1985 Diesel Toyota Landcruiser

Location

United States

Not mine, but thought it might be of interest to someone here...

$12,500

South of San Francisco:

http://www.craigslist.org/sby/car/166170139.html

This is an awesome truck that can handle anything and go about anywhere. It has a 6 cylinder cummins diesel engine that was installed by West Coast Diesel Injection Service. We live up one of the steepest and muddiest (in the winter) roads in Big Sur and I bought it for my wife to drive up the hill, but she jsut does not like it. It is a little too much of a truck for her. It has been completely redone. It has a new five speed transmission, new suspension, new CD stereo, new ATV tires, heavy duty bumpers, and is ready to go. Call Theo for more details at 831-625-5868 or 831-277-3971. WE live down in Big Sur, but I can show the truck in Monterey.

 

[flintstone]

emissions legal?

Since the vehicle in the photos doesn't have a license plate, it might make sense to ask if the truck is registered and smog legal in California.

 

[VETTE60]

no smog on diesels until now, which is only an egr until I believe 2007, so it does not matter. the engine just has to be the same year or newer thank the vehicle it is now in.

 

[Live to Ski]

VETTE60,

Is that "current or newer" diesel swap law real. I always thought that any year diesel swap was ok in a gasser. Do you have reference to the code on this?

 

[crusherboy]

California - Land of the free?

I recently talked to a smog referee in San Diego about diesel conversions for my 1985 fj60. I was told that it had to be the same year or newer motor, it had to be a motor out of a vehicle that was sold in the US that he could find in his books ("No forklift or refridgerator motors"). The gvw of that vehicle would have to be 8500 or less. This threw out any hope of importing a Toyota diesel but I still might be able to pull a Cummins from a Grumman van (the 4bt motor was a common repower in the 90s), provided that the gvw rule is met. A previous conversation with a representative at the BAR did not mention the GVW rule. Talking with friends who have repair shops, they say that it depends a lot on who you get for your inspection and how well you can present an argument for a conversion. They have seen all kinds of strange engine swaps that they thought would be deemed illegal. I know this to be the case because of a recent ad I saw on Ebay for a 2002 Landcruiser in Monterey area that had a 12hd diesel conversion and according to the owner, California had labeled the vehicle as smog exempt.

Hope this helps.