‘Georgia’ 1981 BJ42 Toyota Land Cruiser w/ CDN Cold Weather Package (LOL)
I am the third owner of this 'Sold New in Canada' 1981 BJ42. It has been restored 9 years ago, I carried out the disassembly with help from our club members and then our expert restorers in the club shared in the restoration process. I have owned this truck since 2007. Original 3B Diesel Engine and 4spd. Many new parts too numerous to list.
Steven Tetu: EBI Cruisers (supplied many OEM parts including some hard to find items)
Rob Millson: Millson Motorworks: Reassembly and restoration of mechanical
Jason Hugh: Cruisin' Offroad: Rear Frame rebuilding, skid plate, and custom dual-swingout rear bumper.
Some of the rust repair (cut-out and replace with metal) was also performed by Russ and Jay at RustBlasters in Chilliwack.
This is a resto-mod. It has an aluminum tub. The front doors and bib are from pre-'76 FJ40. The front fenders are new OEM Toyota steel. The fender skirts, firewall, top and rear ambi-doors are original to the truck and required serious metal work to replace rusted areas. The windshield is a rust-free replacement from the dry-belt USA (matches '81 original). All rust was cut out and replaced with new steel. All painted surfaces were blasted and primed with Epoxy Primer, then painted with a single stage Cloverdale Armorshield. Truck was re-sprayed after final assembly as well.
The color a 1970 Toyota Hilux Light green (AKA Cloverdale Generator Green). I wanted a modern paint color that looked good. The Bezel and roof are an 'RV White', which is a light cream which looks good against the green. Black and grey are the other colors that appear on the truck.
This is also a tribute truck, which is another reason for the change in color (it is a factory dune beige truck). I've worked in forestry all my life and while I don't know if the USFS (or Canadian for that matter) ever operated the 40 series, if they did, it might look like this.
Other Interesting Facts: Factory 24V truck except the headlights. 24V AM Radio, Dealer installed CB Radio, CDN Cold-Weather Package for 1981 (radiator blind, block heater, dash glow switch), 24V Warn 8274 Winch, Best-top front seats, Cruiser-Crap Center Console, 33" BF Goodrich All-Terrains with 75% tread. Otherwise all factory for 1981. 4spd, Garret 2052 turbo installed in 2012, Armstrong steering.
