SEMA 2021: The LandCruiser Shop Restored FJ40 Back Country Build

Toyota’s legendary Land Cruiser has struck a chord with fans all over the world. Its rugged off-roading icon platform has safely carried adventurers, troops, and missionaries to the far reaches of the earth for decades. All though we are bummed the new 300 Series will not be made available in the states we can relish the fact that the older models will live on and continue to appreciate in value. This is made even more true since Toyota has geared up to continue the reproduction of specific Land Cruiser FJ40 parts. During SEMA 2021, The LandCruiser Shop FJ40 stole our attention with a super impressive detailed restoration.

Joe Muldoon and his team from The Land Cruiser Shop were beaming with pride and shared all of the craftsmanship that went into building this awesome vintage 4×4.

This beautiful off-roader is powered by an 80-series Toyota 1FZ motor. The 4.5-liter dual overhead cam inline six-cylinder powerplant comes mated to a split case and an H55 five-speed transmission and sends torque through the Tom Woods Drive Shaft to the Terrain Tamer rebuilt factory axels. To clean it up, the engine bay of this ‘78 Toyota FJ40 houses an engineering masterpiece with a customized CXRacing Stainless racing header that The LandCruiser Shop cut up and tig welded to fit the truck. Based in Sandpoint, Idaho,  the team from  The LandCruiser Shop ditched the original intake management system and installed a manifold, which was sourced from international-spec carbureted 1FZ that was imported all the way from Dubai.