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It's definitely not as loud as a 3rd Gen cummins. You can google 12H-T sound and I imagine there are YouTube videos

How loud is it? Have a 3rd gen Cummins and don’t like how loud it is.

Glad you were able to sell. It was so tempting.

Nice work!

Two weeks, 5 days. She's on the road. Still some cleanup, the only leak she had, was the small hose that goes from underneath the top radiator/coolant outlet. I just missed one small hose clamp. Seems good to go now. Id like to thank everyone...

One is sold, other still available. Brand new.

Soak those babies a few times the week before with Kroil or similar. I definitely felt lucky. I had new studs on hand just in case, but didn't use them.

1986 HJ75 Toyota Landcruiser Troop Carrier - Australia import. 12H-T Engine swap from an HJ61. 360KM on body, less than 200K on 12H-T engine. One of the best running 12H-Ts I've driven. No smoke or haze when cold, tons of power. LINK TO AD...

I would (and have) bought a Cruiser from John. He builds them and services them right!

I just did this on our 2003 Sequoia this weekend (both sides). Not a ton of fun, but probably marginally easier than on a 100 series. I hadn't originally planned on doing exhaust manifolds (though, had them sitting on the shelf), but as it...

Crushed this job on the side of I-15 near SLC. Truck died in 100F heat. Was lucky to have been carrying a spare 950-0210 with me. I can confirm the importance of the o-ring :)

Thanks for the tip. Just picked up one for the spare parts bin.

Nice Troopy. I've never seen the rear AC before. Could you post pics of the controls and the rear vents? Does it have a separate cooling/expansion box for the rear? So many questions. Just a thoght but some pics of the frame, axles...

Manufactured in Japan, imported to Sri Lanka by the Red Cross as a NGO vehicle. Hence it has dual fuel tanks and is 12v. 1-HZ 6 cylinder non turbo diesel engine (4164cc) 146,000 km. Right hand drive. 4WD. 2 bucket seats upfront plus foldable...

The funnest stuff today - driver's side exhaust manifold! Took me all of 6 hours. Removed motor mount (both parts) (replaced with new). That made it a lot easier. Totally rust free truck was nice. No broken bolts or nuts. Probably could have done...

I highly recommend Import Quality JDM Cars from Japan | Japan Car Direct - https://www.japancardirect.com/, make an account and start looking at auctions, you can get an idea of what HDJ100's are going for, I got mine pretty cheap. I think...

Bump. You know these are going to be worth more than gold someday.

Next morning headed home. Stopped at the Eureka Lodge for some pie. As we got out I noticed a hot smell and smoke coming from the rear wheels. Both sides where spitting brake fluid and the axle/wheels where very hot. Didn’t realize that the...

Next morning back to the hwy and stopped again at the road house at the bridge over the Maclaren River for lunch and pie and ice cream.

Onwards

PM'd

It’s mostly together ready for driving. Just need to finish the interior electrical. Need a wash. In front of the ARB car oppressor goes the CC servo from an 80 series.

Bought some presents for the troopy, fully committed to this nonsense now. I'll likely spin up a thread at some point soon just to document the swap as its both motor and trans (t-case is staying with the adapter). 1FZ-F and H150 for sale soon...

Just mounted the Victory 4x4 roof rack. Needs valve cover gaskets and replacing the starter. Super excited for camping trip next month!

Great build! I'll be interested to see what kind of mpg you can get with the LS.