For Sale 1991 HDJ81V Grey Turbo Diesel AT Diff Locks in California $13,500

SOLD

I have finally started to import some Rare Diesel Land Cruisers from Japan and this one is for sale in California, I am offering them at a very reasonable price so the buyers can either register and drive them as-is or convert their existing US Gasoline models to Turbo Diesel, I already acquired a rare 1991 HDJ81V 5 Speed Part time 4WD 80 series with Diff locks to build my own Overland Travel vehicle, missed my built 1996 LX450 which I sold Last year.

- VX - Limited Model
- 250k km (156k miles) in Japan where speed limit is 110 kmh (68 MPH)
- service History Invoices in Japanese at following Intervals 80,870km, 100,758km, 124,784km, 145,105km, 165,474km, 184,930km, 205,274km, 219,014km, 236,303km
- click below link to see service Invoices
- Index of /91hdj81gr/service
- Full time 4WD with manually selectable Low / High Range
- H4 Type Low/high Beam Head lights with Yellow Fogs Lights
- High pressure Head Light washers
- Heated Front Seats
- Front, Center and Rear Factory Electric Differential Locks
- Factory Electric Winch on Front Bumper with Remote Control
- Glass Moon Roof, Power Windows, Power Door Locks
- Center Arm Rest mounted Factory Ice box / Cooler (can accommodate 6-8 water bottles or cans)
- Factory Outside Spare Tire carrier (with provision to install 2nd spare underneath)
- Lot more cool JDM (Japanese Domestic Model) options

PRICE - US $SOLD

Contact info
Email: saliya@cox.net
Phone: (949) 254-3923

more photos at below links:

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Please contact me via email or phone to get additional details...

Cheers,

Saliya

Contact info
Email: saliya@cox.net
Phone: (949) 254-3923

 

[Bossman]

Very nice!

 

[orangefj45]

Does this 80 have a USA title?

 

[Saliya]

Does this 80 have a USA title?

NOT applied for US title Yet, I just imported it and cleared customs last week (landed on Aug 1st and Cleared customs Aug 4th), It is Manufactured 04/1991, hence was imported Legally as a DOT and EPA exempt vehicle (all applicable Duty and other charges paid), I am waiting for DOT exemption form HS-7 (25 year old) and EPA Exemption form 3520-1 (21 year old) to be stamped and released by the CBP Customs in Long Beach, My broker estimates EOW or middle of next week they should get them, and I have the Japanese Export Certificate / Title. once you have these 2 forms and the Export Certificate/title it can be registered and apply for a title in any State. however, California Bureaucracy has a Direct Import restriction.

Cheers,

Sal

 

[orangefj45]

Exactly. So anybody in CA would not be able to register this vehicle, correct?

:-(

 

[Saliya]

Exactly. So anybody in CA would not be able to register this vehicle, correct?

:-(

I have seen many similar Diesel Toyota Nissan vehicles registered here in CA and I believe they were registered out of state for a while prior to registering here, it is a Diesel so there is no SMOG in CA for anything 1997 and Older Diesel vehicles..

 

[orangefj45]

You can register a diesel vehicle ( even foreign ) in CA but only if it has a USA binninger assigned to it. So in this case, you would have to register it in another state first and then bring it into CA. That means paying the fees twice and dealing with it all. Sad but true.
:-(

Nice looking 81 though! I've owned 2 and they're great drivers.

 

[mickeyt]

Whats the big advantage to this diesel engine vs a gas 80 besides gas mileage?

 

[Zoverlander]

You can register a diesel vehicle ( even foreign ) in CA but only if it has a USA binninger assigned to it. So in this case, you would have to register it in another state first and then bring it into CA. That means paying the fees twice and dealing with it all. Sad but true.
:-(

Nice looking 81 though! I've owned 2 and they're great drivers.

thanks for sharing this great information!!

 

[Zoverlander]

amazing truck, price seems really fair too

 

[Uzjgaspowered]

That's a whole lot of car for the money!
A perfect candidate for a LHD conversion!

 

[Delancy]

Whats the big advantage to this diesel engine vs a gas 80 besides gas mileage?

A metric chit tonne of cool factor.

 

[bugsnbikes]

Whats the big advantage to this diesel engine vs a gas 80 besides gas mileage?

diesel 1hdts tend to need BeBs done every 100k miles. In early 90s australia there were so many bent cranks that toyota owners/ clubs were contemplating lemon law- type suits had toyota not replaced many of them. When going thru the Toyota machining processes timeline, the early 90s machining processes were at the prime of developments/ improvements/ learning as Toyota was inventing and literally writing the book on the way to produce everything in the engine- from casting to forging to quenching processes and designing and refining all the machinery and methodology.

1fzs of that era have never had any known crank or bearing issues mainly due to lower compression ratios when compared to diesels. but did have (some say 10-15% of those produced) a weak HG due to non asbestos U.S. complaince.

Not sure if that answers your question- but just sharing my homework on the two-

 

[mickeyt]

diesel 1hdts tend to need BeBs done every 100k miles. In early 90s australia there were so many bent cranks that toyota owners/ clubs were contemplating lemon law- type suits had toyota not replaced many of them. When going thru the Toyota machining processes timeline, the early 90s machining processes were at the prime of developments/ improvements/ learning as Toyota was inventing and literally writing the book on the way to produce everything in the engine- from casting to forging to quenching processes and designing and refining all the machinery and methodology.

1fzs of that era have never had any known crank or bearing issues mainly due to lower compression ratios when compared to diesels. but did have (some say 10-15% of those produced) a weak HG due to non asbestos U.S. complaince.

Not sure if that answers your question- but just sharing my homework on the two-

Thanks Bugs I appreciate it. Do you prefer gas or diesel?

 

[Saliya]

Thanks Bugs I appreciate it. Do you prefer gas or diesel?

this is a for sale tread for this particular Truck, I'd appreciate if you could conduct your discussions and concerns privately regarding opinions and suggestions..

Cheers,

SAL

 

[Radd Cruisers]

diesel 1hdts tend to need BeBs done every 100k miles. In early 90s australia there were so many bent cranks that toyota owners/ clubs were contemplating lemon law- type suits had toyota not replaced many of them. When going thru the Toyota machining processes timeline, the early 90s machining processes were at the prime of developments/ improvements/ learning as Toyota was inventing and literally writing the book on the way to produce everything in the engine- from casting to forging to quenching processes and designing and refining all the machinery and methodology.

1fzs of that era have never had any known crank or bearing issues mainly due to lower compression ratios when compared to diesels. but did have (some say 10-15% of those produced) a weak HG due to non asbestos U.S. complaince.

Not sure if that answers your question- but just sharing my homework on the two-

I don't believe your information is correct.

The bearings were failing prematurely due to oil cavitation issues from engine harmonics created by the combustion event at certain rev ranges. It is not a crankshaft strength or design issue, but an engine harmonics issue.

ACL (no longer in business) produced their Duraglide bearings that reduced or eliminated this issue after the BEBs were replaced. There are other great quality replacement bearings that also "solve" this issue such a Taiho (Japan), though many consider it to be a maintenance item that should be performed at about 150,000-200,000 km intervals.

The later 1HD-T engines went through a piston (combustion chamber) redesign that appears to have reduced or eliminated the issue.

Noting that 1HZs of the same vintage, and using the same bearings, do not seem to have this problem even though they have a higher compression ratio and have similar output when turbocharged. Also, the 1HD-FTs don't appear to suffer from this, and use the same bearings.

Further, we have replaced many BEBs in 1HD-Ts over the past 10+ years and the percentage of engines that are showing any signs of damage from cavitation is still quite small.

In North America, I am confident that Radd Cruisers has replaced more BEBs than any other shop currently in operation and I can speak with some confidence that it is: A) worth doing as part of your preventive maintenance, and should not be neglected, and B) that there is a lot of misinformation about BEBs and failures out there.

~John

 

[Josif]

I don't believe your information is correct.

The bearings were failing prematurely due to oil cavitation issues from engine harmonics created by the combustion event at certain rev ranges. It is not a crankshaft strength or design issue, but an engine harmonics issue.

ACL (no longer in business) produced their Duraglide bearings that reduced or eliminated this issue after the BEBs were replaced. There are other great quality replacement bearings that also "solve" this issue such a Taiho (Japan), though many consider it to be a maintenance item that should be performed at about 150,000-200,000 km intervals.

The later 1HD-T engines went through a piston (combustion chamber) redesign that appears to have reduced or eliminated the issue.

Noting that 1HZs of the same vintage, and using the same bearings, do not seem to have this problem even though they have a higher compression ratio and have similar output when turbocharged. Also, the 1HD-FTs don't appear to suffer from this, and use the same bearings.

Further, we have replaced many BEBs in 1HD-Ts over the past 10+ years and the percentage of engines that are showing any signs of damage from cavitation is still quite small.

In North America, I am confident that Radd Cruisers has replaced more BEBs than any other shop currently in operation and I can speak with some confidence that it is: A) worth doing as part of your preventive maintenance, and should not be neglected, and B) that there is a lot of misinformation about BEBs and failures out there.

~John

John- For this particular engine, what are your recommended service requirements? And a ballpark on costs? Wish you were in SoCal!

 

[Josif]

You can register a diesel vehicle ( even foreign ) in CA but only if it has a USA binninger assigned to it. So in this case, you would have to register it in another state first and then bring it into CA. That means paying the fees twice and dealing with it all. Sad but true.
:-(

Nice looking 81 though! I've owned 2 and they're great drivers.

What is a "USA binninger"?

 

[Bossman]

Thinking that is an "autocorrect" for VIN number?

 

[Radd Cruisers]

John- For this particular engine, what are your recommended service requirements? And a ballpark on costs? Wish you were in SoCal!

The actual labour, when done carefully (measuring each bearing/journal for clearance), re & re the pan, new oil & filter etc. takes about 6 hours-ish. It's not a hard job, but must be done carefully and does take some time to complete. If you don't have a lift, it may take longer when you're lying on your back and working in close quarters.

Bearings, plastigauge etc. are listed on my webstore and are in stock.

http://store.raddcruisers.ca/search/results?q=beb

~John