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patches84 · 05-06-08, 09:59 PM

G'day All,

Thanks for doing that Hltopper. I will post some more pics of her when I get a chance later in the week. She is actually an HJ47 (or was), but now runs a Vortec 350. For now, I will just give some brief details:

I have owned her since Oct. 1996 when I bought her from the orignial owner, who was an old Dutch tea tree farmer in Murwilumbah, NSW. He was a retired school teacher, and he bought the truck so he and his wife could tour Africa in it. They shipped it there in 1986 and spent 18 months touring around- mostly South Africa I think. When they brought her back to Australia, she spent most of her time sitting, and some touring around a bit. She had a bit of rust from several beach holidays up on Frasier Island and the York peninsula, but I have since cut all of that out.

I brought her to the US in 1997, and have since made many 'improvements' to her. I had her turbo-charged in Melbourne, but eventually put in a brand new Vortec 350 in 2000. The engine runs the 'factory' power steering (from a HJ61) and air con from the Chevy compressors, and sits in front of the factory H55F 5 speed (which I bought new from Houston, Tx) and a transfer case from a 1987 60 series with the 32mm idler shaft. All of the shifter come out of the factory holes, so from inside, you cannot tell that therre is anything other than a 2H in her.

I have since replaced every piece of window felt, window rubber, weatherstrip, lights (indicators and brake lights), latches, catches and switches that Toyota still makes, and painted everything else. I have a beautiful, rust-free LX windsceen frame (three wipers) sitting in my shed here in Australia- I just can't wait to get home and put it on- it is even the right colour! I keep her bathed in fish oil to prevent rust, and wash the salt off of her after every snow fall.

I have 52 gallons of fuel and 10 gallons of water on board, and a 1200 watt power inverter, fridge, sink and storage. The seats are out of a 1995 SR5 4 Runner, and she has OME 2.5" springs. I put 3.73 gears in her in 1999, and she goes 80 MPH at 2700 RPM. On the freeway, with the cruise control set at 80 and the air con on, I average 20.5 MPG- which is about what I got with the turbo-charged 2H. I hope you enjoy looking at the photos!

Let's post other troopies on here as well- anyone? I started a thread for troopies, and i'd love to see as many photos on there as we can get.

Cheers,

05-06-08, 09:59 PM	#7
patches84 IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Adelaide, South Australia- originally from Santa Fe, New Mexico USA TLCA# 2344 Posts: 150	G'day All, Thanks for doing that Hltopper. I will post some more pics of her when I get a chance later in the week. She is actually an HJ47 (or was), but now runs a Vortec 350. For now, I will just give some brief details: I have owned her since Oct. 1996 when I bought her from the orignial owner, who was an old Dutch tea tree farmer in Murwilumbah, NSW. He was a retired school teacher, and he bought the truck so he and his wife could tour Africa in it. They shipped it there in 1986 and spent 18 months touring around- mostly South Africa I think. When they brought her back to Australia, she spent most of her time sitting, and some touring around a bit. She had a bit of rust from several beach holidays up on Frasier Island and the York peninsula, but I have since cut all of that out. I brought her to the US in 1997, and have since made many 'improvements' to her. I had her turbo-charged in Melbourne, but eventually put in a brand new Vortec 350 in 2000. The engine runs the 'factory' power steering (from a HJ61) and air con from the Chevy compressors, and sits in front of the factory H55F 5 speed (which I bought new from Houston, Tx) and a transfer case from a 1987 60 series with the 32mm idler shaft. All of the shifter come out of the factory holes, so from inside, you cannot tell that therre is anything other than a 2H in her. I have since replaced every piece of window felt, window rubber, weatherstrip, lights (indicators and brake lights), latches, catches and switches that Toyota still makes, and painted everything else. I have a beautiful, rust-free LX windsceen frame (three wipers) sitting in my shed here in Australia- I just can't wait to get home and put it on- it is even the right colour! I keep her bathed in fish oil to prevent rust, and wash the salt off of her after every snow fall. I have 52 gallons of fuel and 10 gallons of water on board, and a 1200 watt power inverter, fridge, sink and storage. The seats are out of a 1995 SR5 4 Runner, and she has OME 2.5" springs. I put 3.73 gears in her in 1999, and she goes 80 MPH at 2700 RPM. On the freeway, with the cruise control set at 80 and the air con on, I average 20.5 MPG- which is about what I got with the turbo-charged 2H. I hope you enjoy looking at the photos! Let's post other troopies on here as well- anyone? I started a thread for troopies, and i'd love to see as many photos on there as we can get. Cheers, __________________ 4/1984 HJ47 'Patches' The Vortec Vixen 7/1984 FJ40 LX 'Lexie' 9/1980 BJ40 'For Sale' Indecision may or may not be my problem. Jimmy Buffett for President. http://forum.ih8mud.com/fj45-owners-...45-troopy.html Last edited by patches84; 05-09-08 at 01:36 AM.