HJ60 in the USA - Page 2

marting · 12-10-07, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kim

This guy has obviously never driven a 60 with a 2H.

Fast isn't a word you would use to describe the experience. Torquey perhaps but never fast.

Fast as a snail....

i guess sufficient is a better description.. no problem to keep up with traffic... but if you want to overtake you have to plan ahead..
I have never driven a FJ ( i haven't even seen one) but i doubt they are much faster..

apocalypsegrrrl · 12-10-07, 11:10 AM

Marting: where are they getting the scandia RHDs? Are you guys getting them from Japan? Where do the rest of us look for them if we're interested? Ebay?

Also, how do you keep your diesels warm and running in the winter? I know you have a bunch, because I used to live in Stockholm when I was a kid. And I know how friggin' cold it gets. Do you put block heaters on them?

Tak so muket (sp?)

marting · 12-10-07, 03:33 PM

er.. a little missunderstanding here.. i asumed you would rather have a LHD version... so therefor it would be better to import from here than from the other side of the planet... (might be just the same if you are on the west coast,, but anyway

)

So you lived in Stockholm.. hear it's nice. haven't been there myself.. Stockhom is pretty temperate compared to 90% of norway

Yeah most cars and trucks have block-heaters or heaters in the bottom radiator-hose... but it's not everyone who has a chance to "hook it up" every night...
all "our" HJ60's are 24volt with two batteries... we buy good strong batteries
We use low-viscosity oil in the winter (if we care about our car)

And i guess the oilcompanys make sure the diesel dont freeze (add carosin)

Toyotas start well in the cold too... a hj60 with good batteries have no problem starting in -25c or less

The ones sold up here also has winter stuff on them, like heater for the rear under the passenger seat.. and probably something related to the glow system.. They all have a w in the chassis-number

like this
jt1 W 0hj60xxxxxxxxx

marting · 12-10-07, 03:39 PM

oh.. and you said tack så mykcet... hehe yeah that's sweedish allright... we say Takk.. or tusen takk..

where do you look... hmm.. if you feel adventureus you can check out www.nlck.no wich is the offial norwegian land cruiser club site... it's in norwegian though.... find a good dictionary-site and start exploring..."diskusjonsforum" will get you headed the right direction.... if you manage to sign up and leave a post i'll be the first to greet you welcome...

marting · 12-10-07, 03:41 PM

this is my car in the early this year btw..

kim · 12-10-07, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marting

Fast as a snail....

i guess sufficient is a better description.. no problem to keep up with traffic... but if you want to overtake you have to plan ahead..
I have never driven a FJ ( i haven't even seen one) but i doubt they are much faster..

I have an FJ60 and it accelerates a lot 'faster' than the HJ. I will be swapping in my 2H shortly though.

hks3sgte · 12-13-07, 02:45 PM

Someone asked him on his latest listing about the legality of this import. Brining up the 1984 but titled as a 1980. His reply: "It's a 1980."

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1980-...QQcmdZViewItem

quinny · 12-13-07, 03:59 PM

So does anyone know what would happen if you buy it and try and register it? Should the VIN clear as an 80? How does it get confiscated?

roscoFJ73 · 12-13-07, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quinny

So does anyone know what would happen if you buy it and try and register it? Should the VIN clear as an 80? How does it get confiscated?

If he had sold it privately through the classifieds without broadcasting the situation,it would be ok.

Govt departments get particularly nasty when people falsify paperwork to circumvent the system.

If found out they would probably impound it then crush it and send you the bill

12-10-07, 03:33 PM	#33
marting IH8MUD Regular Join Date: May 2007 Location: I live in Oslo.. the biggest village in Norway Posts: 299	er.. a little missunderstanding here.. i asumed you would rather have a LHD version... so therefor it would be better to import from here than from the other side of the planet... (might be just the same if you are on the west coast,, but anyway) So you lived in Stockholm.. hear it's nice. haven't been there myself.. Stockhom is pretty temperate compared to 90% of norway Yeah most cars and trucks have block-heaters or heaters in the bottom radiator-hose... but it's not everyone who has a chance to "hook it up" every night... all "our" HJ60's are 24volt with two batteries... we buy good strong batteries We use low-viscosity oil in the winter (if we care about our car) And i guess the oilcompanys make sure the diesel dont freeze (add carosin) Toyotas start well in the cold too... a hj60 with good batteries have no problem starting in -25c or less The ones sold up here also has winter stuff on them, like heater for the rear under the passenger seat.. and probably something related to the glow system.. They all have a w in the chassis-number like this jt1 W 0hj60xxxxxxxxx __________________ HJ60..OSLO

12-10-07, 03:39 PM	#34
marting IH8MUD Regular Join Date: May 2007 Location: I live in Oslo.. the biggest village in Norway Posts: 299	oh.. and you said tack så mykcet... hehe yeah that's sweedish allright... we say Takk.. or tusen takk.. where do you look... hmm.. if you feel adventureus you can check out www.nlck.no wich is the offial norwegian land cruiser club site... it's in norwegian though.... find a good dictionary-site and start exploring..."diskusjonsforum" will get you headed the right direction.... if you manage to sign up and leave a post i'll be the first to greet you welcome... __________________ HJ60..OSLO

12-10-07, 03:41 PM	#35
marting IH8MUD Regular Join Date: May 2007 Location: I live in Oslo.. the biggest village in Norway Posts: 299	this is my car in the early this year btw.. Attached Images __________________ HJ60..OSLO

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12-10-07, 11:10 AM	#32
apocalypsegrrrl IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Washington State Posts: 128	Marting: where are they getting the scandia RHDs? Are you guys getting them from Japan? Where do the rest of us look for them if we're interested? Ebay? Also, how do you keep your diesels warm and running in the winter? I know you have a bunch, because I used to live in Stockholm when I was a kid. And I know how friggin' cold it gets. Do you put block heaters on them? Tak so muket (sp?)

12-13-07, 02:45 PM	#37
hks3sgte IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Los Ángeles, CA. Posts: 1,914	Someone asked him on his latest listing about the legality of this import. Brining up the 1984 but titled as a 1980. His reply: "It's a 1980." http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1980-...QQcmdZViewItem

12-13-07, 03:59 PM	#38
quinny IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cape Ann, MA Posts: 32	So does anyone know what would happen if you buy it and try and register it? Should the VIN clear as an 80? How does it get confiscated?