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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