70 Series Registry

arcteryx · 12-12-06, 10:57 PM

I would like to have a registry for all 70 series.

Being in the North America, 70 series are pretty rare in Canada and even rarer in the USA (unsure about Mexico). So, my goal is to 1) identify the guys who have 70 series (and I am including Canadian JDMs) and 2) try to realize the market value of these vehicles. I have seen/heard claims that there are about 50-70 70 series in the US and less than 200 in Canada. I want to put actual data behind these claims.

Now, I know we have a lot of international mudders on here and I do not want to offend them. So, I will separate international 70s by country, so that they to can reap the benefits of the data that I am seeking in North America.

I will be editing this post frequently to append the information so that the list will be in first post for everyone, rather than throughout many pages. You can put this info using Reply or PM it to me. Also, please limit it to one post per 70.

So, here are the rules:

1. Year and model of vehicle
2. IH8Mud Handle
3. Location of vehicle
4. Country of Origin (by this I mean the country it was first shipped to- ie, my 70 is in the USA, but was originally for the Canadian market, so the country of origina would be Canada)
5. Mileage on the truck odometer, in KMs please
6. Modifications, if any
6. How you use the truck- DD, trail rig, garage queen, etc.
7. Photos are fine, (you must post them) but please limit them to 1 small jpg

Here we go!

Mods note; Lets keep this to registry info only please. And I will delete the chat posts as I see them. Thanks, BB
Also it would be nice and highly recommended that we have pictures to go with these posts. It makes the registry that much more enjoyable. So please add a picture to your post if you have not already. If you have trouble posting a picture you can ask me or roscoFJ73 for help in the matter. Cheers and look forward to seeing these trucks

David*BJ70 · 12-13-06, 04:36 AM

1. Year and model of vehicle
1985 - BJ70

2. IH8Mud Handle
David*BJ70

3. Vehicule name
THE GREEN MACHINE !

4. Location of vehicle
Montréal area, Québec, Canada

5. Country of Origin
Canada

6. Mileage on the truck odometer, in KMs please
256 000km

7. Modifications, if any
Some..., bumpers, X9 superwinch, body & paint, gauges, Toyo M/T, CD/MP3, Cup holder (

), Anti-Reversal Shackle ...

8. How you use the truck- DD, trail rig, garage queen, etc.
DD and trail rig

9. Photos are fine, (you must post them) but please limit them to 1 small jpg
Here a shiny picture

knorrena · 12-13-06, 07:35 AM

This is a kickass idea. Here are my stats. About revealing the location of your truck. I guess its a possible risk, but I head to Texas quite often and once lived in Austin and was immediately enthusiastic about the possibility of meeting another cruiser owner in a different country. I hope that the potential risk does not dissuade folks from posting thier locations.

Year: 1985
Model: BJ70
Handle: knorrena
Location: Calgary, AB
Country of Origin: (Really Japan) Canada
Kms: 501839
Mods: bypass glow plug timer
Use: Second vehicle

Jan-78FJ40 · 12-13-06, 08:37 AM

Cool, here's mine:

year: 1985 BJ70
mud handle: jan-78fj40
loc: San Diego, CA
origin: Canada
km: 305.000
mods: lifted
use: trail, expedition, second vehicle

rlahaise · 12-13-06, 08:52 AM

Year: 1985 BJ-70
Mud Handle: rlahaise
Loc: Vancouver Island, BC
Origin: Canada
Km: 495,000
Mods: Body rust :-)
Use: Daily Driver/Hunting Rig

bj70alex · 12-13-06, 10:59 AM

Year: 1985 BJ-70
Mud Handle: bj70alex
Loc: Nashville, TN
Origin: Canada
Km: 216,000
Mods: Has been restored
Use: Mostly weekend Driver

dieselbigot · 12-13-06, 06:46 PM

1. Year and model of vehicle

87 BJ70

2. IH8Mud Handle

Dieselbigot

3. Location of vehicle

Northern California

4. Country of Origin

Canada

5. Mileage on the truck odometer, in KMs please

200,000

6. Modifications, if any

AXT Turbo
Retrofit Factory AC
Marks 2.8 Tcase gears / 4.56 Diffs
FF JDM rear axle
F / R ARB lockers
OME Suspension
ARB Bullbar
Warn M8000
4x4 Labs Rear bumper / Sliders / Tcase skid / Roof rack
Snorkle
35 MTR's
Various electronic crap

6. How you use the truck- DD, trail rig, garage queen, etc.

Occasion wheeling trip / Hoarding wifes garage spot

70seriesaddict · 12-14-06, 07:41 AM

1. Year and model of vehicle
1986 BJ70

2. IH8Mud Handle
70seriesaddict

3. Location of vehicle
Twin Cities, Minnesota

4. Country of Origin
Canada

5. Mileage on the truck odometer, in KMs please
too lazy to go check

6. Modifications, if any
rusted, dented, extra leaf each corner, rock sliders, 33s, winch front bumper

7. How you use the truck- DD, trail rig, garage queen, etc.
daily driver, local easy trail rig

1. Year and model of vehicle
1987 BJ70

2. IH8Mud Handle
70seriesaddict

3. Location of vehicle
Twin Cities, Minnesota

4. Country of Origin
Canada

5. Mileage on the truck odometer, in KMs please
too lazy to go check

6. Modifications, if any
clean, straight, HD OME, 33s, custom bumpers

7. How you use the truck- DD, trail rig, garage queen, etc.
daily driver, want to continue mods as $ permits for use as more serious trail rig

1. Year and model of vehicle
1995 HZJ75

2. IH8Mud Handle
70seriesaddict

3. Location of vehicle
Twin Cities, Minnesota

4. Country of Origin
Canada

5. Mileage on the truck odometer, in KMs please
too lazy to go check

6. Modifications, if any
starting to restore, rock sliders, 33s, winch front bumper, custom rear bumper

7. How you use the truck- DD, trail rig, garage queen, etc.
daily driver, trail rig, tow rig, want to continue mods/resto as $ permits

Island Moose · 12-14-06, 03:47 PM

1. Year and model of vehicle

1988 - BJ70

2. IH8Mud Handle

Island Moose

3. Vehicle name

The White Goat

4. Location of vehicle

Vancouver Island

5. Country of Origin

Canada

6. Mileage on the truck odometer, in KMs please

160000kms

7. Modifications, if any

Racor Filter/Seperator

8. How you use the truck- DD, trail rig, garage queen, etc.

DD

owensexport · 12-16-06, 10:59 PM

1. Year and model of vehicle - 1991 HZJ77

2. IH8Mud Handle - Owensexport

3. Location of vehicle - California

4. Country of Origin - Japan

5. Mileage on the truck odometer, in KMs please - 189,000

6. Modifications, if any - stock

6. How you use the truck- DD, trail rig, garage queen, etc. - Daily driver,
79,000 kms so far

LDowney · 12-17-06, 10:29 AM

Good Afternoon All,
I have reading the 70 forum for months, but never posted before. I have two 1986 BJ70s (BJ71 per VIN and 1987 per titles) for inclusion in the registery. Their details are

Sep 1986 BJ70
289,500 Km
Kennesaw, GA
Modifications include: ATX turbo, OME suspension, limited slip rear differential, custom built Bullbar & rear bumper, custom sliders are in-work
Daily Driver with some trail time

Oct 1986 BJ70
326,900 Km
Kennesaw, GA
Stock setup without modifications
Restoration Project (long term plan) that the kids will get to drive some

Previously, I owned a 1985 BJ70 and it was a great truck. Last Christmas eve, it saved my daughter's life when a fool ran a stop light and plowed into the driver side door at ~50mph. She walked away with bruises; the truck sustained moderate damage, but the insurance company freaked out and totaled her. Luckily, I was able to locate these two 1986s to keep us driving 70s.

Thanks, have a great weekend
Larry

Cruiser D · 12-17-06, 07:04 PM

1. Year and model of vehicle-87 BJ70
2. IH8Mud Handle - Cruiser D
3. Location of vehicle - Toronto, ON, Canada
4. Country of Origin - Canada
5. Mileage on the truck odometer, in KMs please - 262000
6. Modifications, if any - Stock
6. How you use the truck- DD, trail rig, garage queen, etc. - DD

Great idea, can't wait to see the results!

Little Joe · 12-17-06, 10:18 PM

1. 85 BJ70
2. Little Joe
3. Ormond On, Canada
4. Canada
5. 495,000
6. OME, 4.56 LR/ARB, 1500hrs on new 3B AXT . Custom bumpers,sliders ,skidplates , +++
7. extra vehicle/DD/trail rig

2005 completed 8000km round trip to Moab and 6000km round trip to Goose Bay !

zaxxon · 12-18-06, 11:57 AM

1.1987 BJ74
2.ZAXXON
3.Edm,AB
4.Japan
5.101,000km
6.no mods
7.Weekend use, light off road

roscoFJ73 · 12-20-06, 10:03 PM

1. Year and model of vehicle HZJ75 and FJ73

2. IH8Mud Handle roscoFJ73

3. Location of vehicle Perth Western Australia

4. Country of Origin Australia

5. Mileage on the truck odometer, in KMs please HZJ75 =198000 FJ73=281000

6. Modifications HZJ75 is stock except for the BFG 33X10.5
FJ73 has a fully rebuilt 1HZ diesel and matching H55f replacing the old 3F factory unsmogged.
Both have 140+ watt spotties

7 How you use the truck- DD, trail rig, garage queen, etc.
All of the aboveLOL I prefer the FJ73 around the city with its 31 desert dueller, , tighter turning circle and being easier to park.

The HZJ75 is comes into its own as a camping an expedition rig. Its longer wheelbase makes for a more comfy ride and the 2.4Lx1.8Wx1.0H rear tray has about 4 cubic metres of stowage space. Its dual 90 litre tanks give it a range of over 1200 klms fully loaded at 110kph.

seapotato · 12-20-06, 11:00 PM

1. Year and model of vehicle
87 Bj 70, 85 Bj70
2. IH8Mud Handle
3. Location of vehicle
4. Country of Origin
look to the left...
5. Mileage on the truck odometer, in KMs please
both around 360
6. Modifications, if any
87, 411's, 255 85 16's, shittybuilt bumpers , warn winch.
6. How you use the truck- DD, trail rig, garage queen, etc.
87 is my DD, 85 is the parts rig.
7. Photos are fine, (you must post them) but please limit them to 1 small jpg
nothing special that needs a pic.
cheers,
ryan

Tonito · 12-23-06, 04:56 AM

Well ... I'm not from Canada, but i do not care

... so here we go:

1. Year and model of vehicle
november 1989 BJ70

2. IH8Mud Handle
Tonito

3. Location of vehicle
Germany, Northern Westfalia, near Cologne

4. Country of Origin
N/A, delivered for the European market

5. Mileage on the truck odometer, in KMs please
around 230,000km's

6. Modifications, if any UPDATE
just a few - 33x12.5 ProComp MT, new springs, costum front-bumper

6. How you use the truck
actually its a garage queen, normally DD and trail-rig

7. Photo:

Flatfender · 12-23-06, 07:18 PM

This is my first post!

1. Year and model of vehicle - 1988 13BT BJ-74
2. IH8Mud Handle - Flatfender
3. Location of vehicle - Philippines
4. Country of Origin - Japan
5. Mileage - 245,000 km
6. Modifications, if any - RHD to LHD, all stock.
6. How you use the truck- Trail rig/Garage princess

my02 · 12-23-06, 11:39 PM

1. Year and model of vehicle - 1985 FJ73
2. IH8Mud Handle - MY02
3. Location of vehicle - Australia
4. Country of Origin - Australia
5. Mileage - 334,XXX km
6. Modifications, if any - Dakar 2" springs, ext shackles, Safari Snorkel, 33x10.5 BFG MT & 34" Simex JTII, Internal drawers, leaky aftermarket sunroof
6. How you use the truck- Granny scarer, trail wandering, touring.

mac1cruz · 12-24-06, 01:44 AM

1. 1992 75 series Landcruiser ute
2. Mac1cruz
3. Queesnland
4. Australia
5. 306 000km
6. 4" lift Efs springs Superior Extended Shaclkes Rancho shocks, Arb winch bar scrubbars and steps Arb Airlocker Magnium 9500lb winch, Narva Ultima blue 175 combination spotties, Airtech Snorkel, Pirana Twin batteries,Pacemaker extractors 2 1/2" exhaust TX3200 UHF 4.5DB antenna
6. To work and play.
7.