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The truck is still for sale. Please call! $600

'83 Fj60 - $600 *new Price* This rig is rusted pretty bad in the passenger rear and the tailgate. I will get pics up tomorrow. 240K, Brown/Brown, A/C, New 31" BF Goodrich All Terrain K/O's on aluminum rims, new springs 4 years ago from Spectre. Lots of receipts from previous owner...

I just bought a 60 for next to nothing and it needs a smog. I'll smog it for now and get it running good, but I am looking for EXCELLENT gas mileage. Sure, a 12HT would be the way to go, but being that they are expensive and hard to get parts for, I am opting for a chevy motor. Now, here is my...

So being that the 12HT seems to the the most feasable and provides enough power, I will go with that provided I get the opportunity. I get the 60 tomorrow, and the first thing on the list is get it to pass smog so I can start driving it. I figure that I'll check and tune-up of the plugs and...

Has anyone installed a 1HD into a 60 that I can talk to, likewise with the 12HT, or is there a write-up somewhere on the forum about it? If I had a donor HJ61 right next to my FJ60 would it be as easy as swaping parts? It seems that it is widely accepted that if money were no object the HD...

So what diesel is easiest to install into a gasser 60? Is the 1HDT a HUGE project compaired to say a 12HT?

I heard the same thing from a friend. He said that the 1HDT was the 'Holy Grail' of Toyota's diesel motors, but didn't really say why. Do they have gobs of HP and torque and get awesome mileage? Is a swap as reasonable as... well say a 12HT? I have heard that the 12HT can get up to 25 on the...

I recently purchased an '83 FJ60 gasser and I know a guy that does a lot of importing from Deutchland. He said that he is looking into bringing in some whole diesel trucks and parts like chassis, engines, trannys and the like. What is Toyota's best diesel engine and will it go into an FJ60...

FJ60 inquiry Hello, my name is Greg and I am a student in northern california. I am interested in your LC. Are you still selling it? I am also interested to find out what you get to the mile in it. It does have the 305 vortec right? In Christ, Greg