FJ80-series Land Cruiser with the Lexus treatment. It has spiraled from a beach cruiser to a daily driver, the plans of which was interrupted by an unforeseen headgasket issue. It went down the rabbit hole of a full engine and suspension rebuild, and will now hopefully be set for another 250,000 miles.
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| Replacement parking brake cable | Replacement OEM parking brake cable |
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| Yakima roof rack towers | Used Yakima towers for round bars |
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| Used driver's side mirror | The original mirror became disconnected from the base and needed to be replaced. |
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| Vent tube for fuel system | This is the hard vent tube that runs alongside the fuel tank pipe. |
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| Parking brake cable | NOS replacement parking brake cable |
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| Spare rocker panel shield | Extra rocker panel shield for rust repair on LX450 |
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| Rocker panel covers | These are the external panels that cover the rocker and are rotted on my truck. |
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| Vacuum switches | A persistent CEL light was tracked down to two vacuum switches that are located under the intake manifold. |
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| Gobi-X rear bumper | This is a South African-made Gobi-X rear bumper, designed to compliment the ARB front brush guard. |
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| Extended sway bar mount | I mistakenly ordered just one of these; this is the second one Jay needed for the LX450. |
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| Oil leak repair, door lock actuators | This service addressed a significant oil leak at the pump housing and repaired the non-functioning rear door lock actuators. We also replaced the upper rear tailgate with a used one due to the original having a large dent. Not noted on the invoice as it was “buried” in… more |
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| Transmission service | Transmission drain and refill along with removing rusted transmission cooler lines and replacing with good used components. |
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| Cooling, suspension, and A/C system repairs | This was the first batch of major service on my 1997 LX450, performed by Lexus of Warwick. Work consisted of addressing leaking power steering lines; updating the cooling system with new parts; repairing the completely seized A/C system; and making numerous repairs to… more |
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