The all-new Toyota Land Cruiser 300 is a very impressive vehicle, so does restoring and refitting an FJ40 Land Cruiser from 1971 have the same charm as it?
As an alternative to the 5-year-old 200 Series, this new model brings a familiar look, but has a unique new flavor due to the GR Sport model's greater focus on off-road.
Land Cruiser is a very large off-road vehicle family under Toyota, this family has more than sixty years of history, many members and complex relationships, four-wheel drive sister in the past push specifically introduced, interested can click (portal) to understand. Today, the four-wheel drive sister brings you this special FJ40 Land Cruiser, which was recently overhauled by the Legacy Overland team, who adhered to the original iconic design but also upgraded many parts with modern features.
The exterior of the FJ40 has been repainted to a metallic dark grey and the frame is black. Some areas have left an original bronze color to keep it authentic.
The most significant change to the FJ40 was the fact that it was equipped with a universal 350 GM V8 engine connected to a four-speed manual transmission. While it doesn't say how much power it has, it's certainly a lot more powerful than the original.
At the same time, aisin's original carburetor was retrofitted, upgraded disc brakes were installed front and rear, and a new power steering system was installed.
Hardware upgrades include the WARN M8000 winch, front bumper-mounted agricultural jacks, ultra-penetrating halogen headlights, BFGoodrich all-terrain tires and spare tires mounted on the pendulum bracket, and front locking wheels.
The FJ40's interior appearance suggests it has also been altered, the most notable of which include the installation of a black-painted steel roll cage that provides drivers and passengers with two new leather-wrapped bucket seats for the front row, two side-mounted benches in the rear, and a leather-trimmed steering wheel.
But it's also always been there for details in the past, such as the eight-ball shift knob and auxiliary extra gauges on the dashboard.
Comfort has not been forgotten, and Legacy Overland has also installed a modern air conditioning system as well as a high-quality sound system.
For enthusiasts who like to modify off-road vehicles, the LC family's off-road vehicles are basically entry-level models, because Land Cruiser has always been produced, and there are many brands on the market that have been making relevant modifications for them, and the problem is basically not that parts cannot be found.
However, because of some force majeure factors, the domestic environment for playing with old cars is very unfriendly, and many off-road enthusiasts want to play the old Land Cruiser. However, in Japan, thanks to its own car brand and friendly car play environment, many old drivers will have a "polished tile" old Land Cruiser, of which the 40 series, 70 series, 80 series are the majority.
Because the old cars in the past are basically mechanical structures, not easy to break, broken and easy to repair, so even now, as long as the daily effort to maintain, they are still "not old". Like today's restored FJ40 Land Cruiser, it can still accompany you through the wilderness.
In the end, whoever ended up buying the restored FJ40 Land Cruiser, the four-wheel drive sister wanted it to actually hit the road rather than treat it as a museum collection.
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