1997 Toyota Land Cruiser

Stored in our Aiken, South Carolina climate-controlled showroom. To see more pictures, video, information, and our full inventory, visit us online at www.carcaveusa.com or call us at (803) 262 4742!

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Highlights

Peasant spec! Crank windows, no tach, no problems!

Carbureted 1FZ-F 4.5L straight-six

Five-speed manual

Overview

Who needs EFI? Power windows? Automatic transmission? Self-adjusting HVAC? Power seats?

All of that is luxury propaganda, the Peasant-Spec Land Cruiser professes.

This is probably one of our more unique Land Cruiser finds, a base-model FZJ80. Jokingly called the Peasant-Spec here at Car Cave, it’s a perfect canvas for an off-road build or a dirt-simple daily driver. Anachronistic in a way, but with more modern driving characteristics over older generations of Land Cruiser, such as the 70-series. Think of the Lexus LX450 sold here in the US, but absolutely stripped down of luxury for us average peasants. And, even unique to a base FZJ80, this Middle-Eastern market version came factory with a carb - in 1997!

That carb’d 1FZ is backed by a H151J five-speed manual. Underneath, the K295 axle code tells us this 80-series has the beefy 9.5-inch ring gear differential, with a rear limited slip. It’s also coil-sprung front and rear, so it drives as well as a live-front-axle SUV can.

Peasant-Spec came to us out of the country of Oman, so it is a practically rust-free example of an 80-series Land Cruiser, with only a few minor spots of surface rust - check our walk-around video!

Upgrades and Features

Carbureted 1FZ 4.5L straight-six

Five-speed H151G transmission

K295 axle ratios - 4.10 gears, 9.5-inch ring gear, limited slip rear diff

Slider windows

Air-conditioning

Coil-sprung suspension

Manual roll-up windows

Manual seats

Bare-bones gauge cluster - no tach!

Recent Car Cave Service and Maintenance

All fluids flushed and refilled, filters replaced

New spark plugs

Gauges are now fully functional after diagnosing wiring and sending unit problems

Wiper motors and switches serviced

Minor exterior lighting repairs, bulbs replaced