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Posted on Sunday, 5th June 2011 by KrisH

This is a short video from the german Toyota site, of the LandCruiser 200 series doing a mild offroad track. Traction looks good, even on stock road orientated tyres. The model sold in Germany is VDJ200, with the V8 turbo diesel engine. I think its great that the German Toyota team, have spend the time on making these videos. If you have enough time, try browsing through some of their other videos – including some with the old 40 and 60′s series LandCruisers. Youtube Channel Link

Tags: 200, Toyota, Video

Posted on Thursday, 2nd June 2011 by KrisH

TJM have released news about their redesigned Bull bars for the Toyota LandCruiser 200 series. It’s the T3 Steel model in the images you see below. If any of you readers have one of these models on your LandCruiser, please send me a picture and review, so we can get a little more data. The TJM T3 Steel Bull bar is a BUMPER REPLACEMENT BAR – so there is no cutting to make it fit, its mounted using only regular tools, and can be done without any experiance (but you do need a set of strong arms).

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Tags: 200, Bull Bar, TJM, Toyota

Posted on Friday, 4th March 2011 by KrisH

For those of us that goes off road and through deep water or dust, a snorkel is a valuable addition to your Toyota LandCruiser. The people at ARB have made a Safari Snorkel that fits both the Petrol and Diesel V8 TwinTurbo LandCruiser 200 series. The listed partnumber SS87HF, but check with your local ARB dealer before ordering, because there can be variations based on where you are located in the world. check ARB’s website for more info – LINK

Tags: 200, ARB, Snorkel, Toyota

Posted on Friday, 4th March 2011 by KrisH

Converting a LX570 into a Convertible was not my first choice, if it came to rebuilding a Lexus LX570. But the beautiful thing is, someone thought of it, and saved me the trouble of making the same mistake. I cant think of anything else to use it for, than cruising down the mainstreet on a sunny day, or mayby going to/on the beach.

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Tags: Convertible, LX 570

Posted on Sunday, 8th August 2010 by KrisH

A UTE or Flatbed version of the Toyota LandCruiser 200 series, are now avalible through the Australien company Wide Bay Motor Bodies. While this aint the best looking design for a 200 series, looks dont really matter when it comes to this kind of 4X4. Wide Bay Motor Bodies makes a lot of other conversion of these types, so make sure you check out their website.

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Tags: 200, Flatbed, Toyota, UTE

Posted on Sunday, 8th August 2010 by KrisH

ARB commercial bars for Toyota LandCruiser 200 (product code 3415100) is the rough model most of us end up buying, because function comes before form. I have taken a few pics from their website, and below you can see some of the technical details on the ARB Bull Bars. Compared to the 200 Series deluxe bar, its almost the same function, but without the design, colour coding and urethane buffers. But who can honestly say they need that for real Off Road action?

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Tags: 200, ARB, Bull Bar, Toyota

Posted on Sunday, 8th August 2010 by KrisH

To honor 60 years on the road in Japan, Toyota have made a 60th anniversary Toyota LandCruiser 200 model. The Land Cruiser is a exclusive black design, that I am sure fits the buyers. I am waiting for the last details on this model, but will keep you informed as soon as I get my hands on them.

Tags: 200, Toyota

Posted on Friday, 30th July 2010 by KrisH

When looking for a long range auxiliary fuel tank or long range replacement fuel tank, the australian company called The Long Ranger(thelongranger.com.au) is a safe place to start looking. With that kind of fuel cell, you can get a capacity of as much as 180 liters (47,5 US gallons). They have models for a long list of auto brands, but since our site focus on the LandCruiser 200 model, I will stick to listing those tanks.

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Tags: Fuel Tank, Long Range, The Long Ranger

Posted on Monday, 19th July 2010 by KrisH

Since so many of you have asked about the Tough Dog suspension for Toyota LandCruiser 200, I spend a few days collecting the partnumbers and description for those suspension parts. I hope its usefull information to you LC200 owners out there, because it took a lot of time. Find your local Distributor here.

Note: Due to the front to rear rake of this vehicle, the rear can ONLY be lifted 20mm. The front will come up 40mm to level the vehicle out.

Tough Dog Shock Absorbers – 40mm Tough Dog Foam Cell

• FC404900 – Front 41mm bore/twin tube/60mm CasingRebound cutoff valve
• FC41114 – Rear 41mm bore/twin tube/60mm CasingRebound cutoff valve

Tough Dog Shock Absorbers – Adjustable 40mm bore

• BM404900 – Front 40mm bore/twin tube/60mm casing/9stage
• BM401114 – Rear 40mm bore/twin tube/60mm casing/9stage

Tough Dog Shock Absorbers – Ralph 53mm bore

• Use Foam Cell for front
• TDR1114 – Rear 53mm bore/twin tube/70mm casing/ 22mm rod

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Tags: 200, Coil Springs, Shocks, Tough Dog, Toyota

Posted on Sunday, 18th July 2010 by KrisH

These are a few pics or installing a ARB rear bumper on the Toyota LandCruiser 200. I found the pictures in the IHMud land Cruiser forum. I thought this would be relevant for some of you, since its often a needed installation for those of us who go off road. It’s two different links, where the first is good picture of the endresult, and the other is a complete guide to how you install the ARB rear bumper on your 200 LandCruiser.

Source Forum posts:

• ARB rear bumper install – PDX
• ARB Rear bumper installed (very detailed)

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Tags: 200, ARB, Bull Bar, Bumper, Toyota