tdferrero
Active member
Hello all,
I've had my Land Cruiser for a few months and have been meaning to start a thread, but never got around to it. Alas, here we are. I bought a 2001 Land Cruiser back in February to double as an occasional daily driver and off-roading/camping/overlanding (can I say that word in here?) rig. It was one family owned prior to me, had years of receipts and maintenance records, a new transmission installed in 2018, and a price on which I couldn't pass up. I've done a bit to it since getting it, so I will upload some photos of the progress. I must say, after years of driving stance cars, sharpening my driving skills to avoid every pothole, speed bump, and rock in the road - it's rather refreshing to have something that so effortlessly floats over everything. So, without further ado, my humble Land Cruiser build.
It started out mostly stock, it had an almost new set of 265/75/16 NITTO Trail Grapplers (which I have ended up loving, I might add), a JL Audio 10" sub, amp, and door pod tweeters, and some load bar pads. A good starting point.
First up was supposed to be headlights. Everywhere I read said the Philips 9011 HIRs would be the best upgrade for my headlights without retrofitting, so that's what I ordered. After two days of waiting, they arrived. Perfect! They fit...in my high beams, the connectors didn't fit the low beams. In my head, I thought, "of course, this is how this entire build is going to be." And, low and behold, I was right. After I finished putting the new 9011s in (may as well use them), and having the hood fall on my head a few times, I noticed a good upgrade for the high beam, and was content enough to go to bed. The next morning I was trying to leave for work...dead battery. (See my premonition from the night before.) It turned out to be some corroded terminals and a bad cell in the battery. No worries, a new battery is good peace of mind anyways. So, after I got that sorted, I ordered some new hood and tailgate struts ($40 for four shipped from Amazon) and had them replaced a few days later when they arrived. Next up: key fob.
I've had my Land Cruiser for a few months and have been meaning to start a thread, but never got around to it. Alas, here we are. I bought a 2001 Land Cruiser back in February to double as an occasional daily driver and off-roading/camping/overlanding (can I say that word in here?) rig. It was one family owned prior to me, had years of receipts and maintenance records, a new transmission installed in 2018, and a price on which I couldn't pass up. I've done a bit to it since getting it, so I will upload some photos of the progress. I must say, after years of driving stance cars, sharpening my driving skills to avoid every pothole, speed bump, and rock in the road - it's rather refreshing to have something that so effortlessly floats over everything. So, without further ado, my humble Land Cruiser build.
It started out mostly stock, it had an almost new set of 265/75/16 NITTO Trail Grapplers (which I have ended up loving, I might add), a JL Audio 10" sub, amp, and door pod tweeters, and some load bar pads. A good starting point.
First up was supposed to be headlights. Everywhere I read said the Philips 9011 HIRs would be the best upgrade for my headlights without retrofitting, so that's what I ordered. After two days of waiting, they arrived. Perfect! They fit...in my high beams, the connectors didn't fit the low beams. In my head, I thought, "of course, this is how this entire build is going to be." And, low and behold, I was right. After I finished putting the new 9011s in (may as well use them), and having the hood fall on my head a few times, I noticed a good upgrade for the high beam, and was content enough to go to bed. The next morning I was trying to leave for work...dead battery. (See my premonition from the night before.) It turned out to be some corroded terminals and a bad cell in the battery. No worries, a new battery is good peace of mind anyways. So, after I got that sorted, I ordered some new hood and tailgate struts ($40 for four shipped from Amazon) and had them replaced a few days later when they arrived. Next up: key fob.