For Sale 1987 HJ61vx, Turbo Diesel, 5 Speed, Cable Lockers

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United States

1987 HJ61vx, Turbo Diesel, 5 Speed, Cable Lockers

Licensed and Registered as a Diesel in Colorado, USA

Clean, strong running, well maintained HJ61 with all the options! Gets good gas mileage (22-24mpg) with lots of power from the 12HT factory Turbo Diesel. This truck turns eyes everywhere, and is a blast to drive! The body is straight, with only a couple small rust issues in the common spots on the inside fender-wells. Lots of detailed pictures available, just pm me with your info. Thanks for looking; any questions feel free to ask.


Was hoping to keep this rig to build for myself, but we are hoping to buy a house and need to come up with down $$$. I'm offering it up here on the 'Mud first, hoping it will go to a good deserving home!


Asking $14,500


Vehicle Specs:

1987 HJ61vx Land Cruiser
12HT Turbo-Diesel
5 Speed manual
Right Hand Drive
289k/179,000 miles
Factory PTO drive
24-Volt System
Safari Roof
Factory Sunroof
Factory Cable Lockers
Full Floating rear axle
Rear Heat
3” suspension lift
16” Alloy rims
255/85R16 Tires
Dunlop Grantrek MT 90% Tread
New Deka Batteries
Factory Suspension Seats
Aftermarket CD stereo
24-12 volt converter

Known Concerns:

Power Antenna not working
Small rust issues on inner rear fender-wells
Oil pressure gauge inoperable
Bit of rust around sunroof, but does not leak!

The truck is titled, licensed, registered and insured in Colorado.

Please ask any questions you might have and I’ll try to answer to the best of my ability and knowledge. Thanks and have a great day!

 

[werrea]

Hi,


Could you send me more information and pictures. I am in Portland Oregon. I have a 85 rather set up 60 but really want this. I have the 5.3 Vortec with H55 and loads of other stuff. But for overland expedition this suits my needs much better.

My email is anthonywerre@gmail.com

Anthony

 

[AlpenCruiser]

Thanks for your interest Anthony, I'll get you some more detailed pics to you in the next 24 hours or so. Cheers

 

[robustbambi]

Can you post some interior/frame shots? I'm fairly interested as well.

Thanks

 

[Gun Runner 5]

For those of us who don't have a 60 Series background, can you post photos of the "common" rust areas associated with this model?
Thanks....

 

[AnkurGT]

So what kind of fuel economy DOES this particular one get?

 

[AlpenCruiser]

So here are a few more interior pics, and some answers to the questions posted above. Thanks

Clean Interior, The rear carpet was trashed, so I have a new piece being cut. As the brown shag that comes with these cruisers is mediocre at best, I am just matching it with some more brown shag! Under the deck is clean and fresh.

My wife is driving the rig today, so will have to get some frame/underside shots this weekend.

See next post below for the rust concerns. Thanks

 

[AlpenCruiser]

So of the four Japanese HJ61's I've been involved with, three have had rust issues in the below pictured areas! I'm not sure if US spec versions have these same issues or not, as my FJ62 shows no signs of rust in this area and is the highest mileage truck in my fleet at the moment. That said, it was from Austin and is quite clean for a FJ62.

A little rust on the forward rear inner-fender wells, that also transfers through to the inside under the carpeting in some cases.

Any other HJ61 owners seen these same issues? Or is it just "Common" to the ones I have seen? Thanks

 

[AlpenCruiser]

And here's the other side....

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Thanks .......

 

[AlpenCruiser]

As Promised, The 'Mud got first option, but now I will need to post elsewhere. Let me know if there are any more questions or interest. Thanks

 

[Devils Paw 80]

..
A little rust on the forward rear inner-fender wells, that also transfers through to the inside under the carpeting in some cases.

Any other HJ61 owners seen these same issues? Or is it just "Common" to the ones I have seen? Thanks

Did it see much time in Canada? My 62, after 10 years in Alaska, has zero rust in those areas, but my old BJ70 from Ontario looked very much the same in those spots.

 

[AlpenCruiser]

Thanks for the reply on your rust experiences. This one has actually only been in Japan, before coming to the states, but apparently that climate lends to rust in these areas as well.

 

[bugsnbikes]

hey there, if you have any pics of the frame and underneath- that would be great

email is bugsnbikes AT yahoo.com

 

[AlpenCruiser]

I can post some pics tomorrow. Right now the underside is still full of ice from our drive back from Telluride yesterday. I'll wash it tomorrow and snap some photos.

Someone earlier asked about what kind of mileage this truck is getting.

On the Telluride trip last weekend we got 19.6mpg while in 4wd most of the drive, and loaded with gear and lots of warm up time due to the snowy cold temps! The tank before that we got 23.2 with mostly hwy, and some town driving.

The truck is running strong and I am quite pleased with the mileage so far!

 

[AlpenCruiser]

Here are a few pics of the underside. Fairly clean overall, with only traces of surface rust here and there. Cheers

 

[AlpenCruiser]

And just a few more pics of the exterior now that I washed it!

 

[Max.Powerzz]

My dream cruiser, and a great price. If I didn't just do a vortec swap I'd be all over this. Does it have split rear bench and third row seats? How hard is it to find parts for the 12ht these days?

 

[AlpenCruiser]

Thanks for the reply Max.Powerzz

Yes the split bench, but not third row seats. I have only seen one like that before and it was an Australian import.

Thanks for the positive feedback on the price!

 

[AlpenCruiser]

For the record, I have sold this truck to a local buyer for my asking price of $14,500.

I really wanted to see where the eBay auction would have gone, but chose to end the auction early to keep the truck local!

Thanks to everyone for your interest and feedback. Cheers