I Rebuilt A Totaled Land Cruiser And RACED My FREE Dodge Ram…
Today I’m putting my FREE Dodge Ramcharger up against a LEGENDARY rock crawler — a fully built Toyota Land Cruiser FJ80! We saved this wrecked Land Cruiser and now it’s time to test it off-road… can a budget build really compete?
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It’s time to finally wrap up one of the longest-running projects in the shop! I’m Jared, this is The Questionable Garage, and today we’re saving a totaled 1997 Lexus LX450 — also known as an FJ80 Land Cruiser. This thing was damaged up front, the frame needed straightening, and parts were nearly impossible to find — but after a lot of work (and some help from fellow YouTuber I Do Cars), it’s ready to hit the trails again.
I originally helped a friend build this Land Cruiser years ago: we gave it an Old Man Emu 4” lift, swapped in upgraded gears and ARB air lockers front and rear, converted it to part-time 4WD with chromoly front axles, added onboard air, and even fitted a snorkel and new ARB bumper with a Badlands 12k winch. It’s one seriously capable off-roader.
But just getting it running wasn’t enough… so what better way to test it than by pitting it against one of my most questionable vehicles — my free 1979 Dodge Ramcharger! The Ramcharger was a backyard build: 360 V8, Edelbrock carb, open diffs, Rough Country lift, Nitto Trail Grapplers, and a whole lot of hope. On paper, this Land Cruiser should dominate — but will the bargain-bin Ramcharger put up a fight?
To find out, we hauled both rigs to the Cleveland Rock Garden in Georgia — a private crawler’s paradise with over 10 unique rock trails (and a pile of rocks sourced from a Taco Bell construction site — you can’t make this stuff up). Between the rain, Georgia red clay, slick climbs, and tuning challenges, this became a real battle of traction, power, and driver stubbornness.
Along the way, you’ll see us wrenching on the Cruiser’s winch install, pressure washing the years of grime off, fine-tuning lockers and hubs, and ultimately tackling infamous obstacles like “ED” (you’ll find out what that stands for!) and stacked log climbs.
Will the saved Land Cruiser prove itself trail-worthy again? Can the free Ramcharger somehow stay in the fight? And will anything survive the Georgia mud and rainstorm? Tune in and find out — and remember: always make questionable choices, and always off-road in pairs!
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