Toyota 2F engine received new pistons, rings, sleeves, bearings (main, rod, cam), surfaces machined, valve seats ported and crank and cam polished; the main gearbox and transfer case were rebuilt with new synchros, bearings; and differentials and wheel hubs received new rings and bearings.  

The front brakes were upgraded to discs and a power steering unit was installed. The carburetor was upgraded to a free flowing Weber unit with electric choke. The suspension was replaced with an ARB / Old Man Emu set up, including leaf springs, shocks, shackles and bushings.

Distressed full grain leather 

The upholstery was hand crafted in full grain distressed leather with black edge piping throughout. A custom-made, upholstered cubby box was built to keep clutter out of the way.  An extra strength roll bar was fitted inside with four four-point racing-style seat belts for the rear benches. Creature comfort upgrades include RetroSound vintage Bluetooth-enabled radio with four speakers, including two mounted in custom speaker boxes in the rear, USB charging port and an under dash slimline air conditioning unit.

Some of the highlights include:

  • Painted in a custom dark green color

  • Underbody and doorsteps painted with Raptor paint for extra protection

  • Hard top with rear ambulance doors

  • Rebuilt Toyota 2F 4.2L engine

  • Weber carburetor with electric choke

  • Rebuilt four speed manual gearbox

  • Hydraulic power steering

  • Upgraded disc brakes front and rear

  • BFGoodrich Mud/Terrain KM3 285/75R16

  • 16” OEM steel wheels

  • Chrome OEM hub caps

  • Old Man Emu light load +2” leaf springs

  • Old Man Emu suspension components (shackles, bushings etc)

  • Old Man Emu gas shocks

  • Galvanized hardware throughout

  • Front Aisin manual lockers

  • LED headlamps

  • Jerry can (10L) painted in car color with wear license plate holder with lamps

  • Rear LED utility light

  • Spare wheel on swing-out carrier

  • Interior handcrafted in full grain distressed leather with black edge piping

  • Front original bucket seats

  • Rear foldable benches with four point racing-style belts

  • Custom fabricated cubby box

  • Vinyl floor mat with edge trim

  • Sound deadening mat on floors and inside doors

  • Under dash slim line air conditioning unit (hot / cold)

  • RetroSound Long Bluetooth enabled media receiver 

  • Four Pioneer speakers, two front and two rear in custom speaker boxes

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