The poptop design was custom. We couldn't fit the hinges in the front without them being in the way. Also, the roof is not straight so the bed had no way of fitting in the front with the entrance at the back without raising the roof significantly. The goal was to get as stock of a set up as...
Bring a Trailer didn't quite end up the way I was hoping. Bit of a wild goose chase with the Buyer so I'm here offering my beloved troopy, again. Here it is:
This 1990 Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ75 is a left-hand drive that was originally used as an ambulance in Colombia, where I purchased it from...
Quick update - got all the studs out (turned out they weren’t too bad since I had everything rebuilt 20k ago) and new studs in. Got the manifold and gturbo mated and just ordered the slide pieces, including rings etc, to connect big and small manifolds. I didn’t realize that was needed. Plan to...
I have a 1hz I'm in the midst of adding a Gturbo to. I noticed a peculiarity while pulling off the manifold today. One of the studs is actually just a Toyota bolt. I plan to replace it with a stud but am curious why the shop used a regular bolt and what difference there is between using a stud...
The one pin connector should appears to be in the stock oil pressure sensor location. Also, a common place to feed the turbo oil line (not sure where yours is connected)
3. Fuel returns directly to the tank on my set up.
In the circle, "where does this attach to" that looks like the...
Year and model of vehicle: 1990 HZJ75
2. IH8Mud Handle: totoro
3. Location of vehicle: Los Angeles, California
4. Country of Origin: Colombia
5. Mileage on the truck: 25,000km since rebuild (odometer was broken at 170,00km before the resto)
6. Modifications: too many to list (camper interior...
I've been restoring a handful of old school fjs (40, 43, 60) alongside the restoration of my personal HZ75 build here in Colombia. I got this one about a year ago as a perfect shell fresh out of frame-off paint job (both chassis and body were sandblasted and painted). I'll be importing it with...