$10,000 for bj60

[toynut]

https://forum.ih8mud.com/vehicles-t...time-sell-83-bj60-canada-truck-$10-500-a.html

went to look at it last night in tip top shape , but has a few oil leaks and the frame is letting go , the body is absolutley the best that i have ever seen , and looks like an awsome starting point , is 10,000 a little steep ?

especialy since the frame will need to be swapped or thouroughly patched soon .


http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/findmeinariver/May13012Small.jpg

 

[canucksafari]

IMO, the diesel and 5spd is the thing which makes this unit more attractive than others, especially to Americans who don't have access to the newer JDMs. You have seen it and I haven't so you should know better than I if 10Gs is steep or not.

Suffice to say, this is not the route I am planning to go. I would like to find a gasser with the best possible frame and body and do a diesel drive train swap. Who knows, I may change my tune about diesel even though i love diesel motors. At the Shell on Hwy 10 in Surrey the price of diesel jumped to 147.9/L last night - almost $0.17/L more than gasoline.

 

[toynut]

omg thats messed up , i never thought about the price of diesel , that makes a difference

 

[Rod McD]

When diesel first past gas in price about two years ago the differance was only acouple of pennies but since then the gap has been slowly growing larger.When does it stop becoming cost effective running diesel?

 

[Granite Grinder]

When diesel first past gas in price about two years ago the differance was only acouple of pennies but since then the gap has been slowly growing larger.When does it stop becoming cost effective running diesel?

When you figure out how many L/KM it costs.

You fill up Elsie, you get 300KM to a tank, you fill up a BJ42 and get 400KM to a tank. Cost wise, it's a wash. Would doing a diesel swap into Elsie be cost effective... nope!
I might start looking for a gasser 80 series
GG

 

[Rod McD]

with those #'s diesel would have to be 35 cents a liter more to equal out the cost at this time.

 

[Fantom]

Don't give them any ideas. So are they coming up with any better excuses for the price difference other then supply/demand?
The other thing that is worth factoring into the diesel/gas scenario is the life span of well maintained diesel engines, as well as the their performance. With my engine creeping up to 500,000km there aren't a lot of gassers that will do that, so the cost of rebuilding a gas engine, once, or twice in the same span as a diesel not needing anything is also a factor. Granted they are not speed demons but the torque is nice especially in the application that we use the trucks in where torque can be more useful.
The maintenance costs on diesels are lower since you don't have plugs and wires to worry about, change the oil and you're good for the most part.

 

[Granite Grinder]

Don't give them any ideas. So are they coming up with any better excuses for the price difference other then supply/demand?
The other thing that is worth factoring into the diesel/gas scenario is the life span of well maintained diesel engines, as well as the their performance. With my engine creeping up to 500,000km there aren't a lot of gassers that will do that, so the cost of rebuilding a gas engine, once, or twice in the same span as a diesel not needing anything is also a factor. Granted they are not speed demons but the torque is nice especially in the application that we use the trucks in where torque can be more useful.
The maintenance costs on diesels are lower since you don't have plugs and wires to worry about, change the oil and you're good for the most part.

Actually Mat, there are a lot of gassers capable of 500,000+ kms. For a good number years taxi's used sbc's. Most were getting 1,000,000+ kms, with just regular maintenance. Now of course, regular maintenance on a diesel is much easier.
GG

 

[Rod McD]

The original engine in Elsie packed it in at 475,000 miles.The owner before me swears it was the original engine.As for torque,gearing.

 

[canucksafari]

The newer direct injection and common rail diesels are not so maintenance cost effective when you look at injector and IP pump repairs plus the electronics which control them. The trade off is more hp and better fuel economy. Propane or natual gas might be interesting. But when you think about it, a 3B with an aftermaket turbo is dead simple. The inline IP can process just about any filtered oil in a pinch: SVO, WVO, Bio, MO ...