Long story short, my father in law ordered it straight from Japan and had it exported to Bolivia. The first two he had in the 70s were manufactured in South America and rusted. Somebody told him to order the next one from Japan. It has a Japanese vin but is left hand drive. That said, it has...
Oh wow! Great info. Ok, next hard disc brake question… I just restored the original 16” split rims and have since read somewhere that they may not be disc brake friendly? And if you guys are really in the mood for my dumb questions: can I put hub caps on the 16s?
Thanks so much for the help...
I’m in the process of a frame off, nut/bolt restoration on a Japanese vin 1981 Fj40. All the kits I can find specify 1975 and older. I have drums on all 4 corners. FWIW, I did use search function and FAQs (maybe not correctly?). Thanks mudders!