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Available is a 1971 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40. It received a full frame off restoration a few years ago, and has only been driven a few hundred miles since. It is garage kept, and has no rust. During the frame off it received a full mechanical restoration including rebuilt engine with new clutch assembly, the original 3 speed was upgraded to a 4 speed from a '78 FJ. The carb, alternator, starter, all all rebuilt or NOS, the intake, water neck, air filter, and valve cover have been replated or polished. It has the optional rear heater (newly replumbed) and optional rear bumper. It has refurbished original steel wheels, new hubcaps, and new BFG A/T's 30x9.50x15. Also has original mirrors, seat belts and steering wheel.

Other new items include full exhaust, new steering, tie rods, springs, shocks, battery, hoses, belts, radiator, master and slave cylinders, ALL new brake lines, hoses, drums, fuel lines, gas tank, weather stripping . The axles, t'case, and transmission were all disassembled, clean and reinstalled. All body mounts are perfect, as is the rear doors, liftgate, and rear bed area below doors. The bottom of this FJ is as clean as the top. All the seats were removed cleaned repainted and reupholstered. The attention to detail is very impressive.

I have a very realistic buy it now because I need to sell her to pay for other projects. You couldn't replicate this for what the but it now is. It does need side markers, lower dash pad, and speedo cable, that's it. The paint is good, but will need a little touch up below the gas cap from a careless overfill when the paint was fresh and under the pedal cluster from an accidental brake fluid leak. Sold as is where is with no warranty. Ask questions before you bid. I am selling locally and reserve the right to end the auction early. Call me if you have questions or want someone locally to inspect her. My cell is 615-948-7236, Chris.

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LA Design Challenge invokes biology for 2025 concepts [w/poll]

Wed, 13 Nov 2013

Participants in the annual LA Design Challenge always manage to come up with edgy, wacky designs for future vehicles, but with a theme of "Biomimicry and Mobility: 2025" this year's crop of cars might be the quirkiest we've ever seen. As usual, automotive designers from around the world participated in this year's competition, and all the designs will all be unveiled next week during the LA Auto Show with a winner being announced on November 21.
Chinese automakers made a strong showing with Qoros, SAIC Motor, JAC Motors (the company responsible for the Ford F-150 clone) and Changfeng all bringing interesting takes on the biology, human intelligence and sustainability theme. One of the more innovative ideas among these automakers is the Qoros Silk Road System allows autonomous vehicles to drive in packs similar to how ants travel. Speaking of ants, the SAIC Motor Mobiliant (shown above) gets its design from the shape of an ant's body, and, like the insect, it can climb building acting as a personal elevator as well. The JAC Motors design also merges vehicle and building design, while the Changfeng LaBrea inspired by the design of muscle fibers.
Other entrants include Subaru and US-based design teams for BMW, Toyota and Mazda. BMW's duo of concepts mimic plant and animal life. The LA Subways concept acts as a submersible, single-person vehicle to take advantage of the LA river, with a shape similar to an Ocean Sunfish. The Sustainable Efficient Exploratory Device (SEED) imitates the shape of a seed pod, and uses propulsion methods inspired by a shark, dragonfly and a water bug. Mazda's Auto Adapt might be the most car-like concept of the bunch, while the Subaru Suba-Roo and the Calty-designed, Toyota e-grus are the most mind-blowingly awesome.

Impala crashes into Land Cruiser... to hide from a cheetah

Fri, 12 Jul 2013

What would you do if a wild animal jumped into your vehicle through an open window during an African safari? What if said animal was an impala being chased by cheetahs? Though the scenario seems unbelievable, that's just what happened to a group of tourists in Kruger National Park in South Africa, and it was all caught on video.
With the tour groups stopped, a motorist with a video camera handy happens to catch the unlikely sight of a herd of impalas (not that kind of Impala) jumping over the tarmac while being followed, quickly of course, by two cheetahs. The feline predators thought they had cornered one impala and were closing in for the kill when it jumped through the open window of a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado - South Africa's version of the Lexus GX. Fortunately for the occupants of said vehicle, the cheetahs did not follow.
A short while later, one of the occupants in the Toyota fearlessly opens a door to let the poor animal out. It must have been its lucky day, because the cheetahs didn't take pursuit. Check out the circle life get interrupted by this traffic jam in the video below.

Watch this video diary of a 900-hp Toyota Supra build

Sat, 08 Jun 2013

If you've ever looked at a car with nearly 1,000 horsepower and wondered why anyone needs that amount of thrust, you may want to take a look at the video below. In it, one gentleman details his descent into Toyota Supra madness, starting with a pristine factory example and stumbling down the rabbit hole of modification. What makes this particular clip interesting is just how honest the owner is as he explains the evolution of his car. He doesn't just prattle off a list of parts like he's reading the menu at an IHOP.
Instead, he painstakingly pulls us through the car's growth, detailing each iteration and what pushed him to the next stage of the build every time. From this point of view, it looks less like someone walked into a shop and lit a massive stack of $100 bills on fire and more like a quasi-logical progression of events. Or at least it does to me. You can check out the build in the video below, complete with plenty of Fast and the Furious references and racing. Win, win, win.

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