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Alright, way to early on this thread but hey why not start organizing the plan. 
This is a 1995 LHD HDJ80 that hails from Belgium or maybe it was France.
It is a 1HDFT, H151 5spd, HF2A with x3 lockers. It is pretty friggin’ rough and extremely filthy, hence the name Pigpen. A customer sent it to us for some parts he wanted off it and now I will buy what is left that he doesn’t want.
What did we take from it? Well, all the wiring, gauge cluster, few other bits for sure like vacuum system, trans hump stuff and so forth. So it’s got none of that. I do have access to a wrecked FZJ80 to scavenge that stuff from where needed.
The top end of the engine is toast, it’s going to need and get a new head. No idea on bottom end yet until tear down. The engine is going to suck me dry money wise I just know it but oh well, this is a long slow build so that helps. Not planning any upgrades at the start to engine, to much cash but they will come down the road if I keep it. No idea on condition of trans or tcase, if they are anything like the rest of it, they need work too. No idea on condition of axles other than the birfields are wasted.
Going to keep the build somewhat budget until it is done and on the road. So stock turbo and boost. Probably start with 35’s but maybe 37’s. This is a fun-shop truck so being somewhat built that way. Also slightly hardcore wheeling, since a pickup is best for that or better than a full bodied 80. Less to smash!
Just going to do a flatbed with drop down sides, Aussie style. Currently planning an extra-cab. Got a guy working for me who has much better sheet metal skills than me so at the minimum the chop will be a team effort. We got all we need, brake, stretcher/shrinker, bead roller, planishing hammer, english wheel, ect. We are playing with back window ideas already, at the minimum a slider but likely something cooler.
Pics to come.
Cheers
This is a 1995 LHD HDJ80 that hails from Belgium or maybe it was France.
It is a 1HDFT, H151 5spd, HF2A with x3 lockers. It is pretty friggin’ rough and extremely filthy, hence the name Pigpen. A customer sent it to us for some parts he wanted off it and now I will buy what is left that he doesn’t want.
What did we take from it? Well, all the wiring, gauge cluster, few other bits for sure like vacuum system, trans hump stuff and so forth. So it’s got none of that. I do have access to a wrecked FZJ80 to scavenge that stuff from where needed.
The top end of the engine is toast, it’s going to need and get a new head. No idea on bottom end yet until tear down. The engine is going to suck me dry money wise I just know it but oh well, this is a long slow build so that helps. Not planning any upgrades at the start to engine, to much cash but they will come down the road if I keep it. No idea on condition of trans or tcase, if they are anything like the rest of it, they need work too. No idea on condition of axles other than the birfields are wasted.
Going to keep the build somewhat budget until it is done and on the road. So stock turbo and boost. Probably start with 35’s but maybe 37’s. This is a fun-shop truck so being somewhat built that way. Also slightly hardcore wheeling, since a pickup is best for that or better than a full bodied 80. Less to smash!
Just going to do a flatbed with drop down sides, Aussie style. Currently planning an extra-cab. Got a guy working for me who has much better sheet metal skills than me so at the minimum the chop will be a team effort. We got all we need, brake, stretcher/shrinker, bead roller, planishing hammer, english wheel, ect. We are playing with back window ideas already, at the minimum a slider but likely something cooler.
Pics to come.
Cheers
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Going to hold back though on anything crazy like that to keep cost down on the initial build.
