Restoration, re-engineering and one-off fabrication for Land Cruisers and selected 4x4s. Planned properly, built in-house and finished without shortcuts.
Do it once. Do it right.
I did not start USJ 4x4 because I always dreamed of owning a workshop. I started it because my own Land Cruiser build went wrong, and the only way to get the standard I wanted was to take responsibility for it myself.
I rented a small corner of a shop, and with Zaw Zaw I finished the car properly. That corner became USJ 4x4 Garage. We still take that same approach to every build: diagnose it honestly, plan it properly, and do the work ourselves.
Vishant Selvarajah · Founder
Read our storyA few of the vehicles that show what the workshop actually does. Each is documented as a proper case study.
A 1987 60 Series re-engineered around a Toyota Century 1GZ-FE V12. Chassis-off restoration, chromoly fabrication, ARB lockers, dyno-documented. Featured by Silodrome. This is the level we build to.
Read the buildMark's 80 Series, given the 2UZ 4.7 V8 from a 100 Series, kept on its original chassis, rewired throughout and finished in a deep red you hear before you see.
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A supercharged classic Mini built from the ground up for Paul, in memory of his mother. Small, quick, and one of the most personal builds we have taken on.
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A diesel 40 Series taken back to a rolling chassis and rebuilt from the bottom up. Coil conversion, rebuilt axles and steering, sorted before a single panel is finished.
Read the buildFour things, done properly and in-house, rather than a long menu of parts and packages.
Land Cruisers and selected 4x4s taken back to the chassis and rebuilt to be used, in full or in stages.
Restomods, engine conversions and one-off builds, engineered so the whole vehicle works together.
Chassis restoration, corrosion repair, coil conversions, axles, lockers and gearing matched to real use.
Custom chromoly and steel fabrication, full loom rebuilds and the engineering problem-solving in between.
Every serious project runs the same way, in the same order, for good reason.
Tell us the vehicle, its condition and what you want it to become.
A paid inspection with the vehicle in front of us. No quotes from photos.
An honest scope, staged so the foundations come before the finishing.
Apart, the vehicle tells the truth, and the plan is confirmed against it.
Chassis, driveline, fabrication, wiring and the real build work.
Put together, commissioned and tested properly before it moves.
It goes home, and we stay available for the vehicle we built.
Old vehicles hide their problems. Teardown often reveals more than the inspection could, so we flag it early rather than bury it. The final scope can change, and we talk it through before we carry on.
We are not a walk-in service centre, and we do not quote complete builds from a few WhatsApp photographs.
Serious projects begin with an inspection, a proper scope and an honest conversation about budget, time and how the vehicle will actually be used. We take on the builds where we can genuinely add engineering and creative value, and we would rather do a few properly than many quickly.
Tell us what it is, what condition it is in and what you want it to become. An enquiry is the start of a conversation, not an instant quote.