Just found your channel last night, and you kept me up all dang night watching..The fact that you already figured out life by living in a bus,having a great dog, and knowing that Toyotas are the most dependable vehicle out there make you even cooler! I pretty much embarked on the same journey in spring 2020. My Mom died of stage 4 cancer just weeks before her planned retirement of traveling the country. That inspired me to put off work and see the places she never go to. I bought a little Toyota RV and boy did i drive, 65K in three summers seeing 45 states. Theres something so visceral about seeing the country all by yourself, makes you realize whats really important in life. Anyways you do amazing work! Maybe someday i can meet someone like you!

Wise choice of a truck! I also own a 1994 Land Cruiser and a 1998 4Runner. I would never ask for anything else! Yours should last a long time given the proper maintenance. Have a safe travel and adventure. And continue your passion...I love your videos!

Best 4x4 vehicle ever built, IMO. A literal tank with license plates

As a long time Toyota (4-Runner, Tacoma) owner, your cool factor just jumped 110%. Congrats on the new rig!!! Awesome choice.

Holy heck that truck is YOU!!! Happy for you - can tell w/ sparkle in your eye and your giggle when you talk about your new adventures. Drive safe - explore the world around you.

Glad to see you pursuing and achieving your dreams. I just bought my first new sport bike. There’s something magical that happens when you start seeing dreams become reality.

Great 4x4 choice ... toyota landcruiser 80 along with patrol Y61 are the best SUV ever made for real overlanding, cheers from Brazil

Best truck ever! I recently sold my 1995 Toyota Tacoma 4 x 4. I owned it for over 20 years and it never needed any replacement parts except for one starter! During all those years I pulled kayak trailers full of kayaks, remodeled my house, hauled literally tons of rocks, three to five cords of wood every year and the thing ran like a top, handled like a sports car on the highway. I operated snow removal equipment in the Tahoe winters and that little truck got me to work, over the summits in 3 to 5 foot snow storms every time! I now have a 2500 sprinter van 4 x 4 and have just toured Alaska, Canada and now the US but I will purchase another Toyota someday. Good luck with yours, it’s awesome, great choice!

Hearing your talk about the technical specs of the engines available in the Land Cruiser shows just how deep your enthusiasm is for this truck. You've obviously done your homework! My big sister had one of these back in the day and she LOVED it - bet you will too!

Welcome to the LC community! You just gained a follower. Great quality production, entertaining video, FZJ80, dogs and amazing views.

We match! I have a white 97 and hope to get from Georgia all the way to the Pacific Northwest one of these days. I highly recommend you replace all fluids, get the upper intake manifold pulled and all carbon buildup removed. Replace all your vacuum lines and pull the EGR valve and clean it. Very important, get someone to inspect your main wire harness where it comes in close proximity to the EGR valve and then get it wrapped with a heat resistant tape. Enjoy and I look forward to seeing your adventures in the 80!

I had a Subaru Crosstrek 2020, and I love my car! I remember one of my siblings had one Toyota Land Cruiser, about the same year, the sound of that engine when you turn it on is a symphony!

The 80 series landcruiser is a very popular vehicle here in New Zealand 🇳🇿 ( mainly the diesel version ) They are very capable and parts are very easily found You have chosen an awesome vehicle Happy 4wding 👍😎

Awesome!! I'm an overland guy and have been watching your channel for a couple years. So cool you're giving this a go. Yes, great vehicle. Make sure you change all fluids in the differentials and transfer case and check their breather tunes. If the previous owner did water crossings, your likely to find water in the diffs. Anyway, excited for you. 😊 And get that winch line checked.😏❤

So excited for you! Can’t wait to see what you do with it!

Alyssa, As soon as you said you mentioned that you were going to do a conversion, build out - the idea hit me! I'll put some of my ideas out there and use whatever you like, if any of it at all. I would look into one of those aluminum truck bed pull-outs. Or build your own to fit your needs. This would be where you place your mattress. You can then sleep inside or use the pull out bed during the nice weather days and make a custom fabric tent to attach to the rear hatch to keep you away from those nasty mosquitos, flies and whatnot and still keep you dry should it rain while you are sleeping. I have more ideas to go along with the pull-out bed idea - to make it all work. Ideas that would provide you with plenty of useful storage and other amenities, like one of those refrigerator freezer combos with dual lid compartments that run on 12v DC or 120v AC. (I happen to have and use the F40C4TMP 56Qt model myself. Not sure if it is still available.) Feel free to reach out to me or the MRS if you would like to hear any more ideas. She watches you on Instagram. I'm on here and FB only. All the best, Tony

I highly suggest you buy a haynes Book for your new truck!

Good for you Alyssa for pursuing your dream!!!!.I hope you have a blessed 30th birthday and may you have many, many more blessed days!!!

Congratulations & thank you for the video 👍🏻 I can't wait to see what you do to the truck

congrats! enjoy your new rig and all the adventures it will take ye on!

It looks like Lyss is ready for the Australian Outback and river crossings, with her snorkel and winch at the ready.

So happy for you Lyss...your opportunities just keep expanding and I'm glad you got a truck you can count on. That thing is a beast and Colorado can't slow you down anymore in Summer or Winter! Who needs asphalt when you can point the rig in any direction and conquer anything!

Congratulations on the new Rig looks like a great place to start for an epic build. Hope it all goes smoothly and your able to accomplish everything you have planned.

I love hearing you talking about every detail of this LC, we can feel your passion and love for it. What a great machine you got there! Enjoy it and live it!

Nice rig and you did well, solid off road and over landing capabilities. Looking forward to see you build as you customize it to your vision.

hi Lyss, the next phase has begun ... that truck is just what you need to carry it forward. Will be awesome to see where you go in your travels. 😄

Congratulations!! Looking forward to your birthday trip video. Have a great birthday and time getting to know your new ride 😊

Good for you! You go girl! Loving it!

Congratulations! Great choice and looks like the previous owner had some fun with it and made some great additions. Never knew about the spare tank possibility. Awesome truck.

that rig is super sweet & def has a heart full of soul, here for #landcruiserlife for sure! hope you find a beautiful spot to spend your 30th with your kids (& the duck) & can't wait to see what you design & install for the mini buildout, happy trails! 💚🏕🥾💛🐕🐶💙🛣🌄💗🙌😊

I really like that you include your wonderful dogs in your videos ! Thank you

What a great find ! I want to congratulate you and wish you an early birthday . Have fun and keep bringing us along for the ride

Good for you..Keep chasing those dreams lyss..Everything you can imagine is real..from London with love 🇦🇮💙

Congratulations on the Cruiser!! With manual hubs your transfer case might have been modded, so you may not have AWD/full time 4WD. Also 2 things that are great to have, a Full Service Manual (FSM) and a parts source... I use Back40Imports (Montana) and Francisco Perez from Tampa Florida.

you found a gem! awesome offroad truck. I am very happy to see that. Fit well with you too. Have fun and can't wait to see outdoors adventures☀

How awesome, so exciting 😀 your adventures will be amazing 👏

Looks like an awesome overlanding truck! That will let you explore a whole other section of the country deep in the woods. I am curious to see how you fit with Rio, Koji, and some basic camp stuff. I hope you have been practicing your Tetris moves! 🙂🏕🏜🏞😀

So cool, awesome truck and you deserve it, take it easy girl 😊

Wow, nice truck! Congrats on the find and your adventures to come!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ! ! ! You Toyota looks great. Can't wait to see what you turn it into. TAKE CARE AND ENJOY

Nice rig! Your taste in vehicles is 👌Can't wait for the off road content! One of the reason I bought a Tacoma is probably because of the reputation that the Land Cruiser built for Toyota.

What an absolute beast! I can't imagine something in this shape was cheap but it's worth every penny for the soul. I hope to see some awesome slide-out builtins!

Congrats!! That is badass! Can't wait for next weeks video!

Love your new truck! And HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Alyssa! ❤❤❤

Girl, I have been watching you for awhile now and all I can say is HOW PROUD I AM OF YOU AND ALL YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS! 💛💛🙏🏼

Congrats on the new truck. Just a word of caution If you use that jack all jack mounted on your front bumper be careful they have been known to break arms or worse take out teeth from slipping or lose of control when letting the jack down or pressure off the jack. Your to good looking to be hurt or become tooth less.

80 Series was TLCs finest hour. Congrats

Congrats on the new rig, looking forward to seeing this build come along

How can you afford everything ? I worked very hard since I was a teenager.Your bus,a house,furniture,vehicles,etc I don't understand. You must get a lot of money from people who watch you. How do you do? I'm just asks, not a bad thing . I just wanted to learn how you can afford so much. Congratulations on everything

Looks like gas is going up to over 4 USD a gallon, so happy I moved to Colombia. What a train wreck the USA has become now. The current clown administration will soon ban this type of truck. You must buy Electric?

Always love the enthusiasm and positive outlook! Great truck by the way! I just picked up a 2nd gen Tacoma and I’m stoked about it as well.

Oh, the places yer gonna be able to go! Can't wait to ride along!

Happy birthday ,,, and good luck with your new truck it fits you

CONGRATULATIONS! And Happy Birthday ♥

Welcome to the Land Cruiser Community! Whitenis awesome! Hit that with some compound and it will be back to Showroom shine ( I have a YT vid of a white LC and doing this process)

Congratulations! Enjoy it!

So so happy for you!!!

Congratulations. Excellent choice! All the best. Can't wait for the adventures.

Happy Birthday , good luck with the build out , it will be great

So cool. Life is a journey you find on the way. That thing is cool.👍

Them 80 series are unbreakable and proven to be tough and durable ❤

Happy Birthday and congrats on the new truck! 😀

Congrats and happy upcoming 🎂 birthday! Cool ride.

Congratulations, enjoy it!

Very excited for you!! :) you are like sunshine! Happy b-day!

That is one beautiful truck I would love to have one just like it. Thank you for being you and sharing your life with all of us❤

The 90's really was a golden age for Toyota 4WDs. I have a 93 Hilux Surf (what you guys would call a 4Runner but with a manual gear box and turbo diesel). All the mods done to your 80 so far are top of the line stuff too. Who ever built that truck wasn't cutting corners. If you're going to use that snorkel to get wet, make sure the airbox is sealed and you've added diff breather extensions, two things a lot of people don't know they have to do alongside the snorkel for river crossings.

Congratulations! Have a safe adventure with the LC.

That’s brilliant! Good for you

awesome Land Cruiser and love you know your stuff !! and Happy birthday!!!!!!!!!

Awesome keep Cruz on!!

Congratulations! Ive had every Land Cruiser model, even a 87’ JDM BJ74, and my 97 FZJ 80 is a dream to own. My 4 dogs love the sliding rear windows as much as I do! Good job!❤️

Awesome congrats! Can't wait to see the build 👌

Happy Birthday. Love the truck. Thanks for education.

Friggin awesome rig!. Best of luck👍

You got a good truck. I'm happy for you!

Greetings from England. Super interesting video that, thank you. Can not believe how far you guys drive!

GOOD FOR YOU!!!

Few tips: I have had 3. I’m on my third and best one. It’s a tripple locked LX450 (97 Land Cruiser with Lexus badging and cladding). So, first thing, get manuals. They aren’t cheap. It’s a two books. I think Absolute Wits End sells them now. That’s a good sight for accessories, parts, etc for 80s. Also, lot of fake China parts out there, from big deal stuff, to belts. Get genuine. Order from a reputable site or just go to Toyota dealership parts center. Two common things with these, is the seal on the oil pump leaks. This is an easy fix, but you have to take stuff off. Then the big thing is head gasket. If this truck has and old or original head gasket, just get it replaced. If it goes, it tends to hydrolock the engine, which is catastrophic failure. Use Toyota fluids, like coolant. If you maintain it, it will last last and last. ARB bumpers are the best, super strong. Keep it. I know these aren’t cheap anymore. I sold my last one for 10 grand and picked up the LX450 for 7 grand. These days my LX450 in stock form would be 15 grand. A lot of people are catching on to these trucks. Nice truck. Hope you give us a little more of what’s been done to it. Suspension. Etc.

Happy Birthday may you have many more wonderful years. Love the new toy. May it get you to many wonderful places. Stay safe and healthy always

YES!! The legendary FZJ80 Land Cruiser!! Congrats! Its a beast!! Welcome to the club and I look forward to watching your build!

Nice video, I happy for you that you found your dream truck. The end of the video is touching where Rio says subscribe and Koji is watching out of the window too.

Welcome to the community!Toyota trucks are the best,but 80’s are the pinnacle!Now,now need a fridge,drawers,and a rooftop tent!

Congratulations! It'll be a new page of your adventures!

Congrats on yr new / used Vehicle, enjoy it ❤😊

Oh geez, sorry I missed this LIVE but psyched for you!

Congrats....and Happy birthday!

okay, I love all things 4x4, overlanding, yotas, nature, but I had to stop to video abruptly to say that this girl is gorgeously beautiful! she has got an amazing smile, dazzling eyes, is very articulate. i love the way she speaks, i felt like i was having a personal conversation with her and communication is a talent many don't have.

That rig is SO SIIIIIIIIIIIICK 😍 Congratulations!

Happy Sunday Alyssa wishing you a safe & super week love always

Glad you found the vehicle you wanted. Enjoy your journey with it.

Awesome rig, love the 80s, good amount of space for a nice build too.

I would advise you to buy some NEW ball joints and have them ready...and possibly a new U-joint too-- just to have as spares-- because off-roading those are your weakest spots nad most likely to break if anything ever does- and if you have them WITH you- will save you a fortune in the long run. I would suggest a belt or two- and some other BASIC spare parts for emergencies.. GREAT VEHICLE.... glad you got it-- and good luck to you-- and again- LOVE that gorgeous smile of the joy your feeling!!! Stay safe. and Bless you.

Congratulations!

Happy birthday young lady. Best of luck with your new truck

Me and Jojo are very excited to see the build out and the adventures!! Happy 30!

Happy birthday and I just love to see you all the best

Badass! Love it congratulations hearing you explain it andall the capability it has makes me happy for you! So awesome smiling ear to ear! Omg and i love the end where the puppers are in the windows saying bye to us and fluffy girl is telling us to sub! 😅 Too adorable 🥰

Epic Cruiser enjoy the journey so happy for you greetings from South Africa

A great truck loved all over the world and you are as well happy 30 th birthday ❤