Greetings all! I have a 1989 Bandeirante 0J50. Is this the correct tech forum or is there a better focused one for this LC off shoot?
1989 OJ50 Bandy
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regardless...more pics and story!
You are welcome here. Nice truck! I agree more pics = much warmer welcome!!
I think there is one here already. Brazilian composite of parts, looks fj40 to me.
Its the J**p YJ of FJ40s with the rectangle headlights
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Yep. They changed that in Mid1989 and this one has a manufacturing date of Nov 1989. I kinda favor the round but I really like the Mercedes diesel.
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I bought this on BAT in November and have always preferred diesels. They are hard to track down parts for but so far so good.
diesellibrarian
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There is a Bandeirante forum under "Other Tech", but I don't think it gets a ton of traffic.
Sweet truck!
Sweet truck!
A cool unique vehicle, even with the square headlights.
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sterling
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Very interesting truck!
Where is the spare stored?
Would you mind posting pictures of the interior gauge setup?
Where is the spare stored?
Would you mind posting pictures of the interior gauge setup?
I love that full back swing door
maybe put some less-wide tires and wheels on it? de-bro it a bit?
maybe put some less-wide tires and wheels on it? de-bro it a bit?
MOTOV8R
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Where the heck is the wiper motor on a bandi?
The wiper motor is fixed to a support bracket right to the left of the glove box (actually, the support bracket is welded to the glove box frame...
In this Photo you can see the aforementioned bracket sitting behind the dash panel to the left of the glove box compartment...
Maybe I can help with this, mine is from the same year, only a few months before the square headlights came out...
Photo of the original instrument cluster. Restored to factory specs
MOTOV8R
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Well, that seems like less of an afterthought than throwing it outside on the window frame, but maintenance has got to be easier on the 40 series. Thanks for the pic!
Keep in mind that Bandys have a electric wiper motor, not a vaccuum operated one... For you guys it's way easier to fit a FJ40 original wiper motor, but for us here in Brazil we had to deal with the few parts we could get (for instance, the bandeirante OEM wiper motor is the same used by VW in the beetle)...
Found a photo of the center instrument cluster that I took while I was preparing to paint it. The left round space is for the rev meter, the rightmost one was originally occupied by a clock, but I use it now to fit a boost pressure meter, as I turbocharged my Mercedes Benz engine. You can see also the spaces for fitting the stereo and ashtray on the bottom, plus holes for fitting the headlights switches, choke (to turn off the engine and adjust idle speed) and cigarrette lighter...
Later I will take a photo of the original rev meter...
Here's the photo showing the original tachometer. Mercedes' diesel is a low speed diesel engine, with 3000 maximum RPM, max torque @ 1800 RPM and max power @ 2800 RPM.
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That’s the plan. I’m thinking 32x10.5
