BJ44/46 Registry (1 Viewer)

[BreckenridgeCruiser]

Since we are seeing more and more of these, and the well seems to be drying up in japan and Aus/NZ, I thought we should get a listing of the BJ44/46s here.

I also want to use the thread as a listing of build dates and maybe some of the interesting configurations for that year, especially with the fact that my rig seems to be an anomaly or test vehicle based on build date.

I'll start it off:

1981 K-BJ44V-KCY - February/March 1981 Build
Color: 033 Trim: KB01
Frame number: BJ44-002769
Stock with 2B, H41, 4.11s
Odd/Cool parts:
- Silver Dash plate
- Superglow System and 3B style engine configuration (vs B style)
- Vacuum Front Drive
- Fender Mirror mounts (no mirrors )
- Side step on passenger side
- School Bus Articulated drivers windshield wiper assembly.
- Stock Grey interior
- Headlight switch positioned for Tachometer (which I don't have)
- Stock steel fender flares on rear tub
- 5 bolt (vs 3) license plate holder on rear ambulance doors
- Possible stock blue carpet (fits too well considering the half-assed way the PO did other stuff)
- No sedimenter
- Door Dome light switches on front door jambs (not sure if this is unusual, but my 1981 FJ40 didn't have them).

 

[Folkert]

heres mine:

1981 BJ44V-KCY - March/April 1981 Build
Frame number: BJ44-003226
Stock with 24V 2B, H41, 4.11s

JDM specific specs:

- L Package upgrade:
- White vinyl seats with red/tan striped fabric, rear and front.
- White front door panels
- Chrome bumpers (front and rear)
- Chrome bezel - newer square type
- Chrome license plate light covers
- Tan mid console with rear heater
- Tan seat belts
- Tan vinyl floor covers front and rear


- Old type dash
- F.D. Front drive Vacuum switch on dash
- Factory Air Conditioning
- Standard glow System
- Forward facing rear seat/bench
- Stock Plastic fender flares on rear tub (or was this an option?)
- 5 bolt (vs 3) license plate holder on rear ambulance doors
- 16" Factory gray steel spring rims
- Fender mirrors
- Front disc brakes, rear drums
- Front Factory Aisin Hub locks (color gold), rear none.
- Yellow Jack.
- footstep for ambulance doors mounted in between bumperettes.
- pintle/nato hook.
- black hood and window hooks
- aluminum shift pattern plate on glove box (newer style have plastic decal)


these newer type of goodies are NOT included in mine:

- newer style dash with clock etc.
- light switches on front door jambs
- tach
- superglow
- power steering
- fog lights (although OEM fog light knob was installed)
- OEM Electric Winch (was installed but removed by previous owner)
- interior side panel trimming (like LX package)
- ambulance door panels
- carpets (like the LX Package)
- OEM white steel rims (white 16" spring rims or 15" white spoke rims)

Note: besides of the engine/tranny specs above, I don't know about any technical differences, ask me and I'll try to figure out what my setup/configuration is.

As requested pics, I posted the pics of how I bought it as in factory original.. might be better for comparison of what was factory equipment/setup and what not..

 

[BJ44V]

Here is some of my info. I may have to update once I get back home.

1981 K- BJ44V-KCY - June 1981 Build
Frame number: BJ44-004081
Stock with 24V 2B, H41, 4.11s
Color: 857
Trim: LO11


JDM Spec
- Old style dash
- More than likely the slow glow. I have the speaker looking grate under the headlight switch
- Power steering (PO upgrade)
- Factory air (PO upgrade)
- Stock factory gray interior (only door paneling is on front doors)
- Original rear bench seat
- Not sure about bolt pattern for license plate
- Pintle hook
- A original 16" split spare
- Tool kit (most of the tools are there
- Original Jack (no longer installed)
- Fender mount mirrors
- Stock AM radio

Aftermarket
- Custom front winch bumper
- HID headlights
- 17" FJ black steelies
- Custom FJ roll bar (made two into one)
- Custom gray headliner
- Tinted windows (when the top is on)


Future Work (very near)
- Custom half doors (In work)
- Will be painting Satin 857 blue when I get home

That's all I can think of for now. I Will edit when/if I think of anything else.

Shortly after I got it. I had to remove the wagon wheels that was on it.

How it looks now. In a couple of months it will change again.

 

[JuanJ]

Pictures!

Any registry is incomplete without them.





Juan

 

[akifjanjua]

Yes guys.. Pics Pics.. these are rare vehicles.. Post their pics

 

[Folkert]

ok guys, updated my pics, lets wake up all bj44/46 owners we know from mud like tobash, peteinjp etc.. and lets focus on jdm specific specs/details to see what changed when..
looks like bj44v,s rig is more in line with mine than breck,s rig.. the plot thickens..

 

[crushers]

this was mine but it lives in Colorado for the last 10 years:
Luxury Imports - Calgary, Alberta
sorry, i know very little about it. the old mind isn't what it used to be.

 

[Folkert]

hi crusher, thank you for posting do you still know the vin? might help us out a bit more.. thanks in advance folkert

 

[crushers]

i will see if i can dig it up, i have the file here somewhere.

 

[RedHeadedStepChild]

I've attached the link sale thread for mine.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/vehicles-trailers-sale-wanted/429724-1982-bj44.html
Thought it was an '81
Model: K-BJ44V-KCY
Vin: BJ44-001666
Color 309 (Red.....one day it will be again)
Trim: L011
-No Super Glow
-Factory air
-Bench rear(Missing side pads)
-Gray interior
-No Power steering
-Missing Fender Mirrors (any on got any- or maybe a print or drawing?)
-Roll bar's from a 40 (I'm going to steal BJ44V's idea for the mod)
-Fully fiberglass hard top that I guess is aftermarket 'cause it definitely doesn't go together the I've been watching Folkert's go together.
-Rad Top hose goes to driver's right

 

[BJ44V]

-Roll bar's from a 40 (I'm going to steal BJ44V's idea for the mod)

Look forward to seeing how yours turns out. Just to let you know with the roll bar...I have a steel plate under the body to mount the 2 b pillars to and another steel plate under the body for the rear. Definitley looks like you have a really good starting point.

 

[BreckenridgeCruiser]

RHSC: I think it is an 1981 model year and was built in 11/1980.

This makes sense too as you have the same slo-glo and rad hose configuration as Folkert.

K

 

[Folkert]

it does, then again, BJ44V has a VIN in the 4000's (the highest of us all so far..)... and he also has the same setup.

 

[bj44 cruiser]

Daniel McDonald New Zealand
1980 bj44
Frame number: bj44 002216

Engine: 3b re-power 24v

- Honda Prelude seats (ok i know that's sad but they bolted straight in and are really comfy)
- Fully decked out with marine carpet
- Sony x-plod head unit and 6x9"s
- Slow glow system
- Custom 80mm pvc snorkel
- 33 x 12.5'' tsl super swamper tires on 15" white spoke rims
- Custom front bumper
- Aftermarket window washer
- Ford courier bench seat (being removed soon and replaced with decent ones)
- Re - set springs ( Bearing press lol )
- hoary black paint job by the previous owner, wasn't sanded, primed or anything
- wheel carrier and chrome rear bumpers removed

Ok so here's some pics,

Pictures by danbj44 - Photobucket

https://forum.ih8mud.com/attachment.php? attachmentid=527574&stc=1&d=1307350086

https://forum.ih8mud.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=527576&stc=1&d=1307350086

Anyone else got a 44 in NZ? Mine is the first one i have ever come across here although i saw a Bj46 on trade me.

 

[bj44 cruiser]

Add me on facebook to see more pics: danielcourier90@hotmail.com

 

[BreckenridgeCruiser]

I just updated my info...

I looked at my plate finally and my model is a K-BJ44V-KCY and my trim is KB01

Folkert mentioned an L upgrade package... what does the K mean?

 

[Folkert]

hi kraig, the L package is not mentioned in the Model name until 1982, when the LX package was introduced...

both standard as L package are named KCY.

I dont know where the K stands for, all models have the K in them..
I do remember that someone here on mud once posted an explanation of the version names..

 

[peteinjp]

I've been meaning to post up some data about mine. Also 11/81

model- k-bj44v-kcy
Frame no-bj44-0001873

Freeborn Red (plus red primer these days) with 4:11 axles h41 tranny. Rear full floater on deck with a cable locker scheduled to go in next year.
24V 2b split case. Had the chrome pkg- bezel and wheels. Currently in the process of eliminating the auto-rust feature. Probably will be a different color someday but not in a hurry. Collecting rubber parts for future restoration/refurbishment.

Had the red checked cloth interior like Folkerts.Rear seats have been changed out to safer stuff for the kiddo's (is my daily after all.) Fronts will be switched out to earlier seats because they are taller- like me.

JDM fender mirrors will be taken off and replaced with JDM bj mirrors - not the extend-able ones like the Fj's have. The fender mirrors may be kinda cool and all but they get in the way when you want to get under the hood and they are just dying to be beat up by branches on those less traveled roads (I often find here in the mountains of Japan.)

Currently switched out with 16" wheels- soon to be on 16x5.5 fj45 wheels.

PTO winch in the works-

Radiator has the RH inlet soon to be changed out for left hand in order to fit stock power steering.

Contrary to Kieth's info I have never seen an 81 with the silver dash plate, super glow or fender flares as stock items here in Japan. Not sayin it aint so- just that all the ones I have seen are not like that.

Having security token issues (what ever that means) with the pics so I'll have to try them again another time-

Best-

Pete

 

[BreckenridgeCruiser]

Awesome write up Pete! Did you mean 11/80 or 11/81?

Yeah... looks like my rig is a freak... I'd be up for buying those fender mirrors if you want to get rid of them... I have the posts and would love to have a little better visibility!

Folkert, your trim is listed as an LXXX correct? I wonder what it means that mine is a KB01...

 

[Folkert]

Hi breck, No, mine is also KB01 (its on the Vin tag).. I always thought that stands for "Chrome"..
The other trim options were pewter or white... (BJ44V's cruiser has L011, dunno which one is that)

since you don't have an L package (where the chrome trim is included) I no longer know what that stands for, or do you also have the chrome bezel etc? Than it would make sense...