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Old 10-10-2012, 09:47 PM   #40 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
At least the body-on-frame platform allows a higher flexibility for ecomodding. Replacing body panels for fiberglass-made lighter ones, aeromodding, among many other tricks.



Jokes apart, a Diesel swap sounds perfectly reasonable. A Volkswagen TDI can provide a decent performance, the only problem is to bolt it to the stock transmission.
At that point an MT is feasible, heck a 6.2 and a 5sp mt would love that land cruiser.
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