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Even here, in Brazil, they are extremely rare. There are aftermarket parts available, of course, but quality and durability are very low (keep in mind that Mercedes' OM engines - both 314 and 364, are known for its vibration - here in Brazil, the 314 was nicknamed "britadeira" (Jack Hammer)...

Here's the official Toyota parts catalog for the bandeirante, with exploded views of the parts. This manual was divided in 4 files due to it's size, and it is entirely written in portuguese, but nowadays, with the help of good old google translate, you guys can enjoy it fairly easy... Scan...

Hi all, Bandys up to 1982 were fitted with a 4 speed transmission and a T-case without low gear (known in Brazil as "caixa seca", because of the unsyncronized first and second gears), manufactured by Toyota, not exactly sure but almost sure is a H41 transmission. It was only after 1982 that...

Here's the photo showing the original tachometer. Mercedes' diesel is a low speed diesel engine, with 3000 maximum RPM, max torque @ 1800 RPM and max power @ 2800 RPM.

Found a photo of the center instrument cluster that I took while I was preparing to paint it. The left round space is for the rev meter, the rightmost one was originally occupied by a clock, but I use it now to fit a boost pressure meter, as I turbocharged my Mercedes Benz engine. You can see...

Keep in mind that Bandys have a electric wiper motor, not a vaccuum operated one... For you guys it's way easier to fit a FJ40 original wiper motor, but for us here in Brazil we had to deal with the few parts we could get (for instance, the bandeirante OEM wiper motor is the same used by VW in...

Maybe I can help with this, mine is from the same year, only a few months before the square headlights came out... Photo of the original instrument cluster. Restored to factory specs

In this Photo you can see the aforementioned bracket sitting behind the dash panel to the left of the glove box compartment...

The wiper motor is fixed to a support bracket right to the left of the glove box (actually, the support bracket is welded to the glove box frame...

I'm trying to upload some short clips I made during the rally to youtube to able to post the links here...

More photos, taken during 2019 "Transcatarina Rally" (a 500 mile long adventure across Santa Catarina state, in Brazil). The front bezel used to be painted in white, but were later reverted to black by mistake (funny long story)😆

Hello all, greetings from Brazil! I'm new to this forum and I would like to post a pic of my bandeirante. It's a 1989 OJ50LVB "Jipe Longo" (mid wheelbase) powered by a turbocharged Mercedes-Benz 314 engine. Upgrades include 37 inch tires, 37/9 rack/pinion differential ratio (to compensate for...