I just bought a 1997 Lexus LX 450 (80 Series Land Cruiser) + My FIRST Maintenance failure
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
- This is an inaugural post to document “ground zero” so to speak on my new to me 1997 Lexus LX450. This vehicle has 3 previous owners, no wrecks, and only 154,000 miles on its original FZJ80 motor. It was completely assembled by Toyota in Japan, and was only available in 1996 and 1997.
Plans we have for this truck include:
•Baseline the engine bay where I can confidently drive it from Texas to New York, California, Florida, or Washington.
•Add a 2.5” Old Man Emu lift
•BF Goodrich All Terrain tires
•Decide on staying nostalgic or fully kitting this out for overlanding.
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When I was born there were only 48 states. I have built and collected many classic and collectable cars since the 1960's. My Lexus LX450 triple lock is the only one that I did not let slip through my fingers. With over 500,000 miles, she is still an absolute joy and pleasure to drive. It still is a real and personal experience to simply turn the key and watch her come alive. She is how all vehicles should have been built.
Wow! Really good to hear. That’s impressive. I’m trying to make mine last through 500k too, but it is 25 years old
@@shootandcruise Take the EGR valve off and clean the carbon buildup out of the passageway. This hardly ever gets done by anybody and do yourself a favor and do not "blank off" the EGR valve. Expect to put a head gasket on her around 300,000 miles. Marlin Crawler makes an axle seal that is better than the original. It separates the front differential gear grease from the wheel bearing grease.
Man this is going to be fun to watch the refurb, I look forward to it!
Thank G money!
Love the LX450. Funny , I bought my 96 FZJ80 from Austin as well - drove it back to western Colorado - no rust too - it was a California truck, you are lucky about the seats - I did the gears, I re did the leather on the 1st row and 2nd row seats - I replaced all the engine seals, - and on and on - a lot of fun projects - for a fam of 4 adventures - 275k on the engine - it drives so smooth - enjoy! Wade
That’s awesome! I love it so much. I need to do all the seals (I have all the parts) before I’ll confidently drive it more than a few hours.
Great choice man. I remember growing up my dad had a 96 LX450 but sadly it was totaled. Now we have an LX470 lol
Not too late to trade it for the nostalgic 450, but I bet that 470 is a great vehicle too
@@shootandcruise I want both of them because they’re both rare.
Always been a fan of these trucks! Gotta do a collab help you wrench on it one of these days.
Absolutely man! I’d appreciate any help
Very nice LX450 specimen. I have owned five 80 series since 1996. Three were '96, '96 and '97 Lexii. I have one silver '96 left with 503k miles and four LX 100 series that family drives.
FYI....that is a drive belt you mentioned replacing. The 80 series' do not have timing belts and the oil leak is most likely the oil pump seal.
I want to keep this one and one day get a locked Toyota, but no rush at all.
Thank you for that! I tried to get the kit from Wit’s End to do all three seals but they are no longer sold, so I ordered all three separately and was going to try to tackle it myself.
@Richie Nell- will that leak indicate the engine light ON on the dashboard? Thanks!
@@motogp2375 The oil light will indicate the oil level is low which would be caused by any leak.
Also could be the front crankshaft seal, a bit of a job and need a good torque wrench that can handle the spec
Love it! You got this! Amazing trucks well worth restoring.
Yessir! Hoping to get it from 155k to 500k miles!
@@shootandcruise That's doable for sure. The highest milage I ever put on an 80 series was 320k. Then sold it and the next owner is still driving it about 12yrs after I sold it.
@@NKPGarage good stuff
The phone in the console is so cool always wanted to see something like that since that movie American psycho lol I’m excited to see where you go with this car!
Yes! American psycho is what it reminds me of. None of the towers are still in operation though. It’s all for the photos
Algorithms know that I love it 😂 look forward to seeing the progress, I am in Houston TX
Glad the algorithm got to you! Got a short video being edited right now. Sub if you want to stick around!
Congrats for the Found! Enjoy it!
another FZJ 80 Low Miles
I had mine with the same color, triple locks, Loved it.
Thank you! Do you still have yours? Was yours an LX or LC?
@@shootandcruiseI Still keep my 40th Anniversary its my daily ride. Going n going n going strong
@@luvlivingcruisers2454 heck yeah!
Awesome!!! Subbed so I can follow your story as a wanna be future Land Cruiser owner
Thank you so much! Excited for the journey. Hopefully you have yours soon.
Can’t wait for all the adventures ❤️
Welcome to the club!!! Looks super clean inside
Thanks man!
Can’t wait to see how it turns out!
Very excited. Thanks for viewing!
Great pick up man!! I love my 100 series Lx was looking for one of these but couldn’t find one.
It wasn’t my number 1 choice (wanted a Toyota), but for what it’s worth, I’m in love with this thing.
Beautiful rig! You will be pleased to know the vast majority of drive train parts for that vehicle are still easily available from Toyota/Lexus. Also, I personally love the factory look exterior/bumper covers etc.
Yeah I haven’t had parts trouble yet which is great! Yeah it looks great how it is to me
Beautiful truck! I’ll come back to see the updates.
Sub if you’re interested! Should be shooting a quick video tomorrow for another upload in a day or two. Thanks!
looking forward to the build and adventures! Enjoy the 80!
Very excited!
got the same rig. just did my seat gears today. enjoy, awesome rig, had it 20+ years and probably will never sell it. 170k
Wow! Had it that long and only at 170k is awesome
Just helping out the algorithm, broski
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Best 4x4 ever made
The 80 series started production in 1990. I purchased my first 80 in September 1990 after waiting 3 months for it to be delivered. It was a HZJ 80 diesel.
Wow, I bet that was awesome being able to drive one brand new!
@@shootandcruise I built it up into a great drive with a Safari turbo and Old Man Emu suspension. I then bought a 40th anniversary petrol 80 series in 97 it was an excellent truck went all over Australia. Then got a 100 series with the 1 hd-fte diesel in 2005 a real weapon. Three months ago I got a 300 series with the twin turbo diesel it is a brilliant drive. It is getting fully built this week , Bullbar, suspension, interior fitout fridge/ freezer. I Love my Toyota's. .
congrats man! great trucks, I am working on one 97 myself, with tons of work already done, still need a lift and tires, then it should be ok for a pretty much anything.
That’s awesome! Good luck. Mine has a little “sway/wobble” when I’m going 60+ and hit a bump like before and after highway bridges. Replacing the steering stabilizer with OME first to see if it fixes. If not, will look at the knuckles.
@@shootandcruise it is probably your bearings. I had the same thing going on. Bearings were loose. Got a kit fo the front and it is good now . Po. Got them replaced but were not installed properly. The were loose and had the wrong grease in them.
@@jgcruisers okay thanks man. I lifted it and tried shaking the front driver tire (where I feel the shaking) and no give. Guess I’ll have to break out the wrench
@@shootandcruise do from 12ockick to 6oclock position and from 3 to 9. Or maybe if the truck sat, the tires might have bubbles . Mine had them. They were from 07. Replaced them too. Mine sat for 11 ir so years.
@@jgcruisers alright. Actually I’ll probably start at the tire shop and rotate, then make sure we’re balanced and aligned and see if that solves it. Thanks man!
Welcome to the club.
Thanks!
I have the same FZJ80 but mine is the 1997 40th Anniversary. Its pretty much the same, no triple lock but majority of the inside is the same. Two tone leather seats and the fake wood panel are also different. But its the exact same Land cruiser 80 series. For the seats, i had the same problem and i found is the plastic gear inside the plastic corners. You have to open it and replace it. Dont know why they made it plastic gears instead of something stronger like metal maybe. There’s a video online from another 80series guy and he shows all the steps to fix it and what need to be replace.
Super jealous man! Never sell it. My one and only regret about this vehicle is that it’s a Lexus and not a Land Cruiser. But it’s basically the same thing so I’m more than happy with it
@@shootandcruise yeah no way im getting rid of it. This rig is a tank and looks good too! Today im picking up my ARB Bullbar Bumper. Can’t wait to drive around with it. Its been needing a major upgrade since my dad had to test it in the front porch 🤦🏻♂️. But dang, it flies high and the stock bumper did its job 😂. Cant wait to see more content from you bro! 🤙🏼
@@motogp2375 thanks man! Those bull bars are sweet. I’ll talk about it in my next video but I’m probably going to keep mine relatively stock minus lift, tires, and prinsu roof rack for now.
@@shootandcruise thank you! Same here trying not to over do it but just some essentials since i gotta wait a little til my triplets hit 3-5 years old then i might bring them out in the wilderness.
@@motogp2375 nice! I’ve got a two year old who I don’t think is quite ready for tent/car sleeping yet lol
Awesome wagon! Throw on a 6” Ironman lift and 315 Toyo AT tires and your set.
Gonna go 2.5” OME. I want to keep it subtle for now
@@shootandcruise Sweet! All the best on this project Shane.
@@562Omar thanks!
Love to have 1 FZJ80 Series automatic transmission in Qatar, 1993... Shout out Sir.
We would love to have the 70 series in the US
Congrats on the lx 450. I have the same color.
Nice. Trying to decide on keeping it or going back when I repaint it one day
@@shootandcruise The interior is super clean.
@@rockwidit5835 yeah man. I’ll post another video this week during daylight to really show a lot of detail on its condition
Nice truck, looking forward for more vdos...
Make sure you use all OEM / Denso / Japanese parts for anything and everything you replace that is not cosmetic. I'm 28 years old and daily drive a rust free triple locked LX450 as well. Nice taste king. I did have to put a lot of work into mine as well thought just because everything is so damn old.
Heck yeah man. A locked lx is super rare it seems! So far I’ve only ordered OEM
Please be careful buying timing belts from Amazon 😮
Good truck, but can't see a thing in the video. Too dark.
Yeah, sorry about that. I got it that day and was excited to shoot a video and it was night time.
@@shootandcruise If you got it that day, then it makes it all okay. I would be excited too. Thanks for sharing.
@@patriottexan yeah, just had driven it home that day!
The belts you showed are not timing belts!
I have since been educated. They are drive belts (AC belt and alternator belts).
Did you also post this on /r/landcruisers? I think we spoke on there if so, lmao.
Yeah lol. Same one my dude
love it - what did you pay? $9k?
Based
No 🧢
Sub & like. Cuz anyone who’s an LX450 fan deserves the 👍 these cars are so sweet. The newer land cruisers are softer like a ballerina dancer. 😂 while the 80s series is a 👹
Heck yeah bro. I looked at a 200 before this one and would’ve loved it, but there’s just something about the ruggedness of the mighty 80 series.
@@shootandcruise yup the newer ones come with Pom poms 😂
Uhhhhhhh...@3:38. the timing belt? 😳. Looks like your headgasket is leaking too. 😜
Drive belt*. I’m learning. Mind pointing out where it looks like the head gasket is leaking. I don’t see that at all.
very dark background kind of horror movies
interior is not atall visible
onle pasenger side front corner was the pivot point for camera
really poor visible expirence
Thanks for the feedback. It was my first video and I was very excited to show my new LX. I had to be up for work at 6 AM.
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Bad environment, bad timing lots of noise in background.bad lighting when making this vlog. Although the vehicle may be good.
Thanks for the feedback. I was excited to share, and this was my first video.
@@shootandcruisegrabbing my first one next Friday! Can’t wait!
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7:08 1FZ-FE
Shop DOT cruiserparts DOT net has a great tune-up kit for it using original Toyota parts. It’s a great first project for that engine.
Thanks my man! I know the 1FZ-FE is the engine, but explain how the term FZJ80 is interchangeable online everywhere. Is that just the model of the car with that engine?
@@shootandcruise You’re correct, but the 105 series cruiser also had a 1FZ-FE too in its early years. I look forward to future videos from this channel.
@@Mark-Dibble thanks. I always appreciate the education! Subscribe if you’re interested. Got another video in the works now
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I have no regrets!
good car